Does Exercise Intensity Matter for Aging Adults?
Published September 1, 2026 10:37AM Let’s say you’re an adult in your 70s, running or biking or swimming…
How Much Exercise Balances the Health Risks of Sitting All Day?
Published August 24, 2026 08:26AM Back in 2014, I wrote an article describing sitting as “the new smoking.”…
Norwegian Training Method: Weight Room Lessons from Top Athletes
Everyone is emulating Norwegian threshold workouts. How does that apply in the weight room? Norway’s Johannes Hosflot Klaebo…
How a Mental Warmup for Exercise Can Improve Your Workout
Published May 22, 2026 03:21AM The results are amazing: a simple tweak to your warm-up routine improves mile…
Is One-Rep Max Testing Necessary? Why Science Says It’s Overrated.
The “one-rep max” has long been the gold standard of the gym, but new research suggests it’s inaccurate,…
Does Weight Loss Medication Improve Fitness?
Losing weight doesn’t necessarily make you fitter, a new study finds. (Photo: Oleg Breslavtsev / Getty) Published March…
The Best Workout Intensity for Fitness Gains, According to Science
Published March 15, 2026 03:19AM A friend of mine ran for the University of Arkansas during its dynasty…
How Reducing Sitting Time Improves Your Metabolic Health
Published March 5, 2026 02:59PM One of the biggest health stories of the 2010s was the idea that…
Does Sodium Bicarbonate Work at Altitude?
A new study puts Maurten’s hydrogel baking soda to the test in thin air, and finds (mostly) positive…
The Best Exercise for Longevity, According to a Massive New Study
Published January 30, 2026 06:26AM People often complain—and rightly so—that the typical exercise science study involves a half-dozen…
Why Threshold Is More Important Than MHR or VO2 Max
Choosing your pace based on the physiological transition from easy to hard is more effective than calculations based…
How Hard Are You Really Working? Science Has New Answers.
Published November 25, 2025 07:58AM When legendary sports scientist Carl Foster was honored by the American College of…