I am blessed to have two parents with strong backgrounds in medicine.  I followed a slightly different path in the health care industry by attending Springfield College, earning a degree in Health and Fitness.  Part of my degree coursework was exercise physiology.  I learned why and how the body reacts to changes in intensity, pressure, and variations in the cardiovascular, muscular, and skeletal systems during exercise.  I learned how changes in your heart rate can affect respiration, body functions, core temperature, calorie expenditure, and more.  In school, we monitored heart rate by taking pulses or connecting subjects to machines.  Upon graduating … Continue reading For Athletes of All Abilities, A Polar Heart Rate Monitor Is A Must Have For Your Fitness Program