Hey Mark, Thanks for the reply. Luckily my treadmill has buttons which are easy to feel, so no problems there. My treadmill also has a built in iPod doc and speakers (no fan though lol). I tend to use my iPod Nana and iPhone depending on the mood. With the nano I just give it a good shake to jump to the next track etc. I tend to leave the iPhone on a playlist and I use the built in clock on the phone (timer setting) to track how long I have been on for The additional information I require is calories burnt, distance walked/jogged, and speed would be useful too but not essential as I usually start off from 5mph.
There is the iTreadmill app, but I don't fancy keeping the phone in my pocket or sock. So I think its going to be the Nike+ route for me. Will give you an update on how I get on with it when I get it. Regards Chris On 9 Aug 2010, at 22:57, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Chris, > > First, let me say how impressed and proud I am of you for continuing your > exercise regimen. > > I, like others, would be greatly indebted to you if you can confirm that, in > fact, that the Nike system is actually accessible. > > Until such time as you implement an iPhone-based system to track your > progress on the treadmill, I suggest that you consider using my method of > tracking treadmill distance: > > NOTE: > The following assumes that you have a treadmill featuring surface > touch-point controls instead of conventional 3-dimention buttons. > > 1. > Depending upon the model of treadmill, purchase some felt -sticky-dots from > any kind of hardware or arts & crafts store such as Michael's or Joanne's. > These little felt dots are the same as you might find on the bottom of > end-tables or living-room chairs. They can vary in texture, size, and > shape. I prefer the round ones. Oh, you may also find them at your local > Target or kMart. > > 2. > With sighted assistance, place the dots on the various controls of your > treadmill such as the start, stop, incline, speed, board/pavement > resistance, fan, etc. > > It may be helpful to use significantly different shape dots as points along > any matrix. For example, my treadmill has touch points for each mile per > hour up to 12. So, I have dots on each of these with the exception of 5 > miles per hour. On the five mile per hour button, I use a significantly > larger dot so I do not need to count up from one to 5. I begin my workouts > at 5 miles per hour. I do the same for the incline matrix on my treadmill. > > > 3. > Obtain a large talking clock with a talking timer feature. There are many, > many models of such devices. I suggest that you select one that is > ergonomically easy to operate when in motion and that will fit either by > gravity or adhesive, to your treadmill control panel. > > Do not wear a timing device on your person as perspiration will, after a > time, cause damage. > > 4. > As I am sure you know, the most beneficial cardiac workouts are based on > getting heart-rate into a range of beeps per minutes for a specific amount > of time. > > Carefully using the talking timer with the controls of your treadmill will > help you to achieve this. > > As a quick example, if you want to run 5 miles in one hour, simply start > your talking timer and treadmill, at the appropriate rate, at the same time. > > > Please allow for a warm up period. > > 5. > Although I adore my iPhone 4, I strongly recommend against using it as your > media player during hard workouts. Why? Because, assuming that you > perspire a great deal, including on your hands, attempting to navigate with > wet fingers is inefficient and frustrating. Also, keep in mind that a good > cardiac workout depends upon keeping your heart-rate constant. If you stop, > in order to navigate the iPhone, you will compromise your efforts. The only > exception to this would be if you simply set the iPhone to a particular > podcast, or playlist and leave it alone until the end of your workout. > > I use and highly recommend that you obtain the latest version of the iPod > Nano as it is reasonably accessible with VoiceOver. If you're anything like > me, you'll enjoy listening to various podcasts, playlists, and media files > while running. > > Good Luck, > > Mark > > > > Get to know yourself as you get to know me on The Secret Life of Mark Marcus > Live Talk Show > http://candleshore.com/secrets > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Moore > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 2:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: NIKE+ > > Hi All, > > Since going blind recently, I invested in a treadmill to keep the pounds > off. Obviously if you can't see, the display on the treadmill is not much > use. So I activated the Nike+ app built into the iPhone and from what I can > tell it seems very accessible. > > The thing is, I will now have to go out and get the sneakers(trainers) and > Nike+ sensor for it all to work. Does anyone have any experience of the > Nike+ kit etc and is it worth it? Should I just look at something like > iTreadmill, how do they compare? > > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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