Oxygen/Pulse Sensor arrived today
I must say, it's much smaller, cuter, and more intiutive than I was expecting. Came with the batteries and a nice little velvet case to put next to the bed. Even Joe thought it was kinda cool (especially since he had my attempt to hyperventilate to see if the oxygen readings would change- that turned out to be pretty funny). I've tried tracking my resting heart rate first thing in the morning before and I always found that by the time I reached for the watch or hear rate monitor and took the readings that I was no longer "resting". This looks like it will be a lot easier. But I should probably put a notepad and pen next to the bed too 'cause I'm pretty sure I'll forget whatever the reading was by the time I get to the computer (and it doesn't seem to store the information- just gives you a real time reading).
I was waiting to get the little tool before I set up my ID/Account stuff online. I guess I'll check into that tonight and start tracking the data.
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Take it with you on a plane next time you fly and note your oxygen saturation every half hour or so. It usually goes down through the flight.
Take it to the office and ask people to try it on, some will freak out thinking they'll get a shock.
Also for you Goth fans out there watch the black nail polish, it can interfere with readings.
@Nemo - they are great (i.e. easy) for morning readings.
I think I did???
You did Nemo. It's the "Sub Folder issue", if you post to the "General Discussion" subfolder that gets created when a new forum group is created, it looks like the post was not put in the dedicated group but in the general discussion group. I think Dan can fix this, he's done it before.
It's really very simple. You just stick your finger inside and it does it's thing. Much easier than dealing with a hrm strap! I'll try to remember to take some pics of it tonight to show you how easy it works. It's much smaller than I thought it would be based on the pic on their website.
So far I've entered 2 days of data. I have a paper/pen next to my bed and take the HR/O2 readings first thing in the AM and then write it down on the paper. I don't trust myself to remember the numbers otherwise!!
Hardest thing about it so far is stepping on the scale every day. For me, that carries some risk because I tend to get obsessive about that number and I can easily slip into a dangerous place. I learned a few years ago to step on the scale no more than one time per week for my own mental & physical well being. So this daily weight thing is gonna be a challenge for me.
Here ya go, I took a picture of the Pulse Oximeter on my finger so you could get a better sense for what it looks like and how it works.
Why do you have one of these gadgets?
It came with the Restwise registration dealio:
http://endurancenation.us.dnnmax.co...fault.aspx
Drats! I knew not keeping up with all the forums was going to bite me in the butt. After my experiences this week I've decided to try RestWise but hadn't realized that there had been a discount for it. Oh well.
Granted it's only been a couple of weeks, but would you all recommend getting one and jumping on the experiment bandwagon?
Tony, given your background, you'll find it interesting. As far as how useful the software is, I'd say it's TBD. It tracks a lot more metrics, but I feel like I could get 90% of the bang for the buck tracking my hours slept and resting HR daily. I'll know more over the coming weeks as race prep picks up.
I'd bet strongly that if you emailed them and asked them to extend the discount code, they'd extend it for you.
Mike
All valid questions / criticisms. By the end of this trial, the one question I'd like to know is "why is this better than monitoring hours slept and resting HR, which I can do for free?" I don't have the answer to that yet.
The other part of those subjective pieces is that I can't remember the last time in life I woke up and thought "my mood and/or energy level is above normal today!" If it's not bad, it's normal. So I have a hard time with the 3-point scale there.
Mike
X3 here too. I've been entering the data in the morning but using the day before experience to answer the more subjective stuff (like entergy level, appetite, etc). They seem to account for that when they ask about your workout from the day before- but not with these other metrics.
Oh- and if I ever have a day where my mood is better than normal, I'll be sure to let y'all know!
Something tells me, we'll know, Nemo
I have a hard time imagining your mood being better than normal. We could add that to the list of questions to demonstrate the obvious:
Is the Pope Catholic?
Does a bear shit in the woods?
Is a 10 pound robin fat?
Is Nemo in a good mood?
Mike
Mike-
I agree. I signed up to be part of an "experiment" IMO. I know I am paying them, and I hope we get some useful info, but at this point I don't see the value. And not to be gross, but my morning urine is always dark unless I wake up in the middle of the night and have a drink. SO another metric that means nothing for me.