The metric is available on most fitness trackers. Here’s what it means. By Talya Minsberg You just finished a long, hard bike ride. But how hard was it, exactly? That depends on what you measure: How ...

When it comes to running these days, wearables have become a part of the “uniform.” If you sift through race photos, you’ll probably see both recreational and professional runners looking down at ...

Previously, we examined the idea of training load, including how to measure, monitor, and balance it, and what it means for a physical training program in your fire department. Next we’ll dive into ...

A recurring joke among my training partners these days is the advice their GPS watches give them when we finish an easy run. “You need 42 hours of recovery,” the algorithm tells them, even though they ...

When training for a specific goal, a smart fitness tracker is an essential. Aside from simply tracking your activities, it can support your training through suggested workouts, fatigue tracking, and ...

This series has focused on training load and related concepts and their implications for firefighter fitness. Firefighting requires exceptional physical and mental endurance. Now let’s take a quick ...

Correspondence to Professor Franco M Impellizzeri, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; franco.impellizzeri{at}uts.edu.au It has been proposed to bin the ...