Ancestral Health and Modern Techniques Applied to Football

Participants will explore key principles of physiology, biomechanics, sports nutrition, and injury prevention, integrated with cultural perspectives that enrich the understanding of human performance. This immersive experience allows students to understand football and athletic well-being from an integrated, cultural, and contextual perspective, aligned with current trends in sports health and interdisciplinary training.

Where science meets the art of traditional recovery. Get off the sidelines!

Duration 7 days
July 06–12 (dates may be flexible) * Optional lodging quote available in Puebla

Week 1

Day 1. July 06 | Institutional Welcome at UVP

Physiological demands of football performance (2 hours)
Fundamentals of football biomechanics (2 hours)
Cultural walk through Puebla’s Historic Center, Fuertes de Loreto, and Cuauhtémoc Stadium
Street food tasting experience (2 hours)

Day 2. July 07

Visit to the pueblo mágico of Cholula, archaeological ruins, and gastronomic tasting (2 hours)
Workshop: Prehispanic limpias and chakra alignment for athletes (2 hours)
Temazcal session: relaxation, physical recovery, and performance balance (4 hours)

Day 3. July 08

Nutrition across different stages of football training, highlighting key foods for each phase (2 hours)
Workshop: Designing your training menu - evidence-based supplementation for athletes (3 hours)
Strategic use of food and supplements in sports nutrition to enhance performance (2 hours)

Day 4. July 09

Visit to “El Mundo del Fútbol” Museum
International Football Fame Hall (Pachuca)
City tour of Pachuca
World Cup Fan Fest (Mexico vs. South Korea match)

Day 5. July 10

Workshop on herbal medicine applied to health and physical recovery (ointment-focused) (2 hours)
Prehispanic yoga workshop for body-mind connection (2 hours)
Prehispanic gastronomy for athletes: milpa-based diet (rice, beans, squash, and corn) (4 hours)

Day 6. July 11

Identifying body needs before and after training (2 hours)
Workshop: Physical assessment of the football player (2 hours)
Design of football-specific endurance tests (2 hours)
Workshop: Evidence-based sports intervention plan (2 hours)

Day 7. July 12

Free time in Puebla
Farewell lunch at Roof Garden Quetzalcóatl
Optional transfer to bus terminal or airport

Experiences and activities

Get to know Puebla!

Take advantage of your free time to take the best pictures.

April - May

Warm weather
Temperature between 26° y 30° c

July - September

Warm - rainy weather
Temperature between 23° y 26° c

October - November

Cool weather
Temperature between 19° y 23° c

Recommended places to visit in Puebla:

Artist’s Quarter

The Artist’s Quarter is a space in Puebla historical downtown, located in what is known as Plazuela del Torno or del Factor, the artists, work and expose their work to the view of tourists and citizens that visit this corridor.

Street of Candy (St. 6 Oriente)

Another one of the many things that distinguish Puebla is its candy, tasty, beautiful, and with peculiar names: mostachones, marzipan, macaroons, peanut condumios, mechitas de ángel, tortitas de molletes, myrtles, muéganos, gaznates, novias, marinas and, of course, sweet potatoes and borrachitos.

Crafts Market The Parian

An ancient small square of San Roque was built in 1801. It is covered in most parts of the building in brick with Talavera tiles, very much in Puebla style. It is considered to be the first artisan market in the city and since 1961, it occupies the facilities of what was the old market called El Parián.