With the TreadTracker being discontinued, it was a pleasant surprise to hear that North Pole Engineering was releasing a smart treadmill sensor. I immediately put in a pre-order which arrived yesterday evening. Here’s my first impressions after installation and my first run. The Runn… is a smart treadmill sensor that optically measures treadmill speed by
I’ve been pretty established in the Garmin ecosystem for quite some time and other than a short stint with an early Android Wear device a few years ago, I’ve been quite content with the basic smartwatch features of my fenix, Forerunner, and vivomove devices. However, when I stumbled upon the Amazfit Bip, an $80 smartwatch
An ongoing description of my experience with the Garmin Coach Half Marathon plan by Jeff Gallloway. Choosing and Setting up the Plan Garmin Coach Plans are currently available for 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon. I chose a Half Marathon plan, coached by Jeff Galloway. Setting up the plan involves picking a target goal, choosing the
Devices designed to simply count steps can be very inaccurate at estimating distance. This has to be one of the most ridiculous “studies” on fitness tech that I’ve ever seen. And did somebody really have to run 37 miles to determine that a Garmin vivosmart 4 is not a particular good choice for marathon training?
Devices designed to simply count steps can be very inaccurate at estimating distance. This has to be one of the most ridiculous “studies” on fitness tech that I’ve ever seen. And did somebody really have to run 37 miles to determine that a Garmin vivosmart 4 is not a particular good choice for marathon training?