Contents tagged with Fitness

  • The 1% Incline Treadmill Myth

    Apr 17 2007 8:08 AM

    I read an interesting and well researched article about treadmill running vs. outdoor running... The 1% Incline Treadmill Myth, and I certainly agree with the conclusion that air resistance has little or no effect on a runner at relatively low speeds (compared to world-class runners that is). I do find running outside harder though, for a few reasons... one is that the ground is generally less forgiving than the treadmills I use at the Pro Club, and two is that in my part of the world... there is really no such thing as a 'flat' course. Even the simplest 3 mile loop around my area generally has about 150 ft down and 150 ft up .... and that is on roads that barely seem to be inclined at all to the eye. Continue reading...

  • My weight loss results after 20 weeks

    Mar 27 2007 9:44 PM

    In September of last year I signed up for the 20/20 program at the Pro Club, a 25 week weight-loss program that includes personal training, dietitian appointments and even group therapy (yay!). Well, I'm pretty much wrapped up on the program, and a few weeks ago they had me in to take measurements and a photo... they took a photo at the beginning as well, so we end up with the classic before and after comparision. Continue reading...

  • Ran my first 5K race today...

    Feb 11 2007 6:10 PM

    Back in the summer I jumped back into fitness by signing up for the 20/20 program at the Pro Club. 20/20 is a serious weight loss program that involves both diet change (I'd characterize it as South Beach in style) and five workouts a week (including three with a personal trainer). Well, it has been quite successful so far, bringing my weight down from around 189 to about 160 over the past 5 months, and it has had the side affect of getting me back into running. Continue reading...

  • SportsDo - GPS based activity tracking

    Feb 5 2007 6:35 AM

    My previous post about the Nike+ system left me searching for a similar solution for non-iPod users... without a lot of luck, but Mark let me know about http://www.sportsdo.net, which is very cool. This site/software uses any GPS enabled Windows Mobile device to produce some useful info about your activity (running, skiing, whatever). I'm interested and I'll probably enjoy using it, but it isn't really going to compete with the Nike+ system for two reasons: The first reason is that GPS isn't a great solution for this type of use, especially for someone (me) who does at least half their runs on a treadmill... (hmm... the software seems to think I haven't moved...), and secondly there is the question of the device. I'm not planning to carry my Moto Q with me while I run, it is too big. Even the smallest Windows Mobile device (that I know of) isn't really meant to be used while running, and I doubt many such devices come with an armband :) Continue reading...

  • Nike+ actually makes me consider an iPod

    Feb 2 2007 7:44 AM

    If you know me, or read my blog much, you'll probably gather that I've fully bought into the WMA/WMV world. I've always been a bit annoyed at the iPod model of things as well... I mean, seriously, you can only use iTunes with iPods and iPods with iTunes... talk about crazy... people need choice, who wants to be locked into one music player or one music store?!? Continue reading...

  • Yay Vegetables!

    Oct 4 2006 7:59 AM

    Having finished my first week in the 20/20 weight loss program, and having lost 5lbs (or 2.7% of my weight, to put it in more relative terms), they've graciously allowed me to add veggies back in. Not too much of course, but a couple of cups of lettuce go a long ways towards making a chicken breast seem like a real meal. Continue reading...

  • Began a serious weight-loss program last week

    Oct 2 2006 5:20 AM

    I've talked about losing weight before, and I managed to lose a fair bit via the South Beach diet about a year and a half ago, but my weight recently started creeping up again and I decided to do something 'big' to get on the right track (which is something I've considered before). So, on Tuesday of last week I had my official first appointment with a dietitian as part of the 20/20 program at the Pro Club, which included a weigh-in :) . Continue reading...

  • Feeling like it is time to get rid of the flab...

    Aug 4 2006 3:17 AM

    Last year I managed to go from 205-ish down to around 175 … just by following the South Beach Diet and working out more consistently (shooting for 5 days a week, generally hit 4 at least)… but then I switched jobs to work on a new project (http://on10.net, a site that has featured Chris a few times) and totally fell off the wagon. Now I’m 187 (for months I’ve been putting 180 into the treadmill, but I actually weighed myself Monday night) and I’m really depressed about it. I’m actually thinking it is responsible for a general down-turn in my whole mood, about just about everything, so I think I need to do something about it. Continue reading...

  • Atari CEO: No PS3 games before 2007 - Joystiq

    Aug 2 2006 4:01 PM

    I was surprised early to hear that God of War II was a PS2 game... and now this? I think it just the price that is scaring developers... scary to develop for a console that seems out of the price range of your target audience. I say "seems" because despite my own (biased) negative thoughts about the PS3, I expect it to be a pretty impressive machine... one that quite a few people will pick up. I do agree with other people's predictions that it will lag behind the 360, the $$ will see to that, but I don't think anyone expects it to flop... Continue reading...