An introduction to the Withings smart body analyser (and unboxing video). … [Read more...]
How to improve your cycling power to weight ratio (without the boring equations) and climb hills like a beast!
This post could change your cycling forever. Everybody knows that in order to climb hills effectively on your bike you need a good power to weight ratio. Most blog posts on this topic will then continue to bore you to death with lots of fancy equations. It's actually much simpler than that. … [Read more...]
Post cycling protein recovery shake fail.
My new favourite post-ride protein shake is a delicious milky chocolatey treat. Watch me as I completely fail to make one. … [Read more...]
Weight loss with smartphone apps update #3
Some further insight into my experience of using the smartphone app for weight loss. … [Read more...]
The MyFitnessPal experiment to lose weight. Is it working?
Nearly two weeks ago I posted that I was beginning a little weight loss experiment using the app. Let's see how it's working out. … [Read more...]
Using the MyFitnessPal app to lose weight
There's an old saying in performance management circles "what gets measured, gets done". Let's see if using an app to lose weight actually works. … [Read more...]
What’s really stopping you from getting in shape?
So many people I know think it's great that I'm fit and active these days. They're full of admiration and praise. Quite a few make noises about getting in shape themselves. They'll do it "one of these days", and definitely "sooner or later". But the weeks tick by and nothing changes. Excuses abound. There's always a distraction, some other priority, some external … [Read more...]