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		<title>You Want to Start Running? 10+1 Very Personal Tips for Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A while ago, a friend of mine told me she wanted to start running – and asked if I had any tips. That got me thinking: wait, didn’t I write something about that ages ago? And yes, I did. Ten years ago, to be exact. Back then, I had just gone through the ups and downs of learning how to run – the excitement, the injuries, the first few kilometers that felt like marathons. So I wrote down what had helped me. Now that question from my friend gave me a great excuse to take another look: How much of it still holds up today? What would I change, knowing what I know now? Here’s the result: ten very personal tips for beginners – tried, tested, updated, and translated into English. 1. Prepare Yourself »Forgive me for stating the obvious, but the world is made up of all kinds of people.« Haruki Murakami: »What I Talk About When I Talk About Running« By reading this article, you’ve practically already taken the first step. But this &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Pace of Presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 11:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In October last year, when my Achilles tendon had finally made its opinion known, I found myself in a park in Cologne. I wasn’t running. I was jogging, slowly, with my eyes covered and one hand lightly resting on the arm of someone guiding me. We were part of a workshop for sighted running guides—learning how to help blind and visually impaired runners move safely, confidently, freely. It was humbling. I was there to learn how to guide. But at that moment, I needed guidance myself. What I assumed would be a short break turned into a long pause. The tendon trouble became bursitis, and then a months-long journey of adaptation. Orthotic insoles helped, to some degree. The pain is manageable now, but not entirely gone. Some runs feel light. Others feel like work. I run maybe once a week. Slowly. With no expectation other than showing up. And yet, I’ve signed up for two half marathons—Cologne in autumn, Hamburg next spring. Not to race. Not to chase times. But because friends of mine are &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>«A simple act can save your life»</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Skin cancer is an underrated but life-threatening danger that can hit anyone—no matter your age, gender, or skin color. As someone at risk, I’m especially committed to raising awareness about this disease. That’s why I’ve been supporting the «Spot the Dot» initiative for a while now. It shines a light on skin cancer through events, collaborations, or exhibitions. I recently talked with Marije, the founder of Spot the Dot, about her personal experience with skin cancer, the challenges she faced starting the initiative, cultural differences in how skin cancer is perceived, and the creative ways she’s bringing attention to the issue. Our conversation highlights just how crucial it is to take skin cancer seriously and how we can all play a part in prevention. Trotzendorff: Spot the Dot was founded, because a physiotherapist friend noticed a tiny spot that led to your own melanoma diagnosis. How did that experience shape your perspective on healthcare professionals beyond dermatologists in the fight against skin cancer? Marije: It is true, I was having a coffee with a friend; &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Beyond Resolutions: Why I Have no Idea Where This Progress is Coming From</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New Year’s resolutions are a curious thing. Lucky for me, I don’t really need them to aim for more or less in my life. For instance, I don’t have to push myself to exercise; it’s such a natural part of my daily routine that it’s not even necessary. But of course, I have goals and desires too. Like running pain-free – after nearly two years of a nagging Achilles tendon. Or building strength – after tearing my bicep tendon last fall, it’s not just a wish, but a necessity. So, my New Year’s resolutions are more like commitments to change. To be more mindful in my training. To eat more attentively. To mix up my sports routine. And now, with January almost over, I’m starting to see some results. Running feels effortless on some days. Even after intense spinning sessions, I barely feel any muscle soreness. And my Achilles tendon? It’s calmed down, hardly sensitive to pressure anymore, and the usual pain in the ball of my foot has vanished. But here’s what really fascinates &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Hangover Called 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When it comes to running, the years of the COVID-19 pandemic were actually pretty good for me. Not that I enjoyed the lockdowns, and I don’t want to downplay the suffering of so many people and the consequences. But when it comes to the flexibility of work and the rise of remote work, I have to say, all of that had a positive impact on my training. I could run more regularly, be more flexible, and, as a result, more consistent. H owever, what followed in 2023 can only be described as a hangover. Waking up from the era of COVID was painful. I had set some goals for myself — a half marathon to start, a trail marathon, a couple of smaller runs, and aiming to beat my personal best time in Frankfurt. But I didn’t manage to complete a single one of these races. COVID itself, my Achilles tendon, and a fall that strained the tendon in my left arm all put a damper on my plans. While I can slowly start running &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Intuitive Running</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2023 16:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I don’t want to run like this anymore. It’s not doing me any good. More than that: it’s jeopardizing my health. I’m jeopardizing my health. And my joy of running is at risk too. I owe this realization to a gadget, not my own insight. But let’s start from the beginning. I’ve got something like a morning routine. It’s not the same every day, especially the order isn’t set, but it usually includes the same things. Making coffee, meditating, filling out my Whoop journal from the previous day. Then I check the Whoop app to see how I’m feeling. I know what you’re thinking. I should know that intuitively, by tuning in. But even though I consider myself intuitive in many ways, I’m also really good at ignoring my body’s signals. That’s where Whoop helps me. And again and again, on days when I least expect it, this little gadget on my wrist tells me I’m not well-rested. Quite the opposite, actually. And that I should take it easy. Now, it can happen that on &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Power of Physical Activity: Performance and Health in the Workplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to one of your typical workdays, filled with deadlines, meetings, and countless emails. Amidst the daily grind, it’s easy to forget about taking care of our physical well-being. But what if engaging in regular physical activity could not only improve our health but also make us more effective and creative in our jobs? A recent study published in Personnel Psychology suggests that incorporating physical activity into our daily routines might be changing our views on job performance and overall health. The study, conducted by Yolanda Na Li, Bonnie Hayden Cheng, Bingjie Yu, and Julie N. Y. Zhu, explores the relationship between autonomous motivation, daily physical activity, job performance, and health. The researchers used the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory as their foundation. This psychological framework suggests that individuals strive to acquire, maintain, and protect their valuable resources. When people lose resources or invest heavily in maintaining them, they may experience stress and burnout. On the other hand, increasing resources can lead to better well-being and performance. No motivation needed The study’s hypotheses were tested &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>This is definitely still my body</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 20:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today, while running, a peculiar thought crossed my mind. Although, at first, it wasn’t really a thought but more of a feeling. The thought came a little later, but it hit me like a ton of bricks: my body no longer feels like an athlete’s body. I’m not referring to the important and legitimate debate about body images and body positivity, nor am I talking about the often-cited phrase, «Every body is a runner’s body.» It also didn’t feel like one of those disorders where people feel as if parts of their body, or their entire body, no longer belong to them. No, this is definitely still my body. It’s just that it has changed, due to the pandemic, injuries, and breaks from running. Just a few months ago, it was natural for me to think about marathon personal bests and ultra-runs. But today, this thought dominated my mind: this is no longer the body of an athlete. Instead, it feels like the body of someone who just enjoys going for a casual jog from &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>A formula for essential questions in our everyday lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 pandemic was a sad but perfect opportunity to engage with mathematics. Suddenly, we were all confronted with incidence rates, overwhelmed with statistics, and had to deal with probabilities. On a very personal level, with the likelihood of getting infected or the question of how reliable the newly developed COVID-19 tests were. Questions that could decide on freedom, health, and for some even on life and death. Without mathematical knowledge, however, none of these questions can be properly answered. Here is a concrete example: «According to the manufacturer, a COVID-19 rapid test offers a 95 percent probability of correctly detecting a COVID-19 infection. Conversely, the test falsely indicates a positive result with a probability of 2 percent. Now let’s assume you test positive while COVID-19 currently has a prevalence (proportion of people in the population who are infected at that time) of one percent (a value quite realistic for the peaks of the COVID-19 waves): What do you think is the probability that the test is correct?» At first glance and intuitively, many people &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>A method worth exploring?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 09:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It’s been a strange irony that I, lying in my bed, should stumble upon a book that deals so intimately with the very thing that had brought me low. Covid had robbed me of my strength and left me short of breath, and yet it was in the midst of this struggle that I found distraction and, yes, a tune up. For as I laid there, scrolling through the internet, I chanced upon a review of Patrick McKeown’s «The Oxygen Advantage». A book, it would seem, that promises to unlock the secrets of the breath and provide a path to better health and fitness. «It’s likely there will be uses for breathing techniques in a variety of medical settings, but it’s not a magic bullet.» (Mike Thomas) At first, I scoffed at the notion. Surely, I thought, there can be no easy answers to a problem as complex as breathing. And yet, as I read on, I found myself intrigued. And so I took the opportunity, since I had plenty of time anyway, and got &#8230;]]></description>
		
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