6 Good Reasons Why You Should Buy A Treadmill
Running provides a myriad of benefits for our bodies. A well-structured session increases stamina, strengthens our joints and skeletal muscles, enables us to stay healthy and also provides a boost...
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Recovery Days For Runners – Can I Still Work Out?
There is a saying stress + rest = progress. Which is why recovery days for runners are as important as the training itself. That is, if the goal is to...
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...
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Hiking Mount Rinjani – On Top Of Indonesia’s Second Highest Volcano
They say a sense of adventure is all you really need for an experience worthy of a good story. I sure had plenty of that while hiking mount Rinjani –…
My First Adventure Bike Race: 3 Powerful Lessons from Sancho 200
It could be Ironman, ÖtillÖ, or a local 10k – just about every athlete has a “big” event on their radar. It’s just a matter of time when they get…
Running In Helsinki – 5 Routes To Explore The City & Enjoy The Nature
Despite Finland being the nation of people who embrace solitude it doesn’t mean they all stay at home. Quite the opposite – running in Helsinki is an activity practiced by…
6 Good Reasons Why You Should Buy A Treadmill
Running provides a myriad of benefits for our bodies. A well-structured session increases stamina, strengthens our joints and skeletal muscles, enables us to stay healthy and also provides a boost…
Running In Jakarta On A Car Free Day – Hot, Tough, But Fun
It was the second week of my 6-month-long work assignment in the capital of Indonesia. I finally felt acclimatized to a 7 hour time difference and decided it was time…
5 Strategies How Athletes Can Use External Accountability For Motivation
As humans we thrive on communication and the sense of togetherness. We need to feel recognized, interact or just have someone to share our success & concerns with. External accountability,…
Training Resources
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
6 Good Reasons Why You Should Buy A Treadmill
Running provides a myriad of benefits for our bodies. A well-structured session increases stamina, strengthens our joints and skeletal muscles, enables us to stay healthy and also provides a boost...
Recovery Days For Runners – Can I Still Work Out?
There is a saying stress + rest = progress. Which is why recovery days for runners are as important as the training itself. That is, if the goal is to...
Marathon Training In The Heat – How To Survive
People who train for long-distance events put their bodies through a lot of fatigue on daily basis. However, what makes marathon training in the heat particularly challenging is that besides...
What Is Easy Run Pace – Results From One Month Of Training
There’s one thing for sure – endurance training is not for those who struggle with time. However, even though training volume is one of the big factors that affects running...
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...
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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Analyzing My First Ironman Triathlon – What Would I Do Differently?
Now that a couple of weeks have passed since my first Ironman triathlon, it’s time to dig into what worked and what didn’t. There’s a lot of details and experience…
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…
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,…
7 Practical Tips For Running A Strong Marathon In Warm Weather
Running a marathon – in warm weather or not – became sort of a season highlight for me. I even came to enjoy the feelings & emotions you experience at…
My First Adventure Bike Race: 3 Powerful Lessons from Sancho 200
It could be Ironman, ÖtillÖ, or a local 10k – just about every athlete has a “big” event on their radar. It’s just a matter of time when they get…
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…
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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