While running, you want to give your best and achieve your goals. You’re always focusing on your fastest times – and this much is certain: nothing can stop you now – not even knee pain. Keep going for longer without any problems and prevent excessive strain or injuries! The Bauerfeind Sports Knee Support helps your knee joint and your muscles. It also relieves strain on your kneecap. This means you can improve your running performance and accelerate regeneration. Leave behind knee fatigue as well as disruptive breaks from training and competitions.   Causes of knee pain during a run Knee...

Running in the heat: Check these out Hot summers can challenge even the most ambitious of runners. Here’s a small heat hack to help you keep a cool head. Sports drinks: The most important thing is to stay hydrated in the heat. Drink plenty of mineral water or sports drinks before your run. This way you don’t have to constantly reach for the bottle – at least on runs that are no longer than an hour. Make sure to carry a drink on longer runs, for example in a runners’ bottle belt. Sunglasses: A constant concern for those who need...

Sun protection: yes or no?! Experts recommend sun protective clothing especially for children and people with very light skin. However, during summer it can also be considered essential for everyone who spends a lot of time outside. That surely applies to athletes who often practice for hours in the open. For this purpose, Bauerfeind Sports Compression products are the perfect combination of reliable, regularly tested sun protection and a pleasant compression in order to improve your sports performance.   Sun protection clothing: giving everything during summer Spring and summer are most athletes' favorite seasons. The sun and warmth provide you...

Getting out, being in the fresh air and having some time for yourself: this may be a dream for many in these times when we’re being asked to stay home. Going running ticks all these boxes, and it keeps you fit.But what if you can’t go outside or you don’t have much time? Just prepare for your next run at home! Even a few short stabilization exercises can lay a great foundation with relatively little effort.Strength training may not be one of the most popular activities for runners, but offers great benefits to improve stability, technique, healthy movements and even...

The perfect 4-minute exercise at home - three great workouts for the whole body! Three syllables, four minutes and maximum training efficiency: that’s Tabata. This fitness trend from Japan is a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) program that, thanks to its structure and brevity, is perfect for so many of us who have to work from home at the moment. The basic principle applicable to all the body regions you wish to train: 20 seconds of highly intense exercise alternate eight times with 10 seconds of rest. The rest intervals are shorter than the active phases, meaning the exercises will become increasingly...