Who are we and what we do
Merkes Performance is a company that specialises in physical therapy and personal training services.
Based in Dublin City Centre we provide our services in-person and online to help you achieve your goals.
Our goal is to help individuals with musculoskeletal pain from occupational or sports related injuries get back to health and stay healthy.
We also help people get fit and strong while helping them achieve their ideal body weight or muscle mass level.
We do the above through a combination of manual therapy, strength and conditioning, as well as nutrition coaching.
Why we think you should work with us
We strive to achieve excellence
We are extremely committed to seeing our clients achieve the results they want. In order to do this, we keep up with the latest evidence and best practices with regards to our programs and operations.
Our relationships matter
We will spend time together, so we might as well like each other.
Our service offers are safe, effective and sustainable
No fads, or b.s. If we wouldn’t do it ourself we wouldn’t want you to go near it.
We like a challenge
Indeed we will challenge you, you will challenge us. But that’s how we will grow together.
Meet Our Team
Bogdan Merkes Bsc.
Owner/Operator, Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Physical Therapist
Since 2008, I have dedicated myself to being the best coach and therapist. I have a bachelor of science degree in applied health science from the Institute of Physical Therapy.
I have also completed numerous certification programs that includes training in strength and conditioning, as well as nutrition coaching.
I work with various individuals form busy professionals, to athletes to working with corporate clients and organisations.
My journey begins in 2008 after completing my personal trainer qualification; I set up my business with one goal.
To deliver the finest Dublin personal training service there was.
My client’s included lawyers, executives and entrepreneurs.
It was a time when people still didn’t know what strength and conditioning was but once my clients saw the results they started to understand the added value it was having to their lives.
I was quite entrepreneurial from as early as then as I had set up the only small group strength and conditioning program in Dublin at the time.
Since then I have completed a number of educational programs to upskill in order to better serve my target market.
Demand for my business is growing the more people become aware of it, and I am really excited about helping our clients reach their goals.
It’s fantastic the feeling I get when I know someone had a tough day and we were able to play a part in turning that around for them, dare I say it “Make their day”.
I love meeting new people and being a pivotal part of their lives, building relationships and growing a strong community of like-minded individuals.
I’m particularly interested in hearing about what our clients struggle with and how we can help them and I always look out for new ways, creating new systems and tools to help them reach their goals.
The business of health and fitness is important to me because of the role we play in people’s lives.
And I am talking about the big picture here, sure we get people stronger, leaner and more muscular but more importantly we give people a coping mechanism for life’s pressures.
So apart from the physical benefits of our program, it also gives our clients a way to relieve stress and grow more confident in themselves and their health.
Ultimately this helps them build their careers, live healthy, happy fulfilling lives.
