As reported elsewhere, between 2016 and 2018 I enjoyed wallowing in the mud as part of Xletix obstacle courses 😀 and so I was naturally very interested when I found […]
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Author: Katharina
Heart rate and training intensity
As this blog frequently talks about ‘high-intensity’, ‘moderate’ or ‘low-impact’ training, I would like to take this opportunity to explain what exactly is meant. Training intensity can relate to two […]
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Cat(ch) of the day
Although I try to limit my meat consumption (and if at all, I only buy certified organic meat!)…. – every now and then I do crave for a nice beef […]
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Thunderball – or how you can train your shot put technique without much organisational effort.
A friend of mine, we’ll call him Mr T, recently told me the following story: One day, in winter, he was craving for a healthy snack; as it was cold […]
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WT* is Shapes???
As announced, I would like to introduce you one by one to the Les Mills programmes in which I give classes and which therefore occasionally inspire me to write a […]
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Let’s party or: How old do you feel?
And once again: The other day, on my favourite radio show 🙂 … I heard about a new study in the USA that investigated or asked how old Americans over […]
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Technique tutorial: The set position
As I’m browsing through my technique tutorials, I realise that I’ve left out a very important aspect of strength training: the set position. After completing the Les Mills Shapes training […]
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Oh cerasum pulcherrimum!
…Phew, is this a technique tutorial or rather an oddity…? But I’m already way too far gone in my head, so let’s start from the beginning. Four years ago we […]
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WT* is Bodypump???
You’ve already noticed: In addition to Bodyattack, other Les Mills programmes are now regularly mentioned here on these pages. To be more precise, they are not just mentioned; in fact, […]
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The CSO
I recently heard on my favourite radio show that the gym chain ‘GymBird’ in the USA is looking for candidates for the position of CSO and is offering a salary […]
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