Humon Blog
Maximizing personal health, fitness, and performance with Humon
iOS Updates and Beta Testing Program iOS 13 and WatchOS 6 were released on September 19th, and after some brief…
Since Humon’s inception, we’ve taken the habit of staying very close to our users. A few months ago, we realized…
August 30th 2019 – Written by Dr. Chris Myers Many of us rely heavily on Heart Rate (HR) to set…
The Humon training zones were developed from years of market and scientific research. During the early days at Humon, we…
Over 60% of workouts recorded with Humon are endurance types. Long, steady-state training workouts are included in almost all training…
Day in and day out, they tease us, they fight us, they beat us. Limits. The enemy of the irrational…
Heart rate training has been the gold standard for over 40 years when it comes to endurance training. Heart rate…
We are excited to announce that our cofounder and CEO Alessandro Babini has been selected as one of @fastcompanies most…
During exercise, your muscles use oxygen to convert nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to use as fuel. The oxygen consumption…
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Chris Kilmurray who is the founder and head coach of Point1Athletic….
Bence Tamas is a national level rower and is also one of the very first Humon users. He has been…
We are excited to announce we’ve added support for the all new Garmin Forerunner 245, 945, MARQ series, and the…
Since the launch of Humon, the Hex is now being used in over 50 countries by thousands of athletes worldwide…
The Training Think Tank is a network of coaches who provide highly personalized training programs, assessments, and nutritional advice to…
At Humon our mission is to maximize the personal health, fitness, and performance of people by providing actionable insights that…
A highly requested feature– We are very excited to announce that the Alpha version of the Apple Watch app is…
Michael Hsieh began rowing just over 2 years ago. In that period of time he was able to win gold…
Many new features have been added to the Humon app lately, so we’ve decided to compile a list of tips…
The CrossFit Open is an annual competition and is the first qualifying stage for the CrossFit Games. The Open is…
A common misconception we often see is athletes using the metrics blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) and muscle oxygen saturation (SmO2)…
We’ve been making many updates to the Humon app and we are very excited to introduce real-time audio feedback. In…
VO2 Max Elite athletes have been measuring their VO2 max for over 50 years as a measure of overall aerobic…
Measuring muscle oxygen (SmO2) during training provides a localized measurement of exertion and is the only metric that can tell…
Humon started out of MIT over 3 years ago. Today, the Humon Hex is being used in over 40 countries…
As requested by many of you, the Humon zones are now incorporated into the FIT file generated when using the…
The Science and Clinical Validation of Humon The Humon Hex uses near-infrared spectroscopy, or NIRS, to measure localized muscle oxygen…
The Benefits of Muscle Oxygen on Athletic Performance and Recovery It’s well known that the ability for your muscles to…
The demand for more biometric data in Olympic sports is greater than ever. With the 2020 Summer Olympic games approaching,…
High performance athletes look for the extra edge because every second matters. Unlike better shoes or a lighter bike, altitude…
The New York Marathon is fast approaching and if you’re anything like us, those pre-race jitters are setting in and you can’t stop…
Under-utilized and often overlooked, warm-up is one of the most important parts of any effective workout. Warming up properly allows…
Over the past few years, dietary ketosis has become a buzzword in…
You know the feeling. You’ve been in a great workout groove, your fitness is at an…
If you sit down with some of the best-known entrepreneurs, business execs, and leaders in the world today and ask…
Every morning, you wake up to infinite data at your fingertips. You know how well…
Taylor Warren is a professional cyclist with the Boulder based 303 Project. He is also working as a USAC level…
Knowing your muscle oxygen during training provides valuable insights and can help optimize all stages of your workout beginning with…
Wearable technology is on the rise and is projected to reach 123 million units sold worldwide in 2018. In the…
Just about every athlete includes some form of interval training in his or her workout regimen. Interval training typically involves…
