Why I stopped wearing my Pebble | LinkedIn

[Lindsay Hong]

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140304134856-22301824-why-i-stopped-wearing-my-pebble?_mSplash=1

- No compelling use case:

   * Have to take out phone to respond to texts anyway.

   * End up checking watch more than checking phone before owning the watch. 

- Not super fashionable.

- Distracting to others. 

- Buggy (BUT the author was an early adopter). 

[Ann Philip]

Totally.

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[Adam Altman]

agree with this early gen.

been hearing about more compelling usecases baked into upcoming smartwatches, but tend to think they are more about a company need to release new products than a genuine user pain point that needs to be solved.

[Quingan Zhou]

Good to know! 

Speaking of new tech, I just ordered Lumo Lift (http://www.lumobodytech.com/?referral=32294), a device I am hoping will help me fix my awful posture. I have been paying more attention to my posture now, esp. since watching Amy Cuddy's TED talk (http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are) 

Did anyone else order one? Any prediction of how well this will work? I  will def. update you guys once I get it in August! 

Quingan Zhou

Yale College 2011
Humanities, B.A.

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[Adam Altman]

my physical therapists take on lumo: if you have bad posture, there is a skeletal-muscular imbalance causing that.  it's not a matter of just forcing yourself to sit up straight: actually, forcing yourself when your core issues are not worked out could exacerbate those issues.  when your body is aligned, posture comes naturally.  I have found that and his work to be very reliable.

[Lindsay Hong]

I completely agree with Adam. I've always had pretty good posture, but when I started with my personal trainer, he pointed out that my shoulders naturally came forward a bit more than they should and my knees pointed inward a little too much. I really had to think about bringing my shoulders back, and it felt really uncomfortable and unnatural.

Desk jobs result in underactive and shortened muscles. We worked on strengthening my quads, glutes, lats, and back. As my muscles became more balanced, my regular stretching became significantly more effective.

My posture is significantly better without me thinking about it.

Forcing your body into a "good posture" is not a good long-term solution, and, as Adam said, will probably exacerbate the underlying issues.

[Quingan Zhou]

never thought about posture like that Adam and Lindsay! i always thought bad posture was something you can just fix if you put your mind to it. this makes my workout even more important. i do Bar Method - it works on my quads, core, and shoulders. everything seems stronger except for my core. 

any good core exercise workout suggestions? 

[Lindsay Hong]

I mean, part of posture is consciously working on it. For instance, I always try to stand and walk with my feet perfectly parallel and more core engaged. My trainer was extremely OCD about exercising with proper posture. The reason is that it helps make your body work more efficiently.

From what I've heard about The Bar Method, it should already be doing a lot to focus on posture and core.