Runner's Web Heart-Rate Zone Calculator Heart rate Training Zone Calculator Estimate your heart-rate zones for easy running, anaerobic threshold (AT) and VO2 Max workouts. Instructions Enter your age and resting heart-rate. Select your gender. Maximal heart rate generally declines with age from about 220 beats per minute in childhood to about 160 beats per minute at age 60. On the other hand, resting heart rate isgreatly influenced by endurance training. The typical adult has a resting heart rate of about 72 bpm whereas highly trained runners may have readings of 40 bpm or lower. In a study published in the March issue of The Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Dr.
Cool Running | The Couch-to-5K ® Running Plan By Josh ClarkPosted Saturday, 1 January, 2011 Couch to 5K ® | Beginning Running First off, you may be asking, "exactly how many miles is a 5K?" You should ease into your 5K training plan gradually. It's easy to get impatient, and you may feel tempted to skip ahead in the program, but hold yourself back. Start Your 5K Training | A Few Minutes Each Week Each session should take about 20 or 30 minutes, three times a week. Be sure to space out these three days throughout the week to give yourself a chance to rest and recover between efforts. Run for time or run for distance There are two ways to follow this Couch to 5K ® training program, to measure your runs by time or by distance. Before setting out, make sure to precede each training session with a five-minute warmup walk or jog. Cool Running’s Couch to 5K ® Program is available for purchase online through iTunes or the Google Play Store. 5K Training Schedule
FitLink - The Premier Online Fitness Community No More Excuses - A 13 Minute Work Out - Iowa Avenue - StumbleUpon Everyone has a busy schedule, and the most common excuse for not exercising is, “I don’t have enough time.” Well, that isn’t an excuse anymore. You do have time. How about when you’re watching TV? We plan, we schedule, we work, we cook, we do chores, we care for family and friends, but when do we have time to spend on ourselves? I’m not asking for you to spend hours each day or any given day, but exercise, especially regular exercise, can and will change your life. You can take a few minutes each day to tone and tighten your muscles. To help you do that, below I’m highlighting 13 exercises you can do in one minute. What’s great about these is that you know most of them, and they are very effective: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. It may take time to build your endurance, but because they are each in one minute sequential segments, they will help to improve your body and mind. Soon, you could be training for a marathon, because After all, it’s about a healthy lifestyle! © Iowa Avenue