The Best Running Shoes Improve Proprioception and Prevent Injury

Proprioception is the ability to perceive where you are in relation to everything else. Without it you’d bump into walls and trip over your own feet. It’s been described as our sixth sense. Well-developed proprioception allows us to walk upright without falling over. Continue reading

Polar F11 For All Fitness Enthusiasts

Fitness enthusiasts on every level love the Polar F11 sports watch.  As the name implies, the Polar F11 heart rate monitor is made by industry leader Polar.  The Polar brand of heart rate monitors has emphatically dominated the market for  HRM’s for thirty plus years.  The brand is so well known, that like Coke universally means soft drinks, Polar the world over means wrist mounted heart rate monitors.

Polar has been able to corner the HRM market for three important reasons:

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Eliptical Machines are Spelled with 2 L’s

Elliptical machines have long skies with a mold for your feet, the skies are then attached to gears which allow them both vertical and horizontal movement.  Think of someone cross country skiing and this is essentially what you have.  The reason it is low intensity on the joints is because your feet never actually leave the pedal, they simply move the machine forward and backward.  In contrast a treadmill will have you striking the pad every time you land a stride. Continue reading