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...
View ArticleMAF 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticlePeak 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleBrain 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...
View ArticleHormones, Longevity & MAF HR
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View ArticleThe ‘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...
View ArticleBoston 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...
View ArticleRecovery: 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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