5 Practical Tips to Help Avoid Workplace Burnout
One of the biggest stress-related issues that continues to impact the workplace is burnout. But what can you do if you start to feel yourself heading in that direction?
What’s Your Fitness Age? VO2max Reveals It
VO2max is generally regarded as the best indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness. The higher your VO2max, the better your aerobic fitness.
Firstbeat in International Trainer-Kongress on 26-27 July in Wolfsburg: Aspects of Coaching – the Essentials as a Prerequisite for Success in Soccer
Firstbeat Technologies is participating for the second time at the International Trainer-Congress! The annual event is taking place from the 26th to the 29th of July 2015 in the CongressPark…
Video: Firstbeat and Leanne Spencer Discuss the Secret to a Good Work-life Balance
Leanne Spencer and Tiina Hoffman offer advice on how to put yourself in the best position to succeed – whether that be in the office or outside of work.
Valparaiso Women’s Soccer Joins the Firstbeat Team
“Firstbeat Sports stood out because not only did it have the real time monitoring component but it also had the Heart Rate Variability (HRV) piece built into the system. The…
NCAA Basketball: The Practical Side of Recovery Monitoring
As part of the Firstbeat Sports webinar series, Sean Conaty of the University of Eastern Michigan delivered his insights into the practical side of using data to enhance performance for NCAA men’s basketball players.
How Is the Kent State Men’s Basketball Using Firstbeat Sports?
The Kent State men’s basketball team is utilizing Firstbeat Sports Team solution in monitoring the training load and recovery of the players. – We use Firstbeat heart rate monitors and…
Aikasyke and Firstbeat Supporting the Finnish National Ice Hockey Team in the IIHF World Championships
Janne Miettinen from Aikasyke, a Finnish company specialized in athletes’ fitness testing, is monitoring the training load and recovery of the players in the Finnish national ice hockey team with Firstbeat…
Intensity Is Your Fitness Friend
You may have heard that your fitness level is determined by your genetics. This is true. Luckily, that’s not the whole story. Experts say that about half of the variation in physical fitness between individuals is heritable, meaning it comes to you through your parents.
Answering the Fitness Question with Science
When it comes to your health and fitness, it’s easy to ask the wrong questions. “Am I fit?” is one of these questions that just creates problems. Thinking about your fitness in terms of VO2max is the easiest way to get started.
NCAA Basketball: Challenging Players With the Right Training Load
The ability to track intensity and quantify training loads using technology plays a big role in today’s game, giving team experts the ability to see in specific terms how individual athletes are impacted by training and how they respond at a physiological level.
Solving the Training-Injury Prevention Paradox
In August 2017, Firstbeat Sports hosted a special webinar featuring Dr. Tim Gabbett, an internationally renowned physiologist and leading expert on the topics of training demands and injury prevention.