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🌱 3nd Healthy Ageing Seminar -
From Knowing to Doing
📅 Sunday, November 15 | 🕓 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
📍 Ocean Atlantic Building – Conference Room, Portimão
(Address: Avenida São Lourenço da Barrosa, 8500-510 Portimão)
Welcome to the 3rd Healthy Ageing Seminar – From Knowing to Doing
We live in a time when we know more about health than ever before. Yet knowing what is good for us and actually putting it into practice are two very different things.
This 3rd edition of the Healthy Ageing Seminar brings together professionals from movement, physiotherapy, nutrition and nutrigenomics, education, coaching and personal development to explore one central question:
How can we turn knowledge into everyday choices that help us remain stronger, healthier, more capable and engaged as we age?
Throughout the afternoon, we will explore different pieces of the healthy ageing puzzle — from mindset, daily habits and movement to breathing, fascia, the nervous system, personalised nutrition, happiness and personal evolution.
But this seminar is not only about listening to experts. You will also hear real Success Stories from members of our community, experience a moment of Music & Connection, and have the opportunity to ask questions during our Round Table & Q&A.
At Empowered Ageing, we believe that ageing well is not about trying to stay young. It is about continuing to build the physical, mental and emotional capacity to live life with greater autonomy, confidence and purpose.
Come curious. Leave with ideas you can put into action.
PROGRAMME
2:30 PM – Welcome & Introduction
2:35 PM
Elevate, Activate, Regenerate
Can We Create Our Own Health?
The way we think, live and move has a powerful influence on our health. Discover how mindset, daily habits and physical activity can help us build greater wellbeing, resilience and vitality throughout life.
Speaker: Luís Antunes
2:55 PM
The Blueprint Beneath Your Health
An Introduction to Nutrigenomics for Everyday Living
What if some clues to fatigue, inflammation or persistent health challenges could be found in your own genetic code? A first look at how nutrigenomics can help turn information into more personalised everyday choices.
Speaker: Brigitte Spurgeon
3:15 PM
Age, Happiness and Evolution
The Choice We All Have
How can the way we direct our attention influence the way we experience life, ageing and personal evolution?
Speaker: Luís Martins Simões
3:35 PM – Coffee Break
3:50 PM
The Breath-Body Connection
How Breathing, Movement and Fascia Support Healthy Ageing
Breathing is much more than moving air in and out of the lungs. Discover how the diaphragm, movement and the fascial system interact — and explore simple ways to use breathing and movement more consciously as we age.
Speaker: Tânia Camilo
4:10 PM
Physical Symptoms and the Central Nervous System
How might our sense of direction and our relationship with authority influence balance within the nervous system?
Speaker: Luís Martins Simões
4:30 PM
Is Walking Really Enough?
How Sedentary Living Became the New Normal
Walking is valuable, but is it enough physical activity to keep us strong, capable and healthy as we age? This talk challenges our modern idea of “being active” and explores what the body really needs for healthy ageing.
Speaker: Arlindo Martins
4:50 PM – Success Stories: Real People, Real Change
Members of our local community share how they have turned knowledge into action and taken a more active role in their health and ageing. Real people, real experiences and real change.
5:00 PM – Music & Connection
A live musical moment led by Luís Antunes
A short moment to pause, connect and celebrate the spirit of the day through the Empowered Ageing Hymn and two songs from Luís Antunes’ album 11 Tempo de Céu — music chosen to reflect connection, vitality and the sense of community at the heart of Empowered Ageing.
5:15 PM – Round Table & Q&A
All speakers will participate.
5:30 PM – Closing
📇 SPEAKERS BIO
SPEAKER PROFILES & CONTACTS
Arlindo Martins
Founder of Empowered Ageing · Movement Specialist
Arlindo Martins is the founder of Empowered Ageing and a Movement Specialist with a background in Sports Science and almost 40 years of teaching and coaching experience. He began his professional journey as a Physical Education teacher, later founded and led a martial arts school, and worked as a national-level coach with the Portuguese Kickboxing Federation, preparing athletes for high-level competition. Over the last decade, his work has increasingly focused on healthy ageing, helping mature adults rebuild strength, mobility, balance, coordination, confidence and independence through movement. His approach combines functional and natural movement, fall prevention and safe landing, martial arts-inspired training, play, body awareness and progressive exercise adapted to real-life needs. He is also developing the Empowered Ageing training system for movement professionals, bringing together his experience in education, coaching and healthy ageing.
Contacts & Links
Website: empoweredageing.eu
Facebook: EmpoweredAgeingAlgarve
Instagram: EmpoweredAgeingAlgarve
YouTube: youtube.com/@EmpoweredAgeing
Luís Antunes
Teacher · Musician · Trainer · Empowered Ageing Team
Luís Antunes is a Biology and Geology teacher with more than three decades of experience, as well as a musician, communicator and trainer. His background includes additional training in communication, health, mental health and emotional wellbeing, and he has been involved in radio from a young age. Alongside his teaching career, he has recorded several albums and performed hundreds of live shows across Portugal. Luís is also a member of the Empowered Ageing team, where he contributes in several roles — as a trainer, musician and collaborator in educational events, workshops, communication and community initiatives. His work brings together science, creativity, communication and a strong interest in how people can build healthier, more conscious and meaningful lives.
Contacts & Links
Website: empoweredageing.eu
Facebook: facebook.com/luis.antunes
Instagram: EmpoweredAgeingAlgarve
YouTube: youtube.com/@luisbentoantunes
Luís Martins Simões
International Trainer · Coach · Speaker
Luís Martins Simões has worked internationally since 1987 in leadership, communication, motivation and emotional intelligence, delivering training and coaching to multinational corporations and local organisations. His work later expanded into personal development and spirituality, exploring intuition, consciousness, the relationship between mind and body, and the way people create change in their lives. A recurring idea in his teaching is that human beings can become creators rather than repeaters, moving beyond patterns that no longer serve them. He speaks at conferences, schools, universities and organisations in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French. After 19 years living abroad, Luís is now based in Lisbon, where he continues to teach, write and support people in developing greater self-awareness, personal responsibility and a more conscious way of living.
Contacts & Links
Website: luismartinssimoes.com
Facebook: Luís Martins Simões
YouTube: Luís Martins Simões
Brigitte Spurgeon
Nutrigenomics · Functional Genomics · Personalised Nutrition
Brigitte Spurgeon is the founder of Vitacode Precision Nutrigenomics and a nutrition professional whose work focuses on personalised approaches to chronic health challenges. She holds the Doctor of Orthomolecular Nutrigenomics (DON) credential and is a Board Certified Functional Genomics Practitioner (BCFGP). With a background in microbiology and immunology research, she combines genetic testing, functional laboratory analysis and personalised nutrition strategies to help clients move beyond symptom management and make more informed health decisions. Based in Portugal and working internationally, she has particular experience supporting peri- and post-menopausal women navigating weight, inflammation, hormonal imbalance and fatigue. Outside her professional work, Brigitte is a former Ironman triathlete, ultra-marathon runner and two-time Kilimanjaro climber, bringing a practical perspective on resilience, health and performance.
Contacts & Links
Website: brigittespurgeon.com
Social media: BrigitteSpurgeon (Facebook · Instagram · LinkedIn · YouTube
Tania Camilo
Physiotherapist · Technical Director & CEO, Tecnifisio
Tânia Camilo is a physiotherapist, Technical Director and CEO of Tecnifisio – Specialized Physiotherapy and Well-Being, in Lagos, which she has led since 2002. She qualified in Physiotherapy at Escola Superior de Saúde de Alcoitão in 1997, and later completed her degree at Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, as well as a postgraduate qualification in Aquatic Physiotherapy and several additional training courses in the field of Maternal and Child Health. Her professional career began at CHUA-Portimão and NECI, followed by teaching experience at Instituto Piaget in Silves. Later, alongside her clinical practice at Tecnifisio, she took on the role of coordinating Hydrotherapy at the Lagos Municipal Swimming Pools. Throughout her career, Tânia has undertaken further training in several areas, including Neurological, Paediatric and Respiratory Physiotherapy, Women’s and Pelvic Health, Myofascial Approaches and Modified Pilates. Alongside her clinical practice, she coordinates the multidisciplinary team at Tecnifisio, promoting an integrative approach to movement, recovery, health and quality of life. She is also co-founder of CCMA – Algarve Breast Cancer Congress and Vice-President of Associação Mamativa, a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness, promoting education and providing support in the field of breast cancer.
Contacts & Links
Website: tecnifisio.pt
REGISTRATION FEES
Early Registration – until 31 October 2026
- Empowered Ageing Clients: €15
- AFPOP members: €20
- Non-Empowered Ageing Clients: €25
Standard Registration – from 1 November 2026
- Empowered Ageing Clients: €20
- AFPOP members: €25
- Non-Empowered Ageing Clients: €30
For more information:Phone/WhatsApp: +351 927 035 843
Email: info@empoweredageing.eu
