Category Archives: Gadgets

I may be a Gadget whore…

Posted on October 16, 2013 by lornpearson

My name is Lorn Pearson and I am a gadget whore. There. I’ve said it.  😉   I admit that I am a gadget whore. Since I broke my third Nike Fuelband a few weeks back… you’d have thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Garmin Missing Uploaded Activities – FIX

Posted on January 8, 2013 by lornpearson

I’ve written about when my activities weren’t uploading to Garmin Connect before, and now Garmin was experiencing issues and a couple of my activities seemed to be lost. 😦 (I wouldn’t mind so much but one of them was my … Continue reading →

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My Gadgets

Posted on December 30, 2012 by lornpearson

This post has been in the making for a while… I thought I’d get together my list of gadgets I’ve got. 🙂 Here goes… GARMIN / RUNNING 1. Garmin 610 Possibly my favourite and most used gadget of all, my … Continue reading →

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Why I like the Nike Fuel Band

Posted on November 7, 2012 by lornpearson

I’ve had my Nike Fuel Band for few months now and I have to say I’m still loving it. Sure it’s perhaps needless and expensive gadget, but I’m still liking it. On a day to day basis you can set … Continue reading →

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Garmin activities won’t upload to Garmin Connect – FIX

Posted on August 17, 2012 by lornpearson

I’ve spent the last two weeks frustratingly not being able to upload my activities from my Garmin 610 to Garmin Connect. It may sound sad but I feel a bit like I’ve had a finger cut off (not as bad … Continue reading →

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Nike Fuel Band

Posted on July 27, 2012 by lornpearson

I already posted about this… the Nike Fuel Band… and I think I might need to save up to get one… 🙂 See a good video about it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG0vLFFtZDs&feature=player_detailpage The question is… how long can I hold off from … Continue reading →

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I’m most like an Ethiopian apparently?!

Posted on July 13, 2012 by lornpearson

I had to laugh at this… it’s a calculator on the BBC website which can tell you if you are a healthy weight and how you rate against others globally. The test is here:  Where are you on the global … Continue reading →

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Garmin 610… what you can do with it. :-)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by lornpearson

garmin610 A friend of mine has just been fortunate enough to buy herself a Garmin 610 – welcome to the club!  🙂 I love my Garmin 610 and since getting my first Garmin (405) in 2008 I’ve got to grips … Continue reading →

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TRX workout

Posted on May 17, 2012 by lornpearson

This morning I did an hour of weights and a boxfit workout followed by a good TRX circuit at Bellahouston. I’m really liking the TRX and got this set of workouts together (top two sets standing, last set on the … Continue reading →

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How to count lengths?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by lornpearson

An avid reader of this blog asked me if I knew of any lap counters on the market which she could use to count the lengths she swims. Previously, I’ve done these posts: 64 length easy to remember swim plan … Continue reading →

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