For years, runners have used heart rate-based training to maximize their running potential. This method includes five “zones” at which your heart is beating at a percentage of its maximum capacity. In ...

Don’t try to hit your pace in the first minute, or even the first mile. “It’s okay to be a little bit off on the slow end,” Stachel says. In fact, with zone 3 work in general, he suggests erring on ...

Heart rate zones are a way to describe how hard you're working during a cardio workout, like running or cycling. The faster your heart beats, the harder you're working. So an easy jog might have ...

Instead of correlating with heart rate, this RPE scale correlates with breath and the ease with which a runner can carry on a convesration. Understanding and using RPE helps you train your brain ...

RPE, heart rate (HR) and R–R intervals (as a measure of ANS function) were recorded continuously throughout the tests. Peak power output (PPO) was recorded at the end of the tests. Results With anodal ...