Blog | Graham Bower

Get in shape for your beach vacay with Apple Watch [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | May 21, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

Summer is almost upon us.* If you’ve been training hard all winter to look awesome in a Speedo on the beach, then you can totally skip this post. Still here? That’s cool. Because in this post we’ll look at five awesome ways your Apple Watch can help give your body a...

What is your Apple Watch trying to tell you about your health? [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | May 10, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

If you’ve been wearing an Apple Watch for a while now, chances are you have built up a huge amount of data related to your health. But do you know what it all means? What exactly is that wrist-mounted technological marvel trying to tell you? All those different stats...

Master the mysteries of ‘Other’ workouts on Apple Watch [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | May 2, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

Everyone knows you can do running, cycling and swimming workouts with your Apple Watch. But did you know you also can log sports like football, golf and boxing? There’s even support for pastimes as diverse as fishing, horse riding and fencing. These workout types are...

Will Chris Hemsworth’s new fitness app get you ripped like Thor? [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Apr 19, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

I’m a big Chris Hemsworth fan. The guy is walking workout inspiration. I spend hours at the gym hoping that one day I’ll achieve Thor-style arms. But so far, no luck. That’s why Centr, Hemsworth’s new fitness app, immediately caught my interest. I was intrigued to...

10 hidden Activity app features that will take your fitness to the next level [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Apr 17, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

At first glance, the iPhone Activity app seems pretty simple. It’s basically just a calendar to keep track of your daily Activity Rings. But if you know where to look, you’ll find a surprising number of pro features buried beneath that slick, simple interface. So...

6 Apple Watch apps for an awesome six-pack [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Apr 9, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

For many guys wanting to get in shape, a chiseled six-pack is the ultimate goal. But achieving that iconic washboard look is not easy. Especially as you get older. Fortunately, your Apple Watch can help you along the way to achieving a tighter core. Apple’s Health...

Living with a MacBook keyboard is like managing a chronic condition [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Apr 6, 2019 | Technology

At this point, we all know the MacBook’s butterfly keyboard can prove problematic. Apple recently admitted the problem is real — and even issued a rare apology. Anecdotally, pretty much every MacBook owner I know has experienced keys sticking or repeating at one time...

How to draw a portrait with Apple Pencil

by Graham Bower | Apr 2, 2019 | Technology

Got a new Apple Pencil? Once the initial novelty wears off, you might find that it spends most of its time magnetically clipped to the side of your iPad Pro or, worse, stuck in the back of a drawer. After all, there are only so many PDFs to annotate and screenshots to...

VO2 max: The Apple Watch metric that reveals your aerobic fitness [Cult of Mac]

VO₂ max: The Apple Watch metric that reveals your aerobic fitness [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Mar 7, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

Want to know how fit you really are? Apple Watch provides loads of insightful metrics you could check. So many, in fact, that there is not enough space for them all in the Workout app. Instead, you’ll find much of this crucial data buried away in the Health app on...

How to win Apple Watch Activity Competitions every time [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Mar 1, 2019 | Fitness, Technology

Apple Watch Activity Competitions are a perfect way to fall out with friends and colleagues. Simply send a challenge via the Activity app on your watch and, if they accept, a seven-day grudge match commences. With Activity Competitions, a new feature in watchOS 5,...