We also walk here. You bring your own water shoes, or some can be arranged for you. You have to move with nature, you become more flexible and better at it. No daredevil stuff, but getting better and better. Always a beautiful spot for the daily lunch picnic, by the way. Eating with a view, not boring somewhere inside, we are still a bit nature people. Products from the island, and with a purpose, meaning, message.

Leaping for joy here and there is allowed. Again: no kamikaze nonsense. The goal is not only to be better at the end of the week than at the beginning, physically and mentally but also in the years that follow.

We come to beautiful places that you can admire from a distance, yes, or more closely, like here. Nice exercise: how do you stay calm and flexible and not so tense here – quite under pressure after all? Sportsmanship is not only about endurance, holding on, suffering, not giving up. There is a lot of free energy to be gained, created and multiplied. That is what we call sporting sparkle, body sparkle, and wisdom. A beautiful image to look for and to keep feeling. And really, you don’t have to be an athlete, as long as you are not afraid to take a diversion. Sometimes a bit off the path, where most of the lessons lie, of course. Leaving your comfort zone, a bit, and not just like that.

You will also notice something in your attitude this week. You will pick up quite a lot that is worth trying. Stubbornly repeating what you have always done can always be done, right? Inspiration comes to you from mindful movement, boot camp, sport rest, yoga, positive psychology, all kinds of things that can be useful in a fun way. All in all, it gives you a calm and contented feeling. Nice too in these tense times? It seems to us something very beautiful and useful to look forward to.

You see a brave leap here, but really: we help one another throughout the week with our combined experience and knowledge. You don’t have to do anything beyond your limits. Sometimes you have to climb, scramble, but caution is good, keep calm, don’t let yourself get crazy. Just look together, work, enjoy. Care comes first. Of course, your body appreciates that. That’s logical.

Our guide (on the left) for the two ‘wild’ days this week. Together, we will tell you how the healthy old-timers in this world-famous Blue Zone region have remained physically and mentally fresh to an advanced age. He, too, likes to inspire and you are bound to give us some good ideas.

We can imagine that, as an experienced sportsman, you think: ‘What can I learn there. Just look at my performance!’ Come on, then. You can be the first to show how Sardinian survivors keep a water source clean for other people too. And you can carry more bags, for example, for the less sporty. Free gym craziness. Know that along the way, you will also learn things that people in the past had to know. Who knows, it might come in handy, or you might pass it on.

Hey, did you see those trout over there? They are probably swimming here in the cleanest and richest water there is in Europe. Nature at its very best! And we at our very best: respectful and cheerful. There are only nine of us in total: no pressure on nature.

Yes, we also sleep on a mat in a very pure settlement deep in the Sardinian mountains. The water comes directly from one of the mountain springs around: basic, sparkling, refreshing, in a pure way even healing. Animals, intense herbs, extremely pure air, water, stone, wood. Hiking for two days in this landscape is not all that easy, sometimes a climb is quite steep. They are nature trails, drawn by animals. A sporty positive attitude is helpful and so is helpfulness to one another. Fellowship. It sometimes seems a bit like Lord of the Rings, indeed.

Back to ‘civilisation’, we go straight to the coast, where we sleep in a hotel with a great sunrise from the sea. As Dutchmen, we are not used to this. A trendy cocktail bar is close by. You can also stay in the nature mood: around the corner starts a recognised beautiful footpath along the rocky coast. In summer it is crowded here, but by now you know how it goes: we take a slightly different route, branching out, towards that lonely little bay. You can take a dive! Or you can take a rest at the hotel, delicious. We have dinner later, it’s a bit touristy, but nice after the last few days. People probably notice something wild in our eyes. Jealous! The next morning, we rest a bit, stare contentedly at the sea, probably. Then we head towards the starting point.