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Archive Home > 2010 > November > 25 > Talk it up

Talk it up

A simple ‘talk test’ during a workout can be an effective tool to test your endurance level

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
November 25, 2010

Trying to figure out how to improve your fitness can seem like a science experiment at times. You can strap on a heart monitor, have your blood lactate level tested or your VO2max calculated. But a growing body of research is validating that a decidedly low-tech, old-school approach can yield....

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