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Research Paradox

Studies show hard workouts quickly improve athletic performance, but if they come with an injury rate of 50 percent would you still do them? There’s no question that high-intensity training can improve...

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MAF for Power Sports

Tennis anyone? How about team sports and car-racing? We all need aerobic fitness to prevent injuries, get healthy, and burn off more fat. Endurance athletes know the importance of building the...

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The 1:59 Bandwagon is Slowing

With the Boston Marathon next week, running shoe companies are jostling in hopes the first athlete to break two hours is wearing their shoes. A sub-two-hour marathon is such a certainty that...

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Peak Performance

MAF Method helps James Hall bag Gran Paradiso in the Alps Over the years the MAF Method has been a guideline for success among competitive athletes and recreational sports enthusiasts alike. The method...

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How HIIT Helps and Hurts

High-intensity training can improve health or fitness, or lead to dysfunction and injury, depending on how you go about it. High-intensity training is a major fitness trend, and possibly the most...

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Brain Pain

Head trauma and serious brain injuries are well-known problems in football, boxing and other contact sports, but these injuries also occur in endurance athletes, non-competitive exercisers and those...

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Hormones, Longevity & MAF HR

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The ‘Ex-hill-arating’ Workout

Getting fast the aerobic way: It’s all downhill from here. Recently after a  few weeks of aerobic-only workouts, I began feeling a little sluggish. I’d gone exclusively to aerobic training following a...

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Boston Legal — a marathon controversy

The criteria used to exclude performances from the record books at this most-storied marathon are not supported by scientific data and analysis. By Philip Maffetone and Paul Laursen A distinct feature...

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Recovery: The secret weapon

Rest, unrest, training and detraining: Why a lack of activity can be as important as a workout   The 70-something-year-old walked most days. One time, halfway up a long steep hill on a new route, the...

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