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Health Tips : How to Determine Your Heart Rate Training Range

By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Sep 16 2010
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1. Heart Rate Arrange – the Karvonen Formula • Find your Resting Heart Rate (RHR) • Find your Predicted Maximal Heart Rate (HR max) • HR max = 220 – age • Find your Heart Rate Hold (HRR) • HRR = HR max – RHR Find the lower limit of your Heart Rate Training Range [...]

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Health Tips : Aerobic Exercise Recommendations

By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Sep 15 2010
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The following recommendations are based on recommendations from the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) Mode Type of exercise – what’s aerobic exercise? Frequency 3 to 5 days each week Duration 20 to 60 minutes of continuous aerobic activity Intensity 50 to 85 percent of maximal aerobic capacity (VO2 max), or 50 to 85 percent [...]

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Health Tips : Tips for Purchasing Athletic Footwear

By Winston Salem in : Fitness Tips // Sep 14 2010
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• shoes ought to fit properly • “toe room” – neither the large or little toe extends over the side • heel – snug without pinching or slipping • inside of shoe should be made of firm material to prevent the foot from collapsing inward • arch supports provide good fit, support, and comfort • [...]

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