Category: Fitness Gadgets
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The NFL is Focusing on Conditioning for Its Officials This Season
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy sister pointed out this article from The Wall Street Journal which says that the National Football League is making aerobic fitness a priority for its game officials for the 2014 season. This is the result of several teams in the NFL using the no-huddle offense for a large percentage of their…
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Flurry Sees Fitness App Usage on iOS Growing Faster Than Overall App Market
Reading Time: 2 minutesFlurry just released a great study that says health and fitness app usage on iOS is growing at double the rate of the overall app usage growth. This is a cool insight on its own, but I was most interested in the persona research– in other words, who is driving this usage…
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Apple Files Patent Application on a Bike Computer
Reading Time: 2 minutesPatently Apple reported that the US Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application called “Systems and Methods for Integrating a Portable Electronic Device with a Bicycle” that was received from Apple, Inc. According to the article, “Apple’s patent is about using a new iPod or iPhone system primarily on a bike…
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Back on the Road with the Polar S625X
Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier today I tweeted that I had found my Polar S625x and I was able to get it working with the speed and cadence sensors that are installed on my Trek 1500 before I rode it this morning. This heart rate monitor is my favorite of all the models I’ve ever tested.…
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ESPN E:60 Calls Attention to Dangers of Indoor Air Quality at Ice Arenas
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe ESPN program E:60 recently reported on the dangers posed by improperly tuned ice resurfacing equipment and ventilation problems in indoor ice arenas. This 13-minute long report claims that in 28 rinks that they tested that used propane or natural gas ice resurfacers, “nearly one-third were found to have dangerous levels of…
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iPhone Headphones and Heavy Exercise Don’t Mix
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been wanting to talk about my experience with iPhone headphones and exercise for some time. In my opinion iPhone headphones manufactured by Apple are consumables. I have never had a set last for more than 4 months. They get so much use from me that the rubber holding the earbuds together…
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Rob Mackey is the Latest Person Blogging L’Etape du Tour
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery year I look for blogs that attempt to cover L’Etape du Tour, the Cyclosportive that follows the same route as one stage of The Tour de France. This year I found Rob Mackey’s blog at The New York Times called The Climb. Mackey is a web journalist who has done…
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Garmin Becomes New Title Sponsor of Slipstream-Chipotle Cycling Team
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt looks like professional cycling is experiencing a bit of a revival. Earlier today, Velonews reported that Garmin has become the title sponsor of the Slipstream-Chipotle Cycling Team. The Garmin logo will reportedly debut on the team’s uniforms at an event in Brest, France on July 3 prior to the Grand…