NuMetrex - Coach's Corner

Evaluating Marathon Perfomance with Heart Rate and Pace

NuMetrex.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:34:16 GMT

Coach Alinda reviews a readers Marine Corps Marathon run. Evaluating training, heart rate and pace.

Heart Rate Monitor Expert Alinda Perrine's South Africa Trip Report

NuMetrex.com — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:16:01 GMT

Alinda Perrine tells of her experience bicycling the 70 mile Cape Argus Ride in South Africa. Alinda, her husband Bobby and a diverse group of cyclists trained with heart rate monitors for this challenging ride. The trip turned out to be “a transforming experience” for all involved.

Dr. Alinda, I am 47 and my heart rate is usually higher than charts after exercising for about 30 min. My comfort HR is about 153-155. After about 45 minutes it shoots to 160 and continues a gradual upward topping at about 168 when I run 5 or more miles

NuMetrex.com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:53:55 GMT

Alinda answers the following question: Dr. Alinda, I am 47 and my heart rate is usually higher than charts after exercising for about 30 min. My comfort HR is about 153-155. After about 45 minutes it shoots to 160 and continues a gradual upward topping at about 168 when I run 5 or more miles at that’s at a 14 min mile. Am I just deconditioned? I’ve been working out for years. How do I manage my heart rate while building miles and speed?

Alinda's Heart Rate Monitor is Packed and She's Off to South Africa

NuMetrex.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:51:41 GMT

Alinda’s Heart Rate Monitor is Packed and She’s Off to South Africa for the Cape Argus Ride. The Cape Argus Cycle Tour includes a 109 Kilometer trek with 35,000 riders, possibly the world’s largest bicycle ride. Read about how Alinda and a group of 8 riders from her home town trained for the trip.

How to Use Your Heart Rate Monitor as a Calorie Counter

NuMetrex.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:29:42 GMT

How to Use Your Heart Rate Monitor as a Calorie Counter
Your heart rate monitor is a handy tool. Don’t wait to go to the gym to use a calorie counter on a machine. Set your heart rate monitor on the calorie mode and start counting.

5 Heart Rate Teaching Tips for Indoor Cycling Instructors

NuMetrex.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:15:50 GMT

Five Teaching Tips for Indoor Cycling Instructors on how to incorporate a heart rate monitor into your class.

Indoor Cycling Instruction with a Heart Rate Monitor - 3 Cool Connections for Instructors

NuMetrex.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:54:14 GMT

We are happy to be working with indoorcyclinginstructor.com to bring you tips on teaching with a heart rate monitor. We’ve posted these workouts for you to try out.

Get Ready, Get Set, Go –with Your Heart Rate Monitor

NuMetrex.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:00:31 GMT

Whether you received your new heart rate monitor as holiday gift or you retrieved your heart rate monitor from your drawer, now is the time to use this wonderful tool of fitness and health. A heart rate monitor gives you real time, continual, factual, physiological feedback anytime and all the time. Many heart rate monitor watches include stop watches, calorie counters, zones, and other helpful features that help you collect data; thus providing you information to help you track your progress.

Assess 2008, Launch 2009 with a Heart Rate Monitor

NuMetrex.com — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:32:06 GMT

The beginning of a new year encourages us to start over or make anew. Starting over or creating new ideas allows us to dream and aspire to new and different heights. Dreams are good. Gloria Steinem helps us capture why we need to dream in her quote “Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” Article includes instructions for Average Heart Rate Assessment.

Change Your Holiday Travel Habits with a Heart Rate Monitor

NuMetrex.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:28:34 GMT

Make the most of your holiday travel journey by adding a heart rate monitor. Adopt this slogan: The joy is in the journey. Trying new ideas for traveling can add fun and enjoyment to the total holiday experience. Include the holidays as an active recovery portion in your total training plan. You may find inserting active recovery in your plan, prepares your body for improvements when you return to your routine.