Bitness – Geek to the Core
Gadgets + Gear for Core Sports
Read: 2 minsDon’t be a square, get a Yakima
Boarding, Cycling, General Fitness, TriathlonEvery car I've owned has had a roof rack. Even my old pick-up truck had a bed rack to hold and lock my mountain bike (which cost more than the truck). For my latest rack I switched to a Yakima rack system and I'm happy I did.
Assuming…
Read: 2 minsWinter triathlon training, part 1: swimming
General Fitness, Swimming, TriathlonAlright, for those of us in the northern hemisphere, or who are not doing much racing until May/June/July, etc., this is probably what you would call our Base period of training. Now is the time to focus on technique, endurance and conditioning…
Read: 2 minsFitbit captures daily activity and sleep patterns to help track overall wellness
General Fitness, Running, TrekkingUsing built in sensors, the Fitbit captures 'three dimensional motion' to provide insight as to the amount of activity and sleep you log each day. It compiles this data and based on your sex, height, weight and age calculates daily the amount…
Read: 2 minsYakima StrapThang: Surf more, freeze less
BoardingTo non-surfers, the Northeast seems an unlikely place to find good waves. It's not California, not Hawaii and too cold most of year to get in the water... right? It seems a well kept secret that waves here in the Northeast are sometimes great…
Read: 2 minsTangle-free Surfing
BoardingHere in the Northeast we were just blessed with great surf for the past 4-5 days. I was fortunate enough to make it out for 3 of these days and loved every minute of it... almost.
One of the most frustrating parts of surfing is after earning…
Read: 2 minsThe Perfect Pushup puts a positive ‘spin’ on pushups
General FitnessOver my lifetime I've done perhaps hundreds-of-thousands of pushups, usually as a form of punishment for poor performance in karate and sports. I still hear my coaches screaming 'drop and give me 30!' and it always puts me in a cold sweat. In…
Read: 2 mins“Druid Challenge” Ridgeway Ultramarathon (a 3-day crash course in running marathons)
Climbing, RunningLast weekend I participated in the inaugural "Druid Challenge" ultramarathon, along the Ridgeway, a beautiful, tough trail, just to the northwest of London. I did it because:
(a) I wanted to get motivated to do some long-distance running…
Read: 2 minsMountain Hardwear jackets provide continuous heat and power to personal electronics
Boarding, Climbing, Survival, TrekkingIn the Northeast the weather can change in an instant. This time of year temperatures fluctuate +/- 20° F almost daily. Being resistant to bad weather is important in these parts (I see kids in t-shirts at the bus stop in January), being prepared…
Read: 2 minsVholdR ContourHD 1080P: Hands-free Hi-Def in the Wild
Boarding, Climbing, Cycling, TrekkingI've taken your standard hand-held Sony camcorder on many hell-runs down steeps or through glades and only broke one camera. This point of view (POV) filming let's me relive snowboarding in the off season, reminding me of favorite lines... and…
Read: 2 minsHitchSafe: stash keys for a surf or workout
Boarding, Climbing, Cycling, Diet, Running, Survival, Swimming, Trekking, TriathlonSurfing in the Summer is quick and easy; boardies, rash guard and off you go. The only problem is there's nowhere to stash a key (which in wetsuit season goes behind my calf). Surfers, runners, bikers, anyone who drives somewhere to get a workout…
Read: 2 minsAnother Strange and Cruel Gadget for Lazy Dog Owner
Editorial, General FitnessWhile it's true the main focus of Bitness is fitness gadgets, we do - from time-to-time - write about gadgets for dogs. Most of these gadgets (like this, this and this) border on animal cruelty, but possible none quite so much as the PooTrap...
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Read: 2 minsThe Shake Weight – 6 Minute Workout
General FitnessWe've seen some pretty interesting exercise equipment (e.g. this, this and that), but none made me blush quite so much as the Shake Weight.
Using what the manufacturer calls dynamic inertia, the Shake Weight promises a "revolutionary new…
