Uta’s Insights Archive
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Uta’s Spring Greeting 2024: Let’s Run Together
I send you many greetings with best wishes for your fitness and running endeavors wherever you are this spring with an update on my schedule and events in Colorado, Boston, and Berlin. Let’s celebrate this beautiful way of life, enjoying living in the moment.
A Message from Uta: With Hope and Thankfulness Into the New Year
The New Year is here and Uta shares memories of the trying year 2020 and the joy she found in quietly running through nature, and thanks everyone for their kind words and thoughts.
Uta’s Late Summer Greeting 2019
Uta hopes everyone is having a healthy and joyous summer as she updates all her
Take The Magic Step friends. Currently enjoying the beauty of Colorado and her running and
writing, Uta soon heads to Berlin in her role as fitness and running expert for the exciting and
highly anticipated Berlin Marathon.
Uta’s Fitness Guide for Your Holidays
How can we combine our fitness goals with the relaxation of this wonderful time of the year? Keeping a few simple thoughts in mind can allow you to enjoy it all together with friends and family. Uta shares her tips.
Uta’s Summer Greeting from Berlin for Joy and Success in All Your Fitness Endeavors
With summer here, Uta is back in Berlin and hopes to see many of you at the exciting upcoming events in Berlin and beyond. She hopes your training is going well, you are handling the hot days, and looks forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones during so many great athletic events.
Uta’s Yoga and Stabilization Guide for a Better Running Technique
Runners, especially, can benefit from a well-balanced yoga and stabilization program. Uta suggests effective combinations of poses and exercises that have helped her gain the flexibility and balance that can lead to a better running technique for everyone.
How a Clever Mental Focus Can Get You Through Running Injuries
Running injuries can be devastating, but learning to focus mentally can speed up the healing process. Uta explains how the forced break from running can actually provide future benefits.
In Your Base Training Period: Develop Endurance and Strength
Endurance and strength training can help lay the foundation for good fitness and a promising racing season—and be fun, too. Uta describes the benefits of running cross-country and activities from cross-country skiing to deep-water running that she used in her race preparation.
This Time I Will Reach My Fitness and Running Goal
Today I share with you how you can successfully use gradual, smaller, attainable changes to achieve the desired improvements in your life.
Stay Fit and Healthy During the Holidays
It is time to relax with family and friends and enjoy a most wonderful holiday season. Amid the festivities, will we be able to combine fitness and pleasure? Or is fitness pleasure? However you see it, here are some things I like to do as the year draws to a close.
How to Prevent a Common Cold and Enjoy Your Winter Runs
In this “DIE WELT” column we explore practical tips for preventing the common cold during the winter months when our immune systems might be diminished due to the weather. Keep up with your running schedule by staying healthy and energized.
Cold Autumn Weather? Good Reasons to Run Anyway
In this “DIE WELT” column I share with you the beauty of running in the fall and how to make the most of your training no matter what the weather throws your way.
The Best Ways to Recover after a Marathon
In the days and weeks after your marathon, follow well-tested recovery guidelines to allow your body a full and healthy recovery. In this “DIE WELT” column I share tips on how to get quickly back to running after your race.
Uta Hopes to See You Out on The BMW Berlin Marathon Course
Over 43,000 people will be running through the historic streets of Berlin on Sunday, September 24th, 2017 for the 44th BMW Berlin Marathon. It is a time of joy and celebration for all.
How to Convert Nervousness Into Top Performance
Your final days before the marathon have arrived. Some nervousness might set in. But you can harness this nervousness and use it to your race day advantage. Here are some of Uta’s methods for turning your pre-race anxieties into mental and physical strengths.
Important Tapering to Optimize Final Preparation for Your Marathon
Your tapering period is one of the most important phases of your marathon training. In this “DIE WELT” column I share guidelines I used for my own race preparation to help you run a better marathon.