Hey everyone!
So today was the fitness day for Mrs. C and Stef and I took her pulse at the end of her ten minute run, and it was 80 beats per minute. Dr. Harshaw since Mrs. C doesn't have a heart monitor we don't know how to monitor the specific things such VO2, Mass/BMI, Heart Rate Max., and others; if you could give us some suggestions to help us with that, that would be greatly appreciated because it is very frustrating. Also I know that you said you didn't needed the who, what, where, and when for everything. I just wanted to say again that Stef and I will be meeting you at the practice football fields on Monday at 3 o'clock. If you have any other questions then please let us know.
~Renee
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The VO2_max isn't something you'd monitor daily. It takes a good bit of AT or LT training to improve that. I'd recommend doing some background work on what VO2_max measures on the body and what kind of specific workouts are needed to improve it.
BMI can be calculated online. Just google for "BMI calculator" or use this one:
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
(HTML links aren't clickable in the blog's comments, so you'll have to copy and paste that URL.)
There are a variety of max hr formulas out there. The most commonly used is 220-age. Once that's determined, then set up workouts to hit specific hr zones. Google for "heart rate zone training" to see some examples.
The hrm I'm using is one that I picked up last semester when it was just me doing the project using some available funds. Unfortunately those funds aren't available this year, but I am actively trying to think of an alternative way to get the same kind of data. I'm a big fan of this hrm, and get a lot of information out of it, especially for planning, and analyzing a workout.
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