COMEBACK
After two months of recovery, how do you come back? You have a surgery, or an injury that keeps you from running for more weeks / months. That sucks. It does. One or two weeks rest might even do good for your muscles, performance, as it
WIN-TER
Running comfort in winter Running in the cold has its own beauty, but it also has difficulty. It is generally suggested not to start running outside in the middle of winter. It is much better for the lungs, throat, circulation, joints and
VIENNA
Powered by POLAR Hungary What the Vienna Half Marathon was like? not a very diplomatic view on the world famous event The reports from my races are never usually about how I get in shape, or how I did at the race. My own personal
RUNNING IS EN VOGUE
I think we can all agree on the fact, that running is a global phenomenon. It is of course not by coincidence. Your “legs are always on hand” as it is mostly an instinctive form of movement. Regardless of weather conditions, or terrain, one
Guilt
A sense of guilt Most women experience difficulties not only physical, but also emotional getting back into shape and exercising after giving birth to a child. And I am not thinking about the sort of emotional, “I am too tired to start”,
Delivery
Part 2 – Giving birth and nursing In the first part of the article series I was talking about my feelings during pregnancy, how did I do sports and what was my diet. Now this part will give you and inside and some facts and
Pregnancy
Part 1 – Pregnancy Well then, let’s discuss a typically girly subject. I get a lot of questions about how one can maintain workout, running while being pregnant, or after a pregnancy. When can we start working out, running
Determination
How do I stay motivated? What motivates me? The answer is very simple: I motivate myself. Since I am always running: when I am happy, when I am sad, when tired, when I feel energetic, in case I want company, if I want to be alone,
Follow your heart 2
How to define your cruising pace (basic running pace) Powered by Polar In my last article I wrote about the different calculation methods, which are fundamental to be able to determine the taylor-made heart zones for the different
Follow your heart 1
What is HRR? What is a „cruising speed”? Part One Powered by Polar Last time while doing our Polar test work out sessions, our focus was on what really matters for runners, namely: the pulse. Most beginners, run the same length at