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Training & Health

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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Sarina

The Sun Salutation – your gentle introduction to the yoga flow

A sun salutation in the morning, chases away the yawning! You may have heard this saying, and for good reason. For many people, a sun salutation is just that: a simple way to start the day. A few minutes of movement, mindful breathing and a moment just for yourself before the daily grind takes over. […]

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Felix

Core exercises for climbers and boulderers

Those who want to improve their bouldering or climbing will need to start additional, climbing-specific core exercises from a certain level of experience. According to W. Güllich’s motto: Enough strength is a condition that does not exist! The problem is that people often only work on the obvious weaknesses. Your fingers aren’t gripping well enough […]

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Daniela

Plogging – everything you need to know

Do you enjoy being physically active outdoors? Is the environment important to you and you want to keep it clean? Then plogging is just the thing for you! It has now become so established that it has turned into a social movement. But where does plogging come from, who invented it and what do you […]

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Jörn

Triathlon training – tips to complete your first competition

I can still remember the time when a mate and I signed up for our first triathlon. At that stage, I had started running quite seriously so I felt relatively fit – at least with regards to our national disciplines. Swimming wasn’t really my cup of tea but I thought I would be able to […]

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Janika

What are the benefits of walking?

Going for walks in the fresh air is the most natural and original way for people to get from one place to another. However, owing to modern means of transport and lack of time, we rarely complete even short distances under our own steam these days. Inactivity and health problems such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases […]

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Alpinetrek-Expert

Sarina

Trail running for beginners

You’re into trail running? That’s crazy! This is often the response when telling people this is what you do in your leisure time. Just spontaneously running up a mountain after finishing work? Reactions usually include an appreciative nod, eyebrows raised in amazement or a head shake. And yet: sometimes, this passion is contagious. Perhaps that […]

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Stephan

Old, unfit, clueless? Try rock climbing for beginners!

When you take a look around a climbing hall in a metropolitan area, you’ll mainly see young, fit people with muscular bodies. But there is also a good number of those who don’t care about fitness, age or beauty stereotypes. Which is a good thing. After all, the benefits and joys of climbing should be […]

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Jörn

Active at night: tips for your evening run

Running at night is quite tempting. During the day, you get the same landscapes, sounds, traffic and the foreseeable daily grind but at night, everything is different. With the arrival of darkness, the temperature drops in the summer, there’s less traffic – both pedestrians and cars – and there may be a chance to spot […]

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Daniela

Headstand and handstand training

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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What can you do against blisters? Tips for prevention and treatment

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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