Fitness Mastery: Hypertrophy, HIIT & Running Optimization

Comprehensive fitness involves a mix of strength training for hypertrophy, HIIT for metabolic health, and corrective exercises for postural alignment.

Exercises and Workouts Heart Rate Information

Target Heart Rates in High-Intensity Interval Training

Published Dec,29 2017 | By Michael Baker

The target heart zone of a high-intensity intervals workout is between 80 and 95 percent of your maximum heart rate.

What Happens When You Go to the Gym When You Are Sick?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Michael Baker

You've dutifully kept up with your New Year's resolution of regular gym attendance when you feel the twinge of a scratchy throat or sinus headache. Is your streak over? If it's a minor cold, you probably can persevere and might even feel a bit better after your trip to the gym.

Michael Baker has worked as a full-time journalist since 2002 and currently serves as editor for several travel-industry trade publications in New York. He previously was a business reporter for "The Press of Atlantic City" in New Jersey and "The [Brazoria County] Facts" in Freeport, Texas. Baker holds a Master of Science in journalism from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn.