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Reviews of popular wellness apps for meditation, diet, and fitness from a real user.
If you have ever wanted to speak with a therapist, but don’t even know how to go about starting or finding one, then Talkspace is a good option. As an entirely virtual care provider Talkspace is designed to more efficiently connect you with a provider and the Talkspace app also provides a place to get … Read more
If you have ever scrolled a news feed, especially one based around workout activities, and felt like everyone else has a cooler post than you, it may be time to check out Bandok. Bandok is the latest in a list of Strava extensions we have reviewed, and the first to be entirely unique. While most … Read more
Choosing the right wellness tracker can be hard. There are a number of top devices on the market these days, and they can cost a pretty penny. At any given time FitBit themselves will be selling 4-5 different “Trackers” and that is independent of the SmartWatches that it makes. Part of choosing the right device … Read more
If you are the type of person who takes training seriously, then the out of the box activity trackers may not be enough for you. Especially if you are training across multiple sports. Or you are looking to maintain weekly totals of more than 5 hours, and hundreds of miles, then having aggregated details is … Read more
Getting the most out of your activity data is a useful way to stay motivated, and to track progress. While Strava offers a nearly unbeatable level of data integrated with social functions, if you want to dive into the stats more you will need to check out a Strava Add on. One of these is … Read more
We cover a lot of activities here, most are related to wrist worn fitness trackers. But sometimes the wrist worn device is not entirely enough. That is the case for Tennis, and pretty much any sport with technique coaching, where the addition of a camera can make a huge difference. Can Apple Watch Measure Tennis … 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
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
If you have ever gotten on Strava and looked for your “Personal Best” in the profile section, you may want to check out Strafforts. It is a Strava extension that syncs up to your data using the Strava API, once you give it permission, and provides significantly more data and display around your personal best … Read more
From simple fitness trackers to complete training tools, there is a small mountain of options to help manage the data you create with each workout. Apple Health Kit and the Apple Watch have handy rings that wearers are encouraged to clsoe every day, health mate has a fitness score that closely relates to Vo2 max, … Read more
