normie.fitness (75)in #technology • 5 days ago"Your Day at a glance" on your Garmin watchYeah yeah, I know, I've been talking a LOT about my Garmin watch to the point that it probably seems like I am making…normie.fitness (75)in #gamin • 9 days agoMy Garmin Vivoactive gives me sleeping advice?I am perplexed by a lot of what my new smartwatch can do and other things I am a bit apprehensive to believe that it…normie.fitness (75)in #exercise • 11 days agoDon't give up on your Garmin or other exercise smart-watch.As many of you already know, I was griping a lot when I first fired up my Garmin Vivoactive 4. I didn't enjoy all the…normie.fitness (75)in #garmin • 13 days agoChasing a BPM instead of a time: This was not possible before I had my GarminIn the past I would always have various ways of attempting to tweak my workouts. Since technology was either…normie.fitness (75)in #fitness • 15 days agoPool swim with Garmin Vivoactive 4So I have been playing around with the various sports that my new Garmin Vivoactive 4 can record and have been really…normie.fitness (75)in #exercise • 19 days agoMy longest cycling event on my new Garmin Vivoactive 4This is meant more as a joke than anything else because I realize that this is not a long distance by any means.…normie.fitness (75)in #exercise • 20 days agoStrength training with Garmin Vivoactive 4I was complaining an awful lot when I first got this thing because a lot of times me and technology do not get along.…normie.fitness (75)in #exercise • 22 days agoCycling stats from new Garmin watchAfter getting pissed off at my watch when I first got it and how complicated it was to set up, I finally got past all…normie.fitness (75)in #exercise • 24 days agoExploring the possibilities with my Garmin watchSo after a bit of frustration and finally figuring out how the hell to get the GPS to actually connect, I am starting…normie.fitness (75)in #garmin • 26 days agoTrouble with my new Garmin watchSo I bit the bullet and finally got a Garmin watch. It is a VivoActive 4 which is neither the top of the line nor the…normie.fitness (75)in #fitness • last monthExercising while sick: Is it a bad idea?Well I think the answer to this is it depends. In my most recent episode of experiencing exactly this it was a bad…normie.fitness (75)in #running • last monthMy pace stinks but my distance is longerSince my objective when I go any cardio is to simply keep my heart rate up for an hour I don't really mind anymore…normie.fitness (75)in #exercise • last monthThe morning empty-stomach runs continueI've been reading a bit about the benefits of going for a run with nothing in your stomach and I don't know what to…normie.fitness (75)in #exercise • 2 months agoMy morning runs: They're not great but better than nothingI recently decided that I was going to start going on morning runs no matter if I feel like it or not. The reason for…normie.fitness (75)in #running • 2 months agoNew fitness discovery: I'm more motivated to run first thing in the morningI have struggled with running lately. Anyone that follows my words here know that I have seen myself diminish in…normie.fitness (75)in #fitness • 2 months agoA funny result from Strava's walking functionLately I have been toying around with walking instead of running and mixing this in with some of the various…normie.fitness (75)in #food • 2 months agoBogus nutrition claims: Yogurt probiotics keep colds and flu away!If you ever talk to someone about food there is a good chance that the benefits of yoghurt is going to come up at some…normie.fitness (75)in #running • 2 months agoSticking with my "Slow and steady" pace with decent resultsAbout 2 months ago, I abandoned my attempts to return to a 6 minute km pace. At nearly 200 lbs and because I have…normie.fitness (75)in #fitness • 2 months agoI think i've found my pace for joggingIf you follow my blog then you are likely aware of the fact that I do a lot of bitching about how my per km pace has…normie.fitness (75)in #fitness • 2 months agoTendonitis and weight-lifting: It's a (literal) painAs I get older just like almost everyone else, I am susceptible to a great many injuries that I was previously kind of…