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BLACKROLL® starts a new chapter
BLACKROLL starts a new chapter: Management buy-out and new CEO drive strategic vision forward As a leading provider of innovative health and regeneration products, we are pleased to announce a further milestone in the history of BLACKROLL® after a very successful year: As part of a management buy-out (MBO), BLACKROLL® is joining forces with the private equity investor KKA Partners. At the same time, Scott Zalaznik, an internationally experienced growth, transformation and digitization expert, will take over the role of CEO. In addition to Scott, the management team will consist... Read more...
What helps to relieve back pain caused by sitting down for a long time?
What helps to relieve back pain caused by sitting down for a long time?
Study reveals interesting findings: self-massage using a foam roller can help. We all know we do it. We spend all day sitting in the office, concentrating on what we're doing... Read more...
How to Live a Healthy Lifestyle: 12 Simple Tips | BLACKROLL
If you want to live a healthy lifestyle, you don’t need to turn your whole life upside down. It’s not radical changes that make a lasting difference, but the small choices you make every single day. Another glass of water. Taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Going to bed a few minutes earlier. Healthy habits are often easier to integrate into your daily routine than you might think—once you know what really matters. In this article, you’ll learn how to start with the four essential pillars of how to... Read more...
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Learn all about the symptoms, causes, and what you can do about neck pain. Your neck muscles do not have it easy, because they endure a lot in everyday life.... Read more...
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Learn all about the symptoms, causes, and what you can do about neck pain. Your neck muscles do not have it easy, because they endure a lot in everyday life.... Read more...
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Learn all about the symptoms, causes, and what you can do about neck pain. Your neck muscles do not have it easy, because they endure a lot in everyday life.... Read more...
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Learn all about the symptoms, causes, and what you can do about neck pain. Your neck muscles do not have it easy, because they endure a lot in everyday life.... Read more...
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Learn all about the symptoms, causes, and what you can do about neck pain. Your neck muscles do not have it easy, because they endure a lot in everyday life.... Read more...
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Learn all about the symptoms, causes, and what you can do about neck pain. Your neck muscles do not have it easy, because they endure a lot in everyday life.... Read more...
How BLACKROLL® Is Shaping the Future of Health
How BLACKROLL® Is Shaping the Future of Health
Regeneration isn’t a trend – it’s the new standard. What began as a simple idea has evolved into a global health ecosystem.BLACKROLL® represents a new era where movement, recovery, and... Read more...
BLACKROLL® & everwave: Saving 10,000 kg of trash from waterways
BLACKROLL® & everwave: Saving 10,000 kg of trash from waterways
Our new goal: to remove 10,000 kg of waste from the world's waterways BLACKROLL® is all about regeneration – not just for the body, but also for the planet. For... Read more...
Stress – what exactly is it?
Stress – what exactly is it?
"I'm stressed" – a phrase that a great many people continually use on a daily basis. The majority of people consider stress to be something negative, but for many the... Read more...
Sleep as a performance driver
BLACKROLL® meets sleep and recovery expert Anna West. Her job is to identify habits in her clients that have an impact on sleep and performance. She also teaches her clients how they can use a good night's sleep to boost their performance. She mainly works with professional footballers in Europe, including in collaboration with the German national team and Premier League clubs. BLACKROLL®: Anna, what role does sleep play in professional sport? Anna: About six to seven years ago, sleep was considered important in professional sport, but not as a... Read more...
Runner´s knee (ITBS) | causes & treatment
Runner´s knee (ITBS) | causes & treatment
Are you a runner or soccer player, or do you do another sport that involves a lot of running? If you have sharp knee pain, it’s likely that you have... Read more...
Power nap: The effective nap
Power nap: The effective nap
What power napping means and how it can help with regeneration at work and home. 01 What is a power nap? Power napping is simply a short nap lasting around... Read more...
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Neck pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Learn all about the symptoms, causes, and what you can do about neck pain. Your neck muscles do not have it easy, because they endure a lot in everyday life.... Read more...
Knee pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Knee pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
But what causes pain in your knee? What kinds of symptoms are involved? And what can you do to tackle it? Our knees are subjected to huge strain every day.... Read more...
Is training with the fascia roller dangerous?
Is training with the fascia roller dangerous?
We explain what lies behind the criticism of fascia training. There are many positive effects that have made fascia training, or to be more precise foam rolling, so popular. It... Read more...
Foam Rolling – how to use a foam roller correctly
Foam Rolling – how to use a foam roller correctly
Nowadays when we talk about fascia training, most people are actually referring primarily to foam rolling; self-massage with a foam roller or fascia ball. The term “foam rolling” refers to... Read more...
Foam rollers and determining the correct direction
Foam rollers and determining the correct direction
In which direction should the foam roller be rolled. The question as to the direction in which you should roll during classic training with the foam roller is discussed with... Read more...
The Fascination with Fascia Training
The Fascination with Fascia Training
What is fascia training and what are the different types? Fasciae run from the surface of the skin to the deep cells of the connective tissue. Everything in our body... Read more...
Enhanced wellbeing through acupressure
Enhanced wellbeing through acupressure
What is acupressure, how is it used, and what it can do for you? You have without doubt already practised acupressure on yourself without even knowing it – completely intuitively.... Read more...
Important Blood Markers for a Healthy and Long Life | BLACKROLL
Important Blood Markers for a Healthy and Long Life | BLACKROLL
How are you feeling today? You probably find it easy to answer this question. However, it will be much more difficult to say how you will feel tomorrow. Your blood... Read more...
Intermittent pneumatic compression - COMPRESSION BOOTS for recovery
Intermittent pneumatic compression - COMPRESSION BOOTS for recovery
Regeneration is the key to sustained performance—and this is exactly where intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) comes in. By applying rhythmic pressure to the legs, BLACKROLL COMPRESSION BOOTS support blood and... Read more...
Impingement syndrome (shoulder impingement) | causes & treatment
Impingement syndrome (shoulder impingement) | causes & treatment
Do you have pain and limited movement in your shoulder joint? You might have impingement syndrome. The shoulder joint is the most mobile ball-and-socket joint in the human body. But... Read more...
Running Together in Berlin: BLACKROLL® at the BMW Berlin-Marathon 2025
Berlin once again set the stage for an unforgettable marathon. At the BMW Berlin Marathon 2025, more than 60,000 runners took part — and BLACKROLL® was front and center as the official Recovery Partner. Three days packed with highlights: from the expo and side events with adidas to the BLACKROLL® cheering point at km 35 and our recovery zone in the finish area. Community Run with Hendrik Pfeiffer & Leni Runner On Friday evening, 30 runners gathered for the Community Run led by BLACKROLL® ambassador Hendrik Pfeiffer and Leni Runner.... Read more...
BLACKROLL® acquires eaze: A Key Step Toward an Integrated Regeneration Platform
BLACKROLL® acquires eaze: A Key Step Toward an Integrated Regeneration Platform
BLACKROLL® acquires eaze to build the leading Longevity & Sleep Coaching Platform Konstanz, Germany – October 1st, 2025 – BLACKROLL®, the global leader in recovery and regeneration products, today announced... Read more...
BLACKROLL® Recovery Experience Day Innsbruck
BLACKROLL® Recovery Experience Day Innsbruck
BLACKROLL® Recovery Experience Day 2025 „It felt like being part of the team – not just a partner.“ Innsbruck. September 2025. 27 athletes, coaches, influencers, and experts. One brand. One... Read more...
On the Run - Hendrik Pfeiffer
On the Run - Hendrik Pfeiffer
Hendrik Pfeiffer is one of Germany's fastest long-distance runners. In this portrait story, find out what drives him and how he strikes a balance between training camps in Kenya and... Read more...
Working together for maximum success - Sophia Kleinherne
Working together for maximum success - Sophia Kleinherne
BLACKROLL® is the official sleep product supplier for the German national soccer teams. Together with the DFB teams, we share the belief that regeneration is the key to sustainable performance—in... Read more...
Power. Powder. Peaks. Off-piste with freerider Tao Kreibich
Power. Powder. Peaks. Off-piste with freerider Tao Kreibich
Words alone cannot describe Tao Kreibich and his boundless courage away from the ski slopes. Perhaps that's why the likeable freerider regularly reaches for his camera when he's skiing in... Read more...
The course of life. 500 kilometers through the Atacama Desert
The course of life. 500 kilometers through the Atacama Desert
Investment banking by day, ultra runner by night Nicki Lange's everyday life is just as intense as the races he trains for. “My working day is just as dynamic and... Read more...
The Huntress of Crystal Balls
The Huntress of Crystal Balls
Ramona is standing at the starting block, high up on a snowy slope. In just a few moments, she will be hurtling down the mountain on her snowboard. She runs... Read more...
Rising Star - How Liane Lippert follows her own path
Rising Star - How Liane Lippert follows her own path
She is Germany's great hope in women's cycling, rides for one of the best teams in the world, and juggles high-performance cycling with projects close to her heart. Liane Lippert... Read more...
Collaboration for optimal recovery and performance in 2025
In 2025, Soudal Quick-Step and BLACKROLL will enter into a powerful partnership, where the team will use BLACKROLL products to improve their mobility before and after races. The Importance of Mobility and Recovery With a long and intense season starting soon in Australia, Soudal Quick-Step strives to bring their riders to their utmost physical potential. This means that every aspect of mobility and recovery will be optimized. BLACKROLL, specialists in recovery tools, will provide the right products to support this. Manu Wemel, physiotherapist at Soudal Quick-Step, talks about the benefits... Read more...
Up high with the highflyer
Julian Köster provided one of THE sporting moments of 2024. There were six seconds left to play in the Olympic quarter-final between the French and German handball teams. Germany was virtually eliminated, France was in possession of the ball. It was impossible to get back into the game. Actually. The French team took the throw-off and the ball flew in a high arc from one player to the next. But then Julian Köster, the two-meter man, soared into the air and grabbed the ball! With four seconds left, Köster decided... Read more...
Full power into the pain - Hyrox World Champion Linda Meier
Full power into the pain - Hyrox World Champion Linda Meier
She runs, jumps, lifts weights, and throws medicine balls in the air: Linda Meier. And she's one of the best at it. In the relatively new fitness sport Hyrox, Linda... Read more...
BLACKROLL®X BMW Berlin-Marathon
It was colorful in Berlin on September 29! More than 58,000 runners from over 161 countries filled the marathon course for the 50th anniversary of the BMW Berlin Marathon. Around 85,000 people took part in sporting activities and we from BLACKROLL® were on the course as the official recovery partner. A colorful and radiant atmosphere, fat running shoes with XXL soles and lots and lots of emotions! You were so wonderful Berlin! BLACKROLL®Community Run & Recovery Session with Christina Hering It all started on Friday with the 6 km Community... Read more...
Summit Seeker: Kimi Schreiber’s Journey Between Tranquility and Challenge
The morning dawns, and the sky above Munich shimmers in gentle hues of pink. Kimi Schreiber settles onto her couch in Thalkirchen, Germany, a steaming cup of coffee by her side. The 29-year-old sits cross-legged, ready to embrace the day. For Kimi, these serene moments are as cherished as the peaks she climbs. A coffee from the French press and her morning stretching routine are rituals that introduce her day—a quiet celebration of routine amidst a life full of challenges and unforeseen twists. In the portrait story film, Kimi offers... Read more...
Playing with the wind - Lennart Neubauer
Playing with the wind - Lennart Neubauer
Windsurfer Lennart Neubauer on injuries, mental strength, and the path to the top of the world He is the rising star of the windsurfing scene: Lennart Neubauer. Half German, half... Read more...
Think regeneration bigger. The BLACKROLL® Mangrove project
As a company, we want to fulfil our responsibility for climate protection and be a forerunner in promoting genuine climate regeneration. How does that work? Well, by not only avoiding CO2, but also binding it and storing it for the long term. At BLACKROLL®, we have already invested in holistic carbon avoidance projects to achieve a positive carbon footprint and reduce CO2 emissions. And that's good. As a next step, however, it is also important for us to invest in carbon removal projects that really bind CO2. After all, real... Read more...
Lumbago | causes, symptoms & treatment
Lumbago | causes, symptoms & treatment
Have you suddenly found you can barely move and have lower back pain? You might have lumbago. If you’ve ever had lumbago before, you’ll know how painful it is. The... Read more...
Heel spur | causes & treatment
Heel spur | causes & treatment
"When your foot strikes the ground, you feel like you’ve stepped onto a thumb tack.” That’s how some people describe their heel spur symptoms. Most mornings, you have heel pain... Read more...
Calf pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Calf pain | causes, symptoms & treatment
Maybe you sometimes or regularly have calf pain after running? Maybe you experience tense, hardened or cramped calves in other situations? We will explain what can cause calf pain and... Read more...
Something for the climate. Everyone can protect the climate.
How much time does it take to make a difference? We only need 5 minutes to brush our teeth, make a coffee or water our plants. What if each of us could help the planet in the same amount of time? Climate action can be quick and easy - and it feels good. We only need 5 minutes to brush our teeth, make a coffee or water our plants. What if each of us could help the planet in the same amount of time? Climate protection can be quick and... Read more...
5 essential oils for sore muscles
Why can essential oils help with sore muscles? We describe sore muscles as microscopic tears in the muscle fibres caused by intense exertion or unaccustomed movement. Micro-muscle injuries are usually followed by inflammation. One way to speed up the repair process is to stimulate blood flow. Inflamed tissue particles can then be removed more quickly.Each essential oil has a different mode of action. Depending on the ingredient, the fragrant oils can have a positive effect on our regeneration. For example, there are essential oils that promote our blood circulation and... Read more...
Athletics for the ears: The Mainathlet podcast by Benjamin Brömme
Exciting guests & conversations around athletics - not only during the European Championships 2022. We have a sporty podcast tip for you: Benjamin Brömme runs a very cool and interesting athletics podcast from Frankfurt am Main - as the "Mainathlet". The former sprinter talks with athletes from various disciplines, with active and former coaches and with people whose expertise offers valuable content: from health to recovery. Of course, it is always about a lot of sports, but also about personal issues. At BLACKROLL®, we are currently in the midst of... Read more...
9 sports. 177 medals. 4,700 athletes. 3 million muscles!
BLACKROLL® is the official recovery supplier of the EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS MUNICH 2022 From 11 to 21 August 2022, the EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS will take place in Munich: 4,700 athletes will compete for 177 medals in 9 European Championships. We are proud to be the official recovery supplier for the well-being and performance of all participants and volunteers. Munich is about to experience a monumental sporting event - and a golden jubilee: The EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 will be the biggest sporting event since the 1972 Summer Olympics. For the 50th anniversary, the... Read more...
BLACKROLL® Team Earth Day
What has a worse CO2 balance: 1 kilogram of avocado or 1 kilogram of pineapple? This is exactly the kind of question we asked our team as part of the "Time for Climate Action" campaign on our last Team Day. What does this have to do with environmental protection? Through various challenges in nature, we made our team aware of climate neutrality. After a plant-based scavenger hunt, there was a guessing game about the CO2 footprint of food. The Moving Water Challenge was about spilling as little water as possible... Read more...
Comfort camping with CamperBoys & BLACKROLL®.
Comfort camping with CamperBoys & BLACKROLL®.
Yes - in the old days, you had certain write-offs when camping as far as comfort was concerned & many people still associate camper holidays with this today. But who's... Read more...