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4 votes
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Do sleep-tracking apps actually help you sleep better?
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Fitness tracker recommendations?
I'm in the market for a fitness tracker. My usual fitness activities (stationary elliptical trainer, hiking, biking) are temporarily restricted, so I've been swimming a great deal. Using a phone...
I'm in the market for a fitness tracker.
My usual fitness activities (stationary elliptical trainer, hiking, biking) are temporarily restricted, so I've been swimming a great deal. Using a phone isn't giving me adequate exertion tracking data for walking (stride counts and heart rate not available/accurate), and it's especially not useful for aquatics.
I'd be grateful if anyone can recommend something they have experience with.
My constraints are as follows:
I'd rather not contribute to e-waste with yet another gadget du jour - service life should be at least the recharge cycle life of the battery.
No Apple or Samsung devices. I'm not in those ecosystems, and don't plan to be because reasons.
Should be at least IPX5, preferably IPX7 waterproof.
Helps if it's not butt-ugly, but I'll take what I can get - replaceable bands are a plus.
Able to fit women - I don't have issues with a larger face so much as a band that's too large to fit comfortably or provide secure contact for accurate heart rate monitoring.
GPS and sleep tracking would be nice, but not mandatory if the device ecosystem isn't reasonably private.
Non-proprietary rechargers preferred.
A couple of Fitbit models seem be well-reviewed, but actual user ratings are equivocal, and quality is erratic.
Looking forward to any contributions!
11 votes -
How to make your fitness tracker count steps more accurately
8 votes -
Weight loss for older people?
My mom is almost 65 and she's pretty heavy. It has got to the point where it's affecting her life quality - she often has joint pain, heart problems, clogged arteries... She has to lose weight,...
My mom is almost 65 and she's pretty heavy. It has got to the point where it's affecting her life quality - she often has joint pain, heart problems, clogged arteries... She has to lose weight, basically. Problem is, I feel like she has no motivation to do so. She never even tried doing it. I researched a bit online, and it seems like older people have it harder to lose weight, not just mentally, but also physically because they have less muscle mass and stuff. Is there anyone more knowledgeable on this topic?
9 votes -
Gym, eat, repeat: the shocking rise of muscle dysmorphia
4 votes -
Injuries in powerlifting: Basic results - Part 2
6 votes -
Genetics-based expectations affect your physiology
7 votes -
The metabolic adaptation manual: Problems, solutions, and life after weight loss
6 votes -
What's your lifting/exercise routine history? And now?
So, tilder person. What is your lifting/exercise routine right now, what works and don't for you, what you did in the past, what method, what supplements, anything. Let's trade ideas, rants and...
So, tilder person. What is your lifting/exercise routine right now, what works and don't for you, what you did in the past, what method, what supplements, anything.
Let's trade ideas, rants and nude pictures of our sculpted bodies.
I just woke up from a nightmare. I will go back to sleep and post my part later.
12 votes -
Not another boring creatine guide: Answers to FAQs and lesser-known benefits
9 votes -
If you stop thinking of exercise as a way to lose weight, you may actually enjoy it
26 votes -
Why exercise alone won’t save us
7 votes -
Getting stronger is corrective
11 votes -
Do you exercise at home and/or in gym? What's your goal? Favorite exercise?
I used to be skinny and indifferent to fitness, but a couple years ago decided to try weight lifting at gym. I didn't last long because got bored going there every time. Recently I got dumbbells...
I used to be skinny and indifferent to fitness, but a couple years ago decided to try weight lifting at gym. I didn't last long because got bored going there every time. Recently I got dumbbells for home and working out with them goes way better for me: instant and full availability, personal shower afterwards, and cozy privacy of home.
My favorite exercise is single dumbbell pullover lying on a stool, upper body is exercised pretty well, especially upper chest.
With attention to sufficient meals my weight started increasing and that feels cool, it would be nice to have more confidence and self contentment with a not so skinny body.
And what's your story?
20 votes -
The next smart home peripheral? Smart home gym, Tonal, reviewed.
4 votes -
My Review of 5/3/1's Pervertor Template
3 votes -
The 10,000-step daily goal is totally arbitrary. The popular setting for wearable fitness tech originated with a Japanese marketing campaign in the mid-1960s.
10 votes -
Should you fear lumbar flexion?
3 votes -
Weekly check in! How’d last week go? Goals for this week?
Did you run as far as planned? Lift as much as hoped? Stick to your diet as planned?
5 votes -
Weekly goals for the week/accomplishments of last week
Thought this would be a good idea. We do it in the Megas on reddit. Today is Monday! What are your goals this week? What did you accomplish last week?
8 votes -
Training frequency for strength development: What the data say
4 votes -
What got you into fitness? What kind of fitness?
Do you like to lift weights? Run? Play sports? Tell tildes about it and share your story of how you got into fitness and why it's important to you.
9 votes -
Tilders who work out, what inspired you to start?
can be strength training, weightloss, cardio, whatever
17 votes -
Gym Story Saturday
One of my favorite things over at Reddit is /r/fitness's Gym Story Saturdays and Rant Wednesdays (and also /r/WeightRoom's daily threads). I don't know if we have enough gym goers people on Tildes...
One of my favorite things over at Reddit is /r/fitness's Gym Story Saturdays and Rant Wednesdays (and also /r/WeightRoom's daily threads). I don't know if we have enough gym goers people on Tildes yet for a weekly thread on your adventures in fitness, but I figured I'd put one up and see what happens.
This week I did week 2 of Pervertor for 5/3/1 and it has Boring But Big sets as supplemental work. The squat day was hell. This is probably because instead of doing typical BBB, five sets of ten at 50% of your train max, Pervertor does this at 65% of your TM. For me, this meant 5x10 squats at 235 lbs after doing the 5/3/1 sets. I just had to sit down after it was done, couldn't immediately move on to my assistance work. My lower back was especially feeling it, but quads were on fire too. Luckily, was ready to go in a few minutes, but I've never had to just sit there and take a break before workouts like that in my near three years of program lifting.
But no one ever starting lifting weights because they wanted it to be easy.
Anyway, I'm sure y'all probably have better stories than "it was hard to things." Let's hear them.
6 votes -
Friday Health Achievement Thread - brag and talk about your accomplishments here!
Happy Friday everyone! I thought that a solid discussion could be spawned out of us talking about weekly health goals and how we've achieved them, so I invite y'all to tell us all about them. Have...
Happy Friday everyone! I thought that a solid discussion could be spawned out of us talking about weekly health goals and how we've achieved them, so I invite y'all to tell us all about them. Have you recently hit a new personal record in weight-lifting? Run your first mile in ten years? Or have you just been maintaining a good, consistent routine?
8 votes -
Swole at every height: The greatest gym you'll never lift at
4 votes -
Anyone else on Strava? Let's follow each other.
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Whats your exercise routine?
I've recently started exercising pretty much every day for health & mental-health reasons. I've been running 3 times a week (I'm doing a couch-to-5K plan, which I would highly recommend), hiking...
I've recently started exercising pretty much every day for health & mental-health reasons. I've been running 3 times a week (I'm doing a couch-to-5K plan, which I would highly recommend), hiking once or twice a week, and usually taking walks the other days. Overall its really improved my mood and energy levels.
What does everyone else do to stay active?
12 votes