Why Choose Heart Zones?
The Germantown Municipal School District, including Houston Middle School, chose the Heart Zones Move Solution (back then called the Heart Zones system) due to its easy implementation into their existing physical education programs. For the past three years their school had been a showcase school district for the Polar Gofit program. The Germantown PE teachers found the Polar products to be very hard to implement and manage in their programs.
What do you like most, now that you have switched to Heart Zones?
After switching to Heart Zones, the students began understanding the goals set by teachers through the use of "FIT points" and the live projection "Big Board" which the teachers said works a lot better than the Polar system.
" The simplicity of implementing them into our PE programs and the potential of measuring when students are in best frame of mind for learning is what I love most about Heart Zones. "
How did you secure funding for Heart Zones?
The Germantown Municipal School District acquired the funds from several different funding outlets. They secured funds from the state of TN Coordinated School Health program, Title IV funds, and from local education foundation grants.
It is their goal as a district to offer the best twenty-first century learning environment for their students. The Germantown School administration and School Health Supervisor believe highly in the notation that healthy students make the best learners!
According to the PE teachers and staff at the Germantown School District...
That’s why our school district exceeds the state mandated standard for implementing and offering physical activity and physical education. We are looking forward to fully implementing the Heart Zones Move Solution across our district to increase awareness of how to personally track your fitness and the impact of being physical active can have on student learning.
What do your students love most about Heart Zones?
Moving from the polar H7 chest strap location to the Blink heart rate monitor forearm location. The kids did not like wearing the chest devices and would much rather wear the device on their arm. Also, the FIT points. The kids clearly understand their goals and understand how to achieve them in the most productive way.
What do you, as teachers, love most about Heart Zones?
Same as the students. They enjoy that they have moved from the student chest to their forearm. Also, the simplicity of entering student information into the Heart Zones system. All around easier product to use in the physical education setting.
Testimonials
“Way more comfortable to wear!”
-Middle School PE Student
“Love that they are visible and not on the chest of the student!”
-PE Teachers/Administration
“Easy to use in class and to getting to work on the screen!”
-High School PE Student
“Mass loading students to the app is very simplistic!”
-PE Teachers/Administration
“It’s so cool to see my heart rate on the screen!”
-Elementary PE Student
