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The Use of Heart Rate to Monitor the Intensity of Endurance Training

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Gilman, M.B. The Use of Heart Rate to Monitor the Intensity of Endurance Training. Sports Med 21, 73–79 (1996). https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-199621020-00001

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