How To Set A SIMPLE Heart Rate Goal

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I like to wear a heart rate monitor while spinning or jogging so I have confirmation for how things are going and can adjust my workout.  Some might call this OCD; I prefer to think of it as positive motivation. Wearing a heart rate monitor helps me figure out if I’m working too hard (almost never the problem) or if I can safely push a little more to get a great workout in as short a time as possible.

Plus it helps keep my mind off the actual exercise.

The trouble is, I have never been able to figure out what my actual target should be.

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What’s In That Energy Bar?

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Recently, I bonked after competing in a grueling (and yet fun! even though we lost!) USTA tennis match. I came home, flopped onto the sofa and realized I was both light headed and so tired I wasn’t sure I could get up.

But I had to get some food in me. Fast.

After carefully getting to my feet and slowly making my way to the kitchen island,  I gobbled several handfuls of M&Ms. OK, 10 handfuls. Then I took the M&Ms bag (it’s big and it lives on my kitchen island. Don’t judge me please) and a glass of water to the sofa.

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