Times have changed. In the old days, circa 1984 when I bought the first commercially available device, all heart rate watches would communicate with each other. Those days are gone. That’s because the transmission, how the transmitter (chest belt) and receiver (watch) connect or communicate has changed. Today, to be an aficionado of mobile training [...]
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May 14th, 2013Using the Power of Habits for Your HZT Success
April 14th, 2013If exercise becomes one of your habits, it becomes automated. No longer do you have to engage in the daily internal dialogue of “Should I workout today?” Doing a workout is no longer on the table for discussion. It becomes habitual – you exercise every day. Daily physical activity isn’t a choice, it’s a requirement [...]
How Much Exercise is Enough – The Anwers is in Your Heart Rate Monitor and Your Step Counter
January 20th, 2013Tracking your workouts to see if you do enough exercise is key to insuring that you are getting the right amount of physical activity. Currently, adult health guidelines promote about 30 minutes (about 3,000-4,000 steps at 100 steps per minute) of moderate-intensity daily aerobic activity such as brisk walking. And, walking is one of the [...]
Lower Your Resting Heart Rate with Yoga or Meditation
January 20th, 2013If you want to save heartbeats or improve your heart health, recent research points to two different non-drug methods: Yoga Meditation Yoga, with its meditation, breathing exercises and sometimes-difficult poses, has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. Because practicing yoga is known for its ability to bring inner peace, the activity is often recommended [...]
Are You One of the Crazy Ones? The Heart Zones Crazy Ones?
January 18th, 2013I’d like to ask you read (below) or better yet, to watch the video of one of the most successful advertising messages in history – Apple’s Think Different. campaign. Steve Jobs asks you if you are one of the crazy ones? Are you one of the troublemakers who wants to get America fit? Are you the round [...]
It’s a New Patriotic Act – Get Fit
July 24th, 2012There is emerging a new definition of patriotism. Being strong and being healthy is one of the most patriotic acts that an American can do to get our country back to being at it’s best. In the past, patriotic acts and services would include joining the military, volunteering for a civic cause, displaying–pledging–saluting the flag, [...]
Which Heart Rate Monitor is Best for You – Digital or Analog?
July 16th, 2012You have choices in selecting a heart rate monitor. One of those choices is whether to choose an analog or a digital transmitter belt and watch or receiver. But, what is the difference between a digital and an analog heart rate monitor? And which of the two is best for you? The answer lies in [...]
Exercise May be Risky – Really?
June 15th, 2012Could exercise really be bad for some healthy people? Really? The answer to this recent controversy is – it depends. The new report used six different sound studies involving 1,687 people. The results of this provocative research is that 10% of the participants got worse not better from cardio-exercise as it affects heart related alleged [...]
The End of the Couch Potato: How to Use Technology to Motivate at Digital Health Summit
January 13th, 2012On January 12th, I, Sally Edwards, moderated a panel at Digital Health Summit, part of the CES, Consumer Electronic Show, titled “The End of the Couch Potato: How to use Technology to Motivate”. The question that I posed and asked of the panel is the big hairy one: How do these device tools help you [...]
Join Sally Edwards at Women’s Health Summit in Illinois
January 10th, 2012Join Sally Edwards for the inaugural Women’s Health Summit in historic Galena, Illinois. Midwest Medical Center is hosting the Women’s Health Summit, an event for mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, and fitness professionals. The event is being held at Chestnut Mountain Resort and features two key speakers: best selling author and triathlon legend Sally Edwards and world [...]
