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Why monitor your heart rate? You’re huffing and puffing through another aerobic workout, wondering if you’re really doing yourself any good. Are you working too hard or not hard enough? You look around. The person next to you has barely broken a sweat while the one in front is drenched from head to toe. Well, sweat may not be the best indicator of exercise intensity. For that, we need to look to our hearts. Heart rates, to be exact. When you exercise, your heart beats faster to meet the demand for more blood and oxygen by the muscles of the body. The more intense theRead More →

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What does “Fitness is more than health, health is more than exercise” mean? If a person is doing exercises on a consistent basis, it is in most cases a good habit. The question is – what is he feeding the body with everyday?  How come the person may still be overweight or often underweight? This is because the body is not nourished or is fed with wrong food. What we want to tell you is that even a person is doing “fitness”, it does not necessary meant that he is healthy. You want to always keep in mind that a healthy body needs a balanceRead More →

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People’s heart rates vary considerably, depending on what they are doing, their levels of fitness, what medications they are on, and their age. Knowing how to measure a maximum heart rate, and understanding how target your heart rate zone while exercising can set the stage for successful weight loss, get the maximum benefits of any exercise regime and ultimately help you to understand the overall health of your heart. There is a range of exercise intensities that is described as safe and effective for promoting cardiovascular benefits. To determine what range is best for you, you’ll need to be familiar with a few terms. 1.Read More →