It’s a Christmas nightmare: suddenly remembering about a gift you need to get when it’s too late to shop. Are you past your shipping deadlines? Are stores too hectic to be worth venturing into? Don’t let this predicament ruin your holidays. If your friend is a gym rat or fitness freak here are some last-minute
Setting goals is one of the best ways to get started in taking charge of your health. However, it isn’t always easy to know what types of goals to set, or even how to measure your progress. Fortunately FITIV Pulse gives you functionality to make this process simple. With FITIV Badges and Achievements you can
Overtraining can seem like the Boogeyman of the fitness industry. Work hard! Train hard! But … not too hard, or overtraining will get you. Thats not particularly helpful advice, is it? How do you know how much is too much? Nobody wants to take an unnecessary rest day, but we all know that improving your
Strava has announced that they have discontinued support for Bluetooth heart rate monitors as of August 28th, 2019. The Strava app for iOS and Android will no longer provide the option to connect these sensors and track both GPS and heart rate directly from the Strava app. This is bad news for a lot of
Are you unnecessarily competitive? Just a bit nosy? Looking to destroy your friendships? Are you up for the challenge? Or, on the other hand, are you looking for a way to encourage yourself to work out more? Want to get connected to a fitness community? Ready to push yourself to get fitter, faster, and have
Changing your RHR and MaxHR Accuracy is super important when you’re talking about health and fitness. You wouldn’t want your doctor to just guess what’s wrong with you based on your age, would you? While fitness apps like FITIV Pulse can estimate your resting and maximum heart rate, it’s important to edit these values to
Are you recording your outdoor workouts? You might think that fitness tracking is just for the gym and fitness classes, but that couldn’t be further from the truth! Whether you’re hiking, cycling or just taking walks tracking your outdoor workouts can give you insight into your health and progress. When you track your GPS route
It’s exciting to start a new training routine, and exercise can be addictive. Once you’re in your routine it can be hard to take time off. Generally we, as humans, have a ‘more is more’ mentality. We want more of everything, and we want fast results. This combination can lead to problems. Overtraining happens when
It seems like everyone is talking about the benefits of exercise for mental health these days. There are several articles making the rounds saying that exercise might be the best prescription for mental health issues like depression and anxiety. Maybe you’ve been wondering how exercise works to relieve mental health problems. Even though we don’t
