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Swiss Gear Backpack Review
Reading Time: < 1 minute This bag is 10 out of 10. I’ve put ten years of hard use on mine and it remains as serviceable as when I bought it. All the zippers work and there are no tears, scuffs or almost no noticeable damage anywhere. The cross-chest buckle is broken, but I never used it anyway. I mainly … Read more
Fitness Data Privacy – The Danger of Oversharing
Reading Time: 7 minutes The Downside of fitness apps Last year I worked out 161 times, ran 360 miles and set 22 personal records for running and biking. It didn’t take a lot of research to find any of this out. Fitness apps on my phone and GPS have made tracking these metrics easy. Having these numbers on hand … Read more
Personal OKRs are the New New Year’s Resolutions
Reading Time: 10 minutes This year I decided that instead of New Year’s resolutions, I would use personal OKRs to set and manage my personal goals.
Fitbod App – Artificial Intelligence for Fitness
Reading Time: 4 minutes Can Artificial Intelligence get your body fit? I have been weight training for the last year and have made some modest gains. For all the time and energy I’m putting in though, I’m fairly certain I’m wasting a lot of effort. I can tell if I’m working hard or not, but I question whether I … Read more
Food Waste – Spoiled Rotten
Reading Time: 3 minutes The fruit rotting in the bowl on the side table in my dining room makes me sad. Food waste. Yet every week, there are some plums or a nectarine slowly becoming browner, softer and juicier while fruit flies buzz overhead. Now, I like nectarines, and I feel so disappointed to see them ruined by sitting … Read more
Fit After 50 – End of Year One
Reading Time: 5 minutes I’m a man who turned 50 and didn’t like the way I felt, looked or acted. Taking stock of the big anniversary, I decided to make a change. For the last year, I have been actively trying to lose weight, get fit and get strong. Here are my results. Lots of wins. Did not go … Read more
What cool looks like
Reading Time: < 1 minute I stumbled on this website for a innovative marketing agency done by For Office Use Only. Had to share. https://framenoir.com/
Intermittent Fasting Week 34
Reading Time: 2 minutes Progress: We’ve passed the half year mark of my journey toward fitness. I check in with you now at 34 weeks. It’s been 5 months later since my last blog post. There’s been some ups and downs. I laid off the alternate day fasting about the time of my last post on the subject. You … Read more