The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Cyclists VeloPress ( 01 June, 2002 ) Book Our Price : £ 9.11 List Price : £ 10.12 You save £1.01 (10% off) Prices subject to change. usually dispatched within 7 to 8 days.

A flexible guide to fitness improvement

This book takes a flexible and adaptable approach to fitness improvement which is based on the use of indoor ("Spin") cycling or outdoor riding. It is important to note that you will gain little from this book simply by being a "Reader" - you must "USE" the book in conjunction with a heart rate monitor. As the authors say, "Life is a Participants Sport" - and this is a "Participants" book. The book introduces the user to the concept of heart rate zones and describes the effect of exercise within each zone. The main thesis of the book is the adoption of a 10 step process to developing the users own training programme which is tailored to their personal capabilities, objectives and available time. The user is shown how to determine their own maximum heart rate and to use this value to define their own heart rate zones. Fitness goals are then selected and current fitness level is determined. Based on these personalised results an individual training plan is deleveloped. The user is then encouraged to record and monitor their own performance against their own targets. A computer programme is supplied with the book to asist with this process. The final step of the process is to encourage the user not to stop but, indeed, to re-start the process back at step 4 - by measuring the new (hopefully improved!) fitness level and go through the loop again, and again, and again.... This book provides the route to "Lifetime Wellness" - it is up to the user to adopt the process or not.

all the information you need!

This book was fantastic from pregnancy through to birth and beyond!! It has a wide range of information from the basics to the alternative and a wonderful section at the back to look up specific problems. I have managed to find everything I needed to know in here and I cant fault it at all. Would recommend to every new mum and even those planning a pregnancy!

A Breath of Fresh Air

This book is fabulous. If you like to be well informed and in control from first days to after the birth, I would highly recommend it. It approaches topics in a refreshingly open-minded manner, giving you real insight into issues before, during and after pregnancy. We bought this book for our first baby, and it was with us all the time. The tips provided have served as a real help. The fact that the book makes an effort to document alternative therapies means this is the ideal book for you if you dont like being smooth-talked by your doctors. There is an extensive section on pain relief methods during birth, and the pros and cons of the standard hospital methods, as well as a wealth of information on how to stay in control without too much intervention. The A-Z Reference at the back is ideal as a look-up when something comes up. We still use it to refer to if Baby gets a bit down. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to be involved in their pregnancy and not just leave it all to the doctors.