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June 8, 2011 by Whole Body Health
by Dr. Phil Maffetone A recent New York Times article by Lesley Alderman—“For Running Shoes, It’s Fit First and Price Last”—got the attention of many triathletes and runners. It discussed minimalist running shoes, being barefoot, and the use of inexpensive options over high tech expensive footwear. Alderman sited two studies that basically showed what was [...]
May 15, 2011 by Whole Body Health
EXCERPT: From “The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing” by Dr. Phil Maffetone The 180-Formula and Heart-Rate Monitoring An important training companion to assist you in developing optimal endurance and better fat burning is a heart-rate monitor. This simple device is a valuable tool that not only guides your training but is part of [...]
May 9, 2011 by Whole Body Health
by Dr. Phil Maffetone It’s a companion to the 180-Formula that objectively measures progress and provide the earliest indication of potential problems in training. Among the important benefits of using a heart monitor is the ability to objectively measure your aerobic progress. Feeling good is one of the benefits of aerobic exercise. And feeling like [...]
April 17, 2011 by Whole Body Health
By Dr. Philip Maffetone Training slow has always been considered a sign of weakness or laziness. However, if you want to run, bike, or swim faster, a successful and intelligent approach is to slow down! Along the way, you’ll get healthier, prevent injury and burn more body fat too.Traditionally, it is thought that only anaerobic [...]
March 9, 2011 by Whole Body Health
Dr. Phil Maffetone Your Brain Might be Telling You One Thing, but Your Body is Saying Something Different Most people think they know what aerobic means, or so they say. When asked, many associate it with breathing, air, or oxygen. Or they confuse it with “cardio” at the gym, where you can also find aerobic [...]
March 8, 2011 by Whole Body Health
by Dr. Philip Maffetone Is death part of the game? In the U.S. Olympic marathon trials this past November, Ryan Shay collapsed and died about five miles into the race. It was sad, of course, any way we look at it. Ryan died of a heart attack. But why were so many people confused about [...]
February 9, 2011 by Whole Body Health
By Dr. Philip Maffetone Overtraining has been traditionally described as diminished performance that results from an increase in training volume and/or intensity. I have defined the overtraining syndrome as an imbalance in a simple equation: Training = Workout + Recovery. Overtraining may result from an excess number and/or intensity of workouts, lack of recovery or [...]