Confused by heart rate training? Overwhelmed by how to determine your ideal running heart rate zones? In this post, I’m going to break down the science behind heart rate training into easier-to-understand bites, so you can finally understand the science behind heart rate training, and decide if running by heart rate zones is the right training method for you.| RELENTLESS FORWARD COMMOTION
Heather Hart is an ACSM certified Exercise Physiologist, NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), UESCA certified Ultrarunning Coach, RRCA certified Running Coach, co-founder of Hart Strength and Endurance Coaching, and creator of this site, Relentless Forward Commotion. She is a mom of two teen boys, and has been running and racing distances of 5K to 100+ miles for over a decade. Heather has been writing and encouraging others to find a love for fitness and movement s...| RELENTLESS FORWARD COMMOTION
A substantial decrease (10% every 10 hours) in the HR response is a general cardiovascular feature of ultramarathon cycling, suggesting that the ultraendurance threshold lies at about 70% of HR(max) in elite ultramarathon cyclists.| PubMed
due to increased heart rate rather than a progressive increase in cutaneous blood flow as body temperature rises....| LWW
Recently, a phone call conversation with a client revealed that one of her more pressing concerns about her upcoming 100 mile ultramarathon wasn't necessarily finishing the ultra, but the potential onset of the post race| RELENTLESS FORWARD COMMOTION
I believe that a common thread among all successful ultrarunners is an unwavering confidence in themselves - whether they outwardly recognize that or not. Because frankly, there is no way a person can toe the| RELENTLESS FORWARD COMMOTION
As a coach I often tell my athletes "the longer the race, the more opportunities there are for things to go wrong". It sounds like a sarcastic quip from a seasoned and surly ultra runner| RELENTLESS FORWARD COMMOTION
I never imagined I'd have such a hilariously complex (and at times unnecessarily dramatic) relationship with sport - but here we are. My life as an athlete technically and unceremoniously started when I was 9| RELENTLESS FORWARD COMMOTION