Stay Active
Reviews of popular wellness apps for meditation, diet, and fitness from a real user.
The Apple Watch is one of the leading wearables for monitoring all sorts of daily activities. While many users already monitor the standard stats, like exercise minutes, stand hours, and estimated calories, there is much more that the watch can help with. One of those items is gym activities and weight lifting. Even though there … Read more
After a sobering conversation with a running coach we finally admitted that our flexibility was bad. This was obvious since sitting cross-legged on the floor has not been possible for years. In an effort to improve mobility and flexibility, with the end goal to improve athletic performance, our coach recommended we grab the two week … Read more
We are no strangers here to using smart devices. Everything from tracking steps with a smart watch, monitoring long term VO2 max during training, and analyzing urine samples has been covered here. But when it comes down to it the two things that seem to have the biggest impact on general wellness are sleep and … Read more
Using a FSA in 2023 can be one of the best ways to truly invest in your health. We cover common tips and considerations when spending your tax free dollars.
The Amazon Halo band is one of the leading wearables and step trackers. While FitBit and Apple Watch make up the other major players, Halo takes Amazon’s classic approach of trying to do more through a subscription. This means that the Halo service offers more than just tracking for the bracelet wearable. Their library of … Read more
There are dozens of ways to use a smartphone to help stay in shape. One of them is to find a reliable app that can help you plan a fitness routine and diet. FitCoach is one popular option for this. It has more than 10M downloads on the Google Play store and often appears in … Read more
Smart phones and wearables are great for staying active. While they will not do the work for you, there are tons of apps to help provide reminders, guides, and stats that make it easier to focus on your health and wellness. We have covered dozens of different phone apps that do just that. Some are … Read 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
Want to answer the question “How Far Did I Run” or plan out a new route for a run, walk, or hike. If so you have likely found On The Go Map or other similar services. The idea behind these types of app is that you should be able to just click points on Google … Read more
