Heart Zones^® Courses, Qualifications and Events

Three Different Seminars to Choose Between :

• - Threshold Heart Rate Foundation Seminar (New Leaf Metabolic VO2)

• - Maximum Heart Rate Foundation Seminar (Suunto Group Heart Rate)

• - Power-Watts Training Foundation Seminar (Power Meters on Cardio)

In this three hour seminar and one hour workshop you learn:

• All about maximum, metabolic threshold heart rate, or power-watts training and why it's the anchor point for setting your zones
• About the benefits of the five training zones and why and when you should spend time in each of them.
• How much, how often, and how hard (the training load) you should exercise to achieve the minimum and maximum cardiovascular benefit.
• How to interpret your own individual heart rate or power output numbers for health, fitness and sports performance.
• About the emotional heart zones and how to handle stress and gain more happiness by using your monitors as a stress monitor..
• How to use a heart rate monitor, power meter, or metabolic assessment (VO2 test) for weight loss to burn more total calories and fat as the fuel of that energy expenditure.

Participants receive a Syllabus and heart rate cards. Recommended reading if possible in advance: The Heart Rate Monitor Guidebook, available at the seminar and on our website. This seminar is for everyone - fitness enthusiasts, group exercise leaders, health-medical professionals, coaches, and personal trainers.

Only $99!

WORKSHOPS ONLY (No Seminar):

   1. Field Testing Workshop: Sub Maximum Test, Threshold Field Test, Or Power-Watts Workshop

       or

    2. Testing and Assessments using Heart Rate Monitors: Take 8-different tests to measure "How Fit You Are."

In this two hour workshop you learn or experience:

• How to measure your maximum, threshold heart rate, or power-watt output.
• Take the tests to measure your sub-maximum heart rate tests called The Easy-Moderate-Hard Test, The 2 minute-10 Beat Test, and The 2 x 4 Minute Test. Or, you test for threshold heart rate using the Can You Speak Comfortably Foster, the RPE, and the Subjective field tests. Or you test for threshold power using any watt-equipped cardio equipment (erg, elliptical, cycle, etc. machine).
• What the results of your field tests mean and how to set intensity training zones.
• And, if you are a fitness professional, you additionally learn how to administer these tests and score the results accurately for your clients, group, or athletes.

Workshop attendees receive a copy of all of the different Sub-Max or Threshold assessment protocols.. This seminar is for everyone - fitness enthusiasts, group exercise leaders, health-medical professionals, coaches, and personal trainers who need to establish their baseline numbers.

Only $99!

Level 1: Cycling Qualification, The Blue Jersey

A Primary National Indoor Cycling Qualification choose between

• - Cycling in the Maximum Heart Rate Zones

       or

• - Cycling in the Threshold Heart Rates Zones

               or

• - Cycling in the Power-Watts Zones

 

In this three hour qualification and one hour application workshop you learn and experience:

• How to administer sub maximum, threshold heart rate, or power tests to an individual or class to determine the anchor point to set training intensity zones.
• About the bike and the class - bike set-up, safety, appropriate music, drills, movtivation, variability, and classroom guidelines.
• How to teach a class in Heart Zones Cycling by using the five zones, a heart rate monitor or power meter and then assessing the anchor point to ride strong in different intensity zones.
• The differences between setting riding zones based on power-watts, threshold heart beats, or maximum beats per minute.
• About getting fitter using the bike - the 5 parts of a workout, how to read a profile, ride types, and ride design.
• New business strategies for implementing heart rate monitors and Heart Zones Cycling into your class or club.

   Receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from national organizations.

A short workout and a practical teaching session are included. Participants receive all the materials from the Foundation Heart Zones Training Seminar and Sub Max or Threshold Testing Workshop, plus a professional application Manual. This course qualifies for 7.5 hours of CEUs from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, USA Triathlon, and USA Cycling. It is recommended that in advance, if you can, please read the book: The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Cyclists. All of the books in the Heart Zones Training library of works are also available at the seminar and on our website.

Only $249! Includes the 3-hour Foundation Seminar and 1-hour Sub Max, Threshold Assessment, or Power Cycling Workshop.

Level 1: Personal Trainer Qualification, The Blue Shirt - choose between

• - Personal Training in the Maximum Heart Rate Zones

           or

• - Personal Training in the Threshold Heart Rates Zones

           or

• - Personal Training in the Power-Watts Zones

  An Advanced or Secondary National Qualification.

In this three hour qualification and one hour workshop you learn:

• How to administer sub maximum, threshold heart rate or power-watts tests to your clients.
• How to set the five heart zones for your clients.
• How to administer and prescribe cardiovascular workouts that include dose-response-adaptation sequence with periodized training methodology.
• How to write an effective cardiovascular training program for yourself or your clients using The 10 Step Program.
• The latest in exercise science to gain cardiorespiratory fitness changes such as training load, periodization, time in zone, and training effect as well as valuable weight loss application information.
• How to immediately use this methodology to help your clients and athletes as well as enhance your professional status and expertise.
• Additionally, receive Continuing Education Units from national organizations.

Receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from national organizations.

A short workout is included. Participants receive all the materials from the Foundation Heart Zones Training Seminar and Sub Max or Threshold Testing Workshop, plus a professional application 60+ page Level 1 Manual. This course qualifies for 7.5 hours of CEUs from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, USA Triathlon, and USA Cycling. We urge you to get the most out of the qualification by reading in advance The Heart Rate Monitor Guidebook. The Heart Zones Training books are also available at the event and on our website.

Only $249! Includes the 3-hour Foundation Seminar and 1-hour Sub Max or Threshold Assessment Workshop.

 

Fitness Testing Workshop - How Fit are You?

• During this 2-hour course,  you complete several heart rate self-assessments that include ambient, delta, steady-state, recovery, criss-cross, ladder, and/or threshold heart rate tests.
• Determine your current level of fitness with the help of your Certified Trainer, Your Heart Zones Certified Trainer can make suggestions on how to improve your health, fitness, or performance, based on the results of your fitness tests and your personal goals.
• Learn how to write a training plan based on your current level of fitness for a 5K walk or a 2-year plan to run a marathon.

Workshop attendees receive a packet of fitness testing cards. This course qualifies for 2 hour of CEU from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, USA Triathlon, and USA Cycling.

Only $99!

Level 2: Cycling Qualification, the Green Jersey, Expert Level.

In this three hour qualification or qualification and one hour workshop you learn:

• About the three training tools for cycling: power meters, heart rate monitors, and VO2 metabolic carts.
• Alll about metabolic threshold training and training rules.
• How to lead a threshold ride.
• Which is better - training using max, threshold heart rate, or power-watts training.
• How to administer field tests for threshold and understand the VO2 metabolic test, the gold standard for cardiovascular fitness testing.
• How to generate a dditional revenue-making opportunities to increase your income and enhance your status within our club.

    Receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from national organizations.

    Completion of any Level 2 course gives you an additional opportunity of moving through the ranks from a "Quaified Heart Zones Cyclist" to becoming a national "Master Trainer".

A short threshold ride and an additional practical teaching session for coaching skills are included. Participants receive a +60 page Level 2 Manual. This course qualifies for 4.0 hours of CEUs from ACE, AFAA, ACSM, USA Triathlon, and USA Cycling. We urge you to attend this course having devoured the recommended advance reading: The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Cyclists. It is available at the qualification event and on our website.

Only $129!  Includes the 1.5-hour Sub Max, Threshold, or Power Assessment Workshop and 2.5 hour Level 2 Expert level course work.

Specialty Heart Zones Courses

Heart Zones USA offers you a menu of specialty courses that might best fit your current needs for content and continuing education credits.

• Advanced Heart Zones Training Seminar
• Level 3. Qualification for the Yellow Jersey and Yellow Shirt. This course work is a prerequisite for moving up the ranks to go from a "qualified" to a "Master Trainer".
• Workshops using Heart Rate Monitors: weight-loss, walking, senior fitness, first-timers, sport-specific (running, cycling, swimming, triathlon, skiing).
• Metabolic Fitness Assessments: Using the New Leaf mobile metabolic cart, our certified Metabolic Specialist leads a 2-8 hour course on VO2 testing, interpretation of the results, the Metabolic Report Card, and how to write an exercise prescription using VO2 max, threshold heart rate, ranking of fitness level, and caloric expenditure in total and using carbohydrate and fat substrates.

The above courses are additionally offered at the annual Heart Zones Conference held in Denver, Colorado in October/November each year. If you have completed all other prerequisites and are interested in any of the above, please contact for further information.