Have you tried SleepCycle? Marketed as an alarm-clock but it has some relatively useful sleep analysis dashboards.
Haven't tried it. I only sleep with my phone in the bedroom when I'm oncall, otherwise, whatever the phone wants out of me can wait until I wake up. If it works based on sound, that won't work either, because I sleep with air cleaners running on high in the room (and earplugs).
SleepCycle is accelerometer based, actually. You put the phone next to you or under your pillow, and it tracks your motion based on vibrations in the bed. I believe the app tells you flat out that it won't work on memory foam beds.
Sorry for the offtopic, but can you explain a bit more about your setup? Which phone app do you use while cycling? Android or iOS?
Not OP but I personally use Strava [1] for Running/Cycling and a Wahoo HR Monitor [2]. Strava works on Android and iOS and is free. Wahoo HR monitor is only $50 and works great. [1]: https://www.strava.com [2]: http://www.wahoofitness.com/devices/hr.html
For Jawbone, Fitbit et al. the hardware has been commoditized, the software has limited utility and the whole 10,000 steps a day seems like a fad. It's incredibly hard to maintain users once the honeymoon period ends. Personally, I'm long on UA, but I still have some lingering doubts about their acquisitions with ConnectedFitness and the their Healthbox or whatever. I'm a pretty competitive triathlete and all of my g…
Wondering about the 10k steps. I'm not hitting it everyday, but I feel that if I consistently did, I'd be a fit person with enough activity to be healthy from that angle. How's that a fad? Is there any research showing otherwise?
Heart rate is the main thing that matters from a health perspective. The 10000 step thing didn't come from any research, it was probably a guesstimate about how much you should power walk to get your heart rate high enough for a high enough period of time. Personally I've been power walking about 8km a day for a few months, and it's doing wonders. But what's important is the pace and your heart rate (mine peaks at 160, which is okay considering that I'm not running). Oh, and eating well is a must. Personally I don't crave junkfood and shitty soda anymore.
Wondering about the 10k steps. I'm not hitting it everyday, but I feel that if I consistently did, I'd be a fit person with enough activity to be healthy from that angle. How's that a fad? Is there any research showing otherwise?
Heart rate is the main thing that matters from a health perspective. The 10000 step thing didn't come from any research, it was probably a guesstimate about how much you should power walk to get your heart rate high enough for a high enough period of time. Personally I've been power walking about 8km a day for a few months, and it's doing wonders. But what's important is the pace and your heart rate (mine peaks at 16…
Tangentially, if you're in the market for a good heart rate monitor, I can recommend the Polar R7. It's chest worn, very accurate and at least for males, completely comfortable to wear. Can't say how it will play with a bra though.
Sorry for the offtopic, but can you explain a bit more about your setup? Which phone app do you use while cycling? Android or iOS?
Not OP but I personally use Strava [1] for Running/Cycling and a Wahoo HR Monitor [2]. Strava works on Android and iOS and is free. Wahoo HR monitor is only $50 and works great. [1]: https://www.strava.com [2]: http://www.wahoofitness.com/devices/hr.html
Did you consider the Polar H7? Seems to get a lot of love and it's about the same price.
For Jawbone, Fitbit et al. the hardware has been commoditized, the software has limited utility and the whole 10,000 steps a day seems like a fad. It's incredibly hard to maintain users once the honeymoon period ends. Personally, I'm long on UA, but I still have some lingering doubts about their acquisitions with ConnectedFitness and the their Healthbox or whatever. I'm a pretty competitive triathlete and all of my g…
lol... every triathlete is "pretty competitive" ;). My wife and I switch to running and are using garmin vivoactives. The battery life is amazing and works great swimming (no gps) My non-active friends mostly ditch their fitbit style devices after a few months. Its either an apple watch, microsoft band (not joking) or some type of running/multisport watch.
Fitbits been aiming for the fitness watch market, recognizing that's where a lot of people will go, for some time. Sure they still have simple trackers like the Flex, but the multifunction watches (Surge and now Blaze) have been around for a while.