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Your VO2 Max, Explained
Runner, triathlete and exercise physiology Ph.D. candidate Alexandra Coates explains what your VO2 max is, why it's important and what you can do to improve it.
Validity and Reliability of the New Portable Metabolic Analyzer PNOE
The purpose of this study was to compare the new portable metabolic analyzer PNOE with COSMED – Quark CPET, a previously validated stationary metabolic cart.
Heart Rate Zones | The Basics
Your heart rate is one of the best indicators of how hard your body is working during a workout. In this article, POLAR discusses the five heart rate zones and how to use them for exercise.
Muscle Fatigue: Lactic Acid or Inorganic Phosphate the Major Cause?
Lactic acid or inorganic phosphates, a meta analysis on what truly is causing “the burn”.
Aerobic and Anaerobic Threshold: Explained
Former Cycling National Team and Cycling Ireland 2018 Coach of the Year, Barry Monaghan, discusses the importance of aerobic and an anaerobic threshold and explains what they are.
Effect of Wearables on Sleep in Healthy Individuals: A Randomized Crossover Trial and Validation Study
Do you use a smartwatch to track your sleep? Do you wonder about its accuracy? This independent study investigates the Whoop strap’s ability to accurately measure sleep.
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Relevant but Underused
Doctor Daniel E. Forman et al. discuss the various benefits of cardiopulmonary exercise testing despite a corresponding lack of use.
Metabolic Flexibility and Nutritional Interventions for Cycling
Former Cycling National Team and Cycling Ireland 2018 Coach of the Year, Barry Monaghan discusses metabolic flexibility and the issues with many of the nutritional interventions individuals, including athletes, are implementing due to misinformation.
How Does WHOOP Measure Sleep, and How Accurate is It?
Whoop’s interpretation of the validation study results.
VO2max Trainability and High Intensity Interval Training in Humans: A Meta-Analysis
Can you really train your physiology or is it genetic? This meta-analysis looks into the adaptations your body will make in response to training, particularly at high intensities.
Cardio-Metabolic Analysis with PNOĒ
Co-Founder of PNOĒ, Panos Papadiamantis discusses the benefits of a wearable metabolic assessment tool and its use with large teams in varying settings to get information otherwise unattainable.
VO2 Max and All Cause Mortality
Smoking, Heart Disease, End Stage Renal Diseason, or Low VO2 max, what’s more deadly? Mandsager et al, 2018 review VO2 max and Long Term mortality.