A heart rate monitor can be a great tool for keeping you motivated and on track with your fitness goals.  First of all, gadgets are great they give you something to look at and enable you to keep going even when you begin to get a little bored.  Secondly, a heart rate monitor will help you stay within in your target zone and ultimately help you reach your goals sooner.

I often find it difficult to help my new clients, who have never exercised, understand how hard they need to be working.  They are either working so hard out of their target zone that they can't keep up the pace for very long or they are not working near hard enough.

Most people who exercise will use one of two things to help monitor how hard they are working out.  First, the above mentioned heart rate monitor and secondly a rate of perceived exertion scale (RPE).  RPE is a scale of 1 to 10, 1indicates not working very hard and a 10 is an all out hardest effort you can give.  The scale is easy to use and very affordable (free), however, it has its' drawbacks.  First, a lot of people do not know their all out effort.  Secondly, as you become more fatigued it becomes easier to relate working at a 7-8 to working at a 10.

The heart rate monitor is a little more specific, you are either working hard and getting your heart rate up or you are not.  Click on the watch above if you would like to by one, you will be taken to the Perform Better website. 

As you workout try to use something to gage how hard you are working and watch your success grow.

Total Body Transformation Workout – Day 20 strength workout A 3×12, flexibility, stretch the piriformis, quads and chest.

Day 21- Aerobic workout 15 minutes your choice of activities and foam roll the lats, hamstrings and glutes.

Day 22 – Enjoy your day off.

Stay Motivated,

Karen

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