11-29-03, 11:26 PM | |
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Oh, Alta's prompt reminded me of some software I used for a few months at the beginning of this year:
www.crosstrainer.ca I really liked it - a little too much, in fact; I was spending too much time making charts and stuff and spending even more time on the computer. I decided it was overkill for me and quit using it, but my dh still uses it with some of his clients.
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11-30-03, 06:28 AM | |
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Joanna,
I just wanted to thank you for your dedication and hard work. I really appreciate your time and organizational skills! Many of us have benefitted from your efforts! I'm thinking of ordering the "Results for Women" journal from Energy for Women magazine. It has sections for exercise, food, a diary and photos. I'll let you know if I like it. Thank you so much! Sherry |
11-30-03, 07:34 AM | |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Montreal, Canada
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What a Great Thread
What a great idea you had - excellent for giving people ideas and letting them know the range of what's available to them.
I use a piece of software that is excellent and I highly recommend it for those who want to track their workouts in detail. Its called MySportTraining. They have an excellent program for those who have a pocket PC, that syncs with the computer, but I just use the Windows version. It allows you to create all your workouts in detail, recording reps, times, weights, etc. and then keep a record of what you do. The report functions are a little weak, but it keeps the information in an Access database, so if you know how to use Access you can build your own reports if you want to print other things than the program allows you to. If anyone wants to have a look its at: www.mysporttraining.com Thanks for all the info Joanna - great idea! Jodi in Montreal |
11-30-03, 08:34 AM | |
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Jersey
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Track That + Mood, Blood Pressure, Vitamins, Supplements, Meds, & Health Conditions!
Wow! Joanna, this was fabulous!!!!
I hadn't seen this thread until today, or else I would have responded sooner. But I'd like to add an online web log that I found yesterday. It's called Health A to Z . Check it out at: http://www.healthatoz.com My husband, who tracks his Blood Pressure on his palm pilot, was wondering if there was anything that would allow us to track out nutritional supplements/vitamins. Well-- I don't really know how I lucked up into finding HealthA-Z-- I guess it was some fancy web surfing. But not only can you track your exercise and diet, but you can track your supplements, medicines, your mood, you can keep a journal, you can track your blood pressure, your cholesterol, your pregnancy, diabetes, asthma, arthritis and osteoporosis- plus a host of other conditions. The list goes on-- and you can do this for your whole family. Now-- they don't have a "fibromyalgia" category, but that's fine with me, because I can track my joint & muscle pains in the much related "Arthritis" tracker. I track my BP in the Cardio Health tracker. The Fitness Tracker tells me my BMI, how much weight I should lose, and how many weeks it should take me. My exercise info flows automatically from one tracker to the other, so I don't have to type it in multiple times. And the site can create charts and graphs to show my progress. All the while, I can access articles and tips on improving my health on every page. My only gripe with this particular website is that sometimes it loads information too slowly. Also-- you may not want to put ALL of you medical information out there on the web. I don't care if my weight or bp is known, but I'm not too eager to put every bit of personal information on the internet-- so I don't. That's all! Hope somebody finds that website useful. Faith (Who also logs the videos she does in a Daytimer type calender/appointment book-- because it's inspiring to see on paper, all those dates filled with various workouts.)
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11-30-03, 08:50 AM | |
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Jersey
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The President's Challenge!
Okay-- so I WASN'T finished! So sue me!
Here's yet another place online where I log my workouts: http://www.presidentschallenge.org I log on here because earning medals for my accompliishments is my incentive. I started doing it with a group of old co-workers and friends I formed into a team. But once we disbanded, my hubby and I kept doing it on our own. This log/program is from the President's council on physical fitness. Remember that annual fitness test you had to take in gym class? Well, those same people have a different challenge for adults, where you get points for logging in how many minutes/hours of various activities you've done for the day. It can be anything from walking, housekeeping and gardening to aerobics, running, trampolining, dancing, "Rollerblading," kickboxing and weightlifting. I put my AWT tapes, like the Firm and Cathe, in the circuit training category. (I recently asked them to add rebounding. They said they would consider it.) Once you get a certain number of points, you earn a bronze, silver or gold medal. You can mail in for the certificates, ribbons, medals or t-shirts, (for a small fee, of course!) to commemorate you accomplishments. I have earned the bronze and silver medals, and am working on the gold. The medals and certificates are signed by the current president of the U.S. from whenever you finished your workout, which is an incentive or a deterant to some people. Since I earned mine this summer, they are signed by G. Bush on the back. But love or hate the current president-- it doesn't matter. Just as with the Olympics-- if you are the one who earned the medal, that's all that matters. My two medals reflect a twenty pound weight loss. Is there any better reason to log on to this web site than that???? Happy Logging! Faith (Who's husband logs on at www.runnersworld.com. But that doesn't allow for video workouts, so most of you may not be interested.)
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11-30-03, 09:18 AM | |
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Joanna, this is wonderful and it's re-inspired me to get back to working on building a database that I can work on using my Mac and my PC. The hardest part for me is categorising all of my workouts. About half of them are easy and the other half are much less straightforward.
ATB, - Lisa
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