Rating: 
Summary: Good Introductory Book
Review: The book is an excellent introduction to Heart Zone training. The examples are very clear, the worksheets and charts easy to understand and use, and her training suggestions seem very practical. Although I found this book easier to read than others on the subject, it seems best for those who don't know much about heart zone training and want a very good, basic understanding with some pointers that can be put into practice immediately. It's not for advanced heart zone enthusiasts.
Rating: 
Summary: Good information- poor writing skills
Review: The information contained in this book is very useful for working out and not giving yourself a heart attack..I have seen many personal attacks in some of the reviews...what that about? Anyhow the author is somewhat ego driven as are most really in shape people..ever walk around a gym and notice the bodybuilders...As a therapist your not going to get into shape unless your driven..so, it improving your health is what your after, without excessive injury, this is a good book.
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent Training Guide
Review: This book is a great tool to lose weight and more importantly
keep it off !I recommend you buy a good Heart Rate Controlled
treadmill as you can maintain the heart rates very precisely.
Not so easily done by just plain jogging or running. I lost 40 lbs in about 100 days following heart rate principles and a good diet along with weight machine training and I expect to keep it off FOREVER !~
Rating:
Summary: Ok book for beginners, raises lots of unanswered questions
Review: This book is ideal for beginners. If only she had put the word beginner in the title I would have known and chosen another book. The book is very basic, and more than half of it consists of experiences of her friends. She goes into too many details about them, and the quotes sound made-up.
I'm a beginner to heart rate training but not a beginner to exercise. I ended up with lots of questions that her book doesn't answer. She says many things that I'm questioning. Maybe they're true for beginners who are out of shape but for me? According to her book, I'm running anaerobically (86% of HR max) yet I'm not even out of breath. Later she says that the threshold is different for everyone. so these percentages she gives (60%, 70%, 80%, etc.) are not accurate.
Overall I got some good ideas from this book, like the importance of cross-training and keeping a log of what I do. But at the same time I think at least half of it wasn't helpful. If you haven't exercises in a while and are out of shape, and are willing to buy a heart rate monitor (I suggest Polar) then this book is for you. If you already exercise I would search for a more advanced book or website.
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