Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m moving to Oakland this week. I’m also working with a startup that’s building a marketplace for travelers to connect with “localites”, experts in the area they are visiting. To get a feel for the value of a locality, I put together an itinerary that I would take my friends on to get a feel … Read more
Reading Time: 6 minutesHow do you know how many METs a given activity requires? Lucky for us, there is the Compendium of Physical Activities.
Reading Time: 11 minutesIf you’re just getting back to the gym after 18 months of exile due to COVID, you may want to look into Black Box VR.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis bag is 10 out of 10. I’ve put ten years of hard use on mine and it remains as serviceable as when I bought it. All the zippers work and there are no tears, scuffs or almost no noticeable damage anywhere. The cross-chest buckle is broken, but I never used it anyway. I mainly … Read more
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Downside of fitness apps Last year I worked out 161 times, ran 360 miles and set 22 personal records for running and biking. It didn’t take a lot of research to find any of this out. Fitness apps on my phone and GPS have made tracking these metrics easy. Having these numbers on hand … Read more
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis year I decided that instead of New Year’s resolutions, I would use personal OKRs to set and manage my personal goals.
Reading Time: 4 minutesCan Artificial Intelligence get your body fit? I have been weight training for the last year and have made some modest gains. For all the time and energy I’m putting in though, I’m fairly certain I’m wasting a lot of effort. I can tell if I’m working hard or not, but I question whether I … Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe fruit rotting in the bowl on the side table in my dining room makes me sad. Food waste. Yet every week, there are some plums or a nectarine slowly becoming browner, softer and juicier while fruit flies buzz overhead. Now, I like nectarines, and I feel so disappointed to see them ruined by sitting … Read more
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’m a man who turned 50 and didn’t like the way I felt, looked or acted. Taking stock of the big anniversary, I decided to make a change. For the last year, I have been actively trying to lose weight, get fit and get strong. Here are my results. Lots of wins. Did not go … Read more
