, but worried that you might harm the baby if you continue running. Well, worry no more. It used to be that obstetricians would advise pregnant women to monitor their heart rate while exercising to make sure that it didn’t exceed 140bpm - a ridiculously low rate

is to lose weight, you shouldn't be giving 100% in your workouts. The point is to spend as much time as possible running, rather than running at high intensity. Buy a heart-rate monitor, which can tell you when you're going too hard. At this stage it

great runner," says Anderson. Using a heart monitor is a good way to prevent yourself from training too hard on your easy days. "Keep your heart rate below 75 per cent of your maximum heart rate– or 70 per cent of your heart rate reserve – and let your

to 10-15 seconds per mile slower than your current 10K race pace. Run at this pace for five minutes then increase the gradient to five per cent and run for two more minutes at the same pace. This should force your heart rate up by 10-15 per cent

tell them about perceived exertion. I even talk to them about intervals and about running at specific percentages of my maximum heart rate. But deep down I know that I’m just having fun.I try hard to maintain the charade of adulthood while running

last year.Ralph strongly believes in looking at the whole picture for each individual. He not only helps to develop their specific goals but also working with heart rate, can design training programmes to fulfil each individual’s goals whilst fitting

:-)"And finally, some British humourThe 'FLM 2007 - Anyone thinking of doing this one?' thread may come as a welcome antidote if you're put off by vastly experienced runners in earnest discussion about splits and heart rates. "How far is it?" asks Tri

to exercise only at 140 bpm heart rate or below, for example, may be over-cautious for many athletes.If you're having an uncomplicated pregnancy and you were already running beforehand, then as long as everything is progressing as it should be and your doctor

up on workouts is a highly efficient and effective way to maintain or boost fitness levels. "For the runner trying to improve their fitness, the essence is that you are running fast - anything that gets the heart rate up around 80 per cent of maximum

of the most effective forms of carbohydrate to ingest just prior to exercise since it's easily digested and releases energy at a steady rate. Another study at the same university revealed that the sweet stuff significantly improved the time