If you're an endurance athlete, your lactate threshold can be an incredibly useful training tool – but what exactly is it, and how can you measure and use it? Lactate is created when muscle tissue ...

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Lactate measurements already have many uses but are still playing an increasingly important role in healthcare. With typical levels of approximately 2 mM/mL, lactate is a by-product of energy used in ...

Cardiorespiratory fitness is important for health and key to athletic performance. We offer three types of aerobic fitness testing to let you know where you stand and help you make health and ...

When runners talk physiology, two terms tend to dominate the conversation: VO2 max and lactate threshold. Although the two metrics are related, they are not the same – and they shape performance in ...

One of the most important parts of any structured training plan is to train at the correct intensity. Using a heart rate monitor or cycling power meter are both excellent methods to monitor intensity ...

If there is one stat that every cyclist wants to know, it’s their “VO2max.” Just what does this secret number mean? And more importantly, why is it a pretty near meaningless red herring, and what ...

FLC exercise science teams up with Durango Nordic Ski Club On a bluebird Saturday in Southwest Colorado, Durango Nordic Ski Club joined forces with the Fort Lewis College exercise science department ...