After introducing you to the VO2 max test here (and an easy at-home calculator), we had to see how the pros did it. Your faithful cardio correspondent visited a local gym called VO2 Max Fitness to see how the test actually works. The test involved placing a plastic mask over[…]
Read More »If you’ve never heard of VO2 max, it’s not a new energy drink, but the maximum amount of oxygen a person’s body can process during a peak-level exercise. A VO2 max score is now considered the best measurement for cardiovascular endurance and physical fitness. Norwegian researchers studied more than 4,000[…]
Read More »As we previously noted, a long-held belief is that one key to living healthy is drinking roughly 3 liters of water every day. But Dr. Heinz Valtin of Dartmouth Medical School questioned this recommendation, and after researching its origins he discovered that there’s no scientific study showing a health benefit[…]
Read More »(Or How We Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Drinking Water) Screen shot 2013-10-23 at 9.25.08 AMSince the 1940s the American health establishment has recommended 8 glasses of water each day. The National Academy of Sport Medicine, NASM, ups the liquid intake requirement recommending that men drink 3 liters (99[…]
Read More »At Cardio High we like to measure the intensity of our workouts. The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (or Borg Scale) is one of the fitness industry standards for measuring the intensity of exercise. The scale runs from 6 to 20. Starting at 6 may seem totally random, but the[…]
Read More »Peter Driscoll thinks of the world as his gym. A CrossFit trainer and elementary school teacher from Vermont, he demonstrates how to do a Tabata-style workout even on vacation where gyms aren’t always easy to find. Peter shot this video in Haiphong, Vietnam where he lunges through a rice field[…]
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