Swaim, D., & Edwards, S. (2003). Physical Education, Heart Zone Training, Heart Rate Monitors, Fitness (High School Healthy Hearts in the Zone: a Heart Rate Monitoring Program for Lifelong Fitness).

From: Palaestra | Date: January 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Swaim, D., & Edwards, S. (2003). Physical Education, Heart Zone Training, Heart Rate Monitors, Fitness (High School Healthy Hearts in the Zone: A Heart Rate Monitoring Program for Lifelong Fitness) Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1607 N. Market St., PO Box 5076; [217] 351-5076, [800] 747-4457, [217] 351-2674 [FAX]; 0-7360-4177-X, paperback, 318 pgs, U.S. $25.00, Canada, $42.95, plus s/h).

This book deals with some unique needs of high school physical education teachers an...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Heart rate monitor can aid your effort
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; In the scheme of things, a heart rate monitor is not going to make or break anyone's fitness program. People have gotten along nicely without the devices for decades and there is no reason to think they ever will be as important as, say, a good pair of running shoes, a bike helmet or an ample dose
BODYWORKS; Getting to the Heart of Your Fitness; Heart Rate Monitors, Once Used Only by Elite Athletes, Can Help the Rest of Us Get in Shape
The Washington Post ; Some call them speedometers for the heart, others say they're like having a full-time coach strapped to your body, but nearly everyone in the fitness business agrees that heart rate monitors are one of today's hottest devices. Once used only by elite athletes, these portable biofeedback units with
Physical education with a heartbeat. (part 2)(heart rate monitors in physical education teacher training)
JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance ; In his best seller Megatrends, John Naisbett (1982) predicted that the 1990s would be high tech and high touch. He cautioned, What happens is that whenever new technology is introduced into society, there must be a counterbalancing human response - that is, high touch - or technology is rejected.
Heart rate monitors becoming popular.(Health & Fitness)(Fitness focus)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) ; Byline: Nicki Anderson Q. What do you think of heart rate monitors? My trainer told me I should get one and I'm not sure of its value. A. A heart rate monitor ranks right up there with a treadmill as far as a wise investment in your health. Once used only by athletes, heart rate monitors have
Effects of wearing heart rate monitors on elementary students' activity levels during a team handball unit. (Pedagogy).
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport ; Measurement of children's physical activity in the past decade has moved out of the laboratory and into the field. One of the most common field measures used by teachers and researchers is the heart rate monitor. These devices allow students to receive feedback and monitor their levels of physical