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| 19/10/2004 |
| Is your exercise routine doing you more harm than good? |
| After a hard session in the gym you convince yourself “well at least it’s good for me.”
But shocking new statistics from the British Heart Foundation suggest that this may be far from the truth. Over-exercising can be as harmful to your body as not exercising at all if you don’t monitor you heart rate correctly.
As well as muscle strain and ligament damage, sudden bouts of exertion without a proper warm up can put excessive amounts of strain upon the heart. Exercising too hard is not beneficial to anyone, in particular those who are out of shape, middle-aged or elderly.
To remain healthy, it’s vital that you get into the habit of measuring heart rate and finding out what is a reasonable level of exercise for your age, ability, fitness level and chosen sport or exercise routine. This needn’t be as difficult as it seems…
Oregon Scientific – producers of leading-edge consumer electronic products - have a range of Vibro Trainer heart rate monitors that optimise your workout based on your personal fitness profile and selectable heart rate limit. Consisting of chest belt and watch, the Vibro Trainers measure your heart rate and via the SMART training programme keeps you in the all important “zone”, maximising the benefits of your workout.
The Cardio Vibro SE121 (£59.99) and the Cardio Vibro Pro SE132 (£69.99), track real-time average heart rate readings as well as measuring calories and percentage of fat burnt on it’s easy to read LCD display. Plus the vibrate function notifies the wearer that they’re working outside of the all-important zone, so you know whether to step the workout up or down.
The range comes with a whole host of extras including; count-up timer, clock, alarm and stop-watch (to name but a few!).
The Cardio Vibro range is used in training by top UK Triathlete Tim Don. As a professional athlete Tim is aware of the strain that over exercising can place on your body and says “It is vital that athletes of all abilities stay within the correct ‘heart rate zone’ and products such as Oregon Scientific’s Vibro Trainer Pro watch and heart rate monitors are essential aids. It’s not so much about pushing yourself to your physical limit but working and training more effectively and efficiently.”
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