Candace, No, haven't heard of SportBrain.
My gym (the YMCA in my town, believe it or not) participates in FitLinxx (www.fitlinxx.com). When I do the cardio-strength weight machines, everything is logged automatically. When I do the cardio stuff (bikes, treadmill - or stairmaster, elliptical later on), I enter the data into a kiosk. Can look at my progress etc. on their web site. Nifty. And free as part of membership. -Ben At 01:50 PM 3/12/03 -0500, you wrote: >Ben, have you ever heard of a SportBrain? I have one of those that I >need to dust off. It's like a pedometer, but you hook it up to a phone >line and it transfers your data to a website. Then you can go on the >site and see how many steps you took that day, challenge yourself, etc. >They also have prizes/milestones for people who get so many steps in a >period of time. It was $99, but it was a worthy buy :) > >Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer >The Children's Medical Center >One Children's Plaza >Dayton, OH 45404 >937-641-4293 >http://www.childrensdayton.org > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/12/2003 1:37:13 PM >>> >Wow. > >BTW, for those who want to _really_ know the rate at which they are >exercising, >I got a pulse monitor at the Copeland's Sports at the mall. >Brand is "Polar". Cost about $49. > >Has an adjustable thin strap which goes around your chest, and a >wristwatch. >Transmits pulse rate to the watch constantly when on. > >A lot of the exercise equipment (e.g. Precor) at gyms can read the >signal. >So I get the readout directly on the recumbent bike's panel. > >To activate, you just moisten the pads on the belt with water, put it >on, >bring the watch close to the belt, voila it starts transmitting. >Take off the belt, dry it, it stops sending pulse, watch soon turns >itself >off. > >-Ben > > >At 01:33 PM 3/12/03 -0500, you wrote: >>Ben; >> >>Lent, your story, the anniversary of my Dad's 2 heart attacks and a >stroke, >>Bill's story (which just about gave me a heart attack) and the other >>discussions of people's medical problems lead to this. I give my >hunger to >>all these people and issues. Sad to think it takes stuff like this to >open >>our eyes, but that's just the way people are. Thinking about losing >friends >>and loved ones because of bad habits sucks. >> >>I am ready to lose the weight. Just had day one lunch, which was a >chef's >>salad with fat-free raspberry vinagrette dressing. Tomorrow it will be >the >>same thing, maybe without any dressing (it tasted a lot like jelly and >I >>have no problem eating a dry salad), anything just so long as I am >not >>eating cheesesteaks, ruebens, onion rings, teriaki and Gen. Tzo all >the >>time. Sounds to me like the most effective weight loss technique on >this >>list is portion control, so I am going to take the time and really >think >>about what it is I am eating before anything goes in my mouth. >> >>I do walk about 10 city blocks a day, and I am trucking when I go. I >usually >>arrive at my daughter's school winded, so something is circulating. >Weight >>loss (for me) comes with lifting weights. In high school, I used to >lift all >>the time in my sophomore year and put on 20 pounds in muscle. Broke my >leg >>playing football in my junior year and (while I was in the >wheelchair) >>gained lots of fat. Weighed 260 at graduation and lost 100 lbs the >next year >>just by lifting and dieting. So this really isn't something new for >me, its >>just trying to discipline myself with a child around is tricky (she >makes >>the best cookies, brownies, cakes, etc). >> >>At the end of all this, I hope to have a nice documentary about how a >bunch >>of friends from across the Atlantic came togehter to improve their >>lifestyles. >> >>M >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 12:50 PM >>To: CF-Community >>Subject: Re: Solidarity >> >> >>Mike- >>coolness. >>am truly honored if my tale influenced this at all. >> >>BTW, my office has a frig and a microwave. >>I will be able to bring healthy and tasty stuff with me. >> >>Re: walking - are you walking at a fast-enough pace to get into your >target >>heart range? The rough formula is 220 - age = Maximum heart rate, do >not >>exceed. Moderate exercise = 65% to 70% of MHR. E.g., if someone were >30 >>years old, MHR would be 190, target approx. 125 - 135. >> >>While "just walking" is good, if it's slower than this, you don't get >the >>cardio benefits. Swinging your arms when you walk ups the pulse a >bit. >> >>Along with the grilled chicken breast, consider grilled fish, esp. >varieties >>high in Omega-3 e.g. salmon. And with the salad, check the fat content >of >>the dressing. >> >>And, check the fiber and sodium content on the labels. >> >>Good luck, and here's hoping you have many healthy years!! >> >>-Ben >> >> >>At 10:10 AM 3/12/03 -0500, you wrote: >>>Given the people on this list and their loved ones affected by >various >>>medical issues which will require a lifestyle change, I want to show >my >>>concern for their challenges in a meaningful way. >>> >>>I assume many of the CF-Community people are like me, spending a >large >>>amount of time behind a computer each day, eating large portions of >>>just about anything that passes for food each day for lunch, and >>>utterly deficient when it comes to exercise. >>> >>>Given that it is the lenten season and I am supposed to be giving >>>something up anyway, I am going to work consciously to change my >habits >>>as a tribute to those who have to change theirs. I am going to eat >>>healthier and get more exercise. Tonight when I get home I am going >to >>>lift some weights (I would do cardio but I already walk half an hour > >>>each day as it is), for dinner I am going to have a grilled chicken >>>breast and some broccoli, and I am probably going to just have a >salad >>>for lunch. Tomorrow I will repeat this process, and will do so >everyday >>>until I feel I have really changed my ways. And the snacks, the >Famous >>>Amos cookies my company provides developers for free and somehow make > >>>their way to my desk each afternoon, nixed. >>> >>>That's my pledge, anyways. I don't really want to think about what my > >>>arteries look like, or what they are going to look like in 10 years. > >>>With a little determination, I am confident I can drop about 10-20 >>>pounds in the process. >>> >>>Anyone else up for such a challenge? I am sharing my thoughts in the > >>>hope that some other people feel strong enough to want to make a >change >>>in their lives. If that is the case, I will be willing to organize >this >>>effort and put up a community Web site where we can all track our >>>results, post tips / links / other stuff. >>> >>>M >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
