How To Create A Marathon Training Plan From Scratch
Have you ever wondered how to create a marathon training plan yourself? To answer the questions like how much to run every week, which intervals to do, what to eat,...
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How To Prevent Running Injuries While Preparing For A Marathon
Many beginner runners have one concern before starting endurance training – injuries. And, in particular, how to prevent running injuries. After all, marathon training adds a lot of training hours...
What Is Nutrient Density And Why It’s More Important Than Caloric Content
In the fitness world many believe athlete’s diet is all about eating as much as possible to fuel intense training. That all what really matters is how much protein, carbs...
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Things Not To Do In Your First Triathlon – My Kraichgau 5150 Story
I was always intrigued by triathlon and wanted to try it out. The whole idea and challenge behind it seemed almost like an adventure and not sport to me. So,…
9 Easy Ways How Athletes Can Avoid Gaining Weight During Holidays
Holidays are a magical time. Be it Christmas, Easter or even Midsummer – it’s the time for families and friends to get together and enjoy each other’s company. As these…
Top 10 Endurance Athlete Diet Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
Endurance athlete diet has a lot of impact on performance. In fact, it might even be as important as the training itself. However, since there are so many factors and…
Reduce Mental Stress – 20 Strategies To Inner Peace & More Energy
Mental stress is part of everyday life. It affects mood, energy levels, happiness and has an overall negative impact on our health. Athletes who are able to effectively reduce mental…
BMW Berlin Marathon Review – How Did I Run My Best Race (So Far)
So, in my two earlier attempts at the marathon distance something didn’t click for me. I finished both races feeling I could have done better and that really haunted me….
Skiing In The Alps – Top 10 Resorts For Last-Minute Getaway
Skiing in the Alps is one of the most popular ways to enjoy European winter. Which is why accommodation in many top skiing resorts are often unavailable on short notice.
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If getting better at any sport was only about training more or harder there would be more happy, strong and fast athletes. Just like like success & fulfillment are not about zoning in on one thing, fitness also requires a balanced approach
How To Prevent Running Injuries While Preparing For A Marathon
Many beginner runners have one concern before starting endurance training – injuries. And, in particular, how to prevent running injuries. After all, marathon training adds a lot of training hours...
How To Create A Marathon Training Plan From Scratch
Have you ever wondered how to create a marathon training plan yourself? To answer the questions like how much to run every week, which intervals to do, what to eat,...
What Is Nutrient Density And Why It’s More Important Than Caloric Content
In the fitness world many believe athlete’s diet is all about eating as much as possible to fuel intense training. That all what really matters is how much protein, carbs...
3 Fun & Easy HIIT Workouts To Try At Home
You can build up your speed, endurance, and athletic performance just by exercising regularly for less than 30 minutes a day. It may sound too good to be true, but...
7 Surprising Benefits Of Recovery Workouts And Active Rest Days
For an outsider phrases like recovery workouts and active rest days might sound counter-intuitive, if not total nonsense. But for athletes who ‘cracked the code’ of high performance they make...
Polarized Training Model – 6 Steps To Better Performance & Productivity
Have you ever felt that training makes you more fatigued than fit? Or found yourself catching a cold or picking up an injury too often? Well, it might be that...
12 Effective Strength Building Workouts For Any Experience Level
Strength is the cornerstone of any athlete’s physical development. Nobody in a competition ever says ‘throw weaker’ or ‘run easier’. Instead, it is always about pushing harder and stronger. But...
Heart Rate Training Zones – Complete Guide To Endurance Gains
I used to be really bad at listening to my body. In fact, I’d even ignore it trying to push through the pain. The concept of heart rate training zones...
Strength And Conditioning For Triathletes In Base Period (+Workout)
As multisport athletes we try to accumulate as much swim, bike and run hours as possible. However, strength and conditioning for triathletes can be a very effective way to build...
Core Training – 9 Mistakes To Avoid To Get Strong Abs (And More)
Core muscles and abs in particular have a more important role for athletes than just be showcased on social media. Besides looking nice they also brings stability to the whole...
Mindset & Lifestyle
The secret to achieving exceptional results is to listen to yourself first. In sports it's listening to your body, in everyday life it’s listening to your ideas and staying true to your vision
How To Fit Exercise Into A Busy Schedule
If you ever struggled with the problem of how to fit exercise into a busy schedule, you’re not alone. We live in a very fast paced world and time is...
5 Inspiring Female Athletes And Their Powerful Life Stories
If you were asked who are the most inspiring female athletes and role models out there, what would you answer? What names or characters come to mind? Personally, I am...
Complete Guide To Achieving Goals & Staying Motivated In Life
Have you ever been so excited for something in life that you just couldn’t wait to begin? Maybe an exciting project, a new hobby or even planning a trip somewhere?...
How To Develop Unshakable Confidence Through Emotional Resilience
Have you ever wondered what would it feel like to live without fear? Without doubting yourself? To have unshakable confidence, feel unstoppable and able to conquer most aspiring dreams? There...
Peak Performance Mindset – 21 Secrets How To Achieve More In Life
Of all the factors that produce peak performance mindset is by far the most important one. We can have all the talent in the world, necessary skills to do a...
18 Practical Time Management Hacks For Athletes And Busy People
Lack of time is a challenge that many amateur athletes face. All of us want more hours in the day – be it for training, recovery or simply to spend...
How To Get Started With Meditation – 8 Helpful Tips For Beginners
Meditation is a great way to improve focus, as well as develop mental strength and resilience. However, the process of clearing the mind and organizing thoughts doesn’t come naturally to...
5 Tips How To Prevent Chafing While Running Or During Other Exercise
For people who never had issues with it, chafing may sound like no big deal. However, it can get surprisingly painful, as exercising for extended periods of time can amplify...
How To Avoid Getting Sick In Winter – 19 Tips For Athletes To Stay Healthy
Wintertime is tricky for athletes. In most of the world it’s cold, dark, wet and slushy, but above all, there are tons of bacteria flying around and looking to bring...
8 Inspirational Sports Movies To Watch When You’re Feeling Down
Let’s admit it, we all have days when we question ourselves – be it in training or in life. Nobody has it all figured out all the time and everyone...
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Things Not To Do In Your First Triathlon – My Kraichgau 5150 Story
I was always intrigued by triathlon and wanted to try it out. The whole idea and challenge behind it seemed almost like an adventure and not sport to me. So,…
Riga Half Marathon – Hooked On Running After First Long-Distance Race
Riga Half Marathon was my first long-distance running race and I loved every part of that experience. Looking back at it now I can say that it not only was…
Hiking To Victoria Peak For The Best Sunset In Hong Kong
Hiking to Victoria Peak was a spontaneous and very rewarding mini-adventure we took with Kristine when visiting Hong Kong. We didn’t intentionally plan on doing so, but decided on the…
TCS NYC Marathon Race Report – Running My Dream Race
I remember watching the NYC marathon on TV back when I was a kid. I didn’t really know what it was back then, but the helicopter view of the start…
IRONMAN Austria Race Report – The Story Of My First Ironman Race
The idea of running my first Ironman race got planted in my head years ago. Back in university we had this one young lecturer who was really into marathon running…
Cycling From Nice To Monaco – Another Way To Explore Côte d’Azur
A trip to French Riviera (Côte d’Azur) was on our bucket list ever since we made a 24-hour long stopover in Nice on our way to New York a couple…
Hiking To Victoria Peak For The Best Sunset In Hong Kong
Hiking to Victoria Peak was a spontaneous and very rewarding mini-adventure we took with Kristine when visiting Hong Kong. We didn’t intentionally plan on doing so, but decided on the...
Skiing In The Alps – Top 10 Resorts For Last-Minute Getaway
Skiing in the Alps is one of the most popular ways to enjoy European winter. Which is why accommodation in many top skiing resorts are often unavailable on short notice.
Skiing In Davos During World Economic Forum – Possible? Worth It?
End of January is the time of the year when all attention of business and political world turns to a small Swiss town of Davos. This skiing village high in...
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