https://yoav.blog/categories/fitness/Recent content in Fitness on yoav.bloghttps://yoav.blog/og-image.pnghttps://yoav.blog/og-image.pngHugo -- 0.155.1en-usWed, 30 Dec 2015 08:50:03 +0000https://yoav.blog/2015/12/30/osx-actions-using-android-nfc/Wed, 30 Dec 2015 08:50:03 +0000https://yoav.blog/2015/12/30/osx-actions-using-android-nfc/<p>Having recently started using a treadmill desk, I wanted to automate actions on OS X as I switched from the regular desk to the treadmill. For example, turn on Bluetooth, switch the audio output device, etc. Sure, I can do that by creating an Automator script I’d run somehow, but I was curious to see if I could make it happen just by placing my phone on the treadmill desk.</p>https://yoav.blog/2015/11/25/from-runkeeper-to-runtastic/Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:06:17 +0000https://yoav.blog/2015/11/25/from-runkeeper-to-runtastic/<p>I started running a few months ago, with <a href="https://runkeeper.com/">Runkeeper</a> as my running app. The UI made sense, the audio cues were useful, and I liked the fact that friends were using it too and sharing their efforts.</p> <p>Yet, too often my runs appeared like this:</p> <figure id="attachment_1590" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1590" style="width: 504px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1590" src="images/screen-shot-2015-11-25-at-12-24-13.png" alt="Screen Shot 2015-11-25 at 12.24.13.png" width="504" height="692" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1590" class="wp-caption-text">I can run on water</figcaption></figure> <p>I’m inclined to blame the phone’s GPS, but I expect the app to be smart and average my position to figure out I didn’t make impossible jumps across the lake. This was especially confusing during runs when I was doing intervals.</p>