Table of contents for Rest (October)

  1. Active vs Passive Rest
  2. Measuring your rest by using your heart
  3. Rest between workouts and cross training
  4. Why we rest and how to fuel it
  5. Timing Rest

rest-button.pngIn a collaborative effort with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing all about rest for the month of October. You can expect a new article on the matter every week.

This week’s article was written by Scott and is called using pulse rate to determine rest break length.

The only thing that I would like to add is that I am not a fan of the 220 minus your age formula for calculating your maximum heart rate. It generally has no bearing in reality, in my experience. If you can not afford a formal stress test, then you can try the workout that I used to determine my maximum heart rate.