Android: Exercise accessories like the Nike+ Fuelband and the FitBit are all the rage right now, but if you don't own one, you can still use your smartphone to keep track of your workouts. Though it might not have every feature under the sun, FitNotes is a fantastic and easy to use gym companion for your Android phone.The premise of FitNotes is simple. You choose the exercise you just completed, enter the amount of weight you lifted or the distance you traveled, and save it to your exercise log. Over time, you'll build up a collection of daily exercise regimens to help you track where you've improved or regressed over time.FitNotes includes a ton of different exercises and categories, but you can also add your own if you wish. You can view your recent activity by swiping from day to day on the main screen, but the calendar view provides the best overview of your workouts. From here, you can set up milestone alerts to let you know when you've hit a custom goal for each exercise, making it even easier to detect patterns in your routine.The app isn't particularly feature-rich, but it's perfectly designed to quickly enter data between sessions at the gym, and it checks every box you would want in a pen-and-paper exercise log. Grab it for free on Google Play before you next hit the gym.FitNotes (Free) | Google Play via Ghacks
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Showing posts with label Tracks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tracks. Show all posts
Saturday, October 26, 2013
FitNotes Tracks Your Workouts, Alerts You When You Hit Your Goals
Android: Exercise accessories like the Nike+ Fuelband and the FitBit are all the rage right now, but if you don't own one, you can still use your smartphone to keep track of your workouts. Though it might not have every feature under the sun, FitNotes is a fantastic and easy to use gym companion for your Android phone.The premise of FitNotes is simple. You choose the exercise you just completed, enter the amount of weight you lifted or the distance you traveled, and save it to your exercise log. Over time, you'll build up a collection of daily exercise regimens to help you track where you've improved or regressed over time.FitNotes includes a ton of different exercises and categories, but you can also add your own if you wish. You can view your recent activity by swiping from day to day on the main screen, but the calendar view provides the best overview of your workouts. From here, you can set up milestone alerts to let you know when you've hit a custom goal for each exercise, making it even easier to detect patterns in your routine.The app isn't particularly feature-rich, but it's perfectly designed to quickly enter data between sessions at the gym, and it checks every box you would want in a pen-and-paper exercise log. Grab it for free on Google Play before you next hit the gym.FitNotes (Free) | Google Play via Ghacks
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Animal Tracks for Plaster Casting.
For a recent Cub camp, a leader wanted to run an activity (or "base") making plaster casts of animal tracks. Unfortunately, the camp site is so well-used that the few animal tracks we get on the site tend to be quickly trampled down by hundreds of size three trainers, so I decided to provide some predictable tracks for the Cubs to cast.
I made these from scrap wood (pine, about 21mm thick), using a scroll saw, glue, a sharp knife and a rotary tool with a sanding bit and the "dentist burr" bit. To actually leave tracks, you need a mallet or a firm footstep.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Snorelab Tracks Your Snoring, Helps You Find Out Which Sleep Tips Work
iOS: If you have a snoring problem, there are plenty of things to try to alleviate it, but if you don't have a way to find out if your snoring is getting better, you'll never know what works. That's where Snorelab comes in.Snorelab records you while you sleep every night, and tracks your snoring on a helpful graph that shows you the intensity of your snoring as the night dragged on. You'll see when you snored the most, when you were the quietest, how long it took you to fall asleep, and more. The app also records snore samples that you can play back, so if you go to a sleep specialist, you can play examples of your snoring for them so they can listen before bringing you in for a full sleep study.The app also helps you gauge how effective different snoring remedies you try really are. If you go to sleep for a few nights wearing those nose strips, the app will show you whether they've actually improved your snoring (related: There's a great study worth reading in the journal Rhinology that says those strips actually work pretty well). As you try different methods, Snorelab will help you figure out what's working and what isn't.You can see more of the app's features at the link below and in the video above. It'll set you back $4 on sale for a limited time—it's normally $5, and you can grab it in the iTunes App Store. For more tips to improve your night's sleep, check out our guides to getting a better night's sleep, and on rebooting your sleep schedule.SnoreLab
Friday, August 2, 2013
DataMan Next Tracks Your Data Usage, Is Currently Free
iOS: If you've ever gone over on your iPhone's data plan you know the horrible amount of money you get charged. To keep track of that usage, we like DataMan Next, and it's currently free.DataMan Next is probably one of the prettiest data tracking apps out there. With it, you can set up alerts so you don't go over on your data plan, set custom thresholds, and even track your WiFi usage. If you need a more granular view, DataMan Pro, which gives you info about which specific apps are eating your data, and maps your data usage geographically, is half off today at $5.DataMan Next (Free) | iTunes App StoreDataman Pro ($4.99) | iTunes App Store
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