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I'm not ready to go out an by a Whoop or an Oura but this is interesting.

PGA Tour procures 1,000 smart bands to help detect coronavirus symptoms in golfers

Nancy may have some insider info for us.

I've read something similar about Fitbit, etc. -- Wearable tech can spot coronavirus symptoms before you even realize you’re sick

I know that my watch keeps track of respiration and PulseOx so I look at those most days.  I kind of figure if the trend is bad, it's worth knowing about. So far, stable.  Waking respiration steady at 11 brpm, pulseox normal. 

Hey Manatees! i hope you're staying well! 

We are fine over here in Canada - our numbers have been steadily dropping (about 200 or less new cases a day in a large province with 14 million people) - we are only just starting to loosen restrictions so we have been pretty slow but that seems like a good thing at the moment. I am however super frustrated by the lack of help on the childcare front - our centre does not plan to open until September. Felicity's day camps were all cancelled. Leaving us with another 8-ish week of having my parents come from 2 hours away to be our nannies. They are awesome but my kids do need some socialization. It's been a long go. And i've read all the studies and information of what we know about the spread and contagion among kids and feel comfortable that our daycare would take the right precautions. Anyway, after a couple of super frustrated days i am okay - we'll get through this. It will be okay. Everyone is happy and healthy at the moment. 

As for training, i am still focusing on strength work and really enjoying it. Just started a new program called "6 Weeks of the Work" and it's kicking my butt in the best way. https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/programs/6-weeks-of-the-work/start-here

And i am finding daily exercise to help me with all the uncertainty and anxiety i feel. But i have gotten out for two runs in the last week - I finally have been getting the itch to get out again ... 

Also thinking about hiring a tri coach in the fall - thinking someone local. Given my above frustrations with daycare, the silver lining is how much money we've saved ... i would rather have safe childcare but there's not much to do about that. But that does make room for something like that. I had started the Fink program this winter for my HIM but found it boring. 

Last year, my watch died and I replaced it with a Forerunner 945 which happened to have PulseOx.

It looks like the following devices have it: Fenix 6X, Fenix 5X, Vivoactive 4 and Forerunner 245/645/945.

I have it set to check at night and it checks every hour or so when sleeping.  The spot checking is kind of iffy anyway because of the dead-to-the-world stillness required.  Since I am mostly looking for a trend, I think this is sufficient. Here's the FAQ from Garmin.

I do think that Garmin reads it a bit low. I usually get a 95% from Garmin overnight but if I check with a pulseox device (I used to use it for resting heart rate testing when I had my old watch), it reads 99% pretty consistently.  Again, for trends, I think that the 945 is sufficient.

Oh my goodness, that *is* a long haul on the childcare front!

Regarding coaching, is Maine local enough? If so, I think that Anne and Randee have a coaching group to recommend. If not, I'm sure that your tri group has some leads.

I meant to ask what kind of pressure you are running, and are you tubeless? 

x3 - Better late than never!

I have a Fenix 5 and it has the PulseOx sensor.  I bought it to help track my irregular heart rhythms (a-Fib).  It works really well and it is pretty accurate even when used as an instant read.  Jayne is correct on the other Garmin models. I am eyeing the new Fenix 6 model as it has some pretty cool stuff on it. Only downside is the $$$.  I also like the Garmin Connect software.  It tracks you HR for viewing on a computer, phone or tablet.  You might be able to spot some temp trends using it.   

I totally expect that i'll work mostly online with whichever coach i choose. It's just more that i know quite a few from my time being in triathlon and even my tri club which has been really financially impacted at this so i expect coaches to be as well, and my preference is to support someone local - the option to meet up is good but not essential for me ... 

That makes sense!

POL post. Hi everyone! Life, as usual, has gotten away from me. Schoolwork, work, training, etc, the usual.

My tri team had a 'race' day yesterday. There were 6 of us total, two did a sprint distance, four of us did some iteration of a HIM-ish swim/bike and a 12 km run. The swim was ocean and it was rocking and rolling! Not terrible, but one of the sprinters it was her first race. The beauty is that we swam to the pier and back, parallel to shore, and it was only about 3-4 feet deep, so any trouble and you just stand up . I had a good day, strong bike and was still able to run well. Not really anywhere near HIM shape, so happy to feel good!

Great race photo, Curtis!  Glad you had a good day.

Our YMCA has opened up as of Friday, but still no pool.  You have to restart your membership and call to schedule a time for your workout or class. My partner was doing yoga regularly prior to COVID, but we have a joint membership and I don't want to pay if I can't swim, so we are going to hold off for now. She is not great with 'schedules' anyway :D

I am back to work at my regular job tomorrow. I have my work cut out for me in the next couple of months, figuring out how to translate as much of our 'in-person' content to online as possible. We will absolutely have to have in person labs, but there is some parts that we can make into videos that the students will watch ahead of time. We are lucky in that our province (BC) has had very low numbers all the way and they remain low despite 're-opening'. Hopefully it stays that way into fall classes. We will have to wear PPE during labs, but we are mostly used to that anyway (masks, goggles and gloves when cleaning pets' teeth, masks for surgeries). It will just be a matter of not taking it off once we are done the procedure. Some of the bigger challenges are ensuring that the students aren't bunching up in the corridors etc. We have to make a plan and have it approved ahead of time. Like I said, work cut out for me

Melanie, loved your run challenge!  I did that once in a park near me--I wanted to run every trail once. That was all in one run, though, so waaaaaayyy smaller scale.

Karen, glad you got the pool thing worked out and got some swim slots. Definitely nice to get out to the lake as well.

Stay well, everyone and enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Happy "last Monday of the month." It's tme for another meetup opportunity!

Manatee Meetup at 11:30 eastern (10:30 central, 9:30 mountain, 8:30 pacific, etc.)

https://bit.ly/RacingManatee

Password manatee (all lowercase)

I know everyone is largely triathlon orientated, but hopefully you guys can help. I am riding 3 days a week with a friend who is just getting back into shape. On those rides I barely reach cardio heart rate, riding with him my heart rate is around 85-105 bpm. What can I do during those rides to help keep them beneficial in my training? I have been doing "technique" rides of keeping core tight, focus on pedaling and avoid "dead" spots, pedaling the full circle, breathing control.

What else can I do? or where else can I look for some of those things.

I'm going to have to miss today. I just got back from the Skin doc. She did some removal of stuff from my lip and I am now unable to speak. Or eat.

That's a rough weight loss plan!

Seriously, I hope that you are OK.  Stay safe!

Yeah, the inability to open my mouth may slow me down, but I am undeterred! This may not be much fun, but I do look funny, so there is that.

Thanks for checking in!