Not a Runner? Here’s how to get Started The thought of going from never running, to doing it almost everyday for fitness is pretty daunting. That’s why at Heart Zones, we want you to know that starting small is actually a BIG WIN. Sometimes all it takes to dramatically improve your fitness and health, is…
What are the Main Benefits of Running? You may be asking yourself, why would I choose to run for a workout, as opposed to other types of exercise such as walking, skating, swimming, or biking. It is a great question. Here at Heart Zones we really believe in the importance of cross-training, so we encourage…
Where the Blink Heart Rate Monitors Started A little History I bought my first heart rate monitor in 1981. I had co-founded Fleet Feet Sports five years earlier and I was on the hunt for a way to run faster and longer. That first monitor, biofeedback device, didn’t look like anything you see today because…
June is upon us and the focus on physical fitness in on. With trips planned, family get togethers arranged, and other social events on the calendar, people reach a peak focus on getting themselves fit! We all want to look good and feel good for these occasions. However, while it is important to “look good”,…
Happy May Heart Zones, Inc fans! This month we are looking to share with you more about wearable fitness technology and help you improve your workouts by finding the right formula for you. With so many different wearable devices out there today, we are excited to help you better understand what is important & what isn’t.…
Interested in learning more about Heart Rate Training? Want to learn some of the basics of how to use heart rate monitors effectively for training and feedback? Check out this Ch.1 excerpt from Sally Edwards’ upcoming book Smart PE – Using Heart Rate Sensors and Activity Trackers for Physical Education! Read more…. Chapter One –…
Using Foot Pods for Training A foot pod is a smart* and wearable device that senses the movement of your foot.The foot pod is a class of “activity or fitness trackers” that sends data from an accelerometer to a receiver. The foot pod replaces the pedometer because it provides more powerful data and has the…
Find YOUR Wearable Device The answer to this question – Which Fits You? – is that it depends. Heart rate monitors measure and monitor the quality of your activity. Activity trackers measure and monitor the quantity of your activity. The two are quite different. Heart rate monitors are measuring the load or the stress on…
Top Fitness Trend for 2014 High-intensity interval training (HIIT) was just crowned the top fitness trend for 2014. This is the first time that HIIT took the number one spot according to the American College of Sports Medicine survey. Also called burst training, the activity involves short period of high heart rate intensity followed by…
We do better when we do activities together. If you are tired of starting and then quitting a workout program? Ready for a change? There are a lot of different ways to make fitness training a daily habit but I recommend one of the best … camaraderie. That is because we do better whether it…