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Jon Biggs joins this week and it’s all health tech. We look from top to bottom at monitoring your own health from regular check-ups from a doctor, services like 23andMe and Grail and even continuous glucose monitoring with Inside Tracker. It’s a big update from Jon and we get most of it in! Also a big announcement about Mike’s involvement on Home Gadget Geeks in the future. Thanks for listening. Full show notes, transcriptions (available on request), audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg530 Join Jim Collison / @jcollison and Mike Wieger / @WiegerTech for show #530 of Home Gadget Geeks brought
No matter whether you are one of those people who like to work out all the time or just an occasional exerciser, you may be looking for a way to switch up your routine. Working out on your own is now all the rage, and with gyms and workout centers being closed and operated under heavy restrictions, some of the best smartphone applications for working out have become extremely popular. Sport-Specific Workouts Golf – Skillest The Skillest app can connect you with any golf instructor anywhere in the world for lessons to be taken online. By recording your swing,
It took us 2 weeks, but we finally got Jamie set up to broadcast from her home via Skype! Success! In the new spirit of things, we have some updates for the podcast as well as some great fitness tips from Jamie. Listen to the Financial Tech Podcast: http://theaverageguy.tv/category/tagpodcasts/financialtechpodcast/ You can follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the show, email us at podcast@theaverageguy.tv. Visit the new Facebook page for the The Average Guy Network Intro and Exit Music from “Motion” by Adelaide. Hear more great tunes at Listentoadelaide.com Listen: Or Download
Jim and Jamie are back again with Show #38 of the Fitness Tech Podcast. This week is Jamie’s last at Gallup as she is moving on to new opportunities at home with her kids. The podcast will still continue, Jim will just have to make some adjustments and lunch time podcast will no longer be possible. Good luck Jamie! Jamie has a new blog: http://trainingnotesfromthemachine.blogspot.com/ David Seevers joins us again after meeting with us on Show #25 to talk about his training and preparation for Ironman Canada! Jim is raising money for the American Lung Association by running the Omaha
By: Mindy Herzog Exercising in the heat can be dangerous. When Mother Nature turns up the heat, as many of us are experiencing now, it is important to take the proper precautions. Continuing your exercise program as you normally would can and will be dangerous. Keep in mind the following when exercising in the heat: Temperature The best time to avoid exercising outdoors is between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when the exposure is the strongest. If the mercury level rises above 85 degrees F, you may want to consider exercising later in the day or beating the heat by
Jim and Jamie made the trek to Dodge Nebraska for the 4th Annual Dodge Q125 5k. There were some 250+ participants in an out and back 5K course. We took some time to podcast after the race was completed and interviewed some runners as well as the race director. The audio podcast can be found at the bottom of this post! Congratulations to Jamie! She was the first over all female at [21:18]. Jim took 2nd in his age group with a [23:43]! You can follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the
Jim and Jamie are back at it again with this week’s Fitness Tech Podcast. We spend a bit of time talking about the upcoming Q125 5k in Dodge Nebraska. We also spend a bit of time talking about how to find ways to exercise when you cannot go outside. Jamie has some great tips travel workouts as well. We wrap it up with some technology tips and Jim attempting to get Jamie on RunKeeper. You can follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the show, email us at podcast@theaverageguy.tv. Visit the new Facebook
Jim and Jamie are back after a couple week break to update everyone. The water is rising on the Missouri and flooding some parts of Omaha but nothing can stop the podcast! Things must continue. Jamie recently finished a half Marathon in Norfolk NE. http://www.laughandahalfmarathon.com/ She did do well but had some issues with her shoes. It was warm and Jamie gives some good advice on surviving a long run when the weather is hot. She also give some feedback on the race as well as reading some comments of the race from active.com. You can follow Jim on Twitter
Jim and Jamie are together again in the next edition of the fitness tech podcast. We talk a some about post race nutrition, what is the deal with fruits, how to shop for the best results and some technology that will give you rewards for working out. Jim and Jamie finish up with some additional nutrition tips to make your summer eating a huge success. Enjoy! You can follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the show, email us at podcast@theaverageguy.tv. Visit the new Facebook page for the The Average Guy Network Intro
Jim and Jamie are together again to talk about the ins and the outs of this last weekends Lincoln Marathon. Jamie ran the half and Jim ran the full. Jim gives some helpful and some not so helpful feedback from the race as well as covering the technology around the race. This years race was covered by mtec and they provided a bunch of options for both splits and a video finish. There were tons of examples of clock blocking during the race including some runners who were walking at mile one and the first water station. Jim has some
Jim and Carrie get together for a chat about some major updates to the Mud Mafia webpage, team additions, changes, an upcoming races and mileage expecting to double the current numbers. The Mud Mafia webpage has some new content! Carrie was able to overcome her normal technical deficiencies to overhaul the site adding a racing calendar, a place to update racing mileage for the Family, a place to add races, and more details about where the Mud Mafia has been and where we expect to be this year. Jim and Carrie talk about training mileage (ahem, 150 for Jim in
Jamie and Jim are back for some traditional and old school fitness tech podcasting! We cover some nutrition ideas for long fitness events, read a listener email, give some tips on buying the right shoes, building up your running distance to reduce injuries, some discussion around stress fractures as well as new technology in shirts. We also spend a few minutes at the end talking about nutrition Apps for your iPhone or Android device. Its and action packed 40 minutes. You can follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the show, email us
In one of the more emotional podcasts we have done to date, Jim and Carrie catch up with Jason Phipps and listen to his fitness story. Jason was a 2 pack smoker on December 11, 2010. On December 12th, he quit and signed up to run a marathon! Carrie and Jim spend the next hour listening to a very inspiring story from a very determined guy. On May 1st, he will run is first marathon, ever! We talk about how he got started, what kind of program he used, how he incorporated technology to help and who helped get him
Jim and Jamie sat down with Ryan Feagan to cover his passion around biking. Ryan shares with us how he got started with the sport as well as what it takes to keep him fueled and ready to ride. It’s a great interview and one you will not want to miss! You can follow Ryan on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/rfeagan Jamie and Jim also spend so time talking about the upcoming running schedule. Just 3 weeks to the Lincoln Marathon on May 1st. You can follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the show,
Jim and Jamie are joined by Dave Tyler, a Technology Trainer at Gallup and this week we talk about his passion for mountain biking. He gives us some insight as to how he got started, what it takes to get started in the sport and what he goes through during a typical racing season. We talk some about his training and some about his nutrition. He also blogs over at http://jackrabbitracing.blogspot.com/ if you want to follow him there. Jamie and Jim also spend so time talking about the upcoming running schedule for Jim and his lack of good nutrition. Just
It’s been a two week break for the Fitness Tech Podcast and it was time to get back after it! Jim and Carrie break down the activities of the weekend and cover an update on Carrie’s health, the new Spartan Cookbook contest, a race update on the State Farm 10 mile that we stretched into 19 and the concept behind the term “Clock Blocking!” Some sharing, some words of wisdom, a little humor and a bunch of fun! Hope you enjoy it! Jason Jaksetic Carrie’s Blog Jim’s Running Blog The Spartan Blog Carrie@spartanrace.com Yurbuds Eagle Fun Run Future Guest Brian
I caught up with both Jason Jaksetic and Carrie Adams after last weekend’s 100 mile event and we recapped the final 40 miles of his race. In a very open and honest interview, Jason walks us through the next 36 hours of the event and how he felt both during and right after he completed the race. It’s quite a story! You can follow Jason’s blog at http://jasonjaksetic.com or follow him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/jasonjaksetic You can follow Carrie at her blog http://keepingitclean.org/ You can get more info on Spartan Races at www.spartanrace.com You can follow Jim on Twitter at
Jim and Jamie spent some time with Ironman finisher and over all great guy David Seevers for episode 25. Dave completed his first Ironman in 2009 and is looking forward to Ironman Canada later this year. We hope to follow Dave on his journey as he progresses to the start line! We also spend a few minutes wrapping up the coverage of the 2011 Frozen Burrito Race from last Sunday. More coverage of that can be found at http://theaverageguy.tv or at Jim’s blog at http://theaverageguy.me. You can follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jcollison. If you want to contact us here
Jim Collison and Mud Mafia running mate Dan Svoboda made the three hour trek to Neligh Nebraska for the 1st Annual Frozen Burrito Race. The 4.7 mile event, organized by Jeff Carpenter and to benefit the local High School track resurfacing, was held on a brisk morning at required hats and gloves! The “not your typical” road race included some stiff hills, off road mud and snow trails, a bit of ice and a start and stop on the track that needs replaced. There were just under 50 runners and it had a great small town feel. We even made
We checked in with Jason Jaksetic during this 100 Mile Snow Shoe Challenge to see how he was doing. I was surprised at how good he sounded after what he had been through over the last 24 hours of racing. It’s a very open and honest interview and will give you the idea of what you go through at an ultra distance. Thanks for taking a few minutes out of your race to talk to us Jason! You can follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the show, email us at podcast@theaverageguy.tv. Visit
On a special Tuesday night podcast, Carrie and Jim sat down with Ultra Distance athlete Jason Jaksetic and cover last weekend’s Spartan Race as well as looked forward to the Peak Races Snow Shoe Challenge that Jason will run this weekend. By the way, the snow shoe challenge is 100 miles! Carrie talks about her actual race experience from Saturday and confesses that she struggled with most of the race! If you are tired of just running, a Spartan race might be for you. Results from the race can be found here. During the second half of the show, Jason
Jim and Jamie are in studio again and wrap up the Trek up the Tower coverage. They were also joined by Bart Jeseritz, a Gallup employee and an Ironman athlete after completing the Louisville Challenge. Bart talks about the training necessary to get to the event, his nutrition both before and during the event, how he felt at the finish and what his plans are for the future. Bart also gives us some insight into how he approached the race mentally and what it takes to even get registered for the event. Jim and Jamie close out the podcast with
Today in Omaha, some 1400 people made their way up 40 flights of stairs to complete a very tough vertical race called Trek up the Tower. Jamie and Jim were there with coverage in both audio and video. Hope you enjoy it. Some of the highlights of the coverage is an interview with Howie Halperin, Executive Director of WELCOM and this years race director, a quick chat with Tony Dean and an interview with Ivan Marsh (his annual race event), the overall race champion and 5 time winner of the Trek (see a full set of results here) as well
Josh Olson is a Music/Worship Leader at Shadow Lake Community in Papillion NE, where I also attend. Josh approached me about borrowing my pair of Yurbuds after hearing about them from my Vegas trip and wondered if they would work as in ear monitors for musicians. I lent him my pair under the condition that he would write this review when he was done with them. While I knew they were great to use during fitness events, they now seems to belong on the stage as well? Maybe a complete black pair is in Yurbuds future? Here is his Josh’s
Jim, Carrie and Jamie (joined us late in the podcast) had the opportunity to do a Friday night interview with Ultra distance athlete Jason Jaksetic. Jason blogs at his site jasonjaksetic.blogspot.com and represent Spartan Races. Jason walks us thru the his training, nutrition and what it feels like to compete in Ultra events as well as what he does to prepare himself for super long races! It’s an incredible interview and one you will not want to miss. You can follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the show, email us at
I recently sat down with Trista Kunce (who posted to this blog back in January) and Becki Klitzke who both finished the Arizona Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon back in January. They tell their story from the day they stated thinking about running the marathon together, through the training and what it felt like to finish. This isn’t necessarily the feel good story that has a perfect ending. It is however, a great story of perseverance and inner strength! It’s a must listen! You can follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the show,
Even though Jim said “trio” (can you find it in the podcast?), I was joined again this week by Jamie Eikmeier and Carrie Adams for out 17th show. We were live on uStream as well! If you want to know when the podcast is live, follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the show, email us at podcast@theaverageguy.tv. We talked about the videos that Carrie and Jim shot last week. If you missed it, you can still view it right here: http://theaverageguy.tv/2011/02/06/carries-clean-cooking-corner-show-1-video-sweet-and-sour-chicken-and-double-chocolate-cup-cake/ The Lincoln Marathon Group on Facebook! The Mud Mafia and on
February 12, 2011 – It’s Long Run Saturday! Why do I say that, you might ask? In typical marathon and half marathon training programs, there is always a long run scheduled for the weekend some time. Usually somewhere between 6 and 20 miles, this run is almost always a tough one of the week! So hey, if you have to do a long one, you might as well do it with some friends! Welcome to Long Run Saturday! So I put the call out on Facebook (both to my peeps and the peeps in the Lincoln Marathon FB group) and
I wanted to share a real life story with you from one of our listeners. Esa has been a long time listener to the Home Server Show and began to listen to the Fitness Tech Podcast soon after we started it in December 2010. The two of us chatted one evening after the live recording of one of the podcasts and we started a conversation that put him on a different road in life. Below is his story, in his words. I hope you can gather some inspiration from it! Our goal is to track Esa’s progress over the remaining
The Fitness Tech Podcast presents the first installment of Carrie’s Clean Cooking Corner, a Video Podcast. Jim and Carrie (with Sarah behind the camera) got together for Carrie to demonstrate some of the basic principals of clean cooking. Shot in a real kitchen with real food, Carrie walks through the prep and presentation of Sweet and Sour Chicken with a Double Chocolate Cup Cake for dessert. You may be surprise at how easy and fast the meal comes together. Carrie has posted all the instructions and recipes at her blog, http://keepingitclean.org/ You can email the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Follow Jim
On a blustery Friday night, Jamie, Carrie and Jim got together and were live on uStream recording #16 for the Fitness Tech Podcast. If you want to know when the podcast is live, follow Jim on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jcollison. If you want to contact us here at the show, email us at podcast@theaverageguy.tv. We spent some time talking about the Groundhog Race in Kansas City on January 31st. If you missed the audio and video content we did that day, it’s still available right here. We also talked about the up coming Trek up the Tower and the 1st Annual
Jim and Carrie headed down to Kansas City this weekend for the 2011 Children’s TLC Groundhog Run. 3500 runners from all over the area converge in an underground storage facility for two very unique races. The 5K race kicked off at 9:00am and the 10K at 10:00am (that makes it easy to remember!). Both Jim and Carrie ran (although Carrie was “bibless”) and struggled through the morning. You can here all the details in both the YouTube videos and the Podcast we did while in the cave! If you are a runner at all, you will understand the excitement on
WRITTEN BY TRISTA KUNCE Becki hates feet. So I knew when I brought her to my physical therapist to learn how to tape my foot that she would tape it quickly and efficiently, especially after she didn’t believe that I had never heard of a pedicure before. My feet are faulty: I overpronate, my arches collapse, and I have supination of the feet and bone spurs on the back of my heels. Clearly I don’t have great runner’s feet. And the legs attached to my feet? I’m built more like a chicken than a gazelle. Oh, and I have iliotibial
Jim and Jamie were back to the regular schedule for this weekly podcast. We talk some about Podcast #13, how to take Carrie’s recommendation and avoid protein bars and use other sources, Greek yogurt, up coming races for 2011, live blogging from the Groundhog Run, how to use your company intranet for fitness purposes, more on the Mud Mafia talk, using a fitness facility, future guests to the show and much, much more! Email the Show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv Links from the show: Live Blogging this weekend from the Ground Hog Race: http://theaverageguy.tv/live Here what is going on during the race
Jim and Jamie are once again joined by Carrie Adams on a special Saturday night edition of the Fitness Tech Podcast. Carrie gives and update on the Mud Mafia, we talk about some upcoming races, get an update on what Carrie has been up to and get some great advice on eating clean. We included some funny outtakes from the beginning and end of the podcast, so be sure to listen all the way to the end. Carrie’s Sites: http://carriea81.blogspot.com http://themudmafia.blogspot.com/ You can contact the show at podcast@theaverageguy.tv and follow Jim at http://twitter.com/#!/jcollison [audio:http://theaverageguy.tv/audio/FitnessTechPodcast013F.mp3] Or Download episode (Right
Jim and Jamie are together again with special guest Jamie Hunt, a Technology Manager at Gallup. Mr. Hunt talks to us about the BodyBugg and his experience with it. A real world testimony and audio review of the product. If you have been considering using a tool like the BodyBugg, you will want to listen to this podcast. Special thanks to Jamie for taking a few minutes to sit with us and give us his story. You can get more info on the device at http://www.bodybugg.com/ After the interview, Jim and Jamie continue on with helpful tip on recharging your
Jim, freshly off his trip to Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), shares with Jamie all the excellent tech gadgets he came across and even his brush with Ironman fame! Jim had the opportunity to “run” into Mirinda Carfrae, (@Mirindacarfrae) the 2010 Kona Ironman World Champion and Tim O’Donnell, (@TOinTRI) the 2010 Ironman 70.3 Florida triathlon Champion at the ShowStoppers event on Thursday night, not Wednesday like he said in the podcast. Both athletes were representing Yurbuds. Daniel Deville, Business Development Manager for Yurbuds, gave Jim a set to try while he was in Vegas. A little from
So what does it look like to climb 24 flights of stairs at the Sahara in Vegas? Using some new Yurbuds earbuds that I got out here at CES, I made the trek. Enjoy the climb!
RunKeeper, the most downloaded fitness app since January 1st, just released an update with new features. Many of you downloaded the app when the Pro version became free on January 1st and I thought I would let you know of the update. Check the below for all the details. Here is the update right from their site. Enjoy!
I am heading out on Thursday for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Will be doing both blogging and podcasting around all kind of technology subjects. Some Home Tech, some Fitness Tech and maybe even some Home Server (WHS) Tech. We will be broadcast LIVE for some of the weekend and you can catch the live feed at http://homeservershow.com/ces-2011 or follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#/jcollison I will have lots to talk about when I get back! Viva Las Vegas! Jim
Jim and Jamie are back after the holidays to talk Christmas gifts that Santa brought. Jamie got a seriously nice new tech gift that has a fitness spin! Jim warns of some fitness products that you should carefully consider BEFORE you purchase, especially if you see it on TV. This week RunKeeper released an update to its RunKeeper Application for both iPhone and Android. It’s FREE to download in the month of January. Up until now there as been a scaled down free version and a fee based Pro version. Both are now free for the taking. You can find
Everyone else was doing a Top 10 post and since the numbers don’t lie, I thought I would jump into the mix. So here are the Top 10 posts for TheAverageGuy.tv 10. How To Setup Windows Live Essentials 2011 on Windows 7 – Brian 9. The Home Tech Podcast #2–Facebook and Bing Bar and Browsers, Oh My! – Jim 8. Windows Multipoint Server 2011 beta – John Zajdler 7. The Fitness Tech Podcast #3–I’ve Got Holes in My Shoes! – Jim 6. Install the Old Version of Windows Live Essentials on XP – Brian 5. The Fitness Tech Podcast #7–the
If you have an Android or iPhone, your are getting a late Christmas present from the makers of the RunKeeper App. It’s FREE to download in the month of January. Up until now there as been a scaled down free version and a fee based Pro version. Both are now free for the taking. You can find both in the app store for each phone. I use RunKeeper and have really liked it. The free version can be a little inaccurate on the mileage at times, but the rest of the application works great. It will also auto tweet right
Jamie and Jim once again spent some time with Carrie Adams and talked the Clean Diet. If you are going to use the New Year to restart your eating patterns, this is the podcast for you! We talk for about 45 minutes on tips for getting started, how to shop, how to prepare and how to maintain! We also talked about our 2011 goals! [audio:http://theaverageguy.tv/audio/FitnessTechPodcast009F.mp3] Or Download episode (Right click, save target as) Here are the links you need to know. Carrie’s Blog – http://carriea81.blogspot.com/ The Mud Mafia – http://themudmafia.blogspot.com/ http://eatcleandiet.blogspot.com/ http://www.eatcleandiet.com/ http://carriea81.blogspot.com/2010/12/favorite-eating-clean-websites-and.html Intro and Exit Music from “Motion”
Jim is going to be joined by Carrie Adams and Jamie Eikmeier LIVE this week on the Fitness Tech Podcast. Tuesday, December 28th at 8 PM CST. We are going to be discussing the Clean Diet! Topics will cover the basics, benefits, and how to get started! Will be a great interview and our first LIVE podcast on the network. We will take your questions in chat. Join us Live! http://theaverageguy.tv/live Get more Info on Carrie at her blog: http://carriea81.blogspot.com/ The Mud Mafia Team: http://www.themudmafia.blogspot.com/ /http://twitter.com/#!/themudmafia
Jamie and Jim again come together to talk Fitness Tech! We discuss Best Buy deciding to enter into the fitness market by dedicating space in 600 stores to sell fitness equipment and as well set aside space for users to try it out. Seems that Best Buy is responding to slumping sales. Would you buy fitness equipment from a big box technology store? Leave us a comment and let us know. We talked a bit about sports programming on Universal Sports. The link to the Ironman program that Jim talked about is http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=495462.html#aussies+double+ironman+kona Jamie covered some info on Fad diets.
Jim is joined this weekend by special guest Carrie Adams as we talk fitness and tech. We talk mafia…er…the Mud Mafia! What is that? Listen as Carrie talks about the new running group and why she started it in the first place. Carrie also talks about her favorite piece of tech gear, and it may not be what you think! With winter here, there was some talk about what to wear to stay outside with your workout. Speaking of winter, eating healthy this time of the year can be really difficult. Carrie has some tips on getting it done! We
Have you taken the stairs lately? Stair climbing burns almost 700% the number of calories you burn standing on an elevator. Just two minutes of stair-climbing each day burns enough calories to eliminate the one pound an average adult gains each year. Men who climbed at least 20 floors a week (about 3 floors a day) had a 20% lower risk of stroke or death from all causes, in one study. Stair-climbing has been shown to raise good cholesterol and improve cardiovascular health Want a cool device to help you keep track of how many calories you burn during a
NEW SOUND THIS WEEK! We had the opportunity to record in a studio and the sound should be improved. Would you let us know? Jim and Jamie talk about the results from the latest Biggest Loser Marathon as well as promoting your events through Twitter and Facebook. We also talked about a new body monitoring device that is similar to the BodyBugg called FitBit. It’s a short show this week so give it a listen. We would love to have your feedback and comments. [audio:http://theaverageguy.tv/audio/FitnessTechPodcast006F.mp3] Or Download episode (Right click, save target as) Biggest Loser Marathon Link http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/12/the-biggest-loser-marathon-in-the-season-10-episode-12-recap/
Jim was able to spend a few minutes with Chris Lux, past podcaster from the Home Server Show to talk about his experience with the very new Microsoft Kinect. Kinect brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways without using a controller. Imagine controlling movies and music with the wave of a hand or the sound of your voice. With Kinect, technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine. [audio:http://theaverageguy.tv/audio/FitnessTechPodcast005F.mp3] Or Download episode (Right click, save target as) Chris covers his experience with set up and game play, gives his thoughts on using