The dreadmill. The hamster wheel. The clothes hanger. Treadmills often get a bad rap, and many runners consider them an inferior way to train, but hear us out! Using a treadmill to practice run/walk ...

If we were to say the word ‘interval’ to you, what would your first thought be? The theatre? Ice cream? (With you on that one.) The basic dictionary definition of the word interval is a gap or space ...

There are all types of cycling intervals under the sun, including short Tabata-style intervals of repeated on-off efforts which have become popular. How effective are they compared to longer, steady ...

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 ...

If you follow the run/walk method, you know alternating run and walk intervals can save energy and ultimately improve your overall pace. And if you progress those run/walk intervals the right way, you ...

Background: The serum concentration of creatine kinase (CK) is used widely as an index of skeletal muscle fibre damage in sport and exercise. Since athletes have higher CK values than non-athletes, ...

Road cycling, whether it’s criteriums, hilly road races, triathlons, or fast centuries, is first and foremost about building up a huge aerobic engine. Last year, we discussed the importance of lactate ...