One of the best measures of running fitness is lactate threshold (LT), which is the running speed or heart rate at which lactate — an intermediate product of aerobic metabolism in the muscles — begins ...

For a long time, muscular fatigue during exercise was believed to be caused primarily by lactate as a by-product of glycolysis (glucose metabolism). In early studies, lactate was shown to increase in ...

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 ...

As a runner, it’s helpful to know your lactate thresholds. And, yes, you read that right: thresholds. Plural. There is more than one lactate threshold that matters when it comes to pacing yourself and ...

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 ...

Over the summer, a physiologist named Karlman Wasserman, formerly of UCLA, passed away at the age of 93. The name may not ring a bell, but you can consider your next threshold workout an unofficial ...