Heart Zones Certifications, Workshops, and Trainings

       Free Spirit Adventures embraces and promotes Heart Zones, the company founded on Sally Edward's use of heart rate monitors in training. Heart Zones is the world leader in training and education using the heart and the heart rate monitor. Sally Edwards is the author of the pivotal book, The Heart Rate Monitor Guidebook, and 18 other books on how to use a heart rate monitor. Sally is in the Triathlon Hall of Fame and holds the Masters World Record for the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon.

       Dr. Alinda Perrine and Robert Guet are faculty and Red Jersey Trainers,the highest level trainers, for Heart Zones. Heart Zones faculty and Red Jersey trainers are the "trainer's trainer." The couple believes Heart Zones is a superior training system. In fact, they used Heart Zones to cross America by bicycle. Alinda and Sally Edwards wrote the new Timex Heart Rate Monitor Book found inside many of the Timex heart rate monitor products. Sally and Alinda are currently writing a "soon to be released" book on advanced digital training technologies using GPS.

       Heart Zones is a company offering seminars, workshops, certification and conferences for fitness professionals, teachers, healthcare workers, fitness enthusiasts and weight management specialists. Dr. Alinda Perrine has recently expanded the company's audience for educational seminars for physicians who are interested in prescribing exercise with a heart rate monitor for their patients.

       For the fitness professional, Heart Zones offers two primary certifications: Heart Zones Cycling Certification and Heart Zones Personal Training Certifications

       Each certification is a full day and includes the 3 hour Basic Seminar, 1.5 hour submax testing workshop, and the 3 hour professional application. This certification provides the foundation and method to use a heart rate monitor for your client's complete cardiovascular training. Learn why 220 - age is false. Learn how to set five effective training zones for your clients. Bust the myths of traditional training and learn to measure, monitor, assess, and manage with technology that gives you instant feedback for effective training.

       Both certifications are applicable for the novice and advanced fitness professional. The Heart Zones Cycling Certification teaches you to use a heart rate monitor and heart zones throughout an indoor cycle class. In addition, all concepts carry over to the use of heart rate monitoring on an outdoor bicycle. The Heart Zones Personal Training Certification incorporates heart rate monitoring for all indoor and outdoor cardiovascular activities. Don't guess, get certified, learn what the numbers really mean.