For years, runners have used heart rate-based training to maximize their running potential. This method includes five “zones” at which your heart is beating at a percentage of its maximum capacity. In ...

Running without a race goal in mind has become a different challenge for me. I’ve been inundated with so much information and ...

Slow running has been emerging as an unexpected way to run faster over long distances. Easy, conversational-pace runs can help you build up your aerobic base and improve your endurance without burning ...

Zone 2 dominates the heart rate training conversation. It’s the backbone of the 80/20 rule. It’s where you thrive on easy runs. It’s the effort level you’re told to lock into for long runs and ...

Many active-duty service members and recruits working to improve their timed runs for military fitness testing often do not diversify their training enough. Too many just put in miles, mostly slow ...

There’s a pervasive mentality in the fitness world that the best workouts leave you soaked in sweat and gasping for air. Popular phrases like “no pain, no gain” and “sore today, strong tomorrow” ...

An exercise that takes a more mild approach while offering all the fat-burning benefits of a more grueling workout might sound too good to be true. But some claim that the trending “Zone 2” training, ...

Few would disagree that cardio, also called aerobic exercise, is good for your health. Of the 10 most common chronic diseases, seven are "favorably influenced by regular physical activity," according ...