IG Fitness Switzerland has been informed that the founding father of Kieser Training, Werner Kieser, passed away yesterday night, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. On Tuesday, he had visited the Kieser Training studio in Zurich together with his wife, Dr. Gabriela Kieser. It was the last strength training session of his exciting life.
Werner Kieser opened his first strength training studio in Zurich in 1966. Today, the company operates over 160 fitness studios, mainly in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Werner Kieser’s wife, Dr. Gabriela Kieser, is a formative co-developer of Kieser Training and gave the health-oriented company its medical backbone. Right up to the last day, he worked on new ways of strengthening the human body, including difficult-to-train muscles such as the pelvic floor, foot, hand and shoulder muscles. The media gave him various titles, such as “back guru”, “back pope”, “strength apostle”, “fitness pioneer” or – due to his “less is more” concept – the “Mies van der Rohe of fitness”.
For IG Fitness Switzerland, Werner Kieser was a great role model for the fitness industry and that is why we will continue to pursue our goals and continuously promote the development of the fitness industry with transparency, clarity and educational work.
Our thoughts are with Dr. Gabriela Kieser, the family and all other relatives at this difficult time. We wish you much strength and confidence for the coming days and the future. Werner Kieser will remain in our hearts forever. RIP
