Heart rate based training for runners

Host: Dr. Matt Minard

Episode Summary

Dr. Matt Minard hosts the Omega Sports' Learn to Run Podcast. By day, he is a Physical Therapist and owner of Learn 2 Run. He enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running and is passionate about helping others run safely first, then faster.

In this episode, Dr. Minard explains how to increase running efficiency. He does this by using heart rate as a feedback tool to monitor the intensity of exercise and strategically harness the maximum capacity of a runner.

Top Takeaways

• "The heart rate goes up with exertion."
  
  - [Dr. Matt Minard]


• "We can start to give meaning to our effort levels with our heart rate."
  
  - [Dr. Matt Minard]


• "Heart rate is a powerful feedback tool."
  
  - [Dr. Matt Minard]

Episode Highlights

• [01:30] Today's topic is Heart Rate Based Training.


• [02:30] Understanding the function of the heart and heart rate.


• [08:07] How to establish training tiers.


• [19:23] A coal train analogy of the heart rate concept.


• [24:45] An overview of Today's topic.

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