Sport Thu, 27.11.2025 - 09:30 Every year, millions of us commit to running the legendary marathon. Beginners, pro athletes, and the marathon-curious alike: here are five tips to help you complete the daunting distance (and want to do another one afterwards). Your First Ever 26.2 miles: 5 Tips for Marathon Newbies 185901

Sport Sat, 29.11.2025 - 09:00 Dr. Babett Lobinger reveals how elite athletes manage extreme pressure - and why the principles of sport psychology help individuals far beyond competitive arenas. A portrait of one of the most intriguing fields in sports. Mastering the Moment: The Rise of Sport Psychology 185930

Sport Tue, 02.12.2025 - 10:30 Four tips to help you enjoy (and excel at) your first HYROX – from adaptive cooling technology to the hidden kit features to avoid. Tops, shorts, shoes, socks, accessories, hydration, and more. Are you ready to push your limits? Gear Dos & Don'ts You Need to Know for Your First HYROX 187986

Sport Fri, 05.12.2025 - 08:00 Felix Streng does not tell a polished success story. The Paralympic sprinter has experienced gold-medal highs this year after a bitter setback in Paris last year, where he was disqualified despite believing he had secured silver. You have to be allowed to make mistakes 187996

Sport Tue, 18.11.2025 - 08:33 He’s rewritten the limits of gravity, yet Mondo Duplantis isn’t done. The world record pole vaulter reflects on the thrill of chasing limits, the mindset that keeps him grounded, and why perfection is never the goal. Mondo Duplantis: Chasing What Can’t Be Perfect 185872

Sport Fri, 21.11.2025 - 07:13 "It was exhausting - getting up at six to train, going to the office for at least 12 hours, and then train again". Rose Harvey’s inspiring story from leaving security behind to become a professional athlete. From Lawyer to Olympian at age 28. The Journey of Rose Harvey. 185891

Sport Mon, 08.09.2014 - 12:01 He came as a spectator. It must have prickled in Usain Bolt’s feet when the Jamaican was just allowed to watch Britain’s James Dasaolu sprint to gold in 10.06 seconds over 100 metres at the European Championships in Zurich. While he was not at work, CATch Up grabbed the chance for an interview and found out what Usain had learned from a woman, how fast he thinks he can run and what he still needs to do to become a proper athlete. I want to be a proper athlete 2925

Sport Mon, 08.09.2014 - 18:02 Holding eleven world records simultaneously, Tommie Smith is undoubtedly one of the greatest sprinters of all times. His remarkable achievements on the track, however, were overcast by the furor of his “Silent Gesture” in the fight for Human Rights at the Olympic Games 1968 in Mexico. Having just sprinted to gold in world record time over 200 meters for the United States, the black activist found himself jobless and hated by many in his own country afterwards. CATch Up met the 70-year old at the PUMA Headquarters in Herzogenaurach for an interview when he paid his old sponsor a visit. Tommie Smith and his powerful statement 2903

Sport Mon, 15.09.2014 - 18:28 Can’t be bothered? Lousy weather? No time? Now you won’t have any excuses anymore for not doing your run or sweating in the gym. We have got the perfect tips for you how to get off your butt. Promised. You will be packing your sports bag in no time. 1. Take your gym bag to work With your bag packed when you leave the office, the way to the gym is much easier. A simple trick to avoid skipping your gym class: take your workout clothes to the office, if you plan to exercise after work. Avoid going home first, making yourself comfortable on the couch (even for a little while) or having a snack – pulling yourself up again will be all the harder. If you don’t want to leave anything to fate, put on your sweats and sports shoes before you leave work. The shame of going straight home in your full workout gear will not be your’s! 2. Apply the rule of ten-second willpower. Apply the rule of ten-second willpower A fact: once you have started working out, you most probably will not stop exercising until you have finished your session for the day. That means that all you have to do is concentrate on the beginning of your workout and put all your focus on it for a few of seconds. Use your willpower to change into your sportswear and get in your car. Once you are on the way to the gym, you will not turn around, and you will stick to your exercise plans. 3. Get support from a personal trainer Personal trainers won’t do the work-out for you, but they can ensure that you do it right and consistently. Personal trainers are a good investment, especially for beginners, who are uncertain about whether they are exercising correctly. Besides being great motivators, personal trainers help us draw up realistic training and nutrition plans. When it comes to working out and losing weight, many good resolutions fail, because we expect too much of ourselves in the beginning, exercise incorrectly or do not know which workout is the right one for us. Having guidance can help us get going. 4. Look for the right exercise for you The best answer to the question, “Why do you work out?” is because you enjoy it so much! Sounds good, doesn’t it? So get out there and do it.  Why did you skip your violin lessons and hate ballet class as a child? Maybe you would have preferred taking up piano lessons or despised the pink tutu. The outcome: your violin and tutu ended up stored away in a box. For many of us, the situation has not really changed with time, the only exception today being that the pressure comes from within ourselves. Why force ourselves to go jogging, if we actually hate it? Only because it feels like everyone else is into running? Nonsense! Maybe you are much more motivated to swim, skate, ride your bike or join an aerobics class. Finding the suitable workout can take some time, but it is worth it. First, you need to figure out if you want to exercise indoors or outdoors, alone or in a group, if you want action or prefer calm. Still no idea? How about a few trial runs at the gym? Most of them have varied programs. Stay curious and be willing to experiment. Once you have found your type of workout, you no longer need a reason to make yourself get out there and do it. 5. Think of the good feeling afterwards You’ve done it! No matter how hard, sweaty and exhausting your workout was, nothing can replace the feeling afterwards. If we go jogging despite the rain or drag ourselves out of bed and to Pilates class on Sunday mornings, we feel twice as good afterwards. It’s not only knowing that we have done something for ourselves and our bodies, but the thought of having conquered our inner couch potato that makes us happy. Remember this feeling next time you suffer from acute lack of motivation. One more thing: torturing ourselves on the cross trainer for an hour beats the discontent with ourselves for having spent our free time in front of the TV. Motivation tips for your workout 2845

Sport Tue, 15.09.2015 - 12:26 Then just train like Usain Bolt. Have you ever wondered, how his workout routine works? Here, he shares his training tips with CATch Up. Read on, if you want to become faster. Do you want to run faster? 1954

Sport Tue, 22.09.2015 - 13:06 He delivered, when it mattered. Six-time Olympic Champion and world-record holder Usain Bolt raced to win three Gold medals at the 2015 World Athletic Championships in Beijing. That's what makes me a legend 1036

Sport Wed, 04.11.2015 - 15:14 She’s one of Australia’s fastest sprint hurdlers and now with PUMA: 22-year-old Michelle Jenneke is the perfect blend of performance and personality for our growing female family of top athletes. As PUMA is placing greater emphasis on increasing its appeal to a female audience, Michelle Jenneke recently signed an endorsement contract with us to become the latest addition to our Track & Field roster. The 2015 IAAF World Championship semi-finalist recorded the second fastest time ever by an Australian woman in the sprint hurdles this year. But she’s not only fast – she also knows how to entertain! Her pre-race warm up at the 2012 World Junior Championships saw her become an internet sensation as the ‘Dancing Hurdler’ – a funny choreography she repeated at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing. While Michelle loves to run at the top of her abilities, she makes sure to bring her character to PUMA and her sport. We are excited to watch Michelle’s performances as a hurdler – and an entertainer!  Dancing Hurdler Michelle Jenneke 645