Namita Nayyar:
You had Gabrielle Brepoels, Thomas Gielen and Nico Zijp as your coaches who have been a catalyst who helped you pave the way to rise in your career with discipline and a never stopping attitude. Elaborate about their influence on your professional life?
Dorien Motten:
Gabrielle, who is my mom, was of course the most important person in my gymnastics career. After she passed away I was lost and did not know where to go. Nico was a good friend of my mom and we would go to his gym from time to time because it was better than the one we had in Bilzen. He would often watch me during training and give tips on how I could do things better.
I always liked his positive approach so when I lost my mom it was a logical decision to go to Nico’s gym and work with him. Thomas, who is now my husband, also stepped in when I needed him. He is a power lifter and helped my mom making my strength and conditioning programs. As my mom was not there anymore he started being in the gymnastics hall with me more and more and learned a lot there too. I am very grateful for Thomas and Nico saving me when I really needed it.
Namita Nayyar:
Five athletic leisure brands you love to wear.
Dorien Motten:
I like to wear Adidas, Puma, Nike and Under Armor at the moment. For my leotards I love wearing the Dutch brand ‘KV Leotards’, they are so comfortable to wear and very easy to wash (which is a big thing for leotards).
Namita Nayyar:
Five travel destinations on your wish list.
Dorien Motten:
Hawaii, Maldives, Cuba, French Polynesia and New Zealand.
Namita Nayyar:
Quote you live by.
‘Whatever you want to do in life, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows’
Namita Nayyar:
Tell us about a day in the life of ‘Dorien Motten’.
Dorien Motten:
I wake up and always try to have breakfast outside. I love to be outside. After breakfast I do my first training session of the day which is mainly strength and conditioning combined with physio exercises for my knees and shoulders. Then it’s time for lunch together with my husband, I cherish these little moments because we do not have a lot of time together.
After lunch I leave for my second session which is in the gym. I spend around 5 hours there and after that I come home for an hour of cycling on my home trainer. At 8 PM it’s time for making my diner while I watch some NCAA gymnastics. After diner I spend some time reading while I use my recovery boots. To end the day I take a warm bath with magnesium salt to recover my muscles and at 10:30 PM it’s time for bed.
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