I fell of the 5BX wagon back in June 2016. Meanwhile last summer, I did do the Zombies Run 5K trainer to completion and then dabbled a little bit in the full Zombies Run app, but I inevitably fell off that wagon too. I did try to restart running with again with Zombies, but I couldn't get into the habit. Fast forward to April 2017: I went for a run in the park about a week ago, attempting my regular 3.6 mile loop. Well, after around the first three-quarters of a mile, my knee started to hurt, but I limped on. I finished my loop in 45 minutes, my signal that I wanted to become fit again.
This morning, I decided to get back onto the 5BX wagon. I reset my progess chart, set my timer, and got to work. I blew through the calisthenics portion with ease, even considering if I should just move up to Chart 2. Then came the half-mile run portion and any idea of an early graduation came to a crushing halt. I did make the 8:00 goal in 4:38, but my knee started to act up and I became winded both after only the first lap of two around my block (I remember being able to do four). That being said, I'm in for the long haul. I hope I can stick with it this time.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Saturday, July 9, 2016
Pokemon Go on my Tablet
Pokemon Go is an AR app recently released for iOS and Android that's causing quite a stir among Pokemon fans and newbies alike. The app uses the GPS and pedometer on a smart device to dictate where Pokemon are located and the player swipe his or her screen to launch a Pokeball to try and catch a Pokemon. The game is limited to the original 151 Pokemon, but Niantic promises subsequent generations in later updates.
I was part of the beta testing last month. I don't have a smartphone, but I do have an Android tablet and was able to give the app a spin and then play the full version when it came out. Being able to catch a Pokemon on my smart device brought back the same thrills I felt as a middle schooler catching Pokemon on my copy of Pokemon Blue back in the day. To the point, I felt a bit sheepish when I realied that I couldn't hold the B button and tap A to try and increase my chances of a successful catch.
One day, I took out the trash and decided to see what kind of Pokemon I might see. So with garbage bag in one hand and tablet in the other, I headed out on a mini adventure. However, as soon as I got to my dumpster, I was out of my WiFi network's range. Being on a tablet as opposed to a smartphone, unfortunately, has a huge catch: The game depends on a constant source of data in order to keep track of where you are and what Pokemon you might see. Long story short: no data (WiFi or otherwise), no signal, no Pokemon.
Most of my Pokemon catching is either here at home or at public WiFi spots (McDonalds, et cetera), so my level progression has been very slow. All the same, I still think this is a great app. One of the things the game encourages players to do is go out and explore their area, discovering Pokestops. These are places where players can pick up items, but in real life, they are public buildings, art institutions, et cetera. Just sitting from my apartment, I've learned about a bunch of little public works of art that I would have never discovered on my own. Being able to catch Pokemon is a bonus for me.
Pokemon Go on the tablet loses a lot of its appeal (exploration, et cetera) when you're anchored to a WiFi connection. All the same, I am enjoying my time playing Pokemon on my tablet and learning about the place I've called home for seven years. When Miyamoto developed Zelda, he was inspired by his time exploring his boyhood home and looking for secrets (Zelda has been an inspiration for me to go out and explore the world). I'm planning on getting a smartphone in the next month or so. I'll be able to give Pokemon Go a worthwhile spin when that happens and discover more of the unique side of Eugene. :)
I was part of the beta testing last month. I don't have a smartphone, but I do have an Android tablet and was able to give the app a spin and then play the full version when it came out. Being able to catch a Pokemon on my smart device brought back the same thrills I felt as a middle schooler catching Pokemon on my copy of Pokemon Blue back in the day. To the point, I felt a bit sheepish when I realied that I couldn't hold the B button and tap A to try and increase my chances of a successful catch.
One day, I took out the trash and decided to see what kind of Pokemon I might see. So with garbage bag in one hand and tablet in the other, I headed out on a mini adventure. However, as soon as I got to my dumpster, I was out of my WiFi network's range. Being on a tablet as opposed to a smartphone, unfortunately, has a huge catch: The game depends on a constant source of data in order to keep track of where you are and what Pokemon you might see. Long story short: no data (WiFi or otherwise), no signal, no Pokemon.
Most of my Pokemon catching is either here at home or at public WiFi spots (McDonalds, et cetera), so my level progression has been very slow. All the same, I still think this is a great app. One of the things the game encourages players to do is go out and explore their area, discovering Pokestops. These are places where players can pick up items, but in real life, they are public buildings, art institutions, et cetera. Just sitting from my apartment, I've learned about a bunch of little public works of art that I would have never discovered on my own. Being able to catch Pokemon is a bonus for me.
Pokemon Go on the tablet loses a lot of its appeal (exploration, et cetera) when you're anchored to a WiFi connection. All the same, I am enjoying my time playing Pokemon on my tablet and learning about the place I've called home for seven years. When Miyamoto developed Zelda, he was inspired by his time exploring his boyhood home and looking for secrets (Zelda has been an inspiration for me to go out and explore the world). I'm planning on getting a smartphone in the next month or so. I'll be able to give Pokemon Go a worthwhile spin when that happens and discover more of the unique side of Eugene. :)
Monday, July 4, 2016
Fell Off The Wagon and Getting Back On
Not going to lie, I didn't do my 5BX exercises. Not for a day or a week...but almost an entire month. My last entry in my Google Sheet was June 6th. Didn't even record a run for that day. I hate to think what my mile run time looks like now. I think I stopped exercising because my knee was hurting one day and then my foot the other. While I did hurt my foot (at a rehearsal, I think), I used that as a crutch to indulge laziness for the rest of the time. Once in a while, I'd tell myself, "I should go running" but then I don't. All the same, I'm making a stand today and going to try and get back on the wagon. I've set up a separate Google Sheet for catching up and recording my new results. I plan to do Chart 3 of 5BX everyday, aiming for level I stopped at (D+). I believe consistency is key to being in good shape, that I can consistently run a mile in a set amount of time if the need arose (my best when I was doing 5BX every day was 7:55). When I can hit my marks five days in a row, I'll jump back on the regular 5BX sheet and continue.
I can do this. I know I can... Wish me luck.
UPDATE: I did my exercised this morning and it turned out mostly well. The calisthenics all would have passed at the D+ level. I even threw in a one minute plank at the very end. The only exercise that didn't pass was running (clocked in at 9:09. The "goal" is 8:45). Then again, from what I understand, cardio endurance will go before muscular endurance after a substantial lapse in actiivity. However, it's also easier to bring back up to par than muscular endurance. I will say one thing about the run though, my right knee started hurting halfway through the third lap. When I first started running this year (before I got it organized with the 5BX program), my knee would start hurting about three quarters of the way through my mile. However, doing those half-miles in Chart 1 helped condition my legs to run the mile, so I think I just need to recondition my knee.
So yeah, everything is good. Just need to work on running...and the only way to get better at that is to go running. :)
I can do this. I know I can... Wish me luck.
UPDATE: I did my exercised this morning and it turned out mostly well. The calisthenics all would have passed at the D+ level. I even threw in a one minute plank at the very end. The only exercise that didn't pass was running (clocked in at 9:09. The "goal" is 8:45). Then again, from what I understand, cardio endurance will go before muscular endurance after a substantial lapse in actiivity. However, it's also easier to bring back up to par than muscular endurance. I will say one thing about the run though, my right knee started hurting halfway through the third lap. When I first started running this year (before I got it organized with the 5BX program), my knee would start hurting about three quarters of the way through my mile. However, doing those half-miles in Chart 1 helped condition my legs to run the mile, so I think I just need to recondition my knee.
So yeah, everything is good. Just need to work on running...and the only way to get better at that is to go running. :)
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Google Opinion Rewards Impressions
A couple of months ago, I was looking up ways in which internet users could make money from surveys. Some of them seems legitimate (others, not so much). One of the good ones I found is an Android app called "Google Opinion Rewards". Google sends the user short surveys (usually three to five questions, each taking less than a minute to complete) and then pays out currency for the Google Play Store (to be used in apps, movies, tv, music, et cetera). I downloaded it and gave it a spin.
After setting up some demographics, your first survey is sent. After completing it, you are awarded a whole dollar to use in the Play Store (good for an app), opening the Skinner Box. After that (for me, leastways), surveys came only once every two or three days and each only payed about thirty or forty cents a piece. On average, I was earning around a dollar a week. My girlfriend also downloaded the app to her tablet and usually got a survey a day, so she earned money faster than I did, but I know it's about demographics (Google wants answers from a certain group about a certain product, so no biggie). Your money is tied to your Google account instead of the device, so you could take a survey in the morning on the device and then buy something on the Google Play website on a PC. The currency expires after a year, so you could save up for more expensive apps.
The slow pace of survey availability (for me) has pros and cons. Like I said above, the pace is predicated on demographics and it depends on what Google (or the company Google hired to proctor the survey) wanted to know. Also, I think if somebody did a bunch of surveys in one sitting, they would buy up all the apps and media on their wishlist gratis. For me, that would kill the fun of doing these surveys, making it more like a job. I think there is something exciting about seeing the icon for a new survey available after not having done one for a few days (like getting a postcard).
If you use the Google Play store frequently, Google Opinion Rewards is a nice, fun little way to supplement your money on there. It was a bit of a bummer that Google paid only in currency for their store, but it was made immediately available upon completion. Other surveys required a PayPal and would pay after a certain amount of time or once you've made a requisite amount of money first.
Requiring the app to take surveys didn't sit too well with me. It would be nice if there was a way to take these surveys via web browser (even if it's only through a Chrome extension). While the apps on the store are only for Android devices, there is still a lot of content you can buy ON a PC, FOR the PC (music, movies, et cetera. Heck, the whole store is available on PC, apps included).
Overall, this was actually a fun app. The surveys were quick and felt unintrusive (the option for "Prefer Not To Answer" is available on a lot of the questions), plus making a little money for the Google Play store is a nice bonus. My first purchase was Minecraft Pocket Edition (I may review it later), which took me about six or seven weeks of surveys to afford. My girlfriend bought a season of a travel TV series. I don't know what I want to purchase next, but the Google Opinion Rewards app makes it a fun way to slowly earn your way up to the apps and media you want.
--Right now, my next purchase is a coin toss between Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic. I've played the former on the Nintendo DS and loved it...and I'm already halfway there currency-wise! I've never played the latter and it's more expensive, but I've heard it's a fantastic RPG. I've also considered the Final Fantasy series, but those are really pricey compared to other apps. Ah well, we'll see...
After setting up some demographics, your first survey is sent. After completing it, you are awarded a whole dollar to use in the Play Store (good for an app), opening the Skinner Box. After that (for me, leastways), surveys came only once every two or three days and each only payed about thirty or forty cents a piece. On average, I was earning around a dollar a week. My girlfriend also downloaded the app to her tablet and usually got a survey a day, so she earned money faster than I did, but I know it's about demographics (Google wants answers from a certain group about a certain product, so no biggie). Your money is tied to your Google account instead of the device, so you could take a survey in the morning on the device and then buy something on the Google Play website on a PC. The currency expires after a year, so you could save up for more expensive apps.
The slow pace of survey availability (for me) has pros and cons. Like I said above, the pace is predicated on demographics and it depends on what Google (or the company Google hired to proctor the survey) wanted to know. Also, I think if somebody did a bunch of surveys in one sitting, they would buy up all the apps and media on their wishlist gratis. For me, that would kill the fun of doing these surveys, making it more like a job. I think there is something exciting about seeing the icon for a new survey available after not having done one for a few days (like getting a postcard).
If you use the Google Play store frequently, Google Opinion Rewards is a nice, fun little way to supplement your money on there. It was a bit of a bummer that Google paid only in currency for their store, but it was made immediately available upon completion. Other surveys required a PayPal and would pay after a certain amount of time or once you've made a requisite amount of money first.
Requiring the app to take surveys didn't sit too well with me. It would be nice if there was a way to take these surveys via web browser (even if it's only through a Chrome extension). While the apps on the store are only for Android devices, there is still a lot of content you can buy ON a PC, FOR the PC (music, movies, et cetera. Heck, the whole store is available on PC, apps included).
Overall, this was actually a fun app. The surveys were quick and felt unintrusive (the option for "Prefer Not To Answer" is available on a lot of the questions), plus making a little money for the Google Play store is a nice bonus. My first purchase was Minecraft Pocket Edition (I may review it later), which took me about six or seven weeks of surveys to afford. My girlfriend bought a season of a travel TV series. I don't know what I want to purchase next, but the Google Opinion Rewards app makes it a fun way to slowly earn your way up to the apps and media you want.
--Right now, my next purchase is a coin toss between Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic. I've played the former on the Nintendo DS and loved it...and I'm already halfway there currency-wise! I've never played the latter and it's more expensive, but I've heard it's a fantastic RPG. I've also considered the Final Fantasy series, but those are really pricey compared to other apps. Ah well, we'll see...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
100 Days on 5BX and Looking Ahead
Yesterday marked my 100th day with the 5BX exercise program. I must say I've come a long way since making that Lent promise to give up video games (ie: Wii Fit U) and switched to the low-tech exercise plan. There have been a few days I've missed, either due to sickness or soreness, but I do have 100 successful workouts logged in my Google Sheet!
Assuming I consistently hit my daily marks, I figure I am only 60 days away from meeting the programs prescribed goal of Chart 4, Level C- (I am currently at Chart 3, Level D). Part of me is wondering what I will do when I get there. Would I cut back on the progam, doing it every other day instead of everyday? Would I stop the program altogether and move to a different exercise regime? I know it's a bit early to start thinking about things like these, let alone a bit more than shallow to focus on the end when I'm little more than halfway through the journey ("It's the sides of the mountains that sustain life, not the top." -Robert M. Pirsig). That being said, my focus should be hitting my marks and nothing else.
This is going to be a short entry, but I leave with the knowledge that fitness is a lifelong affair. The fact that I've kept up with an execise program for 100 days is awesome (last time I did something similar was a few years ago with Wii Fit Plus). I don't know if motivation was the problem why I kept dropping programs. All the same, I'm glad I found something that works for me right now and look forward to keeping myself healthy.
Assuming I consistently hit my daily marks, I figure I am only 60 days away from meeting the programs prescribed goal of Chart 4, Level C- (I am currently at Chart 3, Level D). Part of me is wondering what I will do when I get there. Would I cut back on the progam, doing it every other day instead of everyday? Would I stop the program altogether and move to a different exercise regime? I know it's a bit early to start thinking about things like these, let alone a bit more than shallow to focus on the end when I'm little more than halfway through the journey ("It's the sides of the mountains that sustain life, not the top." -Robert M. Pirsig). That being said, my focus should be hitting my marks and nothing else.
This is going to be a short entry, but I leave with the knowledge that fitness is a lifelong affair. The fact that I've kept up with an execise program for 100 days is awesome (last time I did something similar was a few years ago with Wii Fit Plus). I don't know if motivation was the problem why I kept dropping programs. All the same, I'm glad I found something that works for me right now and look forward to keeping myself healthy.
Thursday, May 19, 2016
5BX Chart 3 First Impressions
This morning started the third chart of the 5BX exercise program. I've come a long way since I originally started the program for Lent (I had given up video games, so no Wii Fit U workouts for me). I was originally planning to stop 5BX when Lent was over, but I actually enjoyed doing 5BX and was impressed by the progress I was making, so I stuck with it. With a new chart comes new variations and goals of the same five exercises. Here are just some first impressions of how they feel:
Stretching
In this one, you are basically making a circle, touching the ground to the right of your feet, then inbetween them, and then to the left before going back up. You reverse the direction after a set number of reps. On the plus side, I felt way looser faster than with the previous stretching exercise (where you only touch between your feet and bounce). However, my right thigh and calf (the latter being my old sciatica spot) was bugging me. I took it easy for the rest of the exercise, lest I reinjure myself. All the same, this is an exercise I'll keep a close eye on.
Sit-Ups
For the abdominal portion of Chart 3, the participant lays down with legs flat and hands behind head. He or she then does a sit up. Previously, hands behind head were not necessary. I had a problem with this one. After five or so reps, my old sciatica spot was feeling a bit tense (maybe a combination of this exercise and the stretches?), so I bent my knees and finisned my reps with no aggravation. This is another I'll keep an eye on.
Back
For this exercise, the participant lies on his or her stomach with hands behind the back. He or she then lifts the shoulders, chest, legs, and thighs off the ground as high as possible. It's basically the same exercise as last time, but with hands behind the back instead of under the thighs. This one was easy. No pain.
Arms
This one was...interesting. You lay on the ground with hands underneath your chest and there are three motions: touch your chin to the ground; touch your forehead to the ground; and then move yourself into a "downward-facing dog"-like pose. To finish, you move into the prone position and then lower to the ground. I admit that I hated doing Push-Ups in Chart 2, but this one was actually kind of fun to do! It was really hard though (just barely passed for today), but I imagine doing this for the next 48 days will help.
Running
The only thing that changed was the time I needed to run my mile. I've actually been doing well enough during the past week to pass at the C Level on Chart 3 (after a few weeks on Chart 2, I just stopped looking at goals as I was comfortably hitting them). However, with an actual timetable and new goals to hit, my work is cut out for me. By the end of the Chart, I'll need to consistently be able to run a sub-eight minute mile. The last few days though, my leg has been bugging me a little. If I need to take it easy, I will, but I also want to do my best.
...
Chart 3 is a mixed bag. I imagine if my leg were feeling better, I might enjoy these exercises a little more. All the same, there are some good ones in there (especially push-ups, just gotta be careful I don't hit my head on the ground. Also need to keep an eye on my leg). At this point, I'm over halfway toward my goal of Chart 4, Level C- (the level the program recommends I hit to be considered physically fit for someone my age). Here's to continued success! Onwards and upwards!
Stretching
In this one, you are basically making a circle, touching the ground to the right of your feet, then inbetween them, and then to the left before going back up. You reverse the direction after a set number of reps. On the plus side, I felt way looser faster than with the previous stretching exercise (where you only touch between your feet and bounce). However, my right thigh and calf (the latter being my old sciatica spot) was bugging me. I took it easy for the rest of the exercise, lest I reinjure myself. All the same, this is an exercise I'll keep a close eye on.
Sit-Ups
For the abdominal portion of Chart 3, the participant lays down with legs flat and hands behind head. He or she then does a sit up. Previously, hands behind head were not necessary. I had a problem with this one. After five or so reps, my old sciatica spot was feeling a bit tense (maybe a combination of this exercise and the stretches?), so I bent my knees and finisned my reps with no aggravation. This is another I'll keep an eye on.
Back
For this exercise, the participant lies on his or her stomach with hands behind the back. He or she then lifts the shoulders, chest, legs, and thighs off the ground as high as possible. It's basically the same exercise as last time, but with hands behind the back instead of under the thighs. This one was easy. No pain.
Arms
This one was...interesting. You lay on the ground with hands underneath your chest and there are three motions: touch your chin to the ground; touch your forehead to the ground; and then move yourself into a "downward-facing dog"-like pose. To finish, you move into the prone position and then lower to the ground. I admit that I hated doing Push-Ups in Chart 2, but this one was actually kind of fun to do! It was really hard though (just barely passed for today), but I imagine doing this for the next 48 days will help.
Running
The only thing that changed was the time I needed to run my mile. I've actually been doing well enough during the past week to pass at the C Level on Chart 3 (after a few weeks on Chart 2, I just stopped looking at goals as I was comfortably hitting them). However, with an actual timetable and new goals to hit, my work is cut out for me. By the end of the Chart, I'll need to consistently be able to run a sub-eight minute mile. The last few days though, my leg has been bugging me a little. If I need to take it easy, I will, but I also want to do my best.
...
Chart 3 is a mixed bag. I imagine if my leg were feeling better, I might enjoy these exercises a little more. All the same, there are some good ones in there (especially push-ups, just gotta be careful I don't hit my head on the ground. Also need to keep an eye on my leg). At this point, I'm over halfway toward my goal of Chart 4, Level C- (the level the program recommends I hit to be considered physically fit for someone my age). Here's to continued success! Onwards and upwards!
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Deutschelingo Trial
For the past few weeks, I've been doing Duolingo to brush up on my Spanish. I've only been doing a few minutes a day, aiming for just ten experience points instead of fifty (mitigating the risk of burning out). For the most part, I am happy with the progress I've made. It's mostly been a refresher on what I've learned so far, but I do feel more comfortable with talking and translating. My "fluency" is back up to 37%, about where it was before I stopped. I intend to press on and see what I can learn.
Before the idea of speaking Spanish even popped into my mind, I took German in high school and I was pretty good at it. I took it for two semesters and I made all A's. I even found myself practicing German by translating songs from English (eg: Blue (Da-Ba-Dee) by Eiffel 65). However, college happened and I stopped doing German altogether. I don't remember the language being offered at Lord Fairfax at the time...or if it was, I couldn't fit it into my schedule. Instead, I picked up Spanish a couple of years in and the rest of that is history (in the making).
A few days ago, my boss was texting her son and asked me if I knew German. I said, "Ein kleine" (a little). She asked me to translate "no" in German. To which, I could (ie: "nein"). All the same, this got me wondering how well my German held up over the past fourteen years. I logged onto Duolingo, started their German course, and I jumped right in and took their placement test. While I wasn't as confident with German as I am with Spanish, I thought I'd do okay because I did really well in high school. The result: ... I suck at German.
The few questions I did get right were only because I remembered that all nouns in German are capitalized. Otherwise, I would never have gotten "the dog drinks the milk". I also missed a lot of articles for their proper nouns (Der, Die, Das). Lastly when I asked for a slower demonstration of the audio, the sound byte sounded angrier, which was jarring and, admittedly, kind of funny at the same time. About halfway through the test and a few minutes of getting the questions wrong, the app crashed on my tablet! I guess even my RCA was tired of me destroying the sister language of English.
Later that day, I logged back on. It gave me the option to do the placement test again. To which, I said "no" and elected to start from scratch. Likewise with Spanish, I opted to do only ten experience points. After the lesson, I felt pretty good. I know I'm not as good at German as I was, so but I think I can get back up to high school proficiency with some work (kind of curious to see where I would have landed on Duolingo's "fluency" rating). I am still taking Spanish and will do so alongside German for a total of twenty experience points a day.
The saying "if you don't use it, you lose it" is true with languages. A lot can disappear in fourteen years. However, I think this is something I want to try and bring back. I don't know how practical learning German will be, especially when speaking Spanish is a great skill to have when job hunting in the United States, but I want to do this for me. German was a big part of my high school identity (academically speaking) and I'd like to try and preserve that. Maybe my tablet will be less testy with me as I do this as well.
Before the idea of speaking Spanish even popped into my mind, I took German in high school and I was pretty good at it. I took it for two semesters and I made all A's. I even found myself practicing German by translating songs from English (eg: Blue (Da-Ba-Dee) by Eiffel 65). However, college happened and I stopped doing German altogether. I don't remember the language being offered at Lord Fairfax at the time...or if it was, I couldn't fit it into my schedule. Instead, I picked up Spanish a couple of years in and the rest of that is history (in the making).
A few days ago, my boss was texting her son and asked me if I knew German. I said, "Ein kleine" (a little). She asked me to translate "no" in German. To which, I could (ie: "nein"). All the same, this got me wondering how well my German held up over the past fourteen years. I logged onto Duolingo, started their German course, and I jumped right in and took their placement test. While I wasn't as confident with German as I am with Spanish, I thought I'd do okay because I did really well in high school. The result: ... I suck at German.
The few questions I did get right were only because I remembered that all nouns in German are capitalized. Otherwise, I would never have gotten "the dog drinks the milk". I also missed a lot of articles for their proper nouns (Der, Die, Das). Lastly when I asked for a slower demonstration of the audio, the sound byte sounded angrier, which was jarring and, admittedly, kind of funny at the same time. About halfway through the test and a few minutes of getting the questions wrong, the app crashed on my tablet! I guess even my RCA was tired of me destroying the sister language of English.
Later that day, I logged back on. It gave me the option to do the placement test again. To which, I said "no" and elected to start from scratch. Likewise with Spanish, I opted to do only ten experience points. After the lesson, I felt pretty good. I know I'm not as good at German as I was, so but I think I can get back up to high school proficiency with some work (kind of curious to see where I would have landed on Duolingo's "fluency" rating). I am still taking Spanish and will do so alongside German for a total of twenty experience points a day.
The saying "if you don't use it, you lose it" is true with languages. A lot can disappear in fourteen years. However, I think this is something I want to try and bring back. I don't know how practical learning German will be, especially when speaking Spanish is a great skill to have when job hunting in the United States, but I want to do this for me. German was a big part of my high school identity (academically speaking) and I'd like to try and preserve that. Maybe my tablet will be less testy with me as I do this as well.
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