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On The Double (Preview)
By Marc Bloom and Shane Starling on 25/10/2007 15:17:37
Hills one day, fast the next, right? Not if you combine two quality workouts into one. It'll save you time and may just improve your performance as well (non-subscriber preview)
up on workouts is a highly efficient and effective way to maintain or boost fitness levels. "For the runner trying to improve their fitness, the essence is that you are running fast - anything that gets the heart rate up around 80 per cent of maximum
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Pocket Race Guide: Autumn Adventure Races
By Dominique Brady on 24/08/2010 17:02:36
Tackle tough obstacle courses and prepare to transform into a mud monster - we've shortlisted autumn's most adrenaline-fuelled adventure races.
through the air on rope swings in this adrenaline fuelled cross country 10k or 5k. Enter as a team and keep all the family amused at the bustling event village with its bouncy castle and climbing wall. The only thing that won't quicken your pulse rate
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TW Relay Team: Dominique's Bike Blog #8
By Dominique Brady on 01/09/2011 17:31:53
Dominique gets to grips with some 'good vibrations' with the new powerBIKE™
legs are working hard and my heart rate is on the up. Even if I wanted to slack off, Lars is standing by to make sure my legs are whirling around at 100 rpm to generate the 35 vibrations (in Hz) per minute.How do the 'good vibrations' feel? Well
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The Perfect Playlist
By Jeff Pearlman on 12/06/2008 09:24:58
Runners who listen to music know its motivating power, but what exactly does a great running song sound like?
maximum heart rate (with slower music working better during recovery periods). Though Karageorghis has studied the impact of literally thousands of songs, he lists four that, because of the up-tempo arrangement, feisty lyrics and speedy BPM, induce
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On The Double
By Marc Bloom and Shane Starling on 25/10/2007 14:42:47
Hills one day, fast the next, right? Not if you combine two quality workouts into one. It'll save you time and may just improve your performance as well
up on workouts is a highly efficient and effective way to maintain or boost fitness levels. "For the runner trying to improve their fitness, the essence is that you are running fast - anything that gets the heart rate up around 80 per cent of maximum
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The Effect Of Ageing On Endurance
By Christie Aschwanden on 21/08/2009 09:10:50
Are you too old - or too young - to run your best marathon? To find out, we asked top scientists, coaches and elite athletes about the impact of ageing on endurance. Their answers might pleasantly surprise you
's stroke volume or your ability to extract oxygen from blood that changes with age, says Sandra Hunter, an exercise scientist at Marquette University in the USA. "It's that your maximum heart rate declines, and no one can change that. It just plummets
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Take Your Training On Holiday
By Charlotte Ricca-Smith on 23/11/2009 15:19:52
When you take a holiday, the temptation will be to leave your training at home, but it's a much better idea to take it with you
."Walking is underrated," he says. "It can be demanding: an 81kg person will burn around 100 calories per mile. If you find it hard to run below 65 per cent of your maximum heart rate, now is your chance to exercise at a lower heart rate, which will improve your fat
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24 Shortcuts To Your New PB (Preview)
By Matthew Ray on 26/11/2009 10:42:26
We asked the experts for the 24 best ways to transform your race performance - and push your personal best into new territory (non-subscriber preview)
at the end. You need to get up to race pace earlier on and stay there. The key thing is to get your warm-up strategy right and include some faster 200m sections where you take longer strides to drive your heart rate higher. Practise your warm-up routine
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Winter Training Tips
By on 18/11/2009 17:21:18
Come rain, hail, sleet or snow - or all four - these tips from the top will help keep you in shape during winter
per cent of maximum heart rate." - Rick Kiddle "Training can be a bit of a chore, so my favourite method is to do lots of duathlons, bike races or run races. Don't pressure yourself. It doesn't matter if you're tired or if you feel unfit: just pitch up
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Best Healthy-Eating Plan (Preview)
By Liz Applegate on 07/01/2008 09:47:09
A healthy, whole-foods eating plan (Non-subscriber preview)
of anyone’s diet.Over the past decade, researchers have discovered that people who eat fish and other seafood a few times per week have a lower risk of sudden heart attack, vascular disease and stroke. Fish intake has also been linked to lower rates
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