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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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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 […]

Training & Health

Alpinetrek-Expert

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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Alpinetrek-Expert

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 […]

Training & Health

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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Alpinetrek-Expert

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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Alpinetrek-Expert

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 […]

Training & Health

Alpinetrek-Expert

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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Alpinetrek-Expert

Guest author

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 […]

Training & Health

Alpinetrek-Expert

Jan

Bruised toenails – painful for hikers and trail runners

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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Alpinetrek-Expert

Stephan

Breathe deeply, take a cold shower, stick at it: what can the wim hof method do?

Wim Hof has a cult following with his very popular method. It is about breathing exercises, getting used to coldness and regular practice of personal development. The promises floating around the web are huge. From health to fitness to zest for life and resilience to stress, the Wim Hof Method (WHM) is said to increase […]