for incline. The treadmill has 20 programmes, which are less intuitive to use – for example, to find the distance programmes you have to press “Calories” repeatedly – though once found, they’re easy to use. You can also record two of your own programmes, which

, its how you work up to your max that counts.Sports science laboratories often use a graded treadmill run to establish MHR. The speed of the track is gradually increased until you can no longer keep up, and your heart rate at this point is assumed

One Treadmill...48 Hours...12 Crazy Runners...495.76 miles...One new world record!If you finished FLM on Sunday, you probably thought it felt as though you’d been running towards the Mall for days. Well, spare a thought for nine nutty forumites

’t worry, we’ll be explaining alternative methods in future issues. As with all tests and measures, give it a try, but remember that even the best aren’t completely foolproof.Performing A Conconi TestIdeally, you need a heart rate monitor that will record

invested in a treadmill and embarked on an acclimatisation programme with the aid of a 2kW heater and lots of water.I flew overnight to Nairobi, and after resting on my first day did a 10K acclimatisation run, which went well. David had taken a couple

money? Basic Models "Basic HRMs let you set limits and control heart rate intensity for individual training sessions, record exercise duration, calculate calories burnt and record the time spent in and above your set heart-rate zone

to transmit HR between watch and strap, which means less interference from power lines, treadmills and other HRMs.You choose whether HR or the stopwatch is shown in the large or small part of the display.Easy-to-hit button on front.Contact: 0208 326 6900; www

. But what I do have in common with Liz and Sonia (apart from our taste in sport and washboard tummies – I wish!) is that I too have been a pregnant runner. Unlike them I did not go on to win London Marathon records or win medals at the Sydney Olympics

Leading the field: Paula RadcliffeThe Athens Olympic Marathon in 2004 was meant to be Paula Radcliffe's race. Since her marathon debut in London in 2002 the British world record holder had never been defeated over the distance. Certainly the Kenyans

SWIM: Warm-up: 4 x 75m with bilateral breathing. Main: 10 x 50m steady with 30 seconds rest between efforts, then 100m fast (record your time). Cool down 6 x 50m bilateral breathing SWIM: 3 x 100m warm-up. Main: 75m, 100m, 125m, 100m, 75m all with 40