Generations of Swiss women have been working on their fitness on the Vita-Parcour since the first one opened in Zurich-Fluntern in 1968: In the forest, they run from post to post, where they hop over wooden beams, do trunk bends or pull-ups, or gyrate their hips while hanging from rings. The Giswil bike course works on a similar principle: the route measures 9.4 kilometers and there are 17 stations where you can test and improve your riding technique.
The bike course was initiated by Giswil-Mörlialp-Tourismus, while the bike-specific knowledge and exercises come from "Gipfelstürmer" and riding technique expert Lukas Stöckli. An excerpt from the learning program: riding exactly straight ahead, small steps uphill, cornering technique, finding your line, dropping, rear wheel offset, bunny hop, etc. There is a QR code on the exercise boards that you can use to call up videos on your smartphone. On these, driving instructor Stöckli shows how it's done.

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On a short tour of just under ten kilometers, you will become a slightly better mountain biker post by post, especially if you complete the bike course again and again. If you want to learn from the master himself, book the "Know-how 1 + 2" course. Over two half-days, Stöckli guides participants through the exercises and helps them to untangle technical riding knots.
The Bikeparcour Giswil has a role model, the Bikearena Emmeten. There are also skill facilities for bikers in Davos, Lenzerheide, Laax, on the Zürichberg, Gränichen, Holderbank, Leukerbad. And last but not least, each of the almost uncountable pump tracks is an opportunity to improve fitness and bike skills at the same time. However, it is unlikely that there will one day be as many skill trails as Vita-Parcours, namely around 500.