Product Description

Sally Edwards, the queen of hearts, as she is more affectionately known to heart rate monitoring enthusiasts around the world, has done it again!! As the world begins to embrace this relatively new technology (HRM), Sally has "been at its cutting edge" since inception, as she not only competes, trains, and researches with her heart rate monitor, she has become the greatest teacher of how to use your heart rate number to meet your training health goals. A perfectionist who will commit to any challenge involving athletic pursuit, she is the world's most knowledgeable heart rate monitoring educationalist. This is the most complete aid yet to assist in gotting full value from heart rate monitoring technology.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200276 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 238 pages

About the Author
Sally Edwards

Customer Reviews

Review of Smart Heart
Hidden behind the cutesy graphics and simplistic maths (how many times do we need to know that 70% 0f 200 is 140?) lies a very informative guide to heart zone training. Sally Edwards addresses this increasingly popular aspect of fitness training in an easy manner which belies her authority on the subject. I feel she does tend to overlook one of the most popular excercise machines,the indoor rower, which combines comprehensive performance monitoring, including heart rate monitoring on the latest models, with non impact excercise, but otherwise I found this a very useful and well written guide. A bit pricey perhaps but arguably worth paying a little extra for.

A must read
I agree with the first review, some of the graphics and maths are unhelpful and would add that the whole tone of the book is too conversational / longwinded / informal (I can't quite put my finger on what I didn't like but it's a bit like reading a self-help book when you don't feel you need one!).

That said, it would be uncharitable to give this anything less than five out of five, The book is probably unique and anybody engaged in any level of physical activity would benefit from reading it. I've been training at a variety of sports for almost 25 years and in the last week of changed so many unhelpful training habits thanks to this book: For example I feel I've stopped damaging myself and started shifting that last bit of fat that I've never been able to move previously. Sally's never going to win the Booker Prize for literature but this book is a monumental contribution to sports knowledge at every level of participation.

The best heart rate training book I have ever read!
As a fitness professional for 10 years, I have tried to find a book that explains heart rate training as thoroughly and as understandable as this book. I have 10 fitness instructors who work for me and this book is a required book. The descriptions are informative and easy to read and more importantly, easy to understand.

I just wish the book was easier to find!