Americans spent $6.1 billion on home fitness equipment in 2022. More than 50 million of us — one in five adults — have fitness club memberships. Garmin, which makes trackers and GPS devices, spent nearly $168 million on advertising in 2022. Google “best fitness equipment,” and you’ll see a slew …
Life is busy, and we’ve all got too many things to remember to do. A tide of to-do lists washes over us daily. It’s hard enough remembering all the things we HAVE to do like… buying milk… or turning out the light… or emptying the dishwasher… or changing the oil. …
When some companies promote fitness by giving money and gift cards as rewards, they miss out on the most powerful motivator known to humankind: competition! New research by the University of Pennsylvania shows that simply putting people in a competition can nearly double their workout levels. “Competitive groups frame relationships …
A few days ago I bought a Fitbit Charge. A colleague had praised its heart rate monitor’s accuracy and I wondered about my own heart rate when running up hills. According to the Charge, my heart rate goes up and down more than I’d previously realized. A lot more. I’d always pictured …
I’m writing this on a Friday evening while travelling on the Triangle Transit 405 bus from Durham to Chapel Hill. What started a few weeks back as a one-day experiment has turned into an psychic journey that’s been full of pleasant surprises. A photo posted by henry copeland (@wonderfill) on Sep 9, …
A new study suggests that words with front vowels are perceived to be closer, while back vowel words are further away. For example, you might say that a town called Fleen was closer than a town called Floon… that is if anyone asked. 🙂 Funnily enough, this means the vowel …
