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Training Intensities
Find out about the five intensity levels to train in, based on a percentage of maximum heart rate.
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Dippity-Do
Dips are the perfect single upper body pushing exercise. If you're limited by time, dips replace bench presses, incline presses, and triceps extensions--all in one easy-to-do exercise.
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Jumping Jack
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Pumping Iron for the Long Haul
Although it seems that resistance training would improve endurance performance, that's not always the case. Strength has to be converted into sport-specific movement and power. However, resistance training is important for reducing injuries and slowing the muscle mass losses associated with aging.
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Sustained Slow Running Will Make You Faster
Longer, slower training builds aerobic benefits better than speedwork.
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Predicting Performance Rule #1
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Burn, Baby, Burn
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Understand your Air Bags
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Train in all Five
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Get in the Zone
Figure out your maximum heart rate. Plus, the five zones of training with this tool, demystified.
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Bored?
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Don't Overdo It!
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Treating an Injury - What Caused It?
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Commute Cure
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A Smarter Way to Train
For the most accurate measure of your fitness, rely on the digits transmitted by your heart rate monitor.
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Did you miss training days?
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Quick Burner
Want to burn calories quick? Here's how.
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Heart Smarts
Heart rate monitors are important training aids. Here's a guide to good affordable models with basic features, plus a guide to using your new HRM.
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Don't be a slave to your training plan!
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Heart-to-Heart Talk
If you're new to training with a heart rate monitor, you can pick up the lingo here.
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