Christmas Fitness: Get Moving Before the Resolution
I know most people start their fitness odyssey right after the holidays, hence all the sales on fitness equipment and gym memberships. However, always one to buck the norm, I have decided to start...
View ArticleA GeekMom’s Running Playlist
I’m a runner girl! At least, I try to be. I’m not a great runner, but for me it’s good exercise (the AF requires it of me). Since moving to Florida this winter, I’ve been able to sign up for ...
View ArticleiMapMyFitness: A GeekMom’s Workout App
Are you a geeky fitness freak??? [Raising my hand and jumping up and down!] I am! I do running mostly, but I hop on a mountain bike every once in a while. If you are always asking: “How far did ...
View ArticleStriiv: The High-Tech Walkathon in My Pocket
Striiv is a nifty little device. To call it simply a pedometer would be doing it a disservice because there’s all sorts of things going on behind its little touch screen. I’ve been using it daily...
View ArticleHealth and Fitness Week at GeekMom
It is ironic that I am the one writing the introduction to GeekMom’s “Health and Fitness Week,” because with all of the things that I can claim legitimate geek cred for, “health geek” is not one of...
View ArticleFitness Week: Geek Up Your Fitness Regime
Finding time to exercise is always tricky. Unless you happen to be a fitness professional who spends much of your working day in a gym, squeezing in time to get fit between work, family commitments,...
View ArticleFitness Week: Staying in Shape with the Help of Bionics
Getting in shape is a unique adventure, when you use technology to get around in the world. After I got my first artificial leg fitted, almost exactly eight years ago, I hit the gym. I’d spent years...
View ArticleFitness Week: Striiv Is Motivating
I just got back from CES, and boy is it great to be back where there aren’t over 150,000 people competing for Internet access. As it turned out, I walked close to two marathons in Las Vegas during...
View ArticleFitness Week: Battle of the Running Apps – Nike+ vs. Nike+GPS
I’ve been a Nike Plus (or Nike+) user for a little over a year. I had wanted to do it for a long time, so about a year ago I combined the inspiration of registering for a couple long-distance races ...
View ArticleFitness Week: A Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins With Three Apps
Mid December my husband and I were in a pretty bad accident with a semi truck. Ongoing story summed up, being in the wreck helped me to make a serious lifestyle change. At one of our doctor visits, he...
View ArticleBodyMedia Gives the Raw Data
Last week I reviewed the Striiv, and this week I’ll look at the BodyMedia FIT system. Full disclosure: I was provided with a review unit of the CORE system for this evaluation. The BodyMedia FIT CORE...
View ArticleDisney Princess Half Marathon: Cosplay with a Twist
Well, I did it! I conquered the Disney Princess Half Marathon last weekend and it was fantastic! I’m also thrilled to have gone on a girls-only road trip – without the kids – for the first time in over...
View ArticleDisney Princess Half Marathon – A Magical Weekend
In case you hadn’t heard it from me before, when Disney puts on a show, they really know how to do it! In the case of the Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend, they skillfully blend athletics, beauty,...
View ArticleType Your Way to Fitness With FitDesk
Many in the geekverse suffer from over-long hours at the keyboard. Some people who may be offspring of mine suffer from long hours at the game console. Now you can add exercise while you are computing...
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Clothes Shopping is Easy and Fun… When Pigs Fly
In my opinion, the entire fashion industry needs to take a hint from Flying Pig Apparel, a women-owned company founded with the important goal of creating well-fitting, affordable active wear for...
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Product Review: 4iiii’s Sportiiiis Heart Rate Monitor System
Do you monitor your heart rate during your workouts? Do you have a hard time keeping your heart rate high or low enough for an optimal workout? The Sportiiiis (pronounced Sport-Eyes) may be the answer...
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Product Review: Wahoo Fitness Run/Gym Pack for iPhone
The Run/Gym Pack for iPhone by Wahoo Fitness has come to my rescue for integrating everything I want in my geeky running workout! I have reviewed numerous other fitness apps and each of them held a...
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9 Year Old Marathon Runner Has Some Pretty Cool Parents
A 9-year-old boy from West Chester, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia) will be traveling to Antarctica this weekend with his father to run a marathon! From his first 5K on his own two feet at age 6,...
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Celebrating Pi Day Last Weekend
Our oldest son, age 10, joined my husband and me for the McGuire's St. Patrick's Day Prediction 5K in Pensacola, and we are so proud of his coming within just seven seconds of his predicted time of...
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MapMyRun MVP: A Revolution in Workout Statistics
Earlier this year I received the offer to explore MapMyFitness's newest feature: its MVP subscription, which includes several additional features. I explored the newest MapMyFitness during the months...
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