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Today, runners can track everything from stride length to sleep cycles, recovery scores to training readiness. The market is flooded with tools that promise insight, optimization, and marginal gains.

Running in zone 2, by definition, should feel easy. And that’s a good thing, considering zone 2 runs make up the majority of any good training plan. These easy efforts serve as the building blocks for ...

Low intensity heart exercising can help improve your endurance, though it may take longer to achieve your fitness goals than traditional high heart rate training. You may have read or heard that to ...

Aerobic exercise like jogging, biking, swimming, or hiking is a fundamental way to maintain cardiovascular and overall health. The intensity of aerobic exercise is important to determine how much time ...

Thanks to the proliferation of smartwatches and fitness trackers, it’s never been easier to log your heart rate while running: Simply don the device, start your workout, and watch those beats per ...

Here are all the ways to find the right fitness wearable for you, and how to make the most of the data it can offer. This post is part of Find Your Fit Tech, Lifehacker's fitness wearables buying ...

When you track a strength training workout on a fitness watch, that watch will happily tell you what heart rate zones you were in during the workout. In fact, they'll do that for any workout, whether ...