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Outdoor sports are good for your health, but may also require preparation. In our “training and health” category you will find helpful tips on how to keep fit and prepare your body for adventures in the hills or mountains.

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Daniela

Learning to do a headstand or handstand has many positive effects on the body. Although athletes or yogis make standing on your head with your legs up in the air look easy, the first attempts are usually difficult. With the right technique and constant practice, you can win the battle against gravity. It just takes […]

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The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard once remarked, “I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.” What the famous thinker and father of existentialism did not consider, however, is that walking itself can be burdensome – particularly when you are suffering […]

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Jan

This problem usually occurs during long walks in walking shoes, mountaineering boots, trekking boots or after long runs in running and trail running shoes. It often affects one of the big toes or sometimes even both at the same time. We’re talking here about bruised toenails – a nail that looks like a bruise – […]

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  Do you have to travel half the length of the country to your next bouldering hall or the next suitable rock, and your climbing training suffers because of it? Worry no more! In this article, we will show you the best equipment for effective training at home. The ideal preparation for your next climbing […]

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Felix

When people first start climbing, they tend to concentrate primarily on the handholds. They pull themselves up first and then their feet follow. Why? Because our fingers play a very big role in the motor and sensory areas of our brains. As a result, they give us a feeling of security, and people tend to […]

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Florian

If you’re thinking about running a half marathon and need to prepare, then you’ve come to the right place. The first thing you may ask yourself is: how long is a half marathon? A classic half marathon is 21.1 kilometres long. This distance is best suited for athletes who run on a regular basis. Another […]

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Florian

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) can strike anyone, from professional to amateur mountaineer, and often hits quickly and unexpectedly. And you don’t have to be climbing an eight-thousander for it to strike. Athletes can be affected even on 3,000m peaks in the Alps or when cycling across mountain passes. In this article, we’ll give you an […]

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Jörn

They’re the most important tools we have for climbing: our hands. And because they’re so important, it’s crucial that we take good care of them. There are basically no calluses, scrapes, gashes, cracks or blisters a climber isn’t familiar with, and every single one of them is usually quite painful. What can you do to […]

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Felix

“How on earth are you supposed to hold on there?” This is a question I get asked sometimes, and that I ask myself much more often when I’m faced with routes that are clearly beyond my limits. I now know the answer: amongst other things, it comes down to a good deal of finger strength […]
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