A daily aerobic program must be started on a carefully managed gradient, using the pulse rate as an regulator, at first raising their maximum heart rate to a point just below 150 percent of its resting pulse and keeping it there for thirty minutes.
"How and When to Be Your Own Doctor"
Dr. Isabelle A. Moser with Steve Solomon
Daily aerobic exercise will strengthen the heart, gradually slowing the heart's resting pulse rate, indicating that the heart has become much stronger, pumping more blood with each pulse.
"How and When to Be Your Own Doctor"
Dr. Isabelle A. Moser with Steve Solomon
One measure of aerobic fitness is how quickly the heart is able to return to its resting rate.
"How and When to Be Your Own Doctor"
Dr. Isabelle A. Moser with Steve Solomon