It is known to all sports people that monitoring your heart rate helps increase your performance and improve your training to get to your goals
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Instabeat with a 2 mile open ocean swim!
A couple of weeks ago, I tried using the Instabeat in the ocean. The weather has been warm and the ocean temperature is as warm as
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Taper week prior to the big race!
My half ironman distance race is this Sunday! This week is all about getting rest and doing some final race preparation. Last weekend’s training was
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Why tracking your workout is game-changing
When you exercise often, your tolerance and strength evolution are quite hard to analyze and perceive quickly. This applies even more to swimming, where it’s
Read moreInstabeat fact: you can swim without the USB cap
How many of you Instabeat users have forgotten or lost your USB caps already? Say you go swimming right after syncing and charging your device
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What is your resting heart rate and why you need to know it
At Instabeat, it’s all about the heart rate. When you first log into your dashboard, you are asked to set up your heart rate zones
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First Time Using Instabeat!!!
Well, this morning was my first try with the Instabeat device in the pool! It was great to get to use the Instabeat HR monitor.
Read moreSwim entry and exit in the ocean
Over the past week, there has been an increased swell in Santa Cruz. This has caused a problem for both entering and exiting the water.
Read moreDeep water start
I was recently looking at a article about swimming tips for racing and open water. It talked about the concept of practicing the deep water
Read moreIt can be difficult to exit the water when there is surf
Yesterday, I swam for about 35 minutes in the ocean. The conditions were great. It was calm with only a small swell. I swam parallel
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