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Holding a PhD in exercise, metabolism and female physiology, Dr Alyssa Olenick studies women exclusively. As a lifelong athlete, she's also completed over 17 ultramarathons and a 100 mile-run, and is ...

When legendary sports scientist Carl Foster was honored by the American College of Sports Medicine last year, he was asked which among his 570 peer-reviewed publications was his favorite. He singled ...

Maybe you’ve tried high-intensity interval training (HIIT) as a way to balance out your running and didn’t love it. But have you tried SIT? A recent study in the journal Psychology of Sport and ...

Whatever your exercise of choice may be, chances are pretty good you’ve heard of the term high-intensity interval training, or HIIT. In fact, HIIT ranked among the top 10 worldwide fitness trends as ...

One of the big debates in endurance sports these days is about “training intensity distribution,” which is a fancy term for how much of your training time you spend going easy, medium, or hard. The ...

If you want to become a fitter and faster runner, especially if you have a target race in mind, the best thing that you can do is select and follow a structured training plan that aligns with your ...

HIIT may offer the same health benefits as regular exercise in less time and help reduce body fat, heart rate, and blood pressure. It may even help improve blood sugar levels and insulin sensitivity.