Core Commit to Exercise 2013 Round 4: Aug 5 - Oct 13

[ergophobe]

I am so 19th century about my fitness efforts.  I don't track calories, I don't log progress.

For the most part me too. I don't do any exercise that involves a machine, unless wheelbarrows count. Mostly, it's pick a weight off the ground and put it back down. I don't plan and I don't track.

BUT what my friend found with the FitBit is that it puts a number up every day of how much he moved and that motivates him to match or beat that number the next day. Not necessarily to work out, but literally, get out his chair and move. He is on his computer all day long and he keeps the Fitbit dashboard up and running and checks several times a day as to how he's doing.

In my wife's case, I think the benefit she would get is more a matter of moving joints that have been injured too many times and really should not be kept statinoary for long periods.

>>limited phone compatibility

Phone compatibility? My friend didn't mention the phone at all. It tracks his activity and every time he walks within range of his computer, it uploads the new data to his laptop. No phone involved.

[ergophobe]

PS - I googled "withings pulse" and this came up as #2 or so (granted personalized search).

https://plus.google.com/116148499228444224992/posts/MNfaSvBFRNo


Actually, looking into it, I would prefer the Fitbit One

- Pulse is bluetooth only and phone only
- One has bluetooth and smartphone capbility, but is really more computer-centered.

Since I have my computer with me much more frequently than my cell phone (which is usually in airplane mode even when I do have it), I wouldn't want that. My wife does get phone reception at work, so she tends to have her phone there, but she tends to have her computer there too... not sure which she would prefer, but since the Withings won't ship for a month after her BDay, I think that's off the table.

[littleman]

Core Commit to Exercise 2013 Round 3, Week 4
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Buckworks
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Week 1 - ?/3
Week 2 - 2/3
Week 3 - 2/3
Week 4 - 1/3

Bill
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Week 1 - 3/3
Week 2 - 3/3
Week 3 - 2/3
Week 4 - 2/3

Ergophobe
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Week 1 - 4/4
Week 2 - 4/4
Week 3 - 5/4
Week 4 - 5/4

Rumbas
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Week 1 - 3/4
Week 2 - 4/4
Week 3 - 1/4
Week 4 - 2/4

Drastic
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Week 1 - 0/5 (injured)
Week 2 - 0/5 (injured)
Week 3 - 1/5 (injured)
Week 4 - ?/5

Littleman
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Week 1 - 4/4
Week 2 - 4/4
Week 3 - 4/4
Week 4 - 4/4

[littleman]

Week 5 - 4/4

[bill]

Week 5 - 3/3

[Rumbas]

Week 5 - 4/4

[buckworks]

2/3

[Drastic]

Week 4 - 1/5
Week 5 - 3/5 but I was on vacation.

[littleman]

Core Commit to Exercise 2013 Round 3, Week 5
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Buckworks
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Week 1 - ?/3
Week 2 - 2/3
Week 3 - 2/3
Week 4 - 1/3
Week 5 - 2/3

Bill
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Week 1 - 3/3
Week 2 - 3/3
Week 3 - 2/3
Week 4 - 2/3
Week 5 - 3/3

Ergophobe
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Week 1 - 4/4
Week 2 - 4/4
Week 3 - 5/4
Week 4 - 5/4
Week 5 - ?

Rumbas
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Week 1 - 3/4
Week 2 - 4/4
Week 3 - 1/4
Week 4 - 2/4
Week 5 - 4/4

Drastic
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Week 1 - 0/5 (injured)
Week 2 - 0/5 (injured)
Week 3 - 1/5 (injured)
Week 4 - 1/5
Week 5 - 3/5

Littleman
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Week 1 - 4/4
Week 2 - 4/4
Week 3 - 4/4
Week 4 - 4/4
Week 5 - 4/4

Ergophobe, post and I'll update.

[littleman]

Week 6 - 4/4

[bill]

Week 6 - 2/3

[buckworks]

2/3

[Rumbas]

4/4

[Drastic]

3/5

[ergophobe]

Just back from an unexpected week offline b/c I didn't want to pay the exhorbitant 80 cents/min the cruise ship wanted. Strangely, my Android phone accessed GMail just fine without actually paying. Second time it's circumvented a paid network for me.

Anyway

Week 5 - 4/4

Week 6 - 7/4 (one rest day, one day with double sessions. not counted as exercise - two hours of sea kayaking and a 1-mile "race" with my 6 year-old niece that ended up requiring two stops in the bar for drinks of water, but damn she was fast for the first 150 feet).