Essentials

You won’t find the equipment that will transform your next sports season under the Christmas tree. Build your mental strength with three simple exercises.

At our latitudes, wintertime often means limited running training. But what should or could alternative training look like?

Properly caring for your cross-country ski equipment ensures longer-lasting enjoyment while also improving glide and comfort on the trail. With these ten simple tips, your gear will stay in top condition.

Strength training can also be simple. With just a few aids, you can complete a quick strength circuit at home that improves strength, posture and even endurance. Here are six simple exercises for your effective weekly boost.

When you finish your training, you’ve completed the first step toward improving your performance. Now comes the crucial second part: recovery. You can support this phase with various measures. Here are the five most important tips to help you achieve optimal recovery.

After the season, it's time to look back on the past season. What went well? What went badly? We give you ten tips on how to make next season more successful.

‘Just don't get sick now’ is the fear of many endurance athletes during the cold winter months. But what makes you sick and when should you take a break from training? 11 claims related to athletic training when you have a cold or the flu. True or false?

Find your “why”, get playful during a monotonous session and think about the reward when you’re toughing it out. These are three simple tricks that don’t need any equipment, just a bit of focus.

Autumn is not the end of the season, but offers the chance to make a conscious fresh start: final competitions, golden training moments and then a well-deserved break. 
 

When you hear the word ‘stretching’, you immediately think of a wide variety of methods – from dynamic rocking to static stretching. The world of stretching techniques is full of trends and opinions. But which method can actually permanently lengthen a shortened muscle?

When it comes to sport, symptoms such as fatigue, irritability and drop in performance are often associated with overtraining, stress or lack of sleep. But there could be another cause: iron deficiency.

Whether facing a six-month training plan, the 30th kilometer of a marathon, or a run in the rain, every athlete has already felt that discouragement even before starting.

The gastrocnemius and soleus muscles play a central role in propulsion, efficiency and thus for fast times.

The human musculoskeletal system has evolved for dynamic, upright movement, not for sitting motionless for hours. Nevertheless, many working professionals spend a large part of their day sitting, usually in front of a screen. This negatively affects various muscle groups and joint functions. These three exercises can help.

Whether an endurance athlete can deliver good performance also depends on body build and weight. But when does a lower body weight actually lead to better performance? And where are the limits?