What Comes First in Finding the Right Personal Trainer? You You’ve finally made the decision to seek a change in your fitness level. You may be an active person who is looking to get to the next level or compete in an event. Or you may be a sedentary person who has never exercised before…
Congratulations Heath Mueller and St. Matthew School This June, the Heart Zones, Inc team is proud to acknowledge Heath Mueller and St. Matthew School for our Showcase School of the month. They have been using the Heart Zones Move Solution since August of 2015 and in that time, have been incredible pioneers for the Smart…
Max Heart Rate, Testing, Zoning for Conditioning Heart rate training is a very useful tool for make big gains in cardiovascular conditioning, provided it’s based on good effective estimations of what is appropriate intensity levels per the athlete/student. Max Heart Rate (MHR) can be measured accurately in the lab but is time consuming and fairly…
SWEAT, cycling and personal training studio, adds the Heart Zones Move Solution. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STOCKTON, CA, 21 March 2016 – Indoor cycling and functional training just became much more personalized for members of SWEAT located in Stockton, California. Owners, Rodger and Lakeisha Williams, who opened Sweat Stockton Fitness Center in 2011, saw a way…
Wearable fitness technology offers solutions to educators and motivates students. SACRAMENTO, CA March 15 2016 – Physical education and health teachers are faced with a challenge to engage digitally savvy elementary, middle and high school kids in a 19th century classroom environment that hasn’t changed for 40 years. The Healthy People Initiative 2010 tasked these…
About 35 years ago, I started using heart rate data as a guide and the heart rate monitor as my companion for all my workouts. I used it to train and qualify for the 1984 USA Olympic Marathon Women’s Trials. Along with 200 of the fastest marathoners in America, I ran the qualifying time of…
USC Tennis: Player Development & using technology including Heart Zones Move Solution Kevin Epley has elevated three women’s college tennis programs into the top 10 national rankings during his career. Now in his fourth year at South Carolina, and twelfth year overall as a head coach, Epley’s unique training methods focus on player development, and…
Losing Weight after 40 is Easier than Running a Marathon Today I received a message from a training partner, who said to me: “I think there’s something wrong with my body. It used to be easier to lose weight and that’s seeming to change. I’ve been working my ass off, working out for a month,…
Swimming with Heart Rate It’s time to try swimming with Heart Rate again. About 20 years ago, I started using heart rate as a guide for all my workouts, as I swam, biked and ran my way through numerous Sprint, Olympic, Half-Ironman and Ironman distance triathlons. Heart Rate became my Coach. Heart Rate kept me motivated…
Twenty Tips to Maximize Your Investment in Wearable Activity Trackers for Corporate Wellness Programs It is estimated that by the year 2018, more than 13 million wearable fitness tracking devices will be incorporated into corporate wellness programs, up from 200,000 in the year 2013. 80% of employers with more than 1,000 employees, and 44% of…