If you're a lifelong powerlifter or bodybuilder, there's a good chance you're more concerned about growing your glutes, carving your core, or building your biceps than boosting your VO2 max. But for ...

Heart rate recovery (HRR) is the capacity for the heart to return to its natural rate after elevation. It generally measures how quickly the heart rate decreases after exercise. Someone’s heart rate ...

The conundrum: push yourself too hard and run yourself into the ground. Don’t push yourself hard enough and never improve. The answer: start listening to your heart, not your head, by using a heart ...

If you’ve ever worried about your heart rate during exercise being too high or too low, you’ll want to read this. Your "heart rate zones" might be completely wrong. Not only are zones defined ...

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Ideas about aerobic endurance training split the fitness world in two groups, those who prefer lifting and higher-intensity training and those who do more cardio training (run, swim, bike, etc.).

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Heart rate reserve (HRR) is the difference between your resting heart rate and your maximum heart rate. Knowing this number can help you train and work on your fitness goals. Your heart rate reserve ...

This secret to improving your cardiovascular health and endurance: zone 2 heart rate training. By Rachel MacPherson, C.P.T. Zone 2 cardio rate training means working in one of five heart rate zones at ...

If you're fanatical about powerlifting or new to lifting, you're likely more concerned with shoulder workouts and perfecting your Arnold press than boosting your VO2 max. Endurance athletes like ...