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Lactate Threshold and How to Run Faster for Longer

Early running goals are often as simple as completing your first 5k or 10k race. It’s isn’t long, however, before these initial targets and the joy of conquering them are…

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Why Low-intensity Exercise is Important for Building Your Foundation

While there is no doubt that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) burns a lot of calories, going hard all the time can do more harm than good. Low-intensity aerobic exercise is needed to complete the picture.

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Year in Review 2019: Firstbeat Sports, Fitness, and Lifestyle Wearables

Firstbeat’s advanced performance analytics were introduced in a near-record 20 new devices in 2019. Things also stayed busy on the research and development front.

5 reasons why your VO2max is not increasing

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Why Isn’t My VO2max Increasing? Tips for Improving Faster

This article explores four common reasons why your VO2max might not be increasing as quickly as you hoped and what you can do about it.

Doing physical activity has many benefits

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5 Significant Benefits of Increasing Physical Activity

Remind yourself of the physical and mental health benefits of increased physical activity.

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Ask the Expert: One Workout. One Goal. Why Knowing the Benefit of Each Workout Matters.

Mastering the sometimes-complex relationship between each workout and its role in your development is the key to improving your performance.

Terhi Pollari challenged herself at Nordenskjöldloppet

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Nordenskiöldsloppet 2019 – Taking physical and mental performance to the extreme

See how one Firstbeat employee prepared for, and completed, the 200km Nordenskiöldsloppet race

How you body adapts to heat and humidity

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Heat and Humidity Acclimatization: How Your Body Adapts and What to Expect

Exposure to hot, humid environments trigger physiological adaptations that enable to perform better in those conditions.

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Ask the Expert: What Is Training Load? And How Can It Help Me?

Training Load gives you is the ability to see and track the amount strain placed on your body as a result of your recorded activities over time.

DC Rainmaker at Firstbeat HRV Summit 2019

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Key Takeaways About the Future of Wearables from Firstbeat Summit 2019

The annual Firstbeat HRV Summit brings experts together from around the world to explore how analysis of heart rate and heart rate variability data can be deployed in new and better ways.

VO2max describes your cardiorespiratory fitness and aerobic performance capacity.

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What Every Cyclist Should Know about VO2max and Your Garmin Watch or Cycling Computer

What VO2max measures and how it is measured. How VO2max is used to personalize feedback, and what you can do to boost your own VO2max.

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How One Insight Can Help Novice Runners Avoid Burnout, Injury, and Become Runners for Life

Inspired beginners often run faster, farther, and more often than they should. This often creates problems down the road that can prevent you from brining.