Stay Active
Reviews of popular wellness apps for meditation, diet, and fitness from a real user.
Veloviewer is one of the add ons for Strava, in our growing list of extensions to get more out of your activity data. While the name suggests that the app is designed for cyclists it pulls in all activities, not just rides. A major limitation of Veloviewer is the cost. There is a free option … Read more
This post is one is a series that looks at all the top extensions for Strava. Each extension has it’s own flavor, with the majority of them looking to help dive into data and analyze workouts. Squadrats is one of the outliers in this list though as it’s analysis is more of a game. It … 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
If you have ever wanted to speak with a therapist, but don’t even know how to go about starting or finding one, then Talkspace is a good option. As an entirely virtual care provider Talkspace is designed to more efficiently connect you with a provider and the Talkspace app also provides a place to get … Read more
If you have ever scrolled a news feed, especially one based around workout activities, and felt like everyone else has a cooler post than you, it may be time to check out Bandok. Bandok is the latest in a list of Strava extensions we have reviewed, and the first to be entirely unique. While most … Read more
Choosing the right wellness tracker can be hard. There are a number of top devices on the market these days, and they can cost a pretty penny. At any given time FitBit themselves will be selling 4-5 different “Trackers” and that is independent of the SmartWatches that it makes. Part of choosing the right device … Read more
If you are the type of person who takes training seriously, then the out of the box activity trackers may not be enough for you. Especially if you are training across multiple sports. Or you are looking to maintain weekly totals of more than 5 hours, and hundreds of miles, then having aggregated details is … Read more
Getting the most out of your activity data is a useful way to stay motivated, and to track progress. While Strava offers a nearly unbeatable level of data integrated with social functions, if you want to dive into the stats more you will need to check out a Strava Add on. One of these is … Read more