LifeGym - Strength, Mobility, and Longevity

The DNA

The Standards of Longevity

LifeGym is a boutique performance lab focused on strength and better movement, with coaching built for the long run. We train with intention, not urgency. We build strength, mobility, and resilience that support real life. We blend what science proves with what experience teaches, and we choose progress over pressure.

There is an older idea behind it, too. The ancient gymnásion was a place to train and become, not just to work out. LifeGym takes that spirit and makes it practical: training that serves your life – now and later. No crowds. No trends. No shortcuts. Just training, done properly.

The Method

Always Coached. Always Personal.

Every client at LifeGym trains with a coach. Every session. There are no open-floor memberships. You pay per session, commit to nothing long-term, and train at times that work for you. The result is simple: you show up, your coach knows exactly where you are in your programme, and every hour counts.

Introductory Session

Your first visit is a 60-minute coached session. Your coach assesses how you move and what you're working toward, and you train. By the end, we both know whether it's a fit.

Your Plan

Your lead coach builds a programme specific to you. It's updated continuously based on how you respond. Nothing is templated.

Train On Your Schedule

Book sessions with your coach at times that fit your week. 1:1, or small groups if you train with someone you know. The lab is never crowded, by design.

The Team

Your Coaches

The daily experience at LifeGym is shaped by our coaching team. Our founding coaches have built this gym's standard from day one, and your results are their results. They take the philosophy and make it real: coaching with craft, high standards, and zero attitude.

Dávid Šipoš

David brings four years of coaching experience, 4,800+ hours on the floor, and 120+ clients spanning beginners, senior populations, and youth athletes. He served as Head Coach at Golem Club Košice, led the youth athletic development program at Davaj Makaj, and in 2024 joined the team preparing Slovak Olympian Zuzana Paňková for the Paris Games.

Michaela Lukačková

Six years coaching, 5,000+ hours on the floor, and 150+ clients. Master's degree in sport science (Mgr., five-year program at the Faculty of Sport) and EPI Phase 1 Strength & Conditioning certified.

Jakub
Tomka

Six years coaching, 6,000+ hours on the floor, and 200+ clients across the full range, from people taking their first serious steps under a barbell to athletes preparing for competition. Jakub was part of the founding team that built Davaj Makaj in Košice in 2021, working on the training concept and gym design before its public opening. Since then he has coached athletes across football (FC Košice), basketball (Young Angels Košice, YAKE), and combat sports, as well as a national-level athlete from the Slovak Gymnastics Federation and several professional tennis players.

Founded by

Philip and Janina Staehelin built LifeGym to create the gym they wished existed: coached, calm, and uncompromising on standards. Philip defined the training philosophy; Janina shaped the feel of the space.

The Lab

The Performance Lab

LifeGym is the opposite of a busy commercial gym – it is a tréninková laboratoř (training laboratory) designed for focus. Through the use of natural materials, specific lighting, and intentional flow, the space is curated to help you decompress and prioritize the training.