Buy Walking VideosQuestion of the Week: How do you keep track of your exercise?
I kept track of my exercise by writing it in my food journal for years. I never really kept good track of it. I used to just write the minutes exercised and the intensity. When I got my Nike Imara watch, I used to write down how many calories I burned.
It wasn’t until I got my Nike+ iPod that I kept detailed records of my exercise. Well, I didn’t really keep detailed track, the Nike+ system did for me.
Knowing my average pace helps me try to run faster. Every time I complete a run that’s faster than my average pace, I feel a sense of accomplishment. That’s just one small component to the tracking that the Nike+ system does for me.
There’s no way I would have ever done this on my own because I wouldn’t have seen the benefit in it, but after experiencing this, I’m so happy to have this information.
How do you keep track of your exercise?
Do you use forms?
Do you use a spreadsheet?
If you aren’t keeping track, why not? What excuses do you use?
I know I had a million excuses not to keep better track of my running stats. I really didn’t see the benefit of doing it. Now, I am addicted.
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August 6th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
For a long time, I used the Open Fitness desktop software. (http://www.workoutware.com). Now I use the online version called OpenFitness.net (http://www.openfitness.net).
I’ve never seen the iPod+Nike, other than online screenshots like you posted. I think Open Fitness is probably more planning/sharing-focused, and lets you track more different types of things (diet, weightlifting, etc), but not at the granularity you get with the Nike/iPod thing (your pace at different points of a workout, etc).
August 7th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
I am addicted to my new nike+. I no longer use a spreadsheet, was really too lazy. I am just restarting and am almost to a slow run. I love my nike+. I am glad I invested $250.00