TOKYO – Paris, eat your heart out. The creators of the famed Michelin Guides have bestowed a virtual galaxy of 191 stars to 150 restaurants in Tokyo — more stars than in any other city in the world, including Paris.

Eight restaurants in the Japanese capital, including two sushi eateries, received Michelin’s highest three-star rating, according to the new Tokyo guide announced Monday, the first outside Europe and the United States. But Paris can still claim to have the most top-rated restaurants, with 10.

The 191 stars were the most awarded to any city. Paris previously had the most, with 65.

Michelin also crowned 82-year-old Jiro Ono of Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant in central Tokyo as the world’s oldest three-star chef.

“Tokyo is a shining star in the world of cuisine,” Michelin Guides Director Jean-Luc Naret said at a news conference. He declared Tokyo “the world leader in gourmet dining.”

Clutching his Michelin plaque as he mixed with other chefs at a cocktail party later Monday, Ono said he was stunned by his three-star rating.

“I never dreamed this would happen. I’ve just always tried to make good sushi using the freshest fish,” Ono said. “But with global warming, our catch is going down. From now on, I will make the best of what resources we have left.”

A team of three undercover European and two Japanese inspectors spent a year and a half visiting 1,500 of Tokyo’s estimated 160,000 restaurants to decide on the ratings, according to Michelin. The famed guidebook series rates establishments on excellence in cooking, service, decor and upkeep.

There were so many good restaurants that all entries in Michelin’s Tokyo edition have at least one star, a first for any city, Naret said. Five of the eight awarded top honors served Japanese cuisine, while three served French.

In another first, two restaurants received top ratings despite getting rapped for their service, which the guidebook rates separately.

Sukiyabashi Jiro and Sushi Mizutani were awarded three stars even though their “Category of Comfort” rating was just 1 out of a scale of 5. Even the top sushi chefs here tend to serve their fare in small, starkly decorated eateries with minimal table service.

“That doesn’t mean the cuisine is anything less than first rate,” said Taku Suzuki, spokesman for Michelin in Japan.

On top of formal Japanese “kaiseki” cuisine, the guide includes shops specializing in puffer fish, deep-fried tempura, grilled eel, teppanyaki-style barbecue and soba noodles.

The entries in Michelin’s Tokyo edition appeared to have eased local skepticism that the French can be the best judge of Japan’s culinary traditions.

“The French do not understand anything about sushi … how can they judge us?” Yoshikazu Ono had told The Associated Press in March when the Tokyo guide was announced. Ono, a chef at Sukiyabashi Jiro and son of Jiro Ono, beamed at his father’s side at Monday’s party.

Toru Okuda, who won three stars for his modern Japanese restaurant, Koju, said it was about time the world recognized Tokyo’s culinary brilliance.

“Tokyo is delicious, whatever you eat, wherever you eat,” Okuda said. “I wonder why Michelin didn’t come here earlier,” he said.

The first Michelin guide was published in 1900 as a handbook for French motorists. Guides to 23 countries are published by the Clermont-Ferrand-based tire company of the same name.

Michelin will announce a guide to a second Asian city next year, according to Naret.

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What is the best heart rate monitor? This question was recently posed to the readers of rowingillustrated.com, a leading rowing bulletin board in the United States. Three models emerged as being popular. Which one you choose will depend upon the type of training that you do. Here is our review of the Sigma Onyx Classic which comes out tops for general fitness and for high school teams, and for groups of individuals training with heart rate monitors.

The SIGMA ONYX CLASSIC Heart Rate Monitor is easy to use and has a very attractive design. Its focus on only the most important stuff is what makes the Onyx Classic is so easy to use. Available in black, The Classic comes with a digital coded chest belt which enables each user to have fault-free training even in a group.

Striking details make all the difference on this digitally coded heart rate watch. The most notable is the very easy to read display with large figures and the watch’s ease of use thanks to a flexible decorative ring instead of buttons. The programmable training zones and the calorie counter pave the way towards healthy training.

Sigma Onyx Classic Features:

* Digital coded transmission.

* Easy to read display with large figures and pictograms.

* Easily operated by pressing the flexible decorative ring.

* Training mode with 1 adjustable HR zone.

* ECG-precise.

* Backlight.

* Water resistant.

* Calorie Counter.

Simple to setup, it’s very easy to synchronize the monitor with the chest-band, and the system is quick to pick up heart­beat. Can be worn on wrist, wrapped around the handle of an indoor rowing machine, or wrapped onto the handlebar of a bike or the rigger of a rowing boat. All these options allow easy read­ing of pulse rate without any dropping of beats. Multiple units can be used in a team environment with no interference. At the start of training, synchronization takes place between the coded chest belt and the heart rate monitor. As a result the watch only receives data from its own chest belt. There is no interference between multiple monitors in the same vicinity. The batteries are easily replaceable in both the watch and chest strap. This is a great unit at a great price and is perfect for groups and high school teams as well as for the fitness enthusiast.

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Heart Rate Information

Even though the heart rate is a huge element to achieving an optimal workout, and its been around forever, many individuals do not know what theirs is, or how to measure it, or even to care about it. So I am going to clarify this simple yet important component to fitness.

Over time, your heart becomes more efficient at delivering the oxygen and fuel required by the muscles to maintain this higher level of performance. The skeletal muscles also becomes better at extracting oxygen from the bloodstream. With continued consistent exercise, the cardiovascular system continues to consistently improve.

- track your heart rate while you exercise, getting a heart rate monitor is helpful
- resting heart rate (measured in beats per minute) is averagely about 70 bpm for men and 75 bpm for women
- know your max heart rate – subtract your age from 220. Example if you are 28 years old your max heart rate would be 192, it’s going to be an estimated number and will vary for each person but this is the number you don’t want to go over
- find your target heart rate, there are a few methods for doing this
- Karvonen method
The Karvonen method factors in Resting Heart Rate (HRrest) to calculate Target Heart Rate (THR):
THR = ((HRmax “” HRrest) Ã- %Intensity) + HRrest

Example for someone with a HRmax of 180 and a HRrest of 70:
50% intensity: ((180 – 70) Ã- 0.50) + 70 = 125 bpm
85% intensity: ((180 – 70) Ã- 0.85) + 70 = 163 bpm
- Zoladz method
An alternative to the Karvonen method is the Zoladz method, which derives exercise zones by subtracting values from HRmax.
THR = HRmax “” Adjuster ± 5 bpm
Zone 1 Adjuster = 50 bpm
Zone 2 Adjuster = 40 bpm
Zone 3 Adjuster = 30 bpm
Zone 4 Adjuster = 20 bpm
Zone 5 Adjuster = 10 bpm
Example for someone with a HRmax of 180:
Zone 1 (easy exercise) : 180 – 50 = 130; ± 5 ? 125 to 135 bpm
Zone 4 (tough exercise): 180 – 20 = 160; ± 5 ? 155 to 165 bpm
- And a third and less scientific way is some people simply increase their goal heart rate by 5 each week
- heart rate abnormalities, while not common do exist and would be identified by your doctor, if you experience these you should discuss all exercise plans with your physician before beginning
- Know how to take your pulse properly. Place your index and middle fing
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ers directly under your ear, then slide your fingers down until they are directly under your jawbone, pressing lightly. Start with zero on the first beat and count for 10 seconds then multiply by six. Always check your pulse frequently throughout your workout to make sure you within your target heart rate zone.
- Know when to slow down. Even without a heart rate monitor, you need to know when to begin to slow back down. A good indicator is becoming breathless, you should be able to talk and carry on mild conversation while exercising, not be breathless.
- don’t just stop, cool down

Knowing this simple information will help you greatly in evaluating your progress when training to get fit, or when training to compete. You can develop your training sessions and know what you need to change or add in your program by being in tune to your Heart Rate.

Target heart rate training provides a scientific approach to tracking your improving levels of fitness. With a decent heart rate monitor, it becomes easier to monitor your workouts. It allows you to measure exercise intensity independently of what activity is being performed by focusing on heart rate as the measure of exercise intensity.

If you haven’t been making the kind of progress you know you are capable of, you might consider this methodical approach to improving fitness!

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The SUUNTO t6c black wrist-top computer is more like a fully equipped sports laboratory than a heart rate monitor. The watch will provide a comprehensive personalized physiological analysis on your PC. The digital customizable menu is easy to use. The unit displays real-time training effect and EPOC (excess post exercise oxygen consumption – otherwise known as oxygen debt). Using optional add-ons or Peripheral Observation Devices (PODs) the unit will display speed, distance and cadence (cycling) in addition to being a real-time heart rate monitor and calorie monitor. The t6c also acts as a chronometer featuring dual time, date, alarm, stopwatch with lap timer, interval and countdown timers.

The Suunto t6c heart rate monitor was designed for everyone who exercises seriously with the goals of improving their fitness and achieving high level of competitive performance. The Suunto t6c provides accurate information on seven key body parameters including EPOC. By understanding how the body responds to exercise, the athlete, with or without a coach, can better plan his or her personal training program and, most importantly, monitor its effectiveness. The Suunto t6c is an invaluable tool that brings laboratory accuracy to every training session you or the athletes that you coach do. Data such as changes in heart rate, EPOC and training effect can be downloaded to the computer by the athlete. This gives the coach/physiologist the ability to analyze data from several athletes based in different training locations. The data can be used to make fine adjustments to the training program and optimal training loads can be calculated to prevent over training and the concomitant risk of injury and illness. The principles of EPOC and training effect apply equally to elite athletes as well as to those seeking serious improvement in fitness.

The Suunto t6c is one of the most accurate and useful sports instruments currently on the market. The Suunto Team PODs open up new possibilities for controlling training protocols. Coaches can follow the heart rates and the percentage of maximum heart rates of all their athletes live on the screen during training real-time – even, for example, all eight rowers in a rowing shell – and if needed, adjust the training individually on the fly. The measured data is shown, analyzed and stored live. This helps ensure that not only every athlete is training at an optimal level but also that the optimal team result can be achieved.

The PODs expand the performance range of the Suunto t6c. With the Suunto GPS POD a rowing crew can fine tune the effectiveness of its rowing – for example how much energy each rower has to expend to obtain a certain boat-speed. The GPS POD can be used to ensure that speeds and distances are accurately measured during important training sessions regardless of water and wind conditions.

Beside training on water the athletes can also run, erg and bike with the Suunto t6c. The peripheral devices from Suunto offer more data for complete analysis of all training activities. The Bike POD expands the Suunto T6C to a complete wireless bike computer, and the Foot POD works accurately for every runner without the need for a GPS receiver.

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There are so many heart rate monitor watches around that people are spoiled for choice. However, when you look for a quality heart monitor that passes both style and function, there is only a few that are mentioned. A brand that has consistently for over thirty years in this industry has been Polar. They had revolutionized heart monitor technology by introducing the very first accurate EKG monitor back in the late 70’s. The Polar Rs800, the Polar Rs200sd and the Polar F55 have been some that fitness enthusiasts all over the globe have come to like. However, when the question of which is the best heart rate monitor arises, the Polar F11 is never far from peoples lips. Here is a short review on this amazing heart monitor watch.

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The Polar F11 is one of the select few monitors that come with a program for workouts, called Keeps U Fit, that tells the user how hard, how often and for how long they should workout for to reach their goals whether it is fitness or weight loss related. Similar to other Polar heart monitors, the Polar F11 comes with unique features such as the OwnCal function. It gives a reading of how much energy you have burnt up during workouts whether in a single session or accumulated sessions. It also allows the user to set daily and weekly calorie expenditure goals.

For greater accuracy and better results, the Polar F11 is accompanied by a Wear Link Coded transmitter belt that works by canceling out interference from other monitors and wireless devices. This comes in handy in places like the gym. It is also easy and comfortable to wear. The belt sometimes gets in the way though of people who are training but without it, you will not be guaranteed of accurate results.

More Functions and Features of the Polar F11

Other cool features on the Polar F11 include a display of heart rate in real time and averages, exercise duration, a large and easy to read display screen with split screen options and water resistance to a depth of thirty meters or around a hundred feet. It also doubles as a great everyday watch with a dual time display, a stop watch for training and an alarm function.

Overall, it is no surprise that the Polar F11 is consistently ranked in the Best Heart Rate Monitor class. It comes with many innovative functions and features and is sleekly designed for everyday use. If you are not satisfied with your fitness and weight loss results, than invest in a quality heart monitor watch such as the Polar F11.

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Using heart rate monitors while exercising helps people determine if they are getting the most out of their workout. This is an integral part of any exercise program.

When you are exercising, you should be able to maintain your heart rate at the proper intensity for at least 20 minutes.The proper level is less than 85% because once it goes beyond this level, your exercise is not doing you any good.

Your body is actually becoming anaerobic and producing lactic acid.

Therefore you should use a heart rate monitor to determine the appropriate level for your workout to be successful. When exercising, the proper heart rate for you is determined by subtracting your age from 220. For example, if you are 25 years old, your maximum heart rate would be 220-25 which is 195.

Using this simple formula will help you recognize the level that you should not exceed. There are several levels of heart rate monitors available, such as the basic model or one for weight loss. There are also advanced models for those who are well established with fitness and exercise.

If you are just starting an exercise program, you should start out slowly and work your way up to a faster pace and longer periods of time.

Maintaining a healthy heart rate is essential for healthy living. Keeping your heart rate optimized during periods of exercise is a great health and fitness recipe.

Healthy heart rates are connected to long healthy lives, which are attained through daily exercise and healthy balanced meals.

Best heart rate monitors So which ones are the best for you?

Well, it depends on the type of features you are looking for. The most popular brands on the market are:

• Polar heart rate monitors
• Mio heart rate monitors
• Timex heart rate monitors

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1. I am looking for one that isn't bulky (I have TINY wrists)
2. Does the chest strap increase accuracy?
3. I would like also like one with a backlight feature and the ability to set my target heartrate zone.

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All industrial blenders that uses the weight of the ingredients for metering purposes will include many of the same components as will be found in industrial scales. These include load cells as the weight transducer, a user interface for the input of parameters and viewing the data, and a controller to convert the load cell signals into weights, and to open and close the devices that feed each ingredient into the mixing area. Each of these components will generally need customization to match the specifications of the blending situation.

Besides the primary responsibility of precision metering of ingredients, the controller may also need to store large amounts of data for later analysis. This can occur in a flash memory stick for later downloading into a computer system, or may include a USB data output port for direct connection in real time to the computer. Another interesting alternative is an Ethernet connection into the Internet. This provides real time monitoring and data analysis of blenders from any Internet connected remote location.

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