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My stats continue to insist that walking is just as good as running

Who knows if these watches are actually correct or not. A study I recently read came to the conclusion that all manufacturers of sport watches are incorrect with

I mucked up my training session but it was still okay!

I'm trying to get better at making messes. At realising that I've made a mistake but not quitting. At recognising that I don't have to get it perfect, I don't have

My endurance runs seem to be paying off

Not so long ago I took the advice of some studies and started to do zone 2/3 endurance runs where the only objective was for me to stay in a certain beats per minute

I'm calling bullcrap on the pickleball readouts from my watch

I was reading the other day about how all sports watches and fitness bands give bogus results on how many calories your body is burning. I am kind of starting to

my first distance run focusing entirely on BPM

I had read somewhere not that long ago that running at a lower speed in order to keep your heart rate at an "optimal" level is the way to build endurance.

1 hour kind of relaxed run and its benefits

So this wasn't truly relaxed as I was pushing for a 5k nonstop and if I want to truly make this relaxed I will have to focus on never going very far into zone 4

How much can you burn from a quick 20 minute weight session ?

Let me be a bit more specific about what is happening here: I was planning on going for a run but not only is it still very very cold out but it started to frozen

ActiFit and Android integration news!!!

Interesting day. I took a look at Actifit in the morning, mostly because I haven't moved from my desk for the last week after my trip to Rome. That's how it is when

Converting MyWhoosh FIT file to Garmin Connect

This will be a combined post about two of my great passions: cycling and programming. Illustration generated by ChatGpt I've been using the MyWhoosh platform for

Flat Country, Epic Trails - Discovering MTB Trails with my new Garmin Explore 2

Hey everyone, It wasn't long ago I made my last cycling post in this community but there are a couple of things I like doing... cycling (more and more), playing

The Garmin watch reaches its eventual death

You probably have heard the roller-coaster that has been my experience and relationship with my Garmin watch recently. I was in love and out of love in a year's

What to do when your Garmin starts dying early and refusing to switch on

I am going to very soon walk away from Garmin as a company and a watch even though until recently I have been very happy with the things that the watch can do. To

Some bad news about Garmin, as a company

If you see my blog at all, you are probably aware of the fact that about a year ago I became a massive Garmin fan. I was talking about it so much not just online,

Easy walking with super-fat friend, still burned over 200 calories

I'm going to point out something right now that I think most apps don't do a good job of explaining to people. There is a lot of wishful thinking that goes on in

analyzing a steady 5k using all the information I have available

My fitness life changed quite a lot when I started using a Garmin Vivoactive 4. In the past I found it quite difficult to not only gauge how I was doing, but also

Going 10km has become my new 'normal'

My fitness regime changes a lot but lately I have been adjusting it for reasons related to my age and also a concern about sagging skin because I spent a lot of

A relaxed and long walk with some jogging mixed in can be great for you

Since my minor foot injury, I have been really trying to take it easy as far as the jarring of of my ankles are concerned and this means that I am mostly just walking

More proof of the effectiveness of walking as exercise

I don't know how many people I have spoken to that have either made New Year New Me resolutions or said "I'm going to lose 10 pounds" or something vague

The little things add up! Garmin showing my short walks burn more than I thought!

When I got to my worst weight and level of health in my life, I hate to admit that I had gone so far down the road of unhealthy that I was actually incapable of

Regular, relaxing cycling. Is it "worth it?"

That's a silly thing to say. I am aware of that. But the point that I am trying to make here is that the other day we had some unusually warm weather and a friend