Basics of using the
heart rate monitor.
Nobody wants a new gadget in his life but using a heart rate
monitor is a superb idea to help you get much more out of aerobic exercise. So,
WHAT IS IT? It's a simple gadget that tells you how hard your heart is
working...in particular, how many times a minute it is beating. Almost all such
monitors... Read more
If you can bear it, try to work out in the morning. Some people - like my colleague, Harry Lodge, just can't do it. Okay, but there are pluses. First, you're so much less likely to blow it off as your day gets crowded. More important to me, it whee's you up, first thing, and puts you in a positive frame of mind for the day...makes you less likely... Read more
This is hard, right?... six days a week of exercise...four of aerobics and two of weights? Hard. But guess what: It is SO worth it. Take this past week. I am out west, skiing at Vail. I jump into an Expert class with four locals...two in their 20's and two in their early 50's. And we spend the afternoon, flying down the "Back Bowls"...serious... Read more
Look...some days I dog it. Just like you. Some days I do not get a really serious workout. But, if I may say so, I dog it at the High End. Today, for example, I am in a hotel in Florida...there's an okay gym but not great. And I am a little whipped with travel. So I take it easy on myself. But I do the main thing. The main thing is to... Read more
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