Welcome to the October 1, 2002 edition of The Heart Zones e-Newsletter
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1. Airline Web Specials to The Heart Zones International Fitness Training Conference This Week in Seattle October 4th-6th!
2. Fifty Plus Fitness Members
3. Fat Burning After Exercise- a question from the e-mail bag
4. Gotta check this out: A fellow Heart Zoner's website - Joedom.com
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5. Workout: New Target for Eating
6. Heart Zones Survivor Series!
7. Coming soon! Stability Balls
8. Heart Zones Seminar Dates

The Heart Zones International Fitness Conference brings together the most respected faculty in the world on fitness training and is designed for all levels of learners from first timers to specialists. This 3-day conference is an opportunity to develop and expand your knowledge, skills and experience of health, fitness and sports training. Don't even consider missing Sally Edwards and the entire Heart Zones Faculty all in one place on one weekend - October 4-6, 2002, Seattle, Washington. To see airline web specials to Seattle, log onto: www.orbitz.com or www.expedia.com Fall into fitness with this opportunity! 4 Easy ways to register.
1. Online: www.heartzone.com
2. Fax: 304-536-1580
3. Mail:
Heart Zones International Fitness Conference Registration
2636 Fulton Ave, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95821
4. Phone: 304-536-0333 (8 am to 5pm Eastern Standard Time).

Ray Stewart, Executive Director of Fifty-Plus Fitness Association, gives us a report on a recent meeting held in Washington, D.C on the topic of promoting greater physical activity among older adults. The "Extending Vitality" Conference gave more than 20 organizations and agencies an opportunity to meet with Dr. Richard Carmona, Surgeon General of the United States to urge him to make promotion of physical activity for older adults the central focus of his administration.
Dr. Carmona stated that he is committed to making physical activity a priority during his term and invited the group to provide guidance and assistance to his office as he determines policies and programs. Dr. Bortz, a widely recognized expert on longevity and "vital aging," praised Dr. Carmona for his emphasis on general fitness and urged him to focus specifically on fitness for older adults. "With millions of 'baby boomers' passing the age of fifty, our increased numbers of mature Americans can be either a liability or an asset, depending on their levels of physical activity. If they suffer the frailty that results from inactivity, we are in for rough times. However, if they are mobilized into added decades of vigorous, productive life, America will have gained an incredibly valuable resource."
Dr. Bortz also referred to the extensive body of clinical research showing that physical activity can slow and even reverse many aspects of the aging process. At a time when the cost of medications threatens the financial security of millions of Americans - as well as the survival of the Medicare system - physical activity can prevent the need for expensive medical and surgical therapies.
All of us at Heart Zones believe in the importance of life-long fitness. We are a training and education company committed to supporting people of all ages in becoming fitter and healthier. Heart Zones will join in the efforts to extend programming to encourage physical activity in older adults. For more information on the Fifty-Plus Fitness Association call 650-323-6160. To learn how you can implement a cost-effective local program in your community, check out our Heart Zones Circuit Training Program developed by Rob Kerr and Sally Edwards. www.heartzone.com

A question on Fat Burning: I am a beginning triathlete, 52 yrs old. I've completed 3 sprint distance triathlons at a slow place. I am very confused about the fat burning zone. I enjoyed reading Sally's book "The Heart Rate Monitor Guidebook to Heart Zones Training" (aka the green book). According to the book, as you move higher into the five different heart zones, your heart beats faster and you burn less fat while burning more carbohydrates. In the book by Mark Allen and Julie Moss "Workouts for Working People", they argue that once you exceed your aerobic heart rate in a workout the fat burning not only stops but stops for 8 more hours. So you burn carbo's and not fat for the next 8 hours. Finally, the "Precision Heart Rate Training" book by Edmund Burke says just the opposite of Allen and Moss. This is all very confusing. Who's right? I just want to make by body burn more fat efficiently to improve my endurance and keep my weight down. Help, I am confused!"

Heart Zones Associate Lorraine Brown provides Dennis with the following answer: "I have completed extensive meta-analysis of hundreds of research articles for the book I am writing with Sally Edwards titled: "Fit AND Fat". It does look like that at some very, very, very high training intensities that the metabolism relies almost entirely on the glucose metabolism, but afterward stopping the activity it appears that there is an increase in not only glucose metabolism but fat metabolism as well. In fact, the harder the exercise session, the more 'post workout' fat burning you get! This is because the body is trying to replace depleted glycogen stores and get back to a position of "full energy tanks". One way it does this is by taking some fat out of storage, and the other way is by grabbing carbohydrates that you eat after exercise and put them straight into your glycogen stores (which is why it is so important to eat after exercise). I really don't think these comments about cessation of fat metabolism after an anaerobic workout are correct. If you have any additional research that proves this to be true, I would be very interested to know.

Answers to questions such as these and more will be addressed at the first International Heart Zones Fitness Conference coming up October 4-6 in Seattle. We want you to learn from fitness experts from around the world. Join us by attending a seminar, workshop, certification, or workout by going to www.heartzones.com to sign up. This Conference only happens once a year and this is a rare opportunity to meet world-authorities.

Joe Dom is a certified Heart Zones Cycling Blue Jersey Master Trainer from Peach City, GA. Joe has made his love for athletics part of his overall lifestyle and regularly competes in local road races, cycling events and triathlons. He maintains a very informative personal website of training information. A wonderful example of how training from the heart and using heart zones training can keep you motivated and determined to use your heart, in the zones, and to meet your goals. http://www.joedom.com/joedom.com/index.shtml.

You won't want to miss this topic at the Heart Zones International Fitness Conference next week Rosemary Agostini will deliver a keynote luncheon address titled "Does Anyone Know How to Eat for Energy?", The following release is what Rosemary and her husband, George Brooks, have been working on - the development of a new eating standards for the USA and Canada. Yes, the RDA's have changed and the amount of exercise - one hour a day - has also increased. This is important for all of us to know and understand. You can get the full report on the web at http://national-academies.org and you can 'hear all about it!' at our conference October 4-6th in Seattle, Washington when Rosemary presents the new RDA nutritional standards for Canada-USA. Don't miss out!

Okay, so IRONMAN is over, completed, done - mission accomplished. During this time known as "post race depression", I find myself tossing around ideas on what is next. You know, with training less, I have more time on my hands and well.., somehow I have settled into spending some of that time with a remote control in my hand! Okay - I'll admit right now! I DO lean towards the television set when blurbs about the "The Amazing Race" and "Survivor" or Outdoor Life's network "Extreme Race" come on. It looks fun, daring and well....possibly another challenge! So then I think, "okay, Jessica, aka Crab Legs, baby steps - you know, break it down to something smaller". Then I think about the "Survivor" party that I hosted for my Heart Zones Performance Camp attendee's last year. It was a blast and included endurance events, goofy events like placing a double headed plunger between two people balanced on their foreheads with a mini hula hoop that they had to swing around and eating gummy worms from a dog bowl! So, what am I getting at? I want to develop a low-cost, Heart Zones Survivor Series that YOU can host with your friends or fitness club. Got any ideas for me? ....Come on, think of some of the obstacle courses or Ropes Challenge courses you have seen or done or wanted to do and email them to me! Be a part of developing a FUN Heart Zones Survivor Series that we can all do! All entries will be eligible for a drawing for a SURVIVOR BUFF too! jessica.menendez@heartzone.com

Yes, those great balls that help you develop core strength will soon be available for purchase at your favorite website. www.heartmonitors.com will soon be carrying stability balls for purchase on their site. These balls are an excellent way to achieve balance, develop flexibility and improve core strength. Keep checking the web site for more details and look at the new discount pricing available for heart monitors! Go to http://www.heartmonitors.com

If you don't see a location close to you, contact Kathy Kent at mkent11@aol.com to explore how you can schedule a seminar in your area! Visit www.heartzone.com for registration information.

Date Place October 4-6       Seattle, WA       International Fitness Training Conference 3 days of seminars, workshops, certifications October 26-27 Naperville, IL November 9 Albuquerque, NM November 9 Barrington, IL November 16 Calgary, Alberta December 7 Houston, TX January 19 Concord, CA January 25 Detroit, MI February 8 Sacramento, CA

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