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Since the late 90s Obstacle Course races have been growing in popularity. The pandemic put a halt to them, as it did for most other live events, but they are back on now. Participants have enjoyed them for the unique challenge they provide, the group aspect of many races, as well as the marketing budgets … Read more
For those who live their lives in some form of athlesiure wear there is a good chance you have been introduced to the Vuori brand. If not, then it is worth taking a look. Vuori has made a name for themselves, after being founded in 2013, in the fast growing direct to consumer market. They … Read more
Business Model Strava is one of the most popular fitness platforms around. With a self reported 95 million Athletes (Strava refers to all their users as Athletes) on the platform they dwarf platforms like Peloton (reported ~6M users). Even popular devices like Fitbit, which depending on who you believe have around 80M registered users, are … Read more
There are dozens of ways to measure how your performance is progressing through training. Each of the top devices and trackers have their own, and Stryd is no different with their Stryd Critical Power score. Critical Power, or CP, helps determine what “type of fatigue your body experiences” (source). This is similar to a lactic … Read more
Many people focus on personal wellness at the turn of the year, on their birthday, or even just every Monday. But fitness and wellness is a year round endeavor, it is a lifestyle. Thankfully there are plenty of days to encourage wellness throughout the year. This is a calendar of major personal wellness holidays and … Read more
We have covered dozens of different types of fitness trackers. Standard step trackers, workout GPS trackers, scales, urine test, and loads of things in between. Each of these devices and services seems to have a slightly different way to collect and display the data. But what about if there is NOT a display. That is … Read more
We love tracking different activities here, and Stand Up Paddle Boarding is no different. SUPing can be a phenomenal workout or a leisurely paddle around a small lake. But anytime you are doing an activity including water, choosing the best way to track it has new questions. Here are a few, along with a review … Read more
Let’s be honest, you are busy. And adding one more thing to do is not going to help. Even if that one thing is meditation. Headspace has a lot of guided meditations that address this concern. They try to highlight that mediation should not be viewed as a thing to do on a checklist. This … Read more
If you have an Apple Watch and look at your health app ever, you have probably noticed the Heart Rate Variability. Compared to resting heart rate and a current heart rate, the heart rate variability (HRV) measure is much less common of a marker about health. Recently though it has been used by a variety … Read more
Choosing the right activity tracker means figuring out what is most important to you. Do you like great mapping features, enjoying sharing your workouts and activities socially, or appreciate deep data that you can import and manipulate in various ways. What’s more, how easy is it to get to these cool features since there is … Read more