The Polar FT4 heart rate monitor communicates with a transmitter, so you can see your overall progress when you’re working out. The FT4 is one of the lower-level models; if you want more aggressive training and detailed statistics, Polar has that, too. I love that the watch has a backlight. I also adore the color (mine is a pink/purple).
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7 Pieces Of Fitness Advice We Actually Want To Follow
She could be making a phone call now. FITNESS TIP OF THE DAY: MAKE THE MOST OF PHONE TIME My best friend Susan (whom I call by her maiden name, Woolum), joined LA Fitness in Maryland a little more than a year ago. Though shes long walked all over tarnation to various locals to and from her job in Washington D.C., as well as fairly regularly with neighbors in the morning, she hadnt been part of the get-fit gym brigade. Then she signed up for sessions with a personal trainerand hasnt stopped going Hooray! We were talking the other day, shortly after shed gotten home from a trip to the beach. She said this in passing, and I zeroed in on its Tip-of-the-Day potential: I had a conference call earlier, she said, and I did a plank during it. This tickles me beyond measure.
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Fitness Tip of the Day: Make the most of phone time
That doesn’t mean ignore your abs: Core strength is essential to balance, stability and power in your arms and legs. Just try something more efficient and safer, like a plank . Caffeinate If you’ve been torn by debates over the health effects of caffeine , consider this: That jolt can give your stamina and endurance a boost, “making a long run or ride feel easier,” sports dietitian Molly Kimball told Shape. Whether you prefer coffee or tea is up to you. Just go easy on the sweeteners, as sugar may negate the pick-me-up from the caffeine, Shape reported. Sleep In It’s a classic conundrum: Both exercise and sleep are crucial, but if you get a lousy night’s rest, do you still get up for that a.m. workout you had planned?
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