Welcome to part two of this series on using your heart rate to exercise properly. This part is fairly long but I think the information is worth the time it will take to read it.
In part one of this series I discussed what maximum heart rate is and how it relates to developing a [...]
If you are exercising on a regular basis, either to lose weight and/or get more fit, you need to make sure you are in the right “zone” when it comes to heart rate. Using your heart rate to train is important and doing it the right way will speed up your progress and help [...]
Everyone has heard this one before, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”. Most of us have ignored that, especially if we are busy or trying to lose weight.
Well, maybe we should rethink the idea of skipping breakfast. Over at The World’s Healthiest Foods there is a great explanation of why we should [...]
Ah, the first weeknight in over five months where I have been able to ride outside after work. I was really getting tired of my trainer five days a week.
I really enjoy riding outside. But, in my metro area, traffic, especially rush hour traffic, can be rough. The weekends aren’t too bad [...]
If you are looking for a reason to start living a more active life, how about this:
Something as simple as a daily walk can reduce your risk of stroke by almost 50%!
This was the conclusion of a study presented at the recent 2008 conference of the American Stroke Association, which is a division of the [...]
