Sometimes I want to do an exercise and record it in MapMyFitness, but MapMyFitness doesn’t have that particular exercise. So I choose the next-closest exercise.

Since it was just released, there’s been a lot of press and blog posts around the web about the new screenless Google Fitbit Air. I’m here to add a bit to the noise.

Most people’s health goals involve some sort of number. Weigh less than this number. Get cholesterol under that number. Lift more weight. Run this far under that time.

Is running a more efficient way to travel than walking? Does running burn less calories per distance traveled than walking? If so, how fast burns the least calories per distance? And if walking is more efficient - what’s the most efficient walking speed.

For the past 829 days, I’ve been recording my calories - what I’ve eaten and what exercises I’ve done - in MyFitnessPal. I’ve also been recording my weight almost every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

It’s open enrollment season, which means it’s time for my wife and I to select our health insurance for next year.

Sometime back in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, I turned to my wife and asked her “what would you do if I said I wanted to start running?”

For me, routine is everything. Every weekday morning, I get up with my son, get dressed, have him go potty & get dressed, and then make breakfast for the both of us. If for some reason I go off routine, I end up forgetting something.