The last 42 km – marathon to the finish

March 6, 2023
by Jens Hevike
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It’s been a few days now since I finished the trail along with a few others. Arriving was a real relief. It was downhill and I was just able to “run” the last few meters to Sterlig Point, the final point of Te Araroa. My legs did not allow another step. I had already set my mind in Te Kuiti, on the North Island, to implement my plan to run a marathon as the last leg of the trail. Suddenly it was not just an idea, but within reach.

Winter = No exercise?

December 28, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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I prefer to work out outdoors, but even I have a finite resistance to nature. Here in the northern hemisphere, more specifically in central Europe, the temperature has dropped considerably over the last weeks. I don’t have a big problem with the cold, I just wear warmer clothes. But when

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Bodyweight Training – Starting out

August 7, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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I’m not the only person that works out in Mannheim. We organize our training through Facebook and Whatsapp. Everybody is welcome to join. I met Matthias at one of those meetings back in 2014. He is one of the most dedicated people to sport and a well-balanced diet, in my proximity.

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Basic leg workout

July 24, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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The legs are an all-too-often overlooked muscle group. But certainly, you wouldn’t be reading this if you wanted me to tell you to skip leg day. Our legs aren’t only attached to our upper body to move us from A to B. They are part of a very complex apparatus of

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Healthy habits – actual sport

June 24, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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Habitual non-activity Many of the things we do every day, we do out of routine in one way or another – a choreography we have practiced for years. Our brains just work more efficiently when they can outsource tasks to their central regions so that we don’t have to think

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Healthy habits – Incidental exercise

May 27, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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We ‘should’ be more physically active, but ‘unhealthy’ behaviors – the comforts of the modern world – are just so ingrained in our lives that they can be hard to change. As I see it, getting off your  a** is the biggest problem. Often it is not the sports in

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Core Exercises

April 15, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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The “only real” reason for a well-trained abdomen is to support overall body stability, which makes it necessary for a straight posture. A flat belly is not the right motivation, as I have explained before. Since every muscle has its antagonist, it is essential to work out the lower back

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Body types – Why your chassis matters!

March 31, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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“Tired of being fat and ugly? Just be ugly!”  – gym billboard. There is a lot of truth to this ad. You can’t do much about certain aspects of your body – most are set in stone by your genes. Others, however, can be changed to a certain degree. Regardless

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