John, I've read many of the reviews on the Nike FuelBand too. The negative reviews are legit and I am hoping that they come out with a 2nd version in the next year or 2 that has a heart rate monitor at least. I don't like the fact that biking is not calculated b/c I like to mountain bike as well. I agree with the numbers likely not being precise, but, I think some of the people complaining are pretty serious athletes. I think this was designed more for the regular person who's living is not made by competing in endurance sports. It's more of a tool to keep the user aware of their activity level and motivate them to be more active through competition (with themselves or others). As long as the calculation methods remain consistent each day I wear it, I can use it to identify my baseline and track my progress and goals. Kind of like a scale. Might not be accurate, but you can still calculate the pounds or fat% lost by using it under the same conditions and weighing yourself at the same time and wearing the same thing whenever you weigh yourself. As for the tech bugs, I haven't experienced any nor have any of my friends. So I can't speak to that.
Been trying some squat thrusts, push ups, sit ups and jogging lately. Kinda old school but I feel a lot better and the pants are starting to loosen up.
Oh and for those of you who never jump rope you should give it a go. That extra calf strength seems to help out when I'm running...and I need all the help I can get there.
I know you say that those are old-school, but they are really good exercises. We do everything you mentioned in our CrossFit classes. There's one workout called "Fran." If you have access to a pull-up bar, you can do it. It's 21 Squat Thrusters, 21 pull-ups, 15 Squat Thrusters, 15 pull-ups, 9 Squat Thrusters, 9 pull-ups. You do it for time, so as fast as you can without breaks. Don't worry, non-superhumans have to take at least minimal breaks, and several of us girls still needed to use bands to help us with out pull-ups. It's definitely an insane workout, even if you are going as fast as the pros and have to stop to catch your breath, lol.
Played an hour pf softball tonight. I need ibuprofen and a beer STAT!
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What?!?! You should be drinking beer during the softball game! Why would you play in a softball rec league without beer? I'm disappointed in you, Mike
My workout of the day: setting up and taking down all the gymnastics mats and equipment for one of the gymnastics classes I teach @ the YMCA because the freaking front desk staff "forgot." Oh yeah, and spotting (aka picking up) 6 year-olds for an hour. Then running an hour and a half softball practice for the Ponytail team I coach: running the bases with the girls, hitting to them and running around to different positions telling them what they are doing put me at over 6,000 Nike fuel points by 7pm, lol. I was going to do light cardio afterward, but said screw it after the pounding headache I acquired by the end of practice.
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