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Filtering out of the fast lane

IN THE last column, I lamented how my watch may be too smart for my own good. My stance on smartwatches remains. But one particular function on mine has recently led me to ponder if I have often been ...

Each device defines “stress” differently, although many use heart rate variability as an indicator. However, this capability could be a double-edged sword.
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Are smartwatches too much of a good thing?

I RELEGATED a running watch recently. After eight good years, the device which I bought off a former user had stopped responding to the charging pod.

In many cases, running is more about connecting than competing, and can also be a platform for building communities.
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Not so solitary

Running is hardly a solo sport where all that matters is a ticking stopwatch

During a morning run in Kyoto, we saw the neighbourhood in its early morning quiet.
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Travelling trainers

A FRIEND sent me cartoonist Margaret Flatley’s illustrated perspective on how running makes her feel like a local in a new city with the message “Thought of you…”

I took a break from running this week and spent some time in the Australian Outback. Here’s a picture of sunset over the beautiful Katherine Gorge.
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When running becomes an unhealthy obsession

What starts out as a healthy hobby can become a hindrance to healthy living

A loop in the east
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One for the outdoors

I SWAPPED out 3 sunrise runs for early morning spin classes in the past fortnight and felt like a fish out of water.

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Disconnect to reconnect

Unplugging from an overstimulated world may help us engage better

Travelling out of my Covid-consumed bubble
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Travelling out of my Covid-consumed bubble

It takes being on the ground to truly see how privileged 'living with Covid-19' has been for some of us

Musings over miles
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Musings over miles

Lacing up for a run has long been my way of processing life beyond the headlines