The phrase “putting the hammer down” commonly refers to drivers smashing the accelerator pedal to pick up a burst of speed, often to beat a waning yellow light. Runners use this idiom in much the same ...

Most solid training plans include a weekly speed workout, often in the form of intervals. But the length of those intervals usually depends on your race distance, training goals, and fitness level.

It’s easy to dread hard workouts when the weather forces you to take them indoors. Easy runs on the treadmill may not seem so bad because you can easily put on a podcast or playlist, and zone out for ...

Stop grinding endless miles. It’s time to start running intervals. Interval training. Just the words alone can make us shudder. They aren’t your nice, steady state, zone 2 run. No. Instead, they’re ...

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Cycling outdoors in the heat isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Factor in packed summer schedules and the risk of dehydration or overheating, and outdoor rides during the hottest months can feel less than ...

Army Reserve Spc. Julian Ditona, assigned to the 98th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 335th Signal Command (Theater), sprints to the finish line of a 2-mile run during the Army Physical Fitness Test ...

(Medical Xpress)—High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is touted as the fastest way to get lean, but according to ground-breaking new research from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre, ...

The Huberman-famous protocol promises to gamify your interval training, but the rules seem to make it worse, not better, than standard interval workouts. Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health ...

Whether you love cardio-driven workouts or avoid them like the plague, there's no denying that maintaining a strong cardiovascular system is essential for overall fitness and longevity. VO2 max is the ...