Essentials

Sporty older people run marathons, cycle several hundred kilometres in races, swim across the English Channel, or jump from bridges. To ensure your health also cooperates in the long term, you need to keep your body busy and active in old age.

Are you able to swim the 1.5-kilometre distance of an Olympic triathlon in the front crawl? And you want to get faster? Our tips will show you how to speed up.
 

As a racing cyclist, your bike trips should be diverse at the start of the season. And not only in terms of the training duration, but also with regard to the cadence, speed, and gear ratio selection.

A performance test reveals your fitness level and indicates which areas you should focus your training on to achieve the desired performance. But which measurement methods are suitable for running? 

While a long bike race requires a certain level of fitness, it offers incomparable scenic experiences and a welcome change for endurance athletes of all kinds. This is how to prepare for your first bike marathon.

If you want to check your current performance capability, you don’t necessarily need to do a laborious test in the lab. With a simple 30-minute run you can exploit versatile training to the full.

Your five personal intensity levels can be determined by your feeling and maximum heart rate.

You want to improve your condition and get fit indoors? Bike roller training provides an excellent opportunity to do varied and intensive units.

8x 20 seconds followed by a 10-second break. You will definitely get rid of your winter weight with our latest Tabata video.

Do you regularly go skate skiing every winter and would like to introduce new stimuli? Swiss-Ski national trainer Christian Flury has put together three sample training sessions you can use to get into shape. 

Specific strength training achieves results. It has a positive impact on your performance capability, training load tolerance, and recovery capability.

City runs are atmospheric and varied, but for most hobby runners, they are also considerably faster than the usual jog through the forests. With a few specific training units, you can get into shape for your city run.

Treadmill training does not have to be monotonous and has various benefits if you bear a few points in mind.

It is meanwhile well-known that regeneration after sports training plays an essential role. The crucial question that is still asked today, however, is: exactly how long do you need to recover to ensure an optimal training program?

The last two weeks before a competition are all about applying the finishing touches. What can / should you still do – and what not? Tips for the last few days.