RE: PAI 🥧 Abs 💪
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Soon you will be able to grate cheese on that. Awesome results.
I actually decided to get the same watch after reading your previous post on it. So far so good, but occasionally it screws up on the heart rate when I'm on my bike. I think being very sweaty and having hairy arms can mess with it.
The one thing I don't like is how the PAI history just shows above 100 (useless for anyone tracking fitness unless) and scrolling through to see individual daily scores is a terrible UI experience.
I'm working out enough to get PAI about 5 or 6 times a week and have a score generally between 130~170 depending on the day. But my health age is still weak cause I just got it like 3 weeks ago. It's improving, but it does start us up at grandpa level (I think double your age or something not so scientific).
I actually like PAI feature best because counting steps can be done alright with a phone and once you have established what it takes to get your target (mine is 10k), it's easy to estimate. In any case, unless someone is very inactive, 10k steps just wandering around isn't going to do much ~ I get like 0~1 PAI a day from it, probably running to get the crosswalk.
Actually I'm most jealous of your sleep score. Trying to improve mine proves difficult. I usually sleep closer to 6 hours a night and deep sleep is especially difficult in the summer.
Cheers :)
Yes I've found the heart-rate monitoring not to be on the ball some of the time and think it's due to the watch slipping down the wrist due to sweat. I try to wear it quite tight and am often squeezing it up the wrist just to be sure.
True, this could be better for sure:
lol grandpa :) I only noticed the fitness age thing recently and had plenty of PAI in stock. I'm sure with 130-170 PAI you'll bring that age down pretty fast. I find it tough to get any PAI whilst walking, so much 'easier' with heart-rate up.
Sleep jealousy is real - I used to have it bad as an ex would sleep through anything for 8 hours on the dot. Is your deep sleep low? I got much less of that while in Spain and think it was because it's 10+ degrees hotter at night.
I do the same thing to fix the heart rate monitor. After reading about it, I found it was an issue with the tech used to detect it. There is a better way but it consumes a lot more energy, so we would be recharging the thing more often (my wife has to charge her iWatch every night, lol).
The PAI seems to be measuring 100 for average people, but not for the PAI obsessed, too bad there wasn't an extreme mode, or better yet allow people to set PAI targets.
I collect most of mine on a spinning bike. I can't even collect it well from cycling because there aren't enough hills in my area and nowhere I can safely go fast enough to get the kind of resistance I need to get my heart rate over 150.
Unfortunately, I hate jogging, but I may have to do it. Alternatively, I could just walk up and down the stairs in my apartment, or better yet find a nice hill to climb up and down. It's just too hot to do outside stuff in summer. And I'm moving somewhere flat for a few weeks (hopefully I won't lose track).
My deep sleep is low, but I expect it is seasonal. It's 100% humidity here and like 27C at night. I've been sleeping with the AC on in my bedroom since late May and have a fan, too (it's definitely worth the 10$ or so added to the bill each month). My bed is very comfortable, but I don't think my pillow is the best.
I find this watch can go over a week without charge, happy with that.
Same! It is tough on the road unless you meet a lot of hills.
I like the GPS and stats that come with jogging outside but my ankles don't like it and much prefer the cushion of a treadmill. Playing an active sport seems to work really well - heart-rate spikes and the cool down period seem easier/more fun than grinding out a consistent 150 bpm. Saying that, I don't have many options for sports at present and most of my PAI is coming from the elliptical trainer.
27c, yeah that doesn't sounds like a comfortable sleeping temperature, hopefully your deep sleep will improve when things cool off a little.
I've been doing 30-minute sessions on the bike spiking it to 175 and back down to 140. I find it is better than grinding out a high plateau. I think the technical term is HIIT. It's like doing sprints.
The GPS is great, especially when doing random courses. I do have a nice running track nearby (GPS is pointless for a 400m oval, unless I forget how many laps I did). Maybe I'll hit it up in the fall a few times. There are lots of mountains near me and I find the ones that are about 500m up are a decent workout. Again, fall.
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