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When it comes to sports, it’s good to take matters of the heart seriously. Read how your heart rate can help you train and recover smarter.

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Get LIIT With Low-intensity Interval Training

LIIT is a calmer, less sweaty take on HIIT. Here’s the low-down on low-intensity.
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Expert Insights: How TPS Turku Use Polar Team Pro to Develop Young Players

TPS Turku Ice Hockey academy coach Saku Koivu talks about improving young players and preparing them for the next stage of their career.
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Low Heart Rate Workouts: Try This Anti-HIIT Session at Home

Polar ambassador (and trainer to the stars) Jack Hanrahan turned lockdown restrictions into a positive by developing this low heart rate workout.
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Heart Rate During Exercise: What’s Normal, Average, and Target HR?

What can your heart rate tell you about your workout – even while you’re in action? We get to the heart of your training to see what it reveals.
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Heart Rate Variability (HRV): Everything You Need to Know

Whether you’re a runner, cyclist, or gym-goer, here’s how knowing your heart rate variability can improve your health and fitness
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All About VO2max – Your Guide To What, Why, For Whom And How To

Did you know that understanding your VO2max can help you become healthier and fitter? Here’s how with how to measure and improve your VO2max.

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How to Create a Heart Rate Training Plan

Discover how to find the right tech and create a training plan using your heart rate zones, low-heart rate, or HIIT.
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Why Heart Rate Training is the Smart Way to Workout

Want to train smarter, not harder? Of course you do. Here’s everything you need to know about heart rate training.
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Heart Rate 101: Your Essential Guide

Stop flexing those biceps and start measuring your heart rate if you want to be truly fit. Here’s why it’s your essential metric.
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Keep It Steady or Turn Up the HIIT? How to Choose the Right Exercise Intensity

Here’s fitness expert Pete McCall’s advice on how to choose the right exercise intensity and how to use heart rate to guide your fitness workouts.
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“I Have An Activity Tracker, Why Would I Need A Heart Rate Monitor?”

While a simple activity tracker is great, the added value of monitoring your heart rate can take your fitness to a whole new level. Here’s what you need to know.
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Speed It Up To Lower Your Resting Heart Rate

If you’re looking for a way to permanently lower your resting heart rate, the experts’ advice is unanimous – here’s what you should do!
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Heart Rate Monitoring – Discover The Sweet Spot Of Exercise Intensity

Do you know if you’re hitting your sports and fitness goals or even headed to the right direction? Heart rate monitoring is the best way to gauge your exercise intensity.
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Q&A With Les Mills Trainer: Why Monitor Heart Rate In Group Fitness Classes

Your heart’s reaction to exercise is always personal, whether you’re doing an individual or a group workout. That’s why you should monitor your heart rate and adjust your workout accordingly, even in group fitness classes.
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How To Tell If Your Running Heart Rate Is Too High – And Then What?

What are the warning signs that you’re working too hard and what to do when you find that your heart rate is too high in the middle of a run?
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A Breakdown Of Running Heart Rate – Here’s What Really Matters

With the right tools, you can measure your running heart rate and adjust your runs accordingly, but what actually matters and what doesn’t. Let’s break it down.
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When Your Heart Rate Goes Up, The Scale Goes Down – Right?

Data doesn’t lie, so consider your heart rate monitor and your target heart rate for weight loss your best workout buddies. Here are three things to keep in mind when you’re exercising to lose weight.
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How Fit Are You, Really? Your Heart Rate Has The Answer

You think you’re fit because you exercise every day, but are you, really? Read which heart rate variables reveal the true state of your fitness.

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Heart Rate Variability And Orthostatic Test

What’s the relationship between heart rate variability (HRV) and exercising? Find out what your heart rate variability can tell you about your health.
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What Is Optical Heart Rate Tracking?

What is optical heart rate tracking and how is it different from heart rate measured with a chest strap?
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Resting Heart Rate 101: Everything You Need To Know

Your resting heart rate is an excellent way to measure the development of your aerobic fitness. Learn all about what affects your resting heart rate.
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How To Calculate Your Maximum Heart Rate

When you know your maximum heart rate, you can calculate your personal heart rate zones to train at the right intensity. Read more about how to determine your max HR.
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Heart Rate Zones | The Basics

These 5 running heart rate zones indicate how hard you are working. Calculate your zones and train in all zones to improve your running faster.

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