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I do not live in Tampa. Can I train with you?
Yes. Please read all about our intensive neuromotor training offers. Click here.

Does the brain heal on its own after a stroke?
Partly. After a stroke your body first repairs those parts of the brain that are not beyond repair. This allows you to regain functionality in the first 6 months. Rehab actually guides you through the repairing process.

How can Stroke.Fitness help me?
Let's be clear: it is YOUR brain that has to be reprogrammed: meaning it is your own hard work that leads to results. Stroke.Fitness supports you with know-how: we teach you why certain training methods are effective (and others aren't), and show you how to train. We can also train with you one-on-one in our Tampa facility, typically in four-hour sessions over one or two weeks.
We expect you to continue training at home in the months after, which is what our online program supports.
If you can't travel to Tampa, you can join the online program instead — it shows the same exercises, explanations and tips in a do-it-yourself format.

How soon after my stroke can I join?
You can join once you're at least 6 months post-stroke and have been cleared by your physician for physical activity.

Do I need to live in Florida to participate?
No. We offer both local memberships for those in the Tampa–Orlando area and multi-day (5, 6 or 10 days) intensive training retreats for people traveling from anywhere in the US. We also offer remote training sessions with our remote access.

Will I get back everything I lost?
Not always. Certain brain areas might stay without function permanently, thus affecting your day-to-day life. Rehab works within that natural repair window: it can't revive functions in the parts of the brain that was lost. However, neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to build new connections throughout life. So instead of reviving functions, you can look for relearning functions.

What if I'm years past my stroke? Can I still make progress?
Our program is specifically designed for long-term training and works even years after traditional rehab has ended.

Why does rehab stop when it does?
Rehab is focused on reintegrating the stroke survivor into society. Once you can dress yourself with one hand, you can move around with a cane and you don't need full-time nursing, rehab did its part. They can let you go. To put it bluntly: The high costs of rehab are not for reclaiming movement of a finger.

So what happens after rehab ends?
There is more to recovery than getting functional again. Our stroke.fitness post-rehab training method taps into neuroplasticity to reprogram your brain. Based on the newest neurological insights, we help the brain wire itself in a way similar to its original wiring at the infancy stage. By developing training methods inspired by the movement programming of infants, we keep seeing remarkable results with clients.

Is this a medical or rehabilitation program?
No. This is a post-stroke fitness and training program. Our services support ongoing physical development through structured exercise, but do not replace medical or rehabilitation care.