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After first taking a kid to a climbing gym at age four, and eventually visiting around a dozen different climbing spots with the young ones, there is one location that stands out for kids. That is the Sender City gym in Santa Ana, which is part of the larger Sender One gym. Sender One is … Read more
One of the best way to explore a new city is to run it. However, when the city is as expansive as Los Angeles, with so many neighborhoods and geographical features, finding fun running routes can be tough. Some folks rely on heat maps of Strava to know where popular routes are. Then again, popular … Read more
As a distance running fan and avid cyclist, having sore legs is nothing new. Even though every trainer, coach, and running book says that foam rolling helps, it is difficult to make it part of a daily habit. At best it is a painful 10 minutes with limited immediate relief and questionable long term benefits. … Read more
This Lululemon zip up hoodie is the go to daily piece of our wardrobe that works year round. We review a lot of wellness and fitness activity themes on this site, and when doing all of those activities there is always a need for something to wear. When it comes to staple products, one of … Read more
If you have been a Strava user for some time then you likely have a small mountain of useful workout data locked up on the platform. While Strava does a good job of displaying this data, and Strava Premium Subscription extends this, there are still some ways to display data that simply do not make … Read more
There is a free version of Strava with plenty of great usability, but for full access to their slate of features a Strava Premium subscription is required. As someone who has willing paid for Strava for multiple years, we take a look at what we find good about it. The service is an annual subscription … Read more
It is no surprise that each activity tracker winds up having their own metric for how to measure overall health and fitness. Google Fit is no different, as they default to a “Heart Points” score. This is unique from things like VO2 max, which is a popular fitness metric from Apple products, and is more … Read more
ProBikeGarage was recommended to us as a useful add-on for Strava users. We have previously covered a variety of Strava extensions, which for the most part help to visualize and display activity data. ProBikeGarage is unique in that the value it provides is not specific to the activities and workouts, but instead focuses on the … Read more
For 2023 OC Tri Runners. As of April 23, 2023 the lake was in 68-69 degrees. Visibility is low as always, you can’t see the bottom clearly past the beach. Locals also noted the lake can still cause Swimmer’s Itch, so be sure to bring soap and shower after the race. On race morning before … Read more
For many athletes and runners taking on a marathon is a special event. Given the dedication, training time, and physical effort required it is not uncommon to build a crowd of supporters along the way. That means that when race day comes, there is likely to be people who want to follow along with your … Read more