It is easy to measure the number of heart beats per minute. Clearly, this number increases with exercise intensity. But how regular is your heart beat during exercise? And what does this imply potentially? In a recent work with my colleagues Esa Räsänen, Matti Molkkari and Giorgio Angelotti, we have studied the fluctuations of the…Continue readingHow regular is your heart beat during exercise?
Models to predict performances in running can be useful for both racing and training. It has been almost hundred years since the first systematic study of the connection between physiological principles and world record running performances was performed by Nobel prize winner Archibald Hill (1925). He proposed a mathematical model, based on metabolic energy considerations,…Continue readingBritish Milers’ Club News: An introduction to our model for endurance performance