Author Topic: The free Hi-Tech gift of Competition and Motivation!  (Read 2061 times)

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The free Hi-Tech gift of Competition and Motivation!
« on: September 21, 2012, 11:41:41 AM »
I've decided it is time: I can't keep this all to myself.  This item doesn't require an angry drill sergeant or a $50 an hour personal trainer - it gets better results using your own internal motivation device!! -  I know what you're thinking - where's the catch?  How can this be?  That's right folks - this exercise panacea costs ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!* 

I introduce you to Endomondo!**  www.endomondo.com

(I leave it up to Endomondo's own website description in italics below for a teaser!):

"OUR CONCEPT:Are you into running, cycling, walking, skiing, kayaking, roller skating - or other sports involving movement across a distance? Endomondo makes your experience even more exciting! Endomondo.com is the place where you automatically track all your sports data and monitor your performance over time. At Endomondo.com you meet like-minded friends, get inspired by them, challenge them and follow their activities... live! So whether you are into just following your personal achievements or whether you wish to place yourself in a larger network of sports partners that challenge and support each other's efforts - Endomondo.com is your new world of endorphins.

You will get the most out of Endomondo.com with a GPS mobile phone or a Garmin GPS watch. Free of charge, you can download the software to most common GPS phones directly from the website. On our Download page, you can see a list of the phones we support. New ones are added all the time.

Sign up at Endomondo.com, and if you want to use your mobile, click on the Download link and you will receive a text message with a link to the free program. You are now only a few steps away from a completely new way of doing sports. Join us... get out there and free your endorphins!
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OUR HISTORY:In December 2007, three colleagues decide to live out the dream of becoming entrepreneurs. We leave our jobs as management consultants to pursue a dream of changing the way you do sports whether you are at elite level or merely someone who wishes to get into shape.

The vision is to create a service that makes sports more exciting and to offer the ability to unite a large group of physically active people. There are many different kinds of motivation for doing sports. Tracking our training and monitoring our progress motivates some of us whereas others need a friend to play or compete with or even a coach to stay motivated over time. We wanted to meet all of these needs to reach both recreational as well as more serious athletes.

In September 2008, the very first alpha version of Endomondo.com is officially launched in connection with the world's largest running race, the DHL race with 100.000 participants in Copenhagen, Denmark. Based on feedback from the first users, the beta version of Endomondo.com is launched in July 2009. Ever since that day, we have worked hard on improving our service - and we're not planning on stopping any time soon!"


I use this product frequently - for tabulating cycling transport and mountain biking fun!  For things like the https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/bike-into-work-every-day-in-september/ this would be a great motivator!  Here are a couple links that allow you to check out this shit!

Portion of my very own Commuting route!
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/uaHZ8pjO7GU

Portion of a fun Mountain Biking ride!
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/sng20-7rLzY

*I assume you already own a smartphone or GPS.

**I have no connection, affiliation or personal interest in this company!

galaxie

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Re: The free Hi-Tech gift of Competition and Motivation!
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2012, 01:08:59 PM »
I have been using this too.  It's fun!  Especially if you're the kind of person that is motivated by proof that you're making progress in the form of pretty graphs.