Stay Active
For casual runners, cyclists, and triathletes it is common to enter dozens or even hundreds of different events over the years. Normally each race will have some sort of swag that they give away. While this often includes a race t-shirt, increasingly races are trying to differentiate themselves with other items including towels, bags, or … Read more
Lessons from a real 5U, 6U, and 8U first time youth soccer coach. What can kids learn, practice plans, and more.
If we are not tracking our steps with a wearable, or finding a new app to play with, then you are most likely to find us out at the fields with kids. As a parent of two young ones and a member of adult recreation league sports the schedule is full with tons of activities. … Read more
We love hiking and trail running, it’s one of the best way to stay active. Of course we have shared how we track all of our hikes using Strava and it’s add-ons, how we get a good nights rest before a hike by using Apple Watch for sleep, and even how long our standard trail … Read more
Apple Watch is one of the leaders in fitness trackers, but it does a lot more than just monitoring steps. Many folks will find themselves using it to track any and every type of activity, so it is important to understand the best things to track based on what sort of sport you are taking … Read more
Background That Led to Following A Strava Training Plan In June of 2020 I decided to take my health seriously, and drop some weight. While I was still biking a lot at the time I also began to more consistently run and kept my weeks in the 20-25 miles range. As the summer and quarantine … Read more
Elsewhere on this site we cover a variety of activities, from Triathlons to Cornhole and more. As we age though the need to stay flexible continues to come up as a way to prevent injury. Sadly, stretching has never been a part of our core routine. When training for a 5k it was all about … Read more
With so many things to keep track of in a busy life, scheduling a workout can help maintain a workout schedule. For organized classes, like those on a Peloton membership, adding planned events to a Google Calendar or iCal this can be difficult. Peloton used to offer an option to automatically create a calendar event … Read more
Peloton is a popular exercise group and has done a good job of adding some simple gamification, as well as in depth output statistics, to a cycling program. One of the more popular badges that is given out though is the weekly streaks. To extend a streak all you have to do is take part … Read more
We love staying active, and a great way to do that is by adding simple games to any get together. Over the past few years the yard game Cornhole (which also is referred to as Bags, Bag Toss, and Sack toss) has been one of the most popular games to bring out at parties or … Read more
