BlogHide Resteemsnormie.fitness (75)in exercise • yesterday2nd attempt at the hill climbAfter a bit of a break I decided to give the one and only hill climb that we have in this city another try. This involves me getting on a train with a bicycle in a very populated area so the only…normie.fitness (75)in workout • 5 days agoMy gym banned livestreaming and video-equipment. Thank god!I don't know how much you go to the gym these days but it was getting to be ridiculous how many people are recording themselves for some sort of online content. I have witnessed people getting…normie.fitness (75)in exercise • 15 days agoA wild bike ride into the windI live in a city where we can frequently get some pretty crazy winds coming off of the nearby lake. One of the flat bike paths that I ride on is directly next to the lake and I knew it was…normie.fitness (75)in cycling • 16 days agoNot a hill climb, but I put in the 1 hour of cardioThe day of riding my bike on the one and only hill trail we have here in the city took its toll on me and I am glad I did it. The time of day that I chose to go to that point was not ideal because…normie.fitness (75)in cycling • 18 days agoMy first hill climb in cycling... wow! What a difference!I had previously claimed that cycling is getting too easy so I took a train to the one and only hill we have in this city where there is a bike path that leads all the way to the top. I realized…normie.fitness (75)in fitness • last monthYour Garmin watch can make mistakes if you don't pay attentionI think that for most people doing exercise that their primary focus is to see how many calories they can burn in a day. Caloric deficit is the only non-surgical way to lose weight after all.…normie.fitness (75)in cycling • last monthCycling is getting too easy!I have been quite pleased with my activity ever since acquiring my $200 single gear bicycle but I have noticed something lately: The ride is getting to be too easy and I may have to mix it up a bit…normie.fitness (75)in fitness • 2 months agoTrying my hand at some homemade CrossfitI never jumped on board the Crossfit wagon because it always seemed to be a bit too much like a cult for me to get involved. The people who like Crossfit seem to REALLY like Crossfit and I don't…normie.fitness (75)in diet • 2 months agoZero carb diet can be really bad for youThere are a ton of people that have lost weight using the "Atkins" or zero-carb diet. This is something that cannot really be disputed because there is so much evidence right in front of us. I…normie.fitness (75)in lifestyle • 2 months agoA fitness-filled day. I pulled the trifecta!I mean this partially as a joke and also to point out that I am so addicted to my Garmin watch that I will record almost any activity that I do on there as some sort of exercise even though it was…normie.fitness (75)in fitness • 2 months agoCarrying on with biking times that I am happy withIn an effort to slim down a bit, I have been focusing on cardio a lot more than I did in the past. I haven't completely given up on weights but now when I lift I aim for high reps at a lower weight…normie.fitness (75)in fitness • 2 months agoReasonable concerns from bulking at a young age and what will happen when you get olderSince I have been focusing on cardio a lot more than weights lately I haven't been making many trips to the gym and when I do, I am not normally doing anything particularly intense. As someone that…normie.fitness (75)in fitness • 3 months agoThe joy of getting better at any cardio sport is a truly amazing feelingI am going to stop talking about my Garmin watch for a bit even though it is precisely because of this handy piece of equipment that I know about what it is that I am about to talk about and that…normie.fitness (75)in exercise • 3 months agoOne major downside of the Garmin, and likely all smart-watchesSo far you have seen me go on and on, probably to too much of a degree about how much I love my Garmin Vivoactive 4. I was staring to feel like a sales representative because I was just so amazed…normie.fitness (75)in technology • 3 months ago"Your Day at a glance" on your Garmin watchYeah yeah, I know, I've been talking a LOT about my Garmin watch to the point that it probably seems like I am making commission on sales or something but I am not. I am just a very happy consumer…normie.fitness (75)in gamin • 3 months agoMy Garmin Vivoactive gives me sleeping advice?I am perplexed by a lot of what my new smartwatch can do and other things I am a bit apprehensive to believe that it actually can do these things and if it can, should I be afraid of this…normie.fitness (75)in exercise • 3 months agoDon't give up on your Garmin or other exercise smart-watch.As many of you already know, I was griping a lot when I first fired up my Garmin Vivoactive 4. I didn't enjoy all the information that you had to enter into the companion app and a lot of this has…normie.fitness (75)in garmin • 4 months agoChasing a BPM instead of a time: This was not possible before I had my GarminIn the past I would always have various ways of attempting to tweak my workouts. Since technology was either non-existent or very unreliable with Strava making very strange mistakes including…normie.fitness (75)in fitness • 4 months agoPool swim with Garmin Vivoactive 4So I have been playing around with the various sports that my new Garmin Vivoactive 4 can record and have been really impressed so far. The only thing that irritates me thus far is that the GPS can…normie.fitness (75)in exercise • 4 months agoMy longest cycling event on my new Garmin Vivoactive 4This is meant more as a joke than anything else because I realize that this is not a long distance by any means. However, when you first start out with your new sport smartwatch it doesn't have any…