After 2 years of giving into Rheumatoid Arthritis and taking the steps in taking “my life” back, I have decided to give a little more of a push.  I am entering in the 2012 Orlando Triathlon at Baldwin Park.  I am entering in the Aquabike event.

I want to prove to myself and to others that you don’t always have to give in to what Rheumatoid Arthritis is doing to us.  After all, that is my goal in writing and meeting with people everyday.

If your planning on attending or entering, please feel free to contact me.  I would love to get in touch with more competitors!

I’m back!

I have been so busy with events and some public speaking that I haven’t had time to blog as much as I would like.  Rest assured that I am back now.

I’m excited to get into the reviews that have been waiting on me and the feedback that I will get from all of you.

Polar RCX5

Here is the latest addition to Polars excellent line of Heart Rate Monitors.

Multi-sport athletes can now train or compete with confidence with the introduction of Polar RCX5 heart rate monitor. This new product has some “hot” features these athletes would love.

NEW HYBRID STRAP

This hybrid heart strap allows athlete to monitor his heart rate even while swimming in salt water. It allows facility to transmit in different frequencies – 5kHz and 2.4 MHZ. The W.I.N.D. technology makes sure there will be no interference in signal transmission. In the past, triathletes complain that electric wires and transformer interfere with transmission.

HEAT RATE MULTI-SPORT ZONE

This feature allows smooth transition from swimming, biking and running. Swimming, biking and running will require different heart rate zones – features offered by the new Polar RCX5. In addition, Polar makes sure it would easy to shift between zones and to access them.

WORKS WITH MAC OR PC

This new product allows use to transfer date to either Mac or PC eliminating need of other software. The product comes with Datalink so data transfer is just a click of the mouse.

BIG DISPLAY

The Polar RCX5 offers big display of basic information like heart rate, speed, distance, etc. at the same time. No more scrolling!

G5 GPS SENSOR AND S3 STRIDE SENSOR

The Polar RCX5 comes with a small G5 GPS sensor that could be recharged using USB. The stride sensor makes sure of accurate stride and distance measurement. There’s a separate configuration for bikers.

TRAINING LOAD

Another feature is a training system that creates plan, advice and helps to maximize effort and could be adjusted as the case maybe.

ZONE OPTIMIZER

This makes the athlete train at proper intensity as training could be challenging at times.

To learn more, check out the video.

Remission?!?!?!?!

I went to my Rheumy appointment today.  All went well, cut out the steroids totally and now undergoing further testing to see if I may be under remission.  I have heard of this happening if they can catch it early enough, but didn’t think it would happen to me.  So much has happened since I started training the past year.

My health is improving, I’m getting stronger and my outlook and lifestyle is much more positive and healthy.

I owe all the thanks for getting me this far to my family, friends and business partners that have kept positive thoughts in my mind to keep going and never look back.  This sign truly says they way I am feeling right now and how I choose to live my life.

Polar FT80

Pros:

• Slim, unobtrusive watch
• Very versatile
• Compatible with G1 GPS and S1 Foot Pod
• FlowLink plate bundled for data upload
• Compatible with gym cardio equipment
• Strength Training option
• Integrated STAR training programme

Cons:

• No lapping feature
• Info screens not customisable
• No altitude data
• No temperature data
• Not compatible with bike sensors

Manufacturer: Polar

Price:

FT80 – 319.95

G1 GPS – 139.95

S1 Foot Pod – 129.95

Happy Tuesday!!!

Hi everyone!  It was a long and exciting weekend for me.  I spent Friday giving a clinic on Polar HRM to the owners and staff of Fit Life Jacksonville.  Saturday, they had their Grand Opening.  It was definitely worth my Saturday getting to spend time with people how are Polar users, but most of all getting to meet the people who are interested in Polar HRM’s but didn’t know what to do with it.

If your in the Jacksonville, FL area and your looking for some dedicated trainers that want to get you the results that your looking for, stop by Fit Life Jacksonville.  I can guarantee that you will love what you see and how you will feel.

Great way to start the day!!!

Started off the morning dropping off my little one at school, then off to the gym for the grueling Arms, Chest and Triceps workout.  Did a 30 min swim after.  I love starting off the day this way.  It doesn’t get any better than this.

A couple of photos from working out.

     

HRM Training

This is why I train with Heart Rate Monitor.  It takes all of the guess work out of how hard I should be training and if I am training too hard.

Do you know where you fall or if you have gone too far?  You should!

3% Down!!!

Today is one of the best days in some time as far as training goes.  I just did a body analysis this morning and found out that I have dropped 3% body fat.  To me that was a big deal, especially since I hit a plateau a month ago.

Thanks to the encouragement of my Family, Friends, Trainer Friends and Twitter Friends, I have accomplished something that has given a bigger push to keep it going.

I have been struggling with my routine the past month as it feels like my body has “adapted” to what I was doing.  Even though I would change sets, reps, body parts to workout nothing was changing.

Thanks to the advice to Kent who is one of the trainers at my gym and also a friend, my routine has been adjusted enough to show progress again.

Now, I am ready for the next 3%!!!

The Players 2011

Enjoyed spending time with family yesterday watching The Players. Sometimes R.A. gets a little annoying because I can never seem to walk fast enough to keep up with everyone.

Still an enjoyable time and so glad that I was able to be there for the 3rd year in a row.

This photo was shot with my iPhone and stitched together.

-Erick