No special equipment is needed (although a heart rate monitor can be helpful for gauging how hard you are working) and interval training can be done either outdoors or indoors.
This particular e-garment packs quite the selection of hardware, as you can see above -- a trio of LilyPad Arduino boards (and some custom ones), a Bluetooth module, 12 x 12 RGB LED "screen", speakers, bend sensors, a heart rate monitor, shake motors and a power pack.
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The widely available equations for calculating heart rate training zones may not be specific enough to help you significantly improve performance, but they do provide a starting point, and when combined with a heart rate monitor, they can help you more accurately assess and monitor the intensity of your training sessions.
Zone: Set a target for pace or heart-rate (with optional heart-rate monitor) and track progress in a simple full-screen graph throughout a workout.
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The heart rate measurement feature lets you monitor your resting heart rate and transmit all that to the Withings Health Mate mobile application via the built-in internet connection.
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Checking your heart rate, whether using a monitor or simply feeling your pulse immediately after a workout, can provide valuable information as to how hard you are working.
The Next Generation Cane is designed to help elderly people find their way, as well as monitor things such as heart rate and temperature.
In fact, webcams that monitor a person's heart rate are soon to appear.
The GPS can also be used to track movement, while other sensors on board can monitor temperature, humidity and heart rate.
As children play, a monitor on one finger tracks their heart rate and displays it on the computer screen.
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Wahoo Fitness' iPhone cycling system allows users to monitor all the vitals including power, speed, cadence, heart rate, pace, distance, location, course and more.
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