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After a few trips through puddles and not properly drying out mountain bike shoes, my laces finally wore out and broke. Rather than replacing the whole shoe, swapping out the old laces for new ones seemed more economical. Shoe laces cost only a few dollars, while a new pair of kicks can be $150+! Laces … Read more
Many people like running because it doesn’t require a lot of gear. Just put on some shoes and walk out the door and you are ready to go. Still that doesn’t mean there is no innovation in running gear. It’s easy to start a want list of high end equipment in the search of an … Read more
The point of tracking health and wellness over time is to see trends toward continued or improved wellness. Many of the metrics tracked by popular fitness trackers take time to see trends. Small daily goals, like the often touted 10,000 steps, are good for keeping habits but it’s important to build long term habits. That … Read more
For multi sport training, especially triathlon training, logging time in a discipline is important. Even for just a single sport, like running, having time spent at a low level of intensity can greatly improve too end performance. For some training plans workouts are dictated in time, not distance or pace, as a way to ensure … Read more
One of the easiest to monitor health trends is resting heart rate. Most popular fitness trackers will just pull this in every day. Some, like Whoop, use it to help determine if you are having an off day. Many people have said that resting heart rate alone has been a leading indicator of sickness, including … Read more
The Evidation app specializes in paying you for submitting information and helping add days to health testing surveys. It used to be call The Achievement app. After setting everything up, and sharing data you are already monitoring with your favorite fitness tracker the app pays $30-$50 per year. The Evidation app is easy to use, … Read more
Many Peloton riders make efforts to increase their workout count. Getting to major milestones is just plain fun. One of the more popular milestones is the 100 rides achievement. It comes with a cool badge, and Peloton even provides a t-shirt to those that make it to the milestone. But this article is not about … Read more
What Accessories are Best to Have With A Peloton Bike? When first thinking about purchasing the Peloton, the price can be a deterrent. Especially since, like many things, it’s not so clear what the total cost will be once you get the “necessary” accessories. The most common accessories are shoes and mats, but there are … Read more
Why Should You Setup a Wellness Challenge? Successful people are successful for a reason. They know what they want and they do what it takes to get there. They have the right mindset, tools, and strategies to help them achieve their goals. The first step is to change your mindset. You need to think of … Read more
These days every type of fitness or wellness tracker has its own measurement to tell you how fit you are. Usually this is some variation of a cardio, weight, or nutrition rating bundled into one number and compared across groups. The Health Mate Fitness score is no different. It appears in the popular Health Mate … Read more