The Right... Workout Buddy

Confession time: I don't use gadgets (other than my phone) to track fitness or daily activity.  I've never owned a Fitbit or a Garmin (crazy, I know since I've done three marathons and countless other races but yes, I always just run with my phone and it doesn't bother me) and I'm definitely not one to run out and buy the latest tech gadget.  One day I randomly purchased a heart rate monitor from a gym I frequented because they used them for their classes.  I figured it couldn't hurt to just have one but I never really used it (and I even forgot it many times when I went to said gym).  Then when I met the guys from True Communications and they showed me the Wahoo Tickr X (the upgraded and fancy version of the one I originally purchased) and all of it's features, I fell in love.    
  They sent one over for me to test out and it took me a bit to remember to use it but once I started, I was hooked.  I love that it has an offline/sync mode so you don't have to carry your phone and I'm obsessed with the stats (not to get crazy about calories burned but just to have a comparison between different workout types and different days at the gym).  It analyzes your running smoothness and cadence and works with third party iPhone apps.  It's really simple to use and their website is a wealth of information as well.  I've also recently set up the Burn and Burst numbers to really get the most from my training and workouts and it's been so cool to analyze the stats.     I highly recommend purchasing a heart rate monitor if you're an athlete or in any way interested in really measuring your fitness efforts and if you can afford it, the Tickr X is the way to go.

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This post was in collaboration with True Communications.  As always, all opinions are my own.   

The Right... Snow Day

I'm sure you heard about the massive snow storm that hit the East Coast two weekends ago (we're talking 25-30" in New York City alone!).  I wanted to share some of my snow day snaps with you, starting with halfway through the storm.  While I've had a lot of low key weekends lately (I've been feeling the need for some restorative "me" time), expecting to be snowed in does crazy things to people mentally.  Had it been any other weekend I probably would have had a low key Saturday mostly indoors but just knowing I "couldn't" go outside made me insanely stir crazy so I ventured over to Carl Schurz park by my apartment.  



The snow continued until at least 11 PM so when we woke up the next morning it was literally a winter wonderland, with the sun shining and blue skies.  I met up with some girlfriends and we ventured around Central Park (including stopping at the swing set and sledding down a super steep staircase by the Boathouse).

I didn't break the sled - it just so happened that everyone was sharing these janky broken sleds so we could all take part in the fun!

I also wanted to point out that people came out of the woodworks to enjoy the snow!  The park was insanely busy, including this deathtrap of children sledding down Cedar Hill (I kid...).   
  I hope you all are enjoying the winter weather you've been getting!

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