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From the age of 3, our daughter Nike regularly took part in the educational Train with Brain sports program. Attending the sports program was a much-loved routine. The cheerful mood and the competent and educational approach of Markus and his team are phenomenal! Two years ago Nike took part in the school route crash course. We are very happy about this as knowing the correct behaviour in traffic is important for our children’s safety. The program is a great support to train a safe behaviour in the long term. This enables the kids to move safely in complex traffic situations. Today Nike is 8 years old and is still enthusiastic about the Train with Brain programs.

Since our daughter (6 years old) started attending Markus Heinz's train with brain course at ESRM, she has become much more confident, brave and she’s willing to try new things. She loves working out with Markus after school. The combination of sport and learning is a great concept. You can immediately tell that Markus and his team enjoy working with the children. They are all highly motivated and lovingly engage with the kids. We should have started much earlier. A big thank you to you and your team.

Train with Brain was recommended to us by friends when we were looking for a "gymnastics club" last year. Since then, Wednesday’s “Sport with Markus” has become a solid and indispensable part of our week. The concept is simply fantastic! You and your team inspire and motivate the children, you always come up with new, great and educational games, and the children are always running around and laughing. In the "feedback round" they learn "fair play" in a playful and positive way. Our friends say that Train with Brain played a big part in their daughter's enthusiasm for sports and we can already see that this is also the case with our daughter. We are very happy about that! We are all very enthusiastic and would wholeheartedly recommend you and Train with Brain at any time. We look forward to a few more years with you!

Our daughter, Maïssa (5 years old), has been attending TwB for 1.5 years and she is really enjoying it! TwB offers a great program for the kids to develop their physical, mental and relational skills. .  TwB has been a great way for Maïssa to build solid gymnastics foundations and also gave her a taste to deepen her practice in a gymnastics club twice a week. Thank you Markus and the TwB team for the great job and commitment! Regards

Our daughter has been taking part in the “Train with Brain” course with Markus and his colleagues for some months now. After only a short time we noticed developments in her cognitive and motor skills. For instance, she now knows almost all road signs and many country flags. In addition, she knows new movements that we have never seen from her before. When we ask her where she has learnt all of this from, she mostly answers with “Train with Brain”. “Train with Brain” – as the name already implies – optimally combines sport and learning. The course leaders have deep interdisciplinary knowledge of sports and pedagogy, and teach the children sports and knowledge in a very effective way – particularly through sparking their interest, not preaching. This is what we value the most because it is not just about how much our daughter learns, but it is also important that she has fun when she is learning. This is visible in her constant excitement for the course.

Dear Markus and the TWB team, You guys are absolutely top notch and worth every penny. From the first minute, you and your team convinced us: with your way of engaging – one just hast to say it – the kids love! You are all fully into it, including in the camps which are several hours long, so hats off to you all. You bring a smile to our son's face, tire him out, and promote him with your program. You alternate between sport, English, and road safety in a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere. It makes us parents want to participate ourselves! If it was like this in every Kindergarten, every child would love to go there and would hardly want to leave. You create trust through reliability, relationships and bonding and with this you strengthen the self-confidence of the little ones. They are courageous and interested every minute they are with you. Even in times of Corona, you were exactly what we so urgently needed: children, fun, nature. We thank you and your team for every single training session. We didn't want to miss a single one which is why we are leaving with a teared eye; but even more with a smile because we were allowed to be part of this remarkable community for 1 year. Keep it up!

The ultimate goal of the road safety program is to obtain a bike-driving license. Since our daughter Marie attended this course, we have been learning a few new things from her about different traffic signs every day. Sometimes there's also a bit of nonsense, then she has to laugh herself and says "That’s typical for Markus - he is always a bit silly inbetween.” This relaxed attitude is one of the reasons why the kids enjoy taking part in this program so much. You can learn and laugh a lot. It was great fun for Marie. Best regards,

We have been with Markus / Train with Brain since 2014, now with our second child, Philipp, and soon with our daughter Anna. Philipp looks forward to Wednesday every week - to Train with Brain. Markus and his trainers manage to inspire and motivate the children in small groups and teach them rules and knowledge (traffic rules or English) in a playful way. We are thrilled!

Markus and his team prove - as so often - that they have the right touch. The swimming crash course is a win for every child, learning to swim in not time with fun & games - but also for parents, alleviating concerns and expecting the best care for their offspring from professional athletes. Our son participated in two crash courses within a year (seahorse and bronze) and has been an enthusiastic, but above all super safe swimmer ever since. It couldn't be better! We are already waiting for the offer for the swim badge "silver" ☺

Markus is a motivational genius. This was once again demonstrated during the swimming intensive course. Our five-year-old daughter Marie was a little sceptical at first, but in the end she didn’t want to stop going swimming. Markus and his team successfully took away her slight fear of water, and today she can't get enough of it. The most important thing: fun is always important at Train with Brain and the kids know that - that's why they love being part of it. Keep up the good work!

"Our children were and are absolute TwB fans! In the swimming course, the coaches picked the kids up on their respective abilities, encouraged them. Thanks to this and the intensity of the swimming crash course, our both children achieved their badges in one week with great joy. O. the seahorse and A. both seahorse and bronze. Absolutely recommendable!"

Maria has been taking part in Train with Brain for 3 years and she loves it. The development of her motor skills and coordination is very clear to see. That happens in a playful way, so that the weekly Train with Brain lesson is always eagerly awaited. Another highlight of the Train with Brain program is the new swimming course. In 6 days, the children are taught things that would normally take 6 months. Maria was absolutely thrilled with the swimming course and definitely wants to continue it during the next vacation. Many thanks to Markus and the whole Train with Brain team.

Dear TwB Team, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to you for conducting the road safety program. Charlotte and Caspar not only had fun but also had the opportunity to learn about potential hazards and all necessary traffic signs and rules in a short period. I feel a lot more confident about this subject! Compliments! In my opinion, as a mother, all schools should offer such a program to school children in good time.

Our kids have participated in Train with Brain programs since the age of 3. After every program they come back very happily and have learned something new. The school route crash course was very interesting and instilled a sense of responsibility in our children. We thank Markus and team for carefully designing all the programs and balancing learning and fun so well.

Dear Markus, dear Train with Brain - Team, Thank you very much for the many years of professional training that my two daughters were able to enjoy until their 12th and 10th birthdays. In the years we have spent together, we have had numerous funny, motivating and varied training sessions, which have made "Markus Sport" a firm institution in the children's weeks. You have always succeeded in responding to all the children, encouraging their independence and developing the children's motor skills in a varied way and always with pedagogical ideas. The motto is: anything’s possible, nothing’s a must! The children are leaving the course due to their age. We wish you continued energy and fun in teaching. Kind regards from

My children love Parkour with Markus and his team. It's great to see the children's development over time – how they effortlessly tackle seemingly insurmountable tasks at the beginning and continue to improve. Courage, agility, strength, coordination, and of course, achieving things as a team and supporting others are all trained - there's probably no more versatile sport for children. I also find it great that children of different ages participate in sports together, and mutual consideration plays a big role – which is further emphasized by the feedback round at the end of the session. The variety of the program, outdoors in the park in spring, summer, and autumn, and indoors in the versatile hall in winter, makes Parkour attractive all year round. We look forward to every sports session with Markus and are glad that he offers a challenging program for older children too.

Dario (9 years old) and Nino (6 1/2 years old) have been attending Parkour training with Markus for over a year now. Every lesson is eagerly awaited, because Markus and his team manage to motivate all the children and challenge them exactly as they need it. In parkour, you can feel the variety between coordination, strength, speed and endurance, but also the courage to push beyond one’s own limits. All of this always tailored to the age and ability of the children. For my boys there is no better sports program!

Train with Brain has already been a companion for our daughter Ella for three years now. Starting with the weekly sports program, Ella also wanted to spend her birthdays and vacations with "Markus-Sport". Anyone who knows Train with Brain will soon know why. With an incredible amount of energy, fun and playful creativity, Markus and his team captivate the children. We were also enthusiastic about the educational road safety program. Just two days have given Ella so much enthusiasm and confidence in cycling that when we switched to the next bike size, we took part a second time. Markus and his team are incredibly good at getting children excited about educational topics in a playful way such as traffic rules and developing confidence in their own abilities. Many thanks, dear Markus, to you and your great team for the years of reliable guidance!

Markus is an amazing guy! My 5 years old daughter loves to play and learn with him. Whenever she has the Train with Brain activity at school she is motivated and always mentions what she learnt. We had him and his team being part of her 4th and 5th birthday parties with more than 20 children each time, I have my full trust in him and his team to take care of the kids while having fun! We can see that the children, all ages, love and respect him. I have full confidence in his work! Thanks Markus for bringing Camila so much knowledge through fun playing!

I would like to thank you for offering sports, crafts, and yoga programs to the children during the corona times. I am Pauline’s grandfather from Aschaffenburg. We know each other from Frankfurt and from an occasional appearance on the screen in the last few weeks.  Pauline took part in the program with great enthusiasm, especially for sports and crafts. As a long-time elementary school teacher, I know very well the difficulties of keeping children on task for such a long time. I think you did a great job achieving this, not only because of the content in the programs but also because of how you conducted them. Pauline always felt involved, taken seriously and was addressed in her speech. Participation was something which was always important to her, whether at home or with grandma and grandpa. For this I would like to thank and express my sincerest gratitude. Best Regards,

Both Ozlem and I (Teo's father) went to the Kita two days ago on Wednesday to watch the sports class. We liked it a lot - Teo seemed very happy and engaged in all the activities that the two educators proposed. I also liked the fact that you combined motoric skills with sitting and listening and staying still exercises. Teo loves Wednesdays because he knows that he has Sport with Markus! Greetings,

We really appreciate Train with Brain. Our son had a lot of fun in Train with Brain every week even before he was 3 years old, and thanks to the good and warm support of the team, the one-week camps did not only help develop his physical skills greatly but also enriched his self-confidence.  We are always amazed at what extensive knowledge is regularly taught to the children each session. Markus, you and your team are just great!

The Train with Brain summer camps are always a highlight for my twins, Elena and Matilda (6). The Train with Brain supervisors and the program are top-notch, and my kids love them. They also have been attending the Train with Brain sessions at kindergarten from the beginning. I can only recommend Train with Brain!! Keep up the good work!!

Dear TwB team, The camps and the swimming course are amazing. These are courses that make our child get up in the morning happily and always enjoy attending. This is certainly due to the variety of the program, but also to the child-friendly and open-minded approach of Markus and his young team. Even his 3-year-old brother is jealous and wants to go to a summer camp too. Best regards,