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,…
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…
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: “Why do you think using heart rate sensors is so important”? Since the first few months of this journey utilizing heart rate sensors, the most important reason I realized was that I knew I wasn’t “guessing” 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.
Part 2. Why Try? Why Use Technology in Your Physical Education and Health Classroom?© Sal Edwards, CEO and Founder, Heart Zones As a health and physical education teacher and coach, it might be challenging for you to adapt to the new technologies developed for your programs. One of these robust solutions is powerful enough to…
What MVPA Tells You About Your Students’ Activity Physical education is a crucial part of developing healthy lifestyles, and Heart Zones is dedicated to helping students develop a lifetime of fitness using personalized data through the Smart PE Movement™. Our mission is to teach students and train teachers how heart rate and other data points…
And How To Incorporate Heart Zones Training As the inventors and developers of zone training, Heart Zones is passionate about transforming your high intensity interval training by incorporating personalized fitness methodology and technology. Are you asking yourself, what is high intensity interval training and how can I optimize it using the Heart Zones method? High…
Trying to find ways to engage your physical education class? Here are some of our top fun PE games. As a physical education teacher, it can be difficult to find ways to engage your middle school students with PE games and lessons. Want additional lesson plans that will help you leverage wearable technology to keep…
Push Yourself With Foot Pods & Zones to Reach Your Goals Whether you’re new to fitness, or want to switch up your current workout routine, there’s always additional ways to boost your performance. One way is to use exercise trackers, also known as fitness trackers, usually including foot pods and accelerometers. One of our favorite…
HEART ZONES CEO, SALLY EDWARDS, SHARES BOUTIQUE STUDIO TRENDS Heart Zones Founder and CEO, Sally Edwards, recently flew to the East Coast to explore seven different boutique studios across Boston and New York City. As boutique studios are currently trending—especially with younger demographics like millennials—Edwards wanted to see what all the hype is about. During…
Why Choose Heart Zones? Q: Why did you choose the Heart Zones Move Solution? A: We chose your product due to it easy implementation into our existing physical education programs. For the past three years we have been a show case school district for the Polar Gofit program. Our teachers found their product to be…