That hasn’t worked for me yet although I’ve tried. But I did find that it works perfectly on my iPad mini. rEally odd.
On Jan 5, 2014, at 9:15 PM, Jeff Samco <jsa...@jps.net> wrote: > I found that if I used the pass-through gesture and then a single one-finger > tap then I could access most of the app. The pass-through gesture is a > single-finger, double tap and hold. > HTH, > Jeff > > At 08:03 AM 1/5/2014, you wrote: >> Well so far I think it may have some significant accessibility issues. >> I tried to go into the FAQ to see if it says how to make the InApp >> purchases and I'm just thrown back into the chime settings again. Same >> for the settings icon. I restarted my phone to see if that would help, >> but no dice. So I would say that if you want the free part it's >> probably fine but if you want to expand the features by considering >> the InApp purchase I think you're out of luck. >> >> On 1/3/14, Sherrie <nanagoose4...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I spend a lot of time on the computer or fiddling with my iPhone and am way >> > too stationary. I have read articles recently about the value of just >> > standing up every ten minutes or so to interrupt the sitting. >> > It is hard to remember to just stop and stand up. Then I found a free app >> > called >> > Chime Squirrel - Recurring chime / alarm / timer to help you be more >> > productive >> > for my iPhone that you can set for any time interval. I set it for 15 >> > minutes so every 15 minutes it chimes and I stand up for a bit. It is >> > amazing to me how quickly the chimes follow one another when I am on the >> > computer or using my iPhone. It also works in lock screen. It was >> > completely VO friendly and you can set up the interval and how long you >> > want >> > the reminders to continue. I do have to press start on it each morning but >> > it then chimes at the set interval for the number of hours I had specified. >> > >> > What I like about this app is that you don’t have to touch the phone each >> > time it chimes. I tried an app called Moves but every time it reminded you >> > you had to open the app and click “I did it”. That was a pain. >> > >> > After the information about the app which I am including I am also >> > including >> > the article about standing up. >> > >> > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chime-squirrel/id556415124 >> > App description: >> > Chime Squirrel - Recurring chime / alarm / timer to help you be more >> > productive >> > By Jernejcic >> > Chime Squirrel is a little but powerful app that helps you remember to do >> > repetitive tasks throughout the day, change up your exercise routines, and >> > make >> > you more productive. Set the chime intervals to any length you need, set it >> > run for however long you want, then push the app to the background to get >> > your >> > reminders at the interval times of your choosing. >> > >> > One of the key features of Chime Squirrel is speed. It is designed to get >> > you into the application and your chime quickly started so you can get back >> > to >> > your activities. >> > >> > Chime Squirrel is different from the other alarm applications because its >> > "alarm" doesn't require you to turn it off; it's a chime, like a clock. It >> > gives >> > you a quick chime(sound/alarm), then goes quietly back to sleep on it's >> > own, >> > counting nuts until the next interval completes. >> > >> > FEATURES >> > >> > • Variable interval chimes present a highly customizable chime that is not >> > limited to a single interval length^. (1 variable chime is included free, >> > upgrade >> > to Pro for unlimited interval chimes) >> > • Special screen to quickly setup chimes. >> > • Multiple chime sounds^. >> > • Light and dark themes to fit your taste or your environment^. >> > • Quickly start chimes from the first screen that the app opens to. >> > • Special completion chimes so you know when you're done. >> > • Runs in the background. >> > • Graphical user interface when running the app in the foreground. >> > • Repeating interval sequences. >> > • It's universal! >> > >> > ^ Requires in-app upgrade. >> > >> > BEST USES >> > >> > • Use it as a Pomodoro timer or for other time-based productivity methods. >> > • Setup custom workouts with variable intervals. >> > • Chime on the hour to remind yourself to get up from your desk and >> > stretch. >> > • In school? Setup a quick chime at 5 seconds and breeze through those >> > flash >> > cards! >> > • Just got lasik and your surgeon you putting those drop in your eyes all >> > the time? Yeah, this will help you! >> > • _________ <-- Tweet me @chimesquirrel or use the Feedback button in the >> > app to let me know how you are using Chime Squirrel. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Here is the article about sitting and standing up from Dr. Mercola. I also >> > heard about it on a Dr. Oz show not too long ago. >> > >> > >> > Story at-a-glance >> > Sitting for extended periods of time is an independent risk factor for poor >> > health and premature death. Even if you are very fit, if you >> > uninterruptedly >> > sit for a great percentage of the time, you’re still at an increased risk >> > of >> > dying prematurely >> > Research by the NASA scientist responsible for monitoring the astronauts, >> > shows your body declines rapidly when sitting for long periods >> > Simply standing up over 30 times a day is a powerful antidote to long >> > periods of sitting and is more effective than walking >> > There are virtually unlimited opportunities for movement throughout the >> > day, >> > from doing housework or gardening, to cooking and even just standing up >> > every >> > 10 minutes >> > It’s not how many hours of sitting that's bad for you; it’s how often you >> > interrupt that sitting that is GOOD for you >> > >> > 1 >> > >> > Full Story By Dr. Mercola >> > >> > If you’re like most people, myself included, you probably spend a large >> > portion of each day in a seated position. It’s hard to avoid these days, as >> > computer >> > work predominates, and most also spend many hours each week driving to and >> > from work. >> > >> > Mounting research now suggests that >> > sitting >> > in and of itself is an independent risk factor for poor health and >> > premature >> > death—even if you >> > exercise >> > regularly. >> > >> > Dr. Joan Vernikos, >> > former director of NASA’s Life Sciences Division and author of Sitting >> > Kills, Moving Heals, presents a simple yet powerful scientific explanation >> > for why >> > sitting has such a dramatic impact on your health, and how you can simply >> > and easily counteract the ill effects of sitting. >> > >> > She was one of the primary doctors responsible for ensuring the health of >> > the astronauts as they went into space, investigating the health >> > ramifications >> > of space travel, and what can be done to counter them. >> > >> > On a side note, one of my initial life ambitions was actually to be an >> > astronaut, up until college when I opted for pre-med instead. I’m glad I >> > didn’t >> > pursue being an astronaut because I think there are far too many health >> > dangers associated with working in space. But it was definitely an initial >> > ambition >> > of mine. >> > >> > My primary passion is improving health which is why I’m very excited about >> > Dr. Vernikos’ work. There have been a number of studies within the last >> > year >> > or two that show that even if you are very fit, exercising as much as five >> > times a week for a half hour to an hour each time, you can fall far short >> > of >> > optimum fitness if you sit most of the rest of the time. You’re even at an >> > increased risk of dying prematurely. >> > >> > Dr. Vernikos’ research with astronauts has clarified why this occurs and, >> > even more importantly, provides us with a simple regimen that could >> > counteract >> > those consequences. >> > >> > In order to determine why regular exercise does not appear to compensate >> > for >> > the negative effects of prolonged sitting, some of her research focused on >> > finding out what type of movement is withdrawn by sitting. What she >> > discovered was as revolutionary as it was counterintuitive. Not only did >> > she >> > discover >> > that the act of standing up is more effective than walking for >> > counteracting >> > the ill effects of sitting, the key is how many times you stand up. >> > >> > It’s actually the change in posture that is the most powerful signal, in >> > terms of having a beneficial impact on your health, not the act of standing >> > in >> > and of itself. Put another way, the key to counteract the ill effects of >> > sitting is to repeatedly interrupt your sitting. The key is frequent >> > intermittent >> > interactions with gravity. Standing up 35 times at once will provide only a >> > small percent of the benefit of standing up once every 20 minutes. >> > >> > It’s All About Interacting Regularly With Gravity >> > >> > During Skylab, which was the longest mission Dr. Vernikos worked on in the >> > early 1970s, many medical observers noted that astronauts were prematurely >> > aging >> > while in space. Interestingly, the changes that were occurring were found >> > to >> > be very similar to what happens to you when you’re bedridden, and to the >> > aging process itself. Initially, Dr. Vernikos referred to these phenomena >> > as >> > parallel processes, as she could not prove a cause and effect that were >> > identical >> > to all three. >> > >> > That eventually changed when she was doing a bed-rest study. >> > >> > “I was helping a friend out whose parents had come from Greece and spoke no >> > English,” she says. “The lady had fallen and broken her hip, had it fixed >> > and >> > replaced. But she refused to stand up and get out of bed. She eventually >> > ended up in a nursing home in California... What struck me at the nursing >> > home >> > was that many of the things I saw in these older people were very similar >> > to >> > what I could see in my subjects who have been lying in bed for seven days. >> > Especially when they got out of bed, when balance and coordination is >> > affected, and they would pass out when standing up, and they would shuffle >> > their >> > feet. >> > >> > I thought, well, this is very strange. The people who are in bed, and the >> > astronauts, recover. But here are these people in the nursing home who are >> > showing >> > exactly the same changes. Maybe one should turn the question around? >> > >> > Maybe the question is not ‘what causes the changes in them—is it or isn’t >> > it >> > aging?’ Maybe it is the conditions that they find themselves in—the >> > inactivity >> > or the relative inactivity in space that induces these changes rather than >> > the number of years one has? When I started asking that question, then some >> > of the research began to make sense.” >> > >> > Did you know that the changes in bone and muscle that occur here on Earth >> > in >> > one year’s timeapproximately one percent loss of bone or one percent loss >> > of muscleoccur in just one week to one month when you’re in space? >> > Incredibly, you get close to a 10-fold acceleration of the aging process >> > when you live >> > in a gravity-free environment! And this is part of the equation when it >> > comes to explaining why chronic sitting is an independent risk factor for >> > premature >> > death. >> > >> > Astronaut Legend Proves Biological Age Can Be Counteracted >> > >> > Astronaut John Glenn was the first man to perform an orbital flight. He >> > eventually became a US Senator, and at the age of 77 became the oldest man >> > in space, >> > thanks to Dr. Vernikos, when he participated in her experiment to validate >> > her theory of aging in the microgravity of space. >> > >> > “[Glenn] happened to be chair of the Committee on Aging at the time,” she >> > says. “It occurred to him, as he was listening to all these testimonies, >> > that >> > what he heard was very much like what he had experienced and what he knew >> > his colleagues were experiencing as they flew. So, he got very excited. >> > >> > One day in 1997, he walked into my office. He had done some fantastic >> > research... comparing the aerospace medicine textbook with the PDR on the >> > effects >> > of aging and drew comparisons between the two. He said, ‘Well, I think if I >> > flew again, it could provide information that could help everyone as we >> > age’... >> > I was concerned not because of what might happen to him during the nine >> > days >> > of flight, but what might happen to him in terms of recovery.” >> > >> > Still, the flight took place, placing Glenn at the age of 77 in space with >> > five other astronauts, averaging in age between 35 and 45. The results, >> > which >> > were double-blind, were presented before a full auditorium at the NIH. >> > >> > “What they showed on the slide was that out of the seven people who flew, >> > one was an outlier. So, we all thought to ourselves, ‘Oh, dear, they’re >> > his. >> > He’s an outlier. He’s older, that’s why'... This confirms that if you’re >> > older, you will react differently.” >> > >> > But when the identities of the astronauts in the data points were revealed, >> > John Glenn was NOT the outlier. A 35-year-old astronaut was. Glenn was >> > actually >> > right in the middle of the cluster of astronauts, suggesting that if you’re >> > healthy and fit, you really can do anything, regardless of your age. His >> > recovery >> > post-flight also turned out to be just as fast as his younger peers. >> > >> > Your Lifestyle Determines How Quickly Your Body Ages >> > >> > What this means for us living permanently here on Earth is that the changes >> > that accompany aging are more likely a result of our lifestyle rather than >> > the inevitable outcome associated with a numerical or physiological age. >> > The >> > good news is that you can prevent, and to a great degree delay, the damage >> > associated with a large portion of biological aging, especially the most >> > crippling, which is pain with movement and loss of flexibility that you had >> > as >> > a youth. >> > >> > It also means that getting too hung up on a once-a-day exercise routine is >> > to put the cart before the horse. FIRST you need to make sure you’re >> > engaging >> > in more or less perpetual non-exercise movement, as this is an independent >> > risk factor. You then want to add structured exercise on top of that to >> > reap >> > all the benefits associated with exercise. Going to the gym a few times a >> > week for an hour simply isn’t going to counteract hours upon hours of >> > chronic >> > uninterrupted sitting, which essentially mimics a microgravity situation, >> > i.e. you’re not exerting your body against gravity. Only frequent >> > non-exercise >> > movement will do that. >> > >> > “What became abundantly clear to me very quickly was that gravity plays a >> > big role in our physiological function and in the aging process,” Dr. >> > Vernikos >> > says. >> > >> > Fortunately, there’s nothing complicated about this. The key point is to >> > move and shift position often, when you’re sitting down. Meaning, you want >> > to >> > interrupt your sitting as often as possible. >> > >> > “We were designed to squat. We were designed to kneel. Sitting is okay, but >> > it’s uninterrupted sitting that is bad for us,” Dr. Vernikos says. “We are >> > not designed to sit continuously. We are not designed to be in >> > quasi-microgravity... It’s not how many hours of sitting that's bad for >> > you; >> > it’s how often >> > you interrupt that sitting that is GOOD for you!” >> > >> > The other thing is that when I say ‘Stand up,’ then you say, ‘Okay, >> > standing >> > is the opposite of sitting.’ No, standing is not the opposite of sitting, >> > because sitting continuously is bad for you, and standing continuously is >> > bad for you. The body is not designed to respond to square waves. Any >> > retail >> > employee will tell you that they suffer all kinds of consequences of many >> > hours of standing on the job. Even nurses have known this for years: >> > standing >> > on the job is not good for you It’s about interrupting the sitting. The >> > interrupting the sitting is not necessarily walking; it is the change in >> > posture >> > [that matters].” >> > >> > Gravity as a Stimulus to Achieve Health... >> > >> > Interestingly, lipoprotein lipase is dramatically reduced during >> > inactivity, >> > and increases with activity, the most effective activity being, you guessed >> > it, standing up from a seated position. Lipoprotein lipase is an enzyme >> > that >> > attaches to fat in your bloodstream and transports it into your muscles to >> > be used as fuel. So essentially, simply by standing up, you are actively >> > helping your body to burn fat for fuel. But what is it about the mechanism >> > of >> > standing up that would account for this? >> > >> > “These are all movements, almost below-threshold kind of movements, that do >> > not burn up a lot of calories, as we know them, but that are designed to >> > work >> > against gravity,” Dr. Vernikos explains. >> > >> > Dr. Vernikos views gravity a bit differently from the norm. She thinks of >> > gravity as a virtual rod that runs through your body when you’re standing >> > up; >> > down to the center of the Earth. This virtual rod acts as a stimulus for >> > your body, or put another way, gravity is a source of stimulation to your >> > body. >> > When you use it; when you challenge its downward force, you get a sense of >> > acceleration and a sense of fun. Examples include jumping, skipping rope, >> > cycling, >> > downhill skiing, snow- or bodyboarding... >> > >> > “I’ve come to the conclusion that all the fun activities that we indulge in >> > are based on gravity,” she says. “All these fun activities, all these games >> > and play that we think of, are gravity-dependent. We are using gravity >> > every >> > which way. The moral to the story is be a child again. Have fun. Play!” >> > >> > On Picking a Better Office Chair... And Standing Up 35 Times a Day >> > >> > A better alternative to the traditional office chair, according to Dr. >> > Vernikos, would be an upright wooden chair with no armrest. >> > >> > “I will accept the armrest if you promise me that you really rest your >> > elbows on it. You’re not resting your elbows, are you? If you rest your >> > elbows and >> > push them back every so often, which means your shoulder blades are being >> > pushed back, and then you can relax again. But you do it as often as you >> > possibly >> > can. That will correct a lot of your postural problems. But if you sit in a >> > hard back chair, a good old-fashioned chair, it can have a nice comfortable >> > pillow, but it forces you to stand up and to sit up straight,” she says. >> > >> > In the end, it’s really all about structuring your life to incorporate >> > everyday body movements that your parents and grandparents used to do in >> > the >> > course >> > of day-to-day living: picking stray socks off the floor, stirring a pot of >> > sauce, reaching up high for an item in a cupboard, getting off the couch to >> > change the channel, walking to the mailbox and back. Think about it... if >> > you didn’t have a computer or a smart phone, what would you have to do to >> > get >> > that message to a friend, for example? >> > >> > Dr. Vernikos calls these types of movements gravity habits or “G habits.” >> > These are all movements that are quantified as non-exercise activities, and >> > the >> > challenge is to get more of them into your daily life. When it comes to >> > interrupting your sitting, you want to stand up around 35 times a day or so >> > to >> > counteract the cardiovascular health risks associated with sitting. This is >> > based on double-blind research where volunteers would spend four days in >> > bed >> > to induce detrimental changes. She then tested two groups to see which was >> > more effective, walking or standing, and how long would you have to walk or >> > how many times do you have to stand up to get better again? >> > >> > • Standing up once every hour was more effective than walking on a >> > treadmill >> > for 15 minutes for cardiovascular and metabolic changes >> > • Sitting down and standing up repeatedly for 32 minutes does NOT have the >> > same effect as standing up once, 32 times over the course of a day. To get >> > the >> > benefit, the stimulus must be spread throughout the day >> > >> > What I Now Do to Interrupt My Sitting >> > >> > After reading Dr. Vernikos book, Sitting Kills, Moving Heals, I was >> > inspired >> > to give some serious attention to this because even though I perform a lot >> > of structured exercise, including high intensity interval training, I was >> > guilty of sitting down a vast majority of the rest of the day. >> > >> > So what I’ve done is this: I found an online timer and set it to go off >> > every 20 minutes. When it goes off, I stand up and do four jump squats. I >> > thought >> > of this after looking at a table of different activities that increase your >> > exposure to gravity in her book. One of them was jumping up and down, which >> > gets you up to six times gravity. Alternatively, I simply stand up really >> > slow and sit really slow five times doing a Foundation posture or I do four >> > or >> > five one legged squats and alternate during each period. >> > >> > As explained by Dr. Vernikos, squatting is an extension of standing. If you >> > >> > squat >> > and stand, you can get the maximum benefit of working against the force of >> > gravity. By adding jumping to it (going from a squat to a jump, landing >> > into >> > a squat again), you end up with about 6.5 G’s. >> > >> > However, an interesting update to this interview is that I introduced Dr. >> > Vernikos to Dr. Eric Goodman, the creator of Foundation Training, and she >> > was >> > very excited to learn of his work as she believes it may provide an even >> > more effective solution. They have yet to actually meet at this time but I >> > am >> > hoping they will have a fruitful collaboration and be able to report, at a >> > future date, on a refinement of these current recommendations. >> > >> > It’s Never Too Late to Start Delaying Aging >> > >> > One of the most exciting aspects of Dr. Vernikos research is that it shows >> > how dynamic and changeable the human body is. You can reverse damage >> > already >> > incurred, and it’s never too late to start. That is a massively important >> > fact that you want to embrace. Your body CAN recover from the damage you >> > have >> > likely been inflicting on it for decades. Obviously, the younger and >> > healthier you are, the quicker your body will likely respond. >> > >> > “That’s why I called my first book The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and >> > Reverse Aging,” she says. “[B]ecause yes, you can change what you are. Your >> > body >> > changes all the time. We have new cells being generated all the time new >> > brain cells which was thought not to be the case some years ago, as well >> > as >> > new cells everywhere, including skin cells.” >> > >> > You can boost the gravity stimulus by using either a sway plate, or a whole >> > body vibration plate such as the >> > Power Plate. >> > This can be particularly beneficial for if you’re advancing in age. But >> > other than that, what Dr. Vernikos is advocating is NOT exercise. It’s >> > simply regular >> > movements of everyday life: >> > >> > “When you’re moving around and you see a speck on the floor, you bend down >> > to pick it up, is that exercise? No. If you reach up to get a book off the >> > shelf >> > or a pot off the cupboard, is it exercise? No. When you brush your teeth, >> > is >> > it better to brush with a brush or with an electric brush? Electric brush >> > already takes away some of the movement that we would normally do with a >> > regular brush. Play golf... [but] don’t take a cart. Carry your golf-bag.” >> > >> > An important and, I think, fascinating perspective that Dr. Vernikos brings >> > to the table is that if you had to choose between starting up non-exercise >> > activity or starting up an exercise program. Dr. Eric Goodman also believes >> > similarly. He is in fantastic shape. He used to be a personal trainer and >> > body >> > builder but hasn’t worked out formally in many years; he just does his >> > Foundation work throughout each day. They both believe non-exercise >> > activities are >> > more important than regular exercise programs, but ideally you would do >> > both. Dr. Vernikos states: >> > >> > “Yes, it’s my belief that the non-exercise activities are the foundation of >> > your body tuning and your health, and more important than regular >> > exercise,” >> > she says. “Regular exercise is the next step. You build on the foundation.” >> > >> > >> > In short, as long as we understand the basic requirements that are dictated >> > by our human ancestors, our biochemistry or genetics, and if we honor those >> > with relatively simple techniques that only take a few minutes a day, it >> > can >> > have dramatic and profound implications on our health, and on the quality >> > and length of our life. 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