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Tread Right
Learn how to train properly and effectively on a treadmill.
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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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Quick Burner
Want to burn calories quick? Here's how.
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Focus on Rate not Pace
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The Training Continuum
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Water in the Heat
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Know your Limits
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Monitor Yourself
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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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Burn, Baby, Burn
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Training for the Heat
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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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Physical Education
Before you plunk down your hard-earned cash to join the trendy new gym, it's important to understand why you want to join a gym.
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Train in all Five
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Sustained Slow Running Will Make You Faster
Longer, slower training builds aerobic benefits better than speedwork.
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Cross Training Perks
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Training Physiology - A Stronger Heart
A fit heart pumps effectively with less work.
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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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Jungle Gym
A humorous look at annoying behavior at the gym.
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Why Monitor Your Workouts?
Want to train better? Strap on a heart rate monitor, learn more about your body, and get on the road to results.
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