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The 1990s
Johann “Salzhans” Salzsimmer was standing firmly on his own two feet when, at the end of the 1990s, he received the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
2006
Willi, who is also known in the smovey COMMUNITY as “smoveyONE,” founded smovey GmbH in 2006 and dedicated himself to the successful market launch of the smovey VIBROSWING system.
2012
After Willi’s sudden passing in 2012, Marion Reisinger has successfully continued to lead the family business, ensuring that the idea, philosophy, and spirit of smovey® live on and benefit many people.
2016
With the introduction of smovey POWER and the subsequent patent applications, another important foundation was laid for an innovative movement technology.
2022
On February 28, 2022, our “Salzhans” embarked on his final journey.
We are deeply saddened, yet grateful — grateful for his strength, his humor, and his unshakable zest for life.
2025
Even in 2025, he remains alive in our hearts — as a role model, a friend, and an inspiration to all who knew him.
A Life in Motion
As a restaurateur, tennis player, and ski instructor, movement always played a central role in his life.
He accepted his illness, but wanted to sustainably regain and improve his quality of life. From this desire, the idea of a “swing system” emerged — which was ultimately perfected as a movement device with the key support of Ing. Willi Enzlberger and given the name smovey®.
The Origin — the “Father” of smovey®
The successful restaurateur, tennis player, and ski instructor Johann “Salzhans” Salzsimmer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1996, around his 50th birthday.
In the years that followed, his health condition deteriorated significantly, to the point that by 2004 he required care and was no longer able to carry out everyday activities independently.
Despite everything, Salzhans never lost his zest for life.
While playing tennis, he noticed that his mobility improved — especially through the swinging arm movements during strokes. Inspired by Boris Becker’s serve, he began experimenting with this idea and started swinging a tennis racket while walking.
Through creative experimentation — including using a hose filled with steel balls — he eventually developed the prototype of today’s swing ring system.
The vibrations typical of smovey training initially occurred by chance, but later proved to be a central element of the movement concept.
After the completely unexpected and sudden passing of smoveyONE Willi Enzlberger in January 2012, his life partner Marion Reisinger assumed full responsibility for the successful continuation of the company and ensures that the vision and philosophy of smoveyONE live on.
All distribution partners and smovey COACHES are actively involved in bringing Salzhans’ great idea and Willi’s vision — together with the company smovey, Marion and Gerald Reisinger, and the dedicated smovey GmbH team — out into the world.
smoveyONE, Ing. Willi Enzlberger, was a visionary who was ahead of his time.
When Salzhans’ idea touched him, he immediately recognized its potential — to move people around the world physically and emotionally.
He perfected the movement device, gave it the name smovey® — a combination of “swing – move – smile(y)” — and founded smovey GmbH in 2006.
Since the successful kick-off meeting in Vienna in December 2006, the family-owned business has grown into an international brand.
The smovey® brand is protected and recognized worldwide and is now represented in more than 25 countries.
Family Business and Production
The smovey rings are handcrafted in Marion’s home community of Weyer, in the company’s own production workshop.
The family business manages production, distribution, and training in-house and continues to develop these areas on an ongoing basis.
With its versatile movement possibilities, smovey aims to create a new, light-hearted way of life and to put a smile on people’s faces.
swing, move & smile — with smovey®