What a difference a (good) night makes

After a string of unproductive, disjointed days, I had an incredibly fun and productive morning. I filled a notebook page with to-dos and ideas — something that can sometimes take me a week. I reread key chapters in a favorite business book. And running in 55 degrees and a steady …

Fitbit’s new sleep tracker is pretty darn cool (and foreshadows the coming health revolution)

Fitbit just upgraded its sleep tracker. Using data from your heart rate, breathing and movements, it calculates when you’re in light, deep and REM sleep. Given the massive impact that sleep stages and quality have on learning, mood, weight, memory, Alzheimer’s and sanity, the implications of Fitbit’s new feature are huge. Here’s …

Hey runners, Racery introduces an Android app for virtual racing!

“But Racery,  what about an Android app?!” Ah, yes…the age old question. When we launched our iPhone app in mid 2016 we quickly realized we weren’t off the hook with app building yet. Well, GUESS WHAT!!!?!?! For all of you loyal Android users, we can now say YES!!! We DO …

How good is the Fitbit Charge 2 heart rate monitor?

I’ve been playing with the Fitbit Charge 2 for the last couple of weeks. As I was reminded when I posted on Reddit about the experience, there’s a lawsuit against Fitbit that claims its heart rate monitor is egregiously inaccurate. But from what I’m seeing, the tracker output squares up well …

Fitbit Charge charts a wild heart and calm mind

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 …