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Athletic PerformanceEndurance SportsExerciseLifestyle & Stress

Get fast without speedwork

7 smart ways to quicker times (more…)
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 15, 2016
Athletic Performance

We need your MAF Test Results!

To all MAF Community Members: Would you like contribute to an exciting new wave of research on aerobic training? In the weeks to come we will be compiling research data…
Ivan Rivera, MAF Product Director
Ivan Rivera, MAF Product DirectorApril 5, 2016
Athletic PerformanceEndurance SportsExerciseLifestyle & Stress

REPORT: Smoking and Exercise

Inhaling hot smoke is obviously harmful, but newer options have increased the use of both tobacco and marijuana in athletes. (more…)
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 1, 2016
Athletic PerformanceEndurance SportsExercise

The Running Trifecta

Getting and staying healthy is the real key to reaching your training and racing goals — and getting faster. (more…)
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneFebruary 17, 2016
Athletic PerformanceEndurance SportsExerciseLifestyle & Stress

The Injury Epidemic

The who, what, where and why of getting hurt. (more…)
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneFebruary 11, 2016
Athletic PerformanceEndurance Sports

Take It Easy

Traditionally thought of as a pre-race strategy to significantly improve performance, tapering can also help you get more from long and hard workouts while reducing the risk of overtraining (more…)
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneJanuary 22, 2016
Athletic Performance

Heroes Ultra names Dr. MAF as official training partner

The 154 km ultramarathon run will retrace the route of allied agents who kidnapped a Nazi general and turned the tide of WWII. (more…)
Hal Walter
Hal WalterDecember 12, 2015
Athletic PerformanceExercise

The Movement-Endurance-Strength-Speed Continuum

Move it or lose it — it all starts with your brain. (more…)
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneNovember 20, 2015
Athletic PerformanceExercise

Ten Truths About Sports Trauma

Sports injuries share more with emergency-room trauma than meets the eye. (more…)
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneOctober 17, 2015
Rethinking Carbohydrates Athletic PerformanceExerciseFat-Burning Journal

Rethinking roles of carbohydrates and fat for performance

New study shows the importance of fat-burning during high-intensity training. (more…)
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneSeptember 14, 2015
Athletic PerformanceExercise

Review: The Endurance Handbook

The human body is naturally built for endurance, but it doesn't come with an instruction manual. (more…)
Hal Walter
Hal WalterAugust 30, 2015
Runner Silhouette Athletic PerformanceExerciseLifestyle & Stress

When Athletes Have Heart Attacks

Tragic events underscore need to understand balance between fitness and health The recent death of a 55-year-old competitive mountain biker in the popular Leadville Trail 100 MTB in Colorado has…
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneAugust 20, 2015
Athletic PerformanceExerciseLifestyle & Stress

Resting Heart Rate

Know your numbers and what they really mean in relation to fitness and health. Resting heart rate is an easily measurable parameter of overall health and fitness. This surprisingly simple…
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneAugust 5, 2015
Barefoot Running Athletic PerformanceExercise

Barefoot 1:59?

The 2-hour marathon barrier will be broken soon, and the runner to break it may be the one bold enough to race barefoot. Could a shoeless marathoner really go under…
Dr. Phil Maffetone
Dr. Phil MaffetoneJuly 23, 2015
Athletic PerformanceExercise

Endurance Planet Podcast: Natural Born Heroes’ with Chris McDougall, Dr. Phil Maffetone and Hal Walter

Hal Walter
Hal WalterJune 16, 2015
Athletic PerformanceEndurance SportsExercise

Aerobic Training Guidelines

When you are often ill, injured, or at a higher risk for overtraining, it is extremely important to rest as much as possible and to exercise exclusively at an aerobic…
Ivan Rivera, MAF Product Director
Ivan Rivera, MAF Product DirectorJanuary 23, 2015
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