Maybe you heard, maybe you didn’t, but last year the Smart PE Movement took off on the wings of the Heart Zones Move Solution. For those of you just now hearing the term “Smart PE”, get ready because Smart PE is the future of physical education, and the future is now! 3 things you need to…
In 2017, the proliferation of wearable technology is going to hit new highs, but the big question is will everyday users get the most out of their tech? In the end, myself and my team at Heart Zones, Inc, believe that the answer to that question lies in the ability of brands and fellow industry leaders…
Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) October 14, 2016 For the first 10 months of this year, Heart Zones, Inc has seen company wide growth hit record pace growing 400% year-to-date. The majority of that growth can be attributed to their recent investments in an exciting new group fitness technology dubbed the Heart Zones Move Solution. It is…
What Comes First in Finding the Right Personal Trainer? You You’ve finally made the decision to seek a change in your fitness level. Â You may be an active person who is looking to get to the next level or compete in an event. Â Or you may be a sedentary person who has never exercised before…
Wearable fitness technology offers solutions to educators and motivates students. SACRAMENTO, CA March 15 2016 â 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 hasnât changed for 40 years. The Healthy People Initiative 2010 tasked these…
Fitness Technologies and the American Childhood Health Crisis When researchers see signs of heart disease in American children as young as 8 years old, it becomes clear that the issue of childhood health problems caused by obesity and physical inactivity cannot be ignored. We propose that some of the most effective solutions to this crisis…
Where the Blink Heart Rate Monitors Started A little History I bought my first heart rate monitor in 1981. I had co-founded Fleet Feet Sports five years earlier and I was on the hunt for a way to run faster and longer. That first monitor, biofeedback device, didn’t look like anything you see today because…
We do better when we do activities together. If you are tired of starting and then quitting a workout program? Ready for a change? There are a lot of different ways to make fitness training a daily habit but I recommend one of the best … camaraderie. That is because we do better whether it…
If exercise becomes one of your habits, it becomes automated. No longer do you have to engage in the daily internal dialogue of âShould I workout today?â Doing a workout is no longer on the table for discussion. It becomes habitual – you exercise every day. Daily physical activity isnât a choice, itâs a requirement of…
Tracking your workouts to see if you do enough exercise is key to insuring that you are getting the right amount of physical activity. Currently, adult health guidelines promote about 30 minutes (about 3,000-4,000 steps at 100 steps per minute) of moderate-intensity daily aerobic activity such as brisk walking. And, walking is one of the…