The world of fitness tech is vast; watches, trackers, apps on your phone. They can be useful and fun, but the key question is this: do they help change your workouts for the better? At MIT Recreation, we have teamed up with Myzone® to offer heart-rate monitors that you can incorporate into your training. If
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There’s a lot you can track for your health these days; calories, steps, macros; even sleep. Should your heart rate be one of them? How hard your heart is beating can be a good indicator of your fitness, both inside and outside the gym. Using a heart rate monitor and heart rate training for workouts
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Stepping on the scale at the gym, in your home or at the doctor’s office tells you an important piece of information about your health: your weight. But that number alone has some limits. Two people of the same weight could be in two very different stages of health, after all. We are not just
READ MOREThis event has passed. For more MIT Recreation events, like @MITRecreation on Facebook. The melting snow is bringing much anticipation for golfers in New England. Whether you compete, or just play simply for the joy of it, we are sure that you are itching to get out on the green for the first time this
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It can be so confusing to stare down a row of water bottles at your favorite sport supply store. There are countless options now, to help battle all hydration needs. In fact, they can be so different that the only thing they seem to agree on is: hydration is key to health. We agree
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