Imagine a new direction in physical education… Imagine having individual exercise data that was immediately sent to student records, the student, and the parents, each day from physical education classes. Today, the evolution of heart rate technology has revolutionized physical education and sports by allowing for more precise measurements and accurate evaluations. Our profession, and…
When triathlete, ultra-marathoner, and best-selling author Sal Edwards wanted to reshore assembly and packaging services for their latest business endeavor, s/he immediately thought of PRIDE Industries. Heart Zones, founded by Edwards in 1994, is a pioneer in the field of science-based heart rate training programs and devices. Among these devices is the Blink Armband,…
For the first time, the Physical and Health Education teacher, the coach, and the after school program directions are able to see live biofeedback on a studentâs response to different exercise intensities. But, what if the numbers displayed on the visual Big Board are unusual? What if the heart rate numbers appear abnormally high or…
Adding the Physical to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) PEL, Physical and Emotional Learning A New Construct for Physical Education Sal Edwards, Heart Zones CEO and Founder Social and emotional learning, or SEL, is a concept that provides valuable ways to learn cooperative and interdependent relationships with others. PEL, physical and emotional learning is an…
Reshoring Fitness Technology How Heart Zones is Bringing Jobs Back to the USA for Those with Disabilities Wearable, data-driven fitness technology motivates and empowers individuals Roseville, Calif. (August 14, 2021)Â â PRIDE Industries, the countryâs leading employer of people with disabilities, will provide kitting and assembly services to Heart Zones, a pioneer in the field of…
Use Your ESSER Funding for Health and Physical Education to Promote Social, Emotional, and Physical Learning Funding is readily available for your school physical and health education program. It is easy to request. It is easy to get it. This is federal not local funding which has already been allocated to your school. Technology purchases…
One of the questions that we receive from teachers that are interested in implementing Heart rate and activity tracker into their program is, âHow easy will it be to use Heart Zones Move in my class.â My answer is always the same.
My journey as the pioneer of using heart rate sensors in the school setting begin in 1980. Since than I have been asked so many times: âWhy do you think using heart rate sensors is so importantâ? Since the first few months of this journey utilizing heart rate sensors, the most important reason I realized was that I knew I wasnât âguessingâ anymore when I would encourage students to either go faster or slow down. Before having access to wearable technology it was especially haunting each fall and spring when all 550 of my middle school students ran the mile, and then later, complete the 20 meter cardio test.
Lessons From the Heart With Beth Kirkpatrick Earlier in the year Heart Zones pleasantly announced the return of Beth Kirkpatrick to the team. Not only does Beth bring decades of experience researching, funding and implementing wearable technologies into the physical education setting, but is passionate about how these products increase the service physical educators are…
MVPA IS ONE OF THE BEST Teacher Performance Tools As a department head, leader or individual teacher, one of your goals is to develop and support an effective physical education program. One of the best ways of accomplishing that goal is to incorporate the use of wearable fitness technology like heart rate and step tracking…