Experts Say VO2 Max Is the Most Important Health Metric—But Just How Do You Improve It?

High-intensity interval training is important, but coming back to your breath can be crucial to helping you train.
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HIIT increases aerobic capacity even when BMI stays the same

New evidence shows that short, intense HIIT workouts can deliver big health benefits for obese teens, improving fitness, blood pressure, and cholesterol, even if the scale doesn’t change. Study: The ...

Marathon training: why hot baths might help you run faster

Researchers found taking regular hot baths increased runners’ aerobic fitness without requiring additional mileage or harder ...

Want to Be Able to Take on Any Type of Fitness Challenge? You Need to Build Aerobic Strength.

WHEN YOU THINK of strength, you probably think of muscle and the gym. That’s measured by how much weight someone can lift, how many reps they can grind out, and how impressive t ...
Runner's World

Here’s How to Tell If You’re More Aerobically or Anaerobically Fit—and Ways to Get Better at Both

Throughout my life, I had identified as a long-distance runner, competing in high-school cross-country and working up to half marathons. But looking back, I now realize my running background contains ...