Learning from and with olympic and world champions. Live and active.
At the action area of the MEDICA SPORTS HUB in hall 4, you can train, learn and network with prominent olympic and world champions. They bring their olympic know-how with them and shape the hub's active program.
The exchange platform puts the focus on health sports and fitness to participate in and networks relevant players and programs in the halls. Compete with professionals and learn from the best.
Visit us not only on the exhibition floor, but also train with our olympic champions before or after the fair, e.g. at the Morning Run and After-Work Sport.
Learn first-hand from world-renowned professional athletes
Keynotes, lectures, panel discussions and sports program with olympic and world champions on the action area
Half-hourly changing program on the action area from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day
Sports talks, photos and autographs with MEDICA exhibitors
Supporting program outside the action area: Early-Morning Sports, Fit for Success Lunch, After-Work-Run, Dinner & Late-Night-Talks with olympic champions
Join the program with Heike Henkel and Lars Riedel
Heike Henkel, High Jump
Lars Riedel, Discus Throw
Heike Henkel is the only high jumper in the world so far to have become European champion, world champion and Olympic champion in three consecutive years. She was honored as IAAF World Athlete of the Year. Today she is active – in sports, coaching professional athletes, and training. Topics: Mental strength, exercise, health at work, fitness in old age
Lars Peter Riedel is a former German track and field athlete. As a discus thrower he became an Olympic champion and five times world champion. Today he shares his expertise with professional athletes and companies. Topics: Core strength, mobility, occupational health, workouts
Monday, 14 November 2022
Good morning routine – Perfect start into the workday (in German)
Train the brain – Mental training to improve performance (in English)
Be king or queen at the green – The perfect warm-up for golfers (in German)
Bro split – Arms and shoulder workout (in German)
11:00 – 11:30 h Good morning routine – Perfect start into the workday (in German) Heike Henkel, European, World and Olympic Champion in High Jump How can corporates foster the health and fitness of their teams? How does a great morning or afternoon fitness session in your company look like? This is a training especially dedicated to the sedentary lifestyle and working environments of nowadays. Also a good start for the MEDICA visitors to survive the working day. Join Heike Henkel for this great session and learn how you can motivate your teams and colleagues to exercise.
12:00 – 12:30 h Train the brain – Mental training to improve performance (in English) Heike Henkel, European, World and Olympic Champion in High Jump Heike Henkel is certified mental trainer for professional athletes. Mental Training in athletics means preparing the mind to help you perform at your best, mentally and physically. Mental factors such as confidence, focus, self-belief, and motivation are crucial to athletic performance. Mental training in sports gives you the mental exercises to build these qualities proactively. Heike will give practical tips to your daily mental training.
14:00 – 14:30 h Be king or queen at the green – The perfect warm-up for golfers (in German) Lars Riedel, 5 times Olympic Gold Medal Winner in Discus Throw Ex-professional discus thrower Lars Riedel loves playing golf. He knows the perfect rotation of the body and its powerful effect on a discus. And this is exceptional expertise he can share with golf players. Be part of a perfect warm-up at the green (on the trade show floor) and learn how you can enhance your swing by a mental training on the green. Let´s swing together like a professional athlete.
15:00 – 15:30 h Bro split – Arms and shoulder workout (in German) Lars Riedel, 5 times Olympic Gold Medal Winner in Discus Throw The best workout split is a bro split in which each training day is dedicated to a particular muscle group. The shoulder is a ball and socket joint and it’s essential for performing many everyday movements. When compared to any other joint in the human body, the shoulders boast the broadest range of motion. Maintaining this large range of motion helps prevent injuries, and it can be improved by working on the strength, flexibility and mobility of the shoulder joint. Join us for strengthening your upper body and improving your posture.
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Good morning routine – Perfect start into the workday (in German)
The core is at the center – Power training for core stability (in German)
Prep your body – Strength endurance training like a professional (in German)
Exercise for bones – Training for osteoporosis patients (in German)
11:00 – 11:30 h Good morning routine – Perfect start into the workday (in German) Lars Riedel, 5 times Olympic Gold Medal Winner in Discus Throw How can corporates foster the health and fitness of their teams? How does a great morning or afternoon fitness session in your company look like? This is a training especially dedicated to the sedentary lifestyle and working environments of nowadays. Also a good start for the MEDICA visitors to survive the working day. Join Lars Riedel for this great session and learn how you can motivate your teams and colleagues to exercise.
12:00 – 12:30 h The core is at the center – Power training for core stability (in German) Lars Riedel, 5 times Olympic Gold Medal Winner in Discus Throw Core (back and abdominal muscles) are key to optimum sports performance and injury prevention. This area acts as a transmission, allowing your limbs to exert maximum force and power. A weak core can lead to reduced sports performance, as it may not allow you to direct all the power you’re generating where you need. Lack of core strength can also increase your risk of injury. Lars Riedel will show key training methods to develop core strength and train the deep-lying stabilising muscles, static bodyweight exercises that concentrate on developing stability, strength endurance and dynamic strength building exercises. Join us.
14:00 – 14:30 h Prep your body – Strength endurance training like a professional (in German) Heike Henkel, European, World and Olympic Champion in High Jump Put simply, strength endurance training means training with a high number of repetitions at low weights. Some examples of multi-joint exercises are squats, lunges, hip hinges, pushups, rows and shoulder press – which exercise, how many sets and repetitions? Join ex-professional athlete Heike Henkel and learn more about her tips and mysteries on how to exercise for muscular strength and endurance.
15:00 – 15:30 h Exercise for bones – Training for osteoporosis patients (in German) Heike Henkel, European, World and Olympic Champion in High Jump Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone loss occurs. Through exercise you can build up muscles, through load you can strengthen bones. Loading the bones and training the muscles are especially important in old age. And if you have osteoporosis, sport and exercise are an absolute must. Heike Henkel shows how to do it in a join-in-training.
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Good morning routine – Perfect start into the workday (in German)
Train the brain – Mental training to improve performance (in English)
Be king or queen at the green – The perfect warm-up for golfers (in German)
The core is at the center – Power training for core stability (in German)
11:00 – 11:30 h Good morning routine – Perfect start into the workday (in German) Heike Henkel, European, World and Olympic Champion in High Jump How can corporates foster the health and fitness of their teams? How does a great morning or afternoon fitness session in your company look like? This is a training especially dedicated to the sedentary lifestyle and working environments of nowadays. Also a good start for the MEDICA visitors to survive the working day. Join Heike Henkel for this great session and learn how you can motivate your teams and colleagues to exercise.
12:00 – 12:30 h Train the brain – Mental training to improve performance (in English) Heike Henkel, European, World and Olympic Champion in High Jump Heike Henkel is certified mental trainer for professional athletes. Mental Training in athletics means preparing the mind to help you perform at your best, mentally and physically. Mental factors such as confidence, focus, self-belief, and motivation are crucial to athletic performance. Mental training in sports gives you the mental exercises to build these qualities proactively. Heike will give practical tips to your daily mental training.
14:00 – 14:30 h Be king or queen at the green – The perfect warm-up for golfers (in German) Lars Riedel, 5 times Olympic Gold Medal Winner in Discus Throw Ex-professional discus thrower Lars Riedel loves playing golf. He knows the perfect rotation of the body and its powerful effect on a discus. And this is exceptional expertise he can share with golf players. Be part of a perfect warm-up at the green (on the trade show floor) and learn how you can enhance your swing by a mental training on the green. Let´s swing together like a professional athlete.
15:00 – 15:30 h The core is at the center – Power training for core stability (in German) Lars Riedel, 5 times Olympic Gold Medal Winner in Discus Throw Core (back and abdominal muscles) are key to optimum sports performance and injury prevention. This area acts as a transmission, allowing your limbs to exert maximum force and power. A weak core can lead to reduced sports performance, as it may not allow you to direct all the power you’re generating where you need. Lack of core strength can also increase your risk of injury. Lars Riedel will show key training methods to develop core strength and train the deep-lying stabilising muscles, static bodyweight exercises that concentrate on developing stability, strength endurance and dynamic strength building exercises. Join us.
Thursday, 17 November 2022
Good morning routine – Perfect start into the workday (in German)
Bro split – Arms and shoulder workout (in German)
Prep your body – Strength endurance training like a professional (in German)
Exercise for bones – Training for osteoporosis patients (in German)
11:00 – 11:30 h Good morning routine – Perfect start into the workday (in German) Lars Riedel, 5 times Olympic Gold Medal Winner in Discus Throw How can corporates foster the health and fitness of their teams? How does a great morning or afternoon fitness session in your company look like? This is a training especially dedicated to the sedentary lifestyle and working environments of nowadays. Also a good start for the MEDICA visitors to survive the working day. Join Lars Riedel for this great session and learn how you can motivate your teams and colleagues to exercise.
12:00 – 12:30 h Bro split – Arms and shoulder workout (in German) Lars Riedel, 5 times Olympic Gold Medal Winner in Discus Throw The best workout split is a bro split in which each training day is dedicated to a particular muscle group. The shoulder is a ball and socket joint and it’s essential for performing many everyday movements. When compared to any other joint in the human body, the shoulders boast the broadest range of motion. Maintaining this large range of motion helps prevent injuries, and it can be improved by working on the strength, flexibility and mobility of the shoulder joint. Join us for strengthening your upper body and improving your posture.
14:00 – 14:30 h Prep your body – Strength endurance training like a professional (in German) Heike Henkel, European, World and Olympic Champion in High Jump Put simply, strength endurance training means training with a high number of repetitions at low weights. Some examples of multi-joint exercises are squats, lunges, hip hinges, pushups, rows and shoulder press – which exercise, how many sets and repetitions? Join ex-professional athlete Heike Henkel and learn more about her tips and mysteries on how to exercise for muscular strength and endurance.
15:00 – 15:30 h Exercise for bones – Training for osteoporosis patients (in German) Heike Henkel, European, World and Olympic Champion in High Jump Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone loss occurs. Through exercise you can build up muscles, through load you can strengthen bones. Loading the bones and training the muscles are especially important in old age. And if you have osteoporosis, sport and exercise are an absolute must. Heike Henkel shows how to do it in a join-in-training.
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