Essentials

It is no coincidence that we run, swim, or cycle faster in a competition than during training. But what are the reasons?

When you do intensive exercise, you require more oxygen and thus accelerate your heartbeat. But what is a good, normal, or even dangerous heart rate?

While some treat the winter as a welcome training break, others would like to continue running or cycling but somehow lack the motivation to do regular training outdoors.

This year, you have 365 opportunities to turn a «normal» day into a good one. To ensure this works out as often as possible, we have compiled three tips on training, recovery, nutrition, and equipment.

The new year will start in a few days and with it the chance to put the resolutions you made into practice. What sounds very simple, however, is all so often forgotten after 1-2 weeks. Our tips will help to ensure that 2019 will be a success!

During the run-up to Christmas when one invitation follows the next, most people prefer to talk about strength training and its effects rather than actually do it.

Running in temperatures below freezing? No problem! However, you should also cool off your athletic ambitions to match the freezing winter temperatures. 10 points to bear in mind.

Following the triumph of “Functional Training” in the fitness scene, the term has generally become a topic of conversation again. But what does “Functional Training” mean - and what can endurance athletes learn from it?

Would you like to calculate your time for a race you weren’t able to take part in? Compare yourself with your fellow runners using Augustin Genoud’s calculator.

Strength and endurance training in one day – which one first? The most important tips.

Time and again we are told that we should make regeneration a top priority in autumn. Does this purely apply to ambitious athletes or also to amateur athletes who only go running twice a week?

Falling ill is a fear many endurance athletes have during the cold winter season. 11 statements about doing sports when you have a cold or the flu. True or false?

Running training in the dark. Although it harbours risks, it is also particularly appealing. We show you what to watch out for.

Landing on the forefoot, midfoot, or heel? There are frequent debates among passionate runners about which foot strike is the best, quickest and healthiest. Here is an overview of the respective advantages and disadvantages.

Every day we sit for hours on end and when we do move, it’s usually in the same way. This results in a bad posture, slower times, musculoskeletal disorders, and wasted potential.