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 …
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 …
We all know that exercise has many benefits for mind and body. Running or walking regularly: Makes you feel good Regulates your weight Increases confidence Beats depression better than prescription drugs! So if exercising is so good, why is it so darn hard? Sometimes you struggle to get out of …
You know that running makes you feel great, but you also know that sometimes the few steps out your front door to run are harder than the last mile of the longest race. To help you get out the door every day, you’ve probably already joined a running group. …
A competition on a canyon road in Los Angeles proves once again that, no matter whether the finish line is online or on asphalt, racing is all in your head. Among hard-core road cyclists, virtual racing tool Strava is the gold standard for measuring day-to-day performance versus other athletes. For …
We all know that a simple step challenge can be incredibly motivating — employees see each others’ progress and are inspired to try harder. But whether you tally steps using an Excel spreadsheet or a whiteboard, most step challenges are time-consuming for the participants and for the person who has to key …
