Essentials

When your stomach doesn’t want to cooperate, physical performance turns into torture. And the flip side of the token: healthy intestines help athletes soar to new heights.

People have been swimming through open waters, both out of necessity and for pleasure, from the earliest times.

Various studies have shown that the performance capability of athletes can vary by up to 25 percent in the course of one day.

Are you one of those who prepared for a sports event in the spring and are now struggling with a lack of motivation or stagnating performance capability despite your hard training? Our tips will help you get back on the right path.

Stretching not only stretches the muscles, but the term itself is also flexible because the when and especially the how are often subject to interpretation. These are the most important points to bear in mind when stretching.

For ambitious runners it’s clear: strength training is part of the programme. But what does sensible strength training for runners look like?

You can read everywhere that «if you want to get faster you need to train intensively». However, people very often forget that your green zone, or so-called basic endurance, provides the foundation for high levels of intensity and performance in general.

Many racing cyclists know how muscular tension can make particularly longer bike trips excruciating. The best tips to combat neck pain.

Despite little scientific evidence, the success of Kinesio tapes’ healing capabilities astonishes even experts. The coloured adhesive strips are becoming an increasingly common appearance amongst athletes. 

When the days and especially the evenings get longer, this is a welcome moment for many to start training regularly again. The cold, wet days are long forgotten as the temperatures hit the double digits and spring fever gets into full swing.

When the days and especially the evenings get longer, this is a welcome moment for many to start training regularly again. The cold, wet days are long forgotten as the temperatures hit the double digits and spring fever gets into full swing.

Our strength gradually decreases as we get older. After the age of 20, it diminishes by an average of four percent per decade. This is not only reflected in our performance but can also eventually become physically noticeable.

Each type of sport is based on a different mix of the fitness factors stamina, strength, coordination, flexibility, and speed.

These seven acupuncture points play a role in the performance of runners, swimmers, cyclists, ultra-athletes, and competitive athletes.

Heart rate training is a widespread and easy way for athletes to improve their individual performance capability in a targeted manner. The most important tips.