WHAT IS MYZONE?
Myzone is a wearable heart rate monitor which connects to an app on your smartphone, as well as a system within our Gym.
Myzone monitors your heart rate and displays it as a percentage of your maximum heart rate. It also keeps track of your calories burned and time exercising, and translates it into “Myzone Effort Points” (MEPs), which reward the effort you’re putting in rather than fitness, making it a standardised system for all our Everyday Champions.
WHY DO WE USE IT?
Heart rate training is a great way for anyone to see how much they are getting from their workouts. Different heart rate zones are more effective for different fitness goals, and Myzone not only simplifies the formula, it also makes it social. You can connect with friends or workout partners to comment and encourage each other, as well as set fun fitness challenges to motivate yourselves.
We have two screens operating in the Gym, one in the functional area and one in the Group Fitness Studio. This makes it easy for you to keep an eye on your effort levels during your workout and adapt based on your goals.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES
Myzone’s MEPs are based on the World Health Organisation’s Physical Activity Guidelines. 1300 points equates to the minimum monthly movement requirement, and you can track how you’re progressing towards this, with different status rewards based on how often you achieve this goal.
GET IN THE ZONE!
Our Gym team use Myzone belts and can give you a great introduction to the system and how you can get the most out of heart rate based training.
Belts are available for purchase from Gym reception, so get in touch with our team to get in your zone!