Amazon Halo Review – Tracking Steps, Sleep, and More

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Update April 2023: Amazon has stated that they will no longer support Amazon Halo. This adds it to the list of products they have tried and then abandoned over the years (like the Fire Phone, Cloud Cam, Dash Buttons, and more) . Starting in August 2023 the app will no longer function, rendering the Halo … Read more

Hitting with Rapsodo – Stats for Baseball Batting Practice

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It is no secret that player statistics are part of baseball. The idea of tracking and analyzing stats made mainstream news a few years ago with the release of Moneyball. While Moneyball covered the idea of output statistics, runs, hits, walks, there are input statistics as well. Input statistics are things that you can control. … Read more

A Runners Favorite Gadget – Deep Tissue Massage vs Foam Roller

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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

Statshunter Review – Maximizing Strava Activity Data For Free

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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

Strava Training Plans Review for Runners and Cyclists

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One of the added benefits of tracking data is to use it not just for analysis, but for planning how to improve or build a training plan. So, Does Strava Have Training Plans? Yes! Strava, the leading fitness and athlete tracker, has integrated training plans available for runners and cyclists. Each of the training plans … Read more