Perhaps the most common cause of low quality of life, accelerated aging and chronic disease is the trio of increased body fat, chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. This white paper…
Preparing your New Year’s resolution? Here’s the perfect solution: User-managed health and fitness. This enables you to jumpstart your metabolism to burn off body fat, lose weight and energize your life! (more…)
This paper defines the MAF HR, discusses its importance, and relates it to other standard physiological parameters. Dr. Philip Maffetone I. Introduction Heart-rate monitoring is essential to exercise prescription by health…
A systematic approach to building health and fitness while improving overall human performance and preventing injury, illness and disease. Dr. Philip Maffetone Introduction In a society strongly emphasizing health, well-being…
Find and fix these 7 health and fitness hazards that can slow you down One of the most common questions I receive is from athletes asking why, despite all the…
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…
For more than five hours of rigorous racing, Walter relied on water only, and his stored body fat for fuel. Hal Walter won the 29-mile World Championship Pack-Burro Race in…
After decades of being led astray by the calorie-counting myth, it’s time to put the idea to sleep. In a healthy environment, all animals know how much of what foods…
We run, bike, swim, sleep, walk and do many other physical, chemical and mental activities. It all requires energy, and the more we have directly affects our human performance. Those…
Achieving ultimate energy for athletes—-answering questions on ketosis, carbohydrates, and fats. The notion of getting fast on fat is the other side of a key issue in endurance science. “Want…
It was around 1972 that I first experienced the wonders of super high fat burning and ketosis. It occurred during a two week fast (water only). Although a busy student…
Nothing impacts humanity more than the air we breathe and food we consume. These simple essentials generate energy for our brains to think and bodies to act. But not just…
Why is it so difficult for so many people to even consider giving up sugar and sugar-containing foods, and refined carbohydrates? It’s easier said than done. Dangle the carrot of…