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The story of BFZ Zonnebeke.

How it all started.

It started in 2019, on the Ieperstraat. I was 21, with a small studio and one question I couldn't shake — why does fitness almost always feel like a compromise?

Either the equipment but not the attention. The atmosphere but not the results. The price but not the quality. Most gyms picked one or two things and let the rest slide.

So I started building a club where nothing slides. Slowly. One member at a time. One detail at a time.

What began in 100m² is now 750m². What I ran alone became a team — Haris joined in 2022, Tom this year. A handful of clients became hundreds. We held the line through Covid, and through every quiet doubt about whether this was going to work.

What never changed is the role: clear the path. Whatever usually makes starting hard — the doubt, the friction, the feeling of being out of place — we handle before you walk in. The equipment, the space, the coaching, the atmosphere, even the way it feels at the door. All of it set up so the only thing left for you to do is train.

That's BFZ. Not what we add — what we take away.

— Ersin, Founder
— What we stand for

Four principles.

(01)

Premium without pretense.

No luxury show. Just quality across every detail — equipment, space, coaching, atmosphere.

(02)

Attention over volume.

We'd rather guide 100 members well than process 1000. Every member gets seen.

(03)

Privacy as default.

Nobody is watched. Nobody is judged. The space is calm by design.

(04)

Results in real life.

What you build here travels with you — energy, confidence, discipline beyond the gym.

— The team

The people behind the work.

Ersin Pramenkovic
— 01

Ersin Pramenkovic

Founder · Head Coach

Ersin started BFZ in 2019 at 21, and built it from a 100m² studio into the club it is today. His training credentials come from EXOS in the U.S. and ISSA — both international performance standards — alongside padel coaching certifications from HELLO Padel and the Bela Padel Center. A top-200 padel player in Belgium himself, he understands what real performance demands — and coaches with that same standard, whether you're starting from scratch or chasing your peak.

Haris Pramenkovic
— 02

Haris Pramenkovic

Coach · Head of Media

Haris joined the team in 2022 — bringing bachelor's degrees in sport management and finance, and a personal training certification from EXOS, the U.S. performance institute behind elite NFL, MLB and Olympic athletes. As a coach he specialises in strength, hypertrophy and high-intensity training, paired with a calm energy people open up to. He also shapes how BFZ looks and feels — running the club's photography and visual content. Every image, every visual detail of the brand passes through his eye.

Tom Vermeersch
— 03

Tom Vermeersch

Coach

Tom joined BFZ in early 2026 — bringing a personal training certification from EXOS plus an intensive five-week internship before stepping onto the floor. By day he works as a policy advocate at VOKA Belgium, the Flemish employers' organisation, which means he knows exactly what entrepreneurs, professionals and busy leaders are dealing with. Approachable, focused, and grounded — he meets you where you are, and gets you where you want to be.

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