Tracking My Bike Ride Home with a Garmin Forerunner 305
The Garmin Forerunner 305 is primarily intended to be a running tool that uses GPS to track your distance, pace, altitude, and time. However, I have been using it for another purpose – to track my bike commutes to and from work each and every day. The beauty is it has a Biking function built into the digital device so I don’t need to do anything fancy to make it work.
Analysing My Routes To and From Work
I like that each and every day I can look back on my rides to and from work to see how fast I was, what my average pace was, and the distance I travelled. I have two routes that I can travel, and each one has its own challenges. The one route, which is more flat, often gets much more wind which requires more work. I live by the sea and the wind off of the fjord can be quite strong. The second route is through a gorgeous forested area but has a lot more hills. My legs get a stronger workout, as does my heart and my heart rate tends to skyrocket on this route. I try to mix the week up and pick one of the two different routes each way.
Garmin Connect
Garmin has released a new website that allows users to connect their Garmin devices up to their computers and easily upload previous runs and rides for tracking and further analysis. I have been doing this and it is pretty cool. It seems a bit buggy right now, as not everything works all the time, but overall it is interesting. One particular feature is the ability to play a video that highlights the route you did, including data on pace, altitude, time, and distance.
Below is a screen capture of the video that a user can view:
I look forward to continuing to use the Garmin Forerunner 305 in my daily commutes to and from work and in my trek to lose weight and get fit.
The Digital Weight Loss & Fitness Weekly Roundup – August 10, 2009
Welcome to the August 10th edition of what I plan to be a weekly roundup of quality posts from the blogosphere about fitness and weight loss. If you are new here (which is more than likely as my blog is brand new), please be sure to have a look at my About Me page to see what I am all about.
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Circuit Training for Athletes
Back on the weightloss wagon
Avoid stupid mistakes……
When Exercise Might Not Be the Right Answer
Motivations – Reasons to Stay on the Plan
Let’s Start with the Man (or Woman) in the Mirror
Motivation for Fat Loss
My Priorities
Product Review: GRIPMASTER By Prohands
Advanced Bodyweight Exercises: No Gym, No Problem!
Are Low Carb Diets Over-rated for Health and Longevity?
Body Fat Percentage
Gadget Guy Goes Running
Working Out The Link Between Nutrition And Body Composition
Running Again!
Ultimate Weight Loss – How To Lose 3 Pounds of Fat Per Week
Are You Hung Up On Your Body Fat Percentage?
5 Quick Weight Loss Tips
Important Questions To Ask Yourself
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Started Working Out with Wii Fit EA Sports Active
Tonight I started my first workout using the EA Sports Active
Started with Wii Fit
I have been using the Wii Fit “game” that came with the Wii Balance board for about three weeks now and I had been pleasantly surprised with the flexibility and additional strength I have achieved using the program. However, I knew something was missing and that I could get a much better workout using something a little bit more robust and even more of a workout! Don’t get me wrong, the Wii Fit is pretty good in terms of overall exercises but it definitely emphasizes flexibility and balance and not necessarily strength and cardio.
Bring on EA Sports Active
However, with all these games on the Wii I did not think I would get a really good workout. By the time I was done with the first workout on the “30 Day Challenge” I was soaked. I worked up a great sweat and felt like I did a very intense workout.
The program takes you through a workout program that includes a mix between cardio and strength exercises. The pace is constant and the program exceeds at moving your heart rate up and down. Since it was my first time using the program there were a lot of videos explaining in detail (sometime too much detail) which was a bit of a time waster, but as I progress through the program I suspect these videos will not come up again.
With the EA Sports Active package you get a huge elastic band that helps with the strength exercises as well as a leg band that allows you to put the Wii Nun-chuck into so that the program can track your lower body movement. While you hold the controller in your hand, the system does a pretty good job of tracking your body movements. The elastic bands seems really cheap and I actually would prefer one that provides more resistance as for some of the exercises I think that over time the resistance will be too little for me. I may look for a stronger elastic in the future.
Overall , I am looking forward to working through the program and seeing what results I can achieve. Of course I will keep you updated.
The Digital Weight Loss & Fitness Weekly Roundup – August 3, 2009
Welcome to the inaugural edition of what I plan to be a weekly roundup of quality posts from the blogosphere about fitness and weight loss. If you are new here (which is more than likely as my blog is brand new), please be sure to have a look at my About Me page to see what I am all about.
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Saying no is very hard for people who love food (Including me)!
A workout in paradise
20-K before breakfast
Altered brain activity due to fat and sugar
I too weigh in daily
100 burpees does not sound like fun – but it is good for you
6-pack abs without crunches
Low carb or low fat?
The best muscle building exercise
The importance of fitness
Do not go to this site of you want to see some disgusting food!
Seven tips of a slimmer you
2009 blood test results
How much fat should you eat?
Spiderman lives!
Have a stress free weekend
6 weight loss tips
Building Posterior Chain Strength
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