by John | May 31, 2025 | Zone based Heart Rate Training
In this post I mentioned that I was using a Blink Heart Rate monitor because I can't see the numbers any more. It's flashing light shows me when I'm below JRA ( T1 or aerobic threshold), between T1 and T2 (T2 is anaerobic threshold) or above T2. Very simple. I like...
by John | May 28, 2022 | Instructor Training, Zone based Heart Rate Training
Should we adopt a standard method of describing Heart Rate Training Zones? My argument is that until we (I'm talking about everyone in the fitness Industry) all speak with consistent language, manufactures will continue to put stickers like this on fitness equipment. ...
by John | Nov 13, 2017 | Zone based Heart Rate Training
Recently, I found myself at the local big box home improvement store looking for some primer paint. A helpful person asked if I had any questions. I explained that I had some pealing paint that I intended to scrape, prime and repaint. He suggested "brand X" as the...
by John | Jul 6, 2017 | Instructor Training, Zone based Heart Rate Training
Thank You to the 354 of you who have completed our survey! It is greatly appreciated. Because I chose to keep the survey anonymous, if you asked me to contact you I don't know who's who. Please contact me directly. My goal is to collect 1,000 responses. If you haven't...
by John | Jan 2, 2011 | Instructor Training, Zone based Heart Rate Training
Ask Amy about her biggest teaching challenge while on a working fitness vacation at a Caribbean resort and she will tell you it's accommodating all the different languages of the guests. Jamaica is very popular among Europeans and Asians, so in one class she may have...