I got the opportunity to try the Apple Watch series 11 for a week and even though I am not the target audience any more I have been more than surprised by the improvements. The last Apple Watch I owned… Read More ›
Fitness
10,000 steps a day is a myth, but…
It felt like there was a collective sigh of relief when a study, published this week, suggested 10,000 steps a day isn’t the health utopia we had all been led to believe. The news that we only had to reach 7,000… Read More ›
How real are your stats? Part 2: health
Health stats are becoming more important as time passes and we are starting to see devices grow in popularity that focus on your overall health. Whoop is one example and so is Oura, but are these products focussing on health… Read More ›
How real are your stats? Part 1: fitness
Since moving to the Amazfit Helio Strap, which I wear on my bicep, I have noticed a few things that have made me question my fitness tracking over the past decade. So much time has been spent looking at numbers,… Read More ›
Sleep Score needs work
Apple needs to do some work on the new sleep tracking feature. Two nights with it working on my Ultra 2. Two nights of dreadful and continually interrupted sleep. Two high sleep scores that say my sleep is excellent. 🥴
The BIP 6 has made me re-think my relationship with Apple
The Amazfit BIP 6 costs £68.99, I got mine for £49 in a sale. That is BUDGET pricing for any smartwatch and you would usually expect a poor performing and cheaply made product for such a price. Lets do a… Read More ›
Ten days with the Amazfit Helio Strap
It’s been 10 days and I have hardly noticed the Helio. I made a bicep strap and there it has sat continually- I never notice it, I never feel it and the data continues to roll into the Zepp app… Read More ›
Amazfit Helio Strap review
We shall start the Helio Strap review by discussing the Whoop. You can buy a Whoop band for £169/year and £349/year. Each year, every year. The top Whoop option does offer ECG functionality and daily blood pressure insight, the latter… Read More ›
visible
Pacing is a strategy that balances rest and exertion to minimize post-exertional malaise. It involves finding a comfortable range of energy expenditure that avoids both over‑exertion and under-exertion, maintaining an optimal level of activity over time… More here. I’m very… Read More ›
The Whoop MG
The Whoop 4 was a fantastic wearable that I rarely took off during my year of use, so Whoop had its work cut out for it to improve on that experience. With the Whoop MG, that’s exactly what the company… Read More ›
McGST 