Essentials

Running is booming in every age category and also receives a lot of media coverage – and yet most amateur athletes keep making the same mistakes. Expert, Viktor Röthlin, explains which ones.

At the beginning of June, the 27-year-old from Ticino narrowly missed out on a medal in the uphill mountain race at the European championships, finishing fourth. Two days later, the reigning Swiss mountain race champion won the European up & down mountain race title.

This power transmission unit in your pelvis is kept busy. Three exercises for your sacroiliac joints

...regular protein intake slows down muscle loss?

It’s not just intervals that make you faster - continuous running does too. Tips and tricks for your weekly training plan.

When it comes to cycling uphill, weight becomes a limiting factor. High-performance sports are renowned for taking every gram into account. But to what extent is this necessary? And how much do body weight and bike weight really affect performance?

Is there an optimum cadence? And what influence does cadence have on injury? Expert Viktor Röthlin explains all.

Are you a training champion but struggle to achieve your best performance on race day? This way, you can unleash your full potential during the competition.

We often forget that to get faster and achieve new personal bests, we should also run regularly on hilly terrain as well as flat surfaces.

After winning the bronze medal in the Olympic distance at the 2023 European Championships, she confirmed this result shortly thereafter with third place at the World Cup in Rome.

Accompanying measures allow your body to become increasingly accustomed to the challenge of lengthy bike rides. Here are five exercises to try out!

Motivated not so long ago - and now completely exhausted? We explain how to maintain your performance and stay healthy even with a busy training schedule, as well as how to avoid under-recovery.

There is a difference between a generally healthy diet and specific nutrition prior to physical exercise. What is the ideal nutrition before a tough or easy training session at lunchtime or in the evening?

Living in Geneva since 2016 and married to a Swiss national, Helen Bekele obtained Swiss citizenship this February. With her current best marathon time of 2:19:44, the 29-year-old still has plenty to offer.

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