jogging and motivation thread

[Ender]

as other have said.. go polyclinic see doc. x-ray to rule out fractures.
since it's swollen... the inflammation could also be due to uric crystal buildup aka gout. take a uric acid level test to rule this out.

I am thinking of this too,. since he said he didn't had any trauma, or sprain. Like other say, see doc to rule out.

 

[rECKleSSfElla]

Anyone have spin bike below $300 to recommend? Kenna ****** over by i-running. Ordered from their shopee storefront using voucher and 10 days already still never schedule or inform me about delivery.

 

[bbbbbw]

Today ct scan and next fri see doc. Suspected scaphoid fracture

 

[rarenick]

Check carousell or taobao if you dont mind 2nd hand? Having tried samsung, garmin and now amazfit, i would recommend staying with garmin for overall better accuracy of tracking and less buggy OS. Kinda regret making the switch from garmin to amazfit. I miss having the 5k/10k predictor of garmin to gauge progress and i hate that amazfit's Vo2max measurement is only available with a small handful of activities.

I am considering Honor as I'm now using their phone. But glad to know that garmin more reliable than the other brands u mentioned. Thank you

 

[rarenick]

Anyone have spin bike below $300 to recommend? Kenna ****** over by i-running. Ordered from their shopee storefront using voucher and 10 days already still never schedule or inform me about delivery.

Got try calling them on the phone? I bought my spin bike from them a few years ago. Their service and speed of delivery were acceptable.

Recently I placed an order with Challenger and then realised it was a pre-order timeline. So when I attempted to cancel my order the next day, they immediately processed it without communicating with me. I find it a little unethical business wise, but heck lah.. I benefitted also... Suddenly very fast processed and then delivered. Not saying that this will always work, but a few times I got the products faster. The sellers scared we run off.

 

[WussRedXLi]

 

[WussRedXLi]

 

[basic___]

Didn't know they have their own branded. One day will try.

Cheap and good tasting. I personally can vouch for it.

 

[Ender]

Very rare condition, kidney injury due too much anaerobic exercises.

 

[WussRedXLi]

Interesting video.....

Actually brought up one point that rarely gets brought up.......in fact i have never seen it got brought up in any youtube vid and i dont read any professional running websites so not sure if it's a thing.

It's the biomechanics and neuro aspect. Like for eg cadence, yeah it doesnt really matter but then again, if you are adept in doing 165-170++, then if you wanna try 3:15 to 3:55 pace range for say 1.5K to 3K distances (VO2 efforts) or maybe even 800m or 1k, the demands on your stride length would be WOW, well above 1.5 metres. Meaning both strength and explosiveness would be top notch and i do mean top notch


But of coz if you dont play middle distances or even 5k, then this is of little concern.
But then again, basically we can also put it this way, if for 300m and biomechanically/muscularly strength wise you feel that 3:45 pace is like totally feels wierd to you, then stuff like getting below 40 mins for 10k, the limiter is not aerobically already.

 

[GlassDoor]

Interesting video.....

Actually brought up one point that rarely gets brought up.......in fact i have never seen it got brought up in any youtube vid and i dont read any professional running websites so not sure if it's a thing.

It's the biomechanics and neuro aspect. Like for eg cadence, yeah it doesnt really matter but then again, if you are adept in doing 165-170++, then if you wanna try 3:15 to 3:55 pace range for say 1.5K to 3K distances (VO2 efforts) or maybe even 800m or 1k, the demands on your stride length would be WOW, well above 1.5 metres. Meaning both strength and explosiveness would be top notch and i do mean top notch


But of coz if you dont play middle distances or even 5k, then this is of little concern.
But then again, basically we can also put it this way, if for 300m and biomechanically/muscularly strength wise you feel that 3:45 pace is like totally feels wierd to you, then stuff like getting below 40 mins for 10k, the limiter is not aerobically already.

imho.. cadence is one of the most important aspect of running. And to me it is easier to increase cadence than stride length especially for us folks that is shorter in height. For me my sweet spot for stride length when running fast/very fast is only about 1.3m. But cadence can go up to 210+. For slow/easy runs... my cadence comes down to 196+ and stride length shortens to 0.8m

From my personal experience, care should be taken when increasing stride length. Very easy to get injured especially with poor running form. It is also very demanding on muscle strength.

 

[anhiuyon]

thanks everyone for the advise
will go take x ray

 

[rECKleSSfElla]

Got try calling them on the phone? I bought my spin bike from them a few years ago. Their service and speed of delivery were acceptable.

I did chase them twice to give me an update and both times they said will check with delivery team and get back to me, which they never did. Got fed up and raised a cancellation request with Shopee last night and instantly i-running contacted me and said they received my cancellation request and would not proceed with delivering my order. Totally zero attempt at any kind of service recovery from their end.

Actually i was more than wiling to wait since I know during this period they are probably swamped with orders. But their total lack of simple business ethic and proactiveness to inform customer of potential delays + promising to check and update but never did, makes me think they are not customer orientated at all. Don't think i should waste anymore time and money on them. Took a small risk and ordered another Spin bike from Pingduoduo. Hope everything turns out fine.

 

[WussRedXLi]

Sleeper

 

[WussRedXLi]

thanks everyone for the advise
will go take x ray

Can update here as well, then we all learn something also

 

[rarenick]

I did chase them twice to give me an update and both times they said will check with delivery team and get back to me, which they never did. Got fed up and raised a cancellation request with Shopee last night and instantly i-running contacted me and said they received my cancellation request and would not proceed with delivering my order. Totally zero attempt at any kind of service recovery from their end.
Actually i was more than wiling to wait since I know during this period they are probably swamped with orders. But their total lack of simple business ethic and proactiveness to inform customer of potential delays + promising to check and update but never did, makes me think they are not customer orientated at all. Don't think i should waste anymore time and money on them. Took a small risk and ordered another Spin bike from Pingduoduo. Hope everything turns out fine.

The yesuol bikes are not very impressive also. U will see some complaints online. For the big screen model, the os was buggy. I tried to pair a non yesoul heart rate monitor but couldn't get it detected, and had to buy their brand one. As for the app, not only unimpressive, but also frustrated me sometimes. Cannot have high expectations on yesoul.

 

[rECKleSSfElla]

The yesuol bikes are not very impressive also. U will see some complaints online. For the big screen model, the os was buggy. I tried to pair a non yesoul heart rate monitor but couldn't get it detected, and had to buy their brand one. As for the app, not only unimpressive, but also frustrated me sometimes. Cannot have high expectations on yesoul.

I dont need high end or fancy functions. As long the frame is sturdy and got adjustable resistance can liao. Did my check on Lazada and Shopee local sellers and anything below $200 is just basic bike with no adjustable resistance. Yesoul is the middle ground with quite comprehensive specs at $300+. After that would be a huge step up to gym grade models going for $700-$800 or above $1k, which is out of my budget.

I read online the Yesoul app is supposed to be "free", but actually alot of functions is paywalled. To me not really an issue since i normally listen to music or watch tv while working out and won't likely be using any of the bike's companion apps.

End up i ordered a 汗马 brand spin bike from 拼多多. Supposedly one of the best selling brands on both taobao and 拼多多. Adjustable magnetic resistance with big frame. Paid $120+ which is only half of what i had paid for the Yesoul from i-running, and thats after shopee's 11/11 coupon.

 

[WussRedXLi]

 

[rarenick]

I dont need high end or fancy functions. As long the frame is sturdy and got adjustable resistance can liao. Did my check on Lazada and Shopee local sellers and anything below $200 is just basic bike with no adjustable resistance. Yesoul is the middle ground with quite comprehensive specs at $300+. After that would be a huge step up to gym grade models going for $700-$800 or above $1k, which is out of my budget.
I read online the Yesoul app is supposed to be "free", but actually alot of functions is paywalled. To me not really an issue since i normally listen to music or watch tv while working out and won't likely be using any of the bike's companion apps.
End up i ordered a 汗马 brand spin bike from 拼多多. Supposedly one of the best selling brands on both taobao and 拼多多. Adjustable magnetic resistance with big frame. Paid $120+ which is only half of what i had paid for the Yesoul from i-running, and thats after shopee's 11/11 coupon.

For basic usage $120+ for a spin bike is good price. Nice

 

[Kuudere]

imho.. cadence is one of the most important aspect of running. And to me it is easier to increase cadence than stride length especially for us folks that is shorter in height. For me my sweet spot for stride length when running fast/very fast is only about 1.3m. But cadence can go up to 210+. For slow/easy runs... my cadence comes down to 196+ and stride length shortens to 0.8m

From my personal experience, care should be taken when increasing stride length. Very easy to get injured especially with poor running form. It is also very demanding on muscle strength.

my 5k average stride length is 150+ and HM is 135.