Marion Freijsen » heart rate

Listen to your body

Marion — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:54:14 +0000

This week a close friend of mine ended up in hospital. Hospital staff called it a miracle he came through the door upright, usually people with his issue would have been carried through! Although he had needed a little push to get him to go, he went to the doctor after not feeling great for a while and will live a healthy life because he listened to his body…

I have always believed that at the end of the day – you know your own body best. Or at least, you should know it ... Read More

Be creative!

Marion — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:09:01 +0000

Ready for the weekend?? I am – weather is going to be great so I will be out there enjoying myself

When it gets to being summer, I always find myself disliking heading to the gym. Not because I don’t want to be working out, but simply because it is INSIDE, and I want to be out there in the gorgeous weather, feeling the sun on my skin (or rain more likely in ... Read More

Training & Recovery

Marion — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:09:29 +0000

This is a subject that is as broad as it is long – how do you decide when to train and when not to train? If you read my blog yesterday on heartrate monitors, that’s one aide that can help a great deal in deciding that question. Once you know what your resting heart rate is like – you also have a benchmark to measure against. When you are not well, or you are training too much – your resting heart rate will actually reflect this, sometimes by as much as 10 beats per ... Read More