Mission

A former athlete that fell in love with rehabilitation after suffering some serious injuries himself during his competitive years. Football was his first passion and surfing his second. The last one is still what wakes him up early in the morning to drive countless kilometers to the beach, only to enjoy some perfect waves before work. If the ocean is flat you might find him running or cycling in Lisbon, training for a long-distance triathlon that he promised himself to complete in the future.

After finishing his first degree in physical therapy and subsequently realising that consistent and durable results in rehabilitation come from exercise-based interventions, he decided to apply to the St.Marys University master degree in Strength & Conditioning. His devotion about sports performance has been growing ever since.

From his first years of practice, he noticed there was a setback with services within this professional field. The bridge between rehabilitation and performance was rarely done efficiently. Physiotherapists were not ready to appropriately prepare an injured athlete to reach his previous performance level and personal trainers could not adapt exercise prescriptions to an injury recovering athlete. He also found that the connection between both services is rarely done and most companies in the industry do not provide this type of service.

This is when ELEVATE is created. Miguel’s goal is to fill in the empty space between Rehabilitation and Performance and help athletes and sports enthusiasts reach their true potential.