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4 stories for“endurance training evidence”

VO2 max strongly predicts longevity, but the evidence that slow, low-intensity Zone 2 training is the best way to raise it is weaker than the trend suggests.

Jan 15, 2025

Sports

Rest Days: What Recovery Actually Requires, and Why Doing Nothing Is Often the Wrong Kind of Rest

Training is the stimulus; adaptation happens in the hours between sessions, and it needs sleep, food and time in roughly that order. Ice baths, compression and massage guns are at the margins. Light movement usually beats the sofa.

Apr 15, 2026

Health

Creatine Helped Adults in Their 40s, 50s and 60s Build Muscle Even Without a Workout Plan, Texas A&M Study Finds

Sixty-four adults aged 45 to 65 who took 10 grams of creatine daily for 12 weeks gained lean tissue and strength regardless of whether they followed a structured exercise programme, researchers at Texas A&M reported.

Oct 1, 2026

Nutrition

Hydration Facts: How Much Water You Actually Need, and Where 'Eight Glasses' Came From

The eight-glasses rule traces to an unreferenced 1945 guess. Here is what evidence-based bodies recommend instead.

Apr 8, 2025

Results

Zone 2 Cardio Versus VO2 Max: Sorting the Training Trend From the Evidence

Rest Days: What Recovery Actually Requires, and Why Doing Nothing Is Often the Wrong Kind of Rest

Creatine Helped Adults in Their 40s, 50s and 60s Build Muscle Even Without a Workout Plan, Texas A&M Study Finds

Hydration Facts: How Much Water You Actually Need, and Where 'Eight Glasses' Came From

Results

Zone 2 Cardio Versus VO2 Max: Sorting the Training Trend From the Evidence

Rest Days: What Recovery Actually Requires, and Why Doing Nothing Is Often the Wrong Kind of Rest

Creatine Helped Adults in Their 40s, 50s and 60s Build Muscle Even Without a Workout Plan, Texas A&M Study Finds

Hydration Facts: How Much Water You Actually Need, and Where 'Eight Glasses' Came From