Principle No. 5 of Heart Zones Training is a System. Once you pick the one that suits you, then you know where you are going to spend time in the heart zones. The KISS Principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid) isnāt easy when weāre talking about all the parts of the whole, then integrating that whole…
Principle No. 4 of Heart Zones Training: Wellness is a Continuum. The great science fiction writer Ray Bradbury once wrote about, āthe naming of names,ā 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 āfailuresā in diets…
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 ātarget heart rate zoneā? Good. Now forget them. If we want the individualized benefits of Heart Zones Training, weāre 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: āThou shalt not allow a cookie to cross thine lipsā…āThou shalt run ātil thou dropā…āThou shalt suffer pain, then gain.ā Heart Zones Training, too, has its principles, but there are…