I don't know how it is in other countries but here in the #Philippines entities turned #running #sports into a booming business. 😜
If there are no schedule overlaps, it's 52+ weeks of non-stop on-site Saturday and Sunday races.
fitness
Looks like a timely read:
Predatory Data
There's a nearly straight line from 20th century eugenics to 21st century big data and data science. Google, the bastion of big data, was founded by two Stanford graduate students; Stanford was founded by a eugenicist and instituted eugenics principles. Francis Galton--inventor of the regression analysis that forms the backbone of data science--was "hot or notting" London with a counter hidden in his pocket long before Harvard-age Zuckerberg recuperated the same with the favorite quantification technology of our day, computers.
"The measured life" is a eugenics concept. All these doohickeys that collect data with the promise of making your body a bit more "fit"? Eugenicist in origin. Eugenics is about "optimizing" the physical "fitness" of people. Apps that help you learn, make you more mentally "fit"? Also have origins in eugenics. Eugenics is also about "optimizing" the mental "fitness" of people. Hence the obsession with IQ.
This isn't to say you shouldn't take care of your body and mind in whichever ways you want. I do think it's important, though, to periodically reflect on, and ask yourself hard questions about, what's driving those efforts and what the goals really are. Part of understanding why eugenics thinking is resurging so hard and fast in the US is understanding its roots, where that type of thinking comes from. It's also important to reflect on where the apps and devices you use to achieve these goals come from. How many come directly or indirectly from Stanford, which was built by eugenicists to achieve eugenic goals, and its offshoots?
Trump and Musk are literally repeating themes from Francis Galton's eugenics out in the open now. They're confident they can get away with it without pushback because the ground was laid long ago. But eugenics didn't suddenly become bad again because coarse people started saying the quiet part out loud. It's always been bad thinking, bad science, and bad morality.
#DataScience #eugenics #BigData #fitness #US #IQ #Trump #Musk
Predatory Data
Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future
There's a nearly straight line from 20th century eugenics to 21st century big data and data science. Google, the bastion of big data, was founded by two Stanford graduate students; Stanford was founded by a eugenicist and instituted eugenics principles. Francis Galton--inventor of the regression analysis that forms the backbone of data science--was "hot or notting" London with a counter hidden in his pocket long before Harvard-age Zuckerberg recuperated the same with the favorite quantification technology of our day, computers.
"The measured life" is a eugenics concept. All these doohickeys that collect data with the promise of making your body a bit more "fit"? Eugenicist in origin. Eugenics is about "optimizing" the physical "fitness" of people. Apps that help you learn, make you more mentally "fit"? Also have origins in eugenics. Eugenics is also about "optimizing" the mental "fitness" of people. Hence the obsession with IQ.
This isn't to say you shouldn't take care of your body and mind in whichever ways you want. I do think it's important, though, to periodically reflect on, and ask yourself hard questions about, what's driving those efforts and what the goals really are. Part of understanding why eugenics thinking is resurging so hard and fast in the US is understanding its roots, where that type of thinking comes from. It's also important to reflect on where the apps and devices you use to achieve these goals come from. How many come directly or indirectly from Stanford, which was built by eugenicists to achieve eugenic goals, and its offshoots?
Trump and Musk are literally repeating themes from Francis Galton's eugenics out in the open now. They're confident they can get away with it without pushback because the ground was laid long ago. But eugenics didn't suddenly become bad again because coarse people started saying the quiet part out loud. It's always been bad thinking, bad science, and bad morality.
#DataScience #eugenics #BigData #fitness #US #IQ #Trump #Musk
#Fitness & #Exercise picks of the day:
➡️ @Fitnessfoundry - Personal trainer on fitness, exercise, health equity
➡️ @BicycleBen - Advocating for better cycling infrastructure
➡️ @trailspotting - Advice for hiking in NH, CA & other parts of US
➡️ @stephenhui - Hiking author based in BC, Canada
➡️ @WDCV_Frauen - Women's cricket in North Rhine-Westphalia (in German)
➡️ @ruari - Using unicycles, penny farthings etc
➡️ @WalkersAreWelcome - UK initiative to encourage walking-friendly towns
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3MoreReps posts yoga and fitness videos on PeerTube. You can follow at:
If the videos haven't all federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/3morereps_workouts/videos
You can also follow their Mastodon account at @3morereps
#Yoga #Fitness #Exercise #StrengthTraining #PersonalTrainer #PeerTube #PeerTubers
who´s up for a calisthenics challenge here in Fediverse? i can also call it a yoga challenge as the poses are used in both.
I want to improve my L-sit and Tuck Planche (Lolasana) by doing approximately one month challenge but it´s a lot more fun if somebody else join, and the more people the better!
I´m thinking about planning everyday short video drill or a fun but helping pose variation. Good to start from a scratch and good to improve if you have already nailed the poses.
What do you think?
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the goal is not only to archive or develope the poses, but also to gain more strength, to reduce stress, to become healthier and to have fun 😃
spread the word if you think it´s a good idea! 😂
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#calisthenics #yoga #challenge #fitnesschallenge #fitness #fit #strengthtraining #workout #veganfitness #vegan #health #healthcare #fediverse #gym #training #online #home
25.5 k steps today (10K running + 8k walking).
Everything is aching. 🤣 I think I pushed too much when I'm only in recovery phase. 😆
IMPT: Don't do this yourself.
Wow, the #Viu #HallyuDash is expensive. It's like buying tickets to a huge #Kpop #Kdrama concert/fanmeet. 😅
#Fitness #Exercise & #GrassrootsSport picks of the day:
➡️ @3morereps_workouts - Exercise & yoga videos by PT instructor
➡️ @Fitnessfoundry - Award-winning fitness instructor, fitness for all, health equity
➡️ @gadgetbridge - Free open source software for fitness trackers, smartwatches etc
➡️ @endracing - Non-profit endurance races (swimming, cycling, running) in North Dakota USA
➡️ @WDCV_Frauen - Women's cricket in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (in German & English)
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Finished my first #run for 2026 a few hours ago. For some reason, I was filled with adrenalin and energy, I just ran immediately without warm-up and prep.
It has been years but today I was able to:
- run more, walk less
- breath in sync
- maintain pacing (which I often struggle)
- better posture
I can't remember what was in my mind the entire time, but not focusing on my run helped me to just do it. I didn't feel my legs getting tired. I didn't have shortness of breath. No cramps or missteps.
I guess it's a good start for 2026!
#Health #Fitness #PinoyFitness #BalikAlindog
It has been years but today I was able to:
- run more, walk less
- breath in sync
- maintain pacing (which I often struggle)
- better posture
I can't remember what was in my mind the entire time, but not focusing on my run helped me to just do it. I didn't feel my legs getting tired. I didn't have shortness of breath. No cramps or missteps.
I guess it's a good start for 2026!
#Health #Fitness #PinoyFitness #BalikAlindog
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𝟓𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄
new workout.
guys, do you know what the 5th angle is?
it's a saying.
when you try to hide yourself in a dark corner of a hypothetical room but all four corners are already occupied by other hiders.
you are too late.
you know you're failed but you keep looking for the 5th one convincing yourself that you can hide.
it's a metaphor.
but...
nowhere to hide.
only the fight is left.
https://makertube.net/w/fvBWcySYjm1rwkaYfDzhPU
#calisthenics #yoga #challenge #fitnesschallenge #fitness #fit #lifting #strengthtraining #workout #veganfitness #vegan #health #healthcare #fediverse #gym #training #online #homeworkout #yogachallenge #fitnesschallenge #strength #wellbeing #heavymetal #home #movement
Edited 12d ago
I completed the PinoyFitness virtual race Balik Alindog 2026! My category was 21K completed in two runs (10K + 16K).
#PinoyFitness #BalikAlindog #running #fitness #health
#PinoyFitness #BalikAlindog #running #fitness #health
