TOOLS I USED TO GET AND STAY HEALTHY:

TOOLS I USED TO GET AND STAY HEALTHY:
1. HEART RATE MONITOR

2. Knowing my Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
http://www.sparkpeople.com/r
esource/nm_articles.asp?id
=385

3.Knowing my Body Mass Index (BMI)
http://www.sparkpeople.com/r
esource/calculator_bmi.asp

4. Knowing my Max Hart Rate Goals and Getting there by doing the following:

HR ZONES:
60-70% Endurance, Aerobic, Recovery and Fat Burning
I do this 5 days a week for 80-140+ minutes a day

70-80% Improving Aerobic Fitness and Fat Burning
I am in this zone for 15 +/- minutes 3-4 days a week in a 60 minute work out

80+ 90% Increase Athletic Performance
I am in this zone for 45+/- minutes 3-4 days a week in a 60 minute work out.

90% to 100% The Red Line Zone is for helps to develop speed.
This zone is only for short bursts during a work out a 1-3 minutes 3-5 times a work out