Marcelo Aller, Vice President of Sales at Bio Strap, joins the podcast to discuss heart rate training and wearables. Marcelo has 12 years on the service side of the industry. His career started as a CSCS coach, personal trainer, working in health clubs and included having my own speed, agility, quickness camp using the technology for coaching and evolved into working for the companies that are creating the technology and helping to create ways to use the technology.
We discuss:
What a wearable is
The overall evolution of heart rate monitors/wearables
How HR zones are used differently for different sports/intentions
Different ways to establish heart rate zones - and how wearables have changed the accessibility to testing
How to best utilize the data you are getting from a wearability - regardless of the type
What all wearables are tracking these days besides your heart rate.
Wearables- not a medical device - but can monitor anomalies for your heart and let you know when your heart is not acting as it usually does
How to use wearables to monitor the intensity of your workouts -and ensure you are getting the right mix of intensities that match your goals
How to use wearables to monitor your sleep for potential conditions like sleep apnea.
The future of Wearables - virtual reality and simulations that could take your training and health to the next level
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