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Books : Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiotby: John L. Parker
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 Rating:  - A beginner's perspectiveI have never been able to stick to any form of running program in the past, so I have waited three months before submitting a review of this book. I received this book for Christmas and read it from cover to cover before deciding that I would follow the twelve week novice program. I was already walk/running about 10 to 15 miles a week, but without any plan of where I was going. I often wore a heart rate monitor, but never really used it to train properly. This book changed all that, ... Read More Rating: - this is the only running book you needBeing an overweight lady of a certain age began running at the beginning of the year. I ran too fast too soon and came up against injury after injury. I invested in a heart rate monitor and have religiously stuck to Parkers advice in this book and have been injury free since. My fitness and endurance is improving and it feels much easier to keep to percentages than worry about how many minutes running/walking I should be doing which is how most plans work. This book is written with humour and is ... Read More Rating: - This book transformed my lifeFrom a coughing, spluttering, over enthusiastic, over weight, over 40, would be runner to a keen (read addicted) runner in a couple of months. This book has singlehandedly transformed my life. I have lost around 1 1/2 stone and now run at sub 10 mins per mile at less than my 70% recovery threshold. I can breathe easily and I now race, for fun!!! I'd also recommend the Runners World web forums for sharing experiences and progress. You need this book! Rating:  - HRM for the complete novice?This book should be read before you buy your HRM. It poo-poos the idea of 'heart rate zones' and instead uses a maximum HR for each level of activity, eg <70% instead of the usual 60-70% zone. The chapters are well written with humour and give a good explanation of the concept of training using a HRM. There are several suggested 12 week programs for beginners through to "advanced" runners. Each program gets slightly harder week by week but the program relies on running distance as opposed to time. ... Read More Rating: - Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat IdiotI am a 9 minute miler, always wondering why my training didnt produce the result I thought I was capable of. After buying a heart monitor, I just couldnt figure out why my heart was going fast, and why I wasnt able to keep going at a high rate. This book told me exactly what I was doing wrong, and offered lots of advice and instruction on how to USE a heart monitor as opposed to WEARING one. It is brilliant!!!.. Since reading this book, I am now training properly, feeling less tired, doing MORE miles, and ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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