Heart rate training
The zones There are quite a few heart rate zone charts- some have 7 zones, some 5, some 4. When I did my pt training we used the 5 zone model: Zone 1 – Moderate Activity – 50-60% of maximum heart rate Maintenance, or warm up/cool down mode. Zone 2 – Weight Control (fitness/fat burn) [...]
Why strength train?
Strength training is not just for guys wanting to bulk up. It is important for everyone, regardless of age. Incorporating regular strength training into your fitness program will increase your lean muscle mass, which in turn will allow your body to burn calories more efficiently which will result in a reduction of body fat. As [...]
LT training for everyone!
Lactate threshold training There is a lot of discussion about lactate threshold training on the fitness websites I frequent. There also seems to be some confusion about what the benefits are in this type of training for ‘regular’ people who want to lose a bit of weight, or who maybe want to take part in [...]
Fat and prime time tv
Morbidly obese people weighing in after guzzling litres of water to (pad out) their ‘starting weight’, ‘star trainers’ with questionable ethics condoning and participating in unrealistic ‘quick fix’ weight loss programs. Humiliation, guilt and shame- great tv, right? Even the names of these shows add to the whole humiliation extravaganza. I know that a lot [...]
Heart rate and weight loss
Trying to figure out what heart rate you should be training at can be confusing. Most people I see want to lose weight/fat and tone up, so I will write from that perspective here. If you go to a gym, or have a cardio machine at home, you will notice a general guide to heart [...]
