Principle No. 4 of Heart Zones Training: Wellness is a Continuum. The great science fiction writer Ray Bradbury once wrote about, “the naming of names,” the all-too-human urge to make sure everything has a handle for us to hold on to. We in the fitness industry are no different. In fact, think about the word…
Principle No. 3 of Heart Zones Training: You manage best what you can measure and monitor. This simple statement has become a mantra for American business over the last few years, and it needs to be a personal mantra for every one of us. Why? Think about it; many of our so-called “failures” in diets…
Prompt: How has wearable technology, such as heart rate monitors and other activity trackers, changed the way you approach your fitness? “Wearable heart monitors, blood oxygen readers, and activity trackers have extremely changed the way I see fitness. They have given me more areas to be aware of as well as a better range of…
Principle No. 2 of Heart Zones Training: Multiple zones give multiple benefits. Remember all those charts on the walls of aerobics or weightrooms, charts listing our “target heart rate zone”? Good. Now forget them. If we want the individualized benefits of Heart Zones Training, we’re going to forget about that single, set zone and concentrate…
Principle No. 1 of Heart Zones Training: Your sneakers are fitted; your training should be, too. Every fitness plan has the holy ground of principle: “Thou shalt not allow a cookie to cross thine lips”…“Thou shalt run ‘til thou drop”…“Thou shalt suffer pain, then gain.” Heart Zones Training, too, has its principles, but there are…
Here at Heart Zones, we want to educate you on everything related to heart rate training. We believe that the more educated you are, the more effective your workouts will be, and the healthier you will be! Heart rate training can seem intimidating at first if you aren’t familiar with it and heart rate jargon…
Whether you are aiming for a weight-loss or any fitness goal, it is always essential for you to listen and know what your body is telling you. As being one of the leading causes of death in the recent times, cardiovascular diseases are very much subtle in its whole form. Although you intend to say…
7 Steps to Using a Heart Rate Monitor Heart Zones Training with your mind-body link – the heart rate monitor – may seem confusing at first. You’ll be learning and discovering new ways of looking at the effort you put out, new ways of understanding fitness that you were never taught in your physical…
7 Steps to Using a Heart Rate Monitor Heart Zones Training with your mind-body link – the heart rate monitor – may seem confusing at first. You’ll be learning and discovering new ways of looking at the effort you put out, new ways of understanding fitness that you were never taught in your physical…
7 Steps to Using a Heart Rate Monitor Heart Zones Training with your mind-body link – the heart rate monitor – may seem confusing at first. You’ll be learning and discovering new ways of looking at the effort you put out, new ways of understanding fitness that you were never taught in your physical…