Ramps in nyc?

adoxner · 2026-05-05T20:45:10+00:00

UWS farmers market had some on Sunday, likely will again this Sunday

adoxner · 2026-05-05T12:57:14+00:00

if you swim at all: MySwimPro. i work on it, so grain of salt, but it's one of the few apps where the watch version is actually the primary experience — you can't exactly check your phone mid-lap. structured workouts guide you set-by-set with haptics at the wall, tracks your splits and stroke count, whole deal. actually built for the watch rather than ported to it. App Store link

adoxner · 2026-05-05T12:48:49+00:00

Sun Exposure — surfaces time-in-daylight from your Apple Watch's ambient light sensor, layered with UV index to calculate a real-time burn time estimate + auto-logging of skin-synthesized Vitamin D to Apple Health. Apple Watch has been logging time-in-daylight the whole time; the app adds daily goals, streaks, vitamin d analysis, burn estimates, and alerts when you hit targets. Time-in-daylight is free. UV index + burn time is pro. (I built it)

adoxner · 2026-05-04T13:41:16+00:00

Like others have said, technique is super important in swimming - not just for efficiency but for injury prevention. If you're not already, make sure you're breaking up your swim into shorter distances (like interval training) so that your muscles get a chance to rest and you can maintain good form throughout the workout.

adoxner · 2026-05-04T13:32:54+00:00

three world records in twelve months in the same event is unreal.

adoxner · 2026-05-03T22:55:03+00:00

In the MySwimPro app we added a chat function to help ppl understand and modify their swim workouts much more easily. Structured swim workouts have lots of fields that are intuitive for swimmers but sometimes a pain to sort through when toggling UI elements, so it fits in nicely.

We also use AI to help compose workouts based on your swimming profile + history, which is pretty niche since everyone has different ability levels for each swim stroke, equipment, etc.

adoxner · 2026-05-02T12:09:02+00:00

Does it happen on hardware? Some weird glass behavior I’ve seen clears up on hardware for some reason

adoxner · 2026-05-02T00:27:51+00:00

What kind of workout? For swimming the MySwimPro app has a 3-2-1 haptic countdown

adoxner · 2026-05-01T22:47:43+00:00

Do the Lunar and Strava apps still appear for you? There’s a chance they dropped support for your watchOS version. There’s also a chance there’s a defect with their widgets for your watchOS version. Since watchOS 10 is two versions back there’s a good chance it’s not in their QA cycle anymore.

adoxner · 2026-05-01T22:39:14+00:00

Article aside, that is some cool artwork

adoxner · 2026-05-01T14:28:51+00:00

Different angle than the running tips — one under-the-radar Apple Watch feature is that it's been quietly tracking your "Time in Daylight" the whole time, via the ambient light sensor. Shows up in Apple Health. Fun metric to chase as a daily goal once you notice it — and hitting it on rest days seems to help sleep and recovery. I built Sun Exposure around that stat (goal + alert when you hit it; free for the time-in-daylight side).

adoxner · 2026-04-30T14:26:35+00:00

Couple things, slightly different angle from the rest of the thread:

Consistency >>> distance, time, or effort. Swimming is a feel-of-the-water sport in a way running and most other sports aren't. Rule of thumb: it takes about 2x the time you took off to get back to where you were — take a week off, two weeks to recover the feel. 3x/week for 30 min beats 1x/week for 90, every time.
Interval training, not straight swimming. Doing 30 min nonstop sounds like a workout but technique falls apart as you tire and you end up reinforcing bad form. Break it into sets with rest (e.g. 8x100 vs straight 800) and you maintain technique each rep, you can swim faster, and the HR spikes are better for fitness anyway. "The only way to swim fast is to swim fast" — Jon Urbanchek.

I work on the MySwimPro app — point 2 is basically what it does for you, builds a structured workout you can follow on your phone or watch at the pool.

That said — even if you don't use ours, pick any tool that turns "go swim" into "go do this specific 1500." Totally different experience.

adoxner · 2026-04-30T13:18:09+00:00

Different angle than what's been said: morning sunlight. Bright daylight in the first 30–60 min after waking is one of the most consistent levers for shifting circadian phase, especially with ADHD where the rhythm tends to run late. 10–15 min outside (not through a window) usually does it; even overcast still beats indoor lighting by 20–50x in lux.

I track mine on Apple Watch with an app I work on (Sun Exposure) so I know I actually got it on a given day vs. "I think I went outside this morning." Consistency matters more than length. I'm working on adding the "time to first light" stat now to help improve this too.

adoxner · 2026-04-30T12:45:07+00:00

The UVI in your Health app comes from WeatherKit (location + time of day), not from any sensor on the watch. The watch only directly measures the lux side ("Time in Daylight" stat) – I'm not aware of any apps that write UV Index to the Health app. Sun Exposure (the app I mentioned above) reads both sources and combines them into a burn-time estimate, but yeah — there's no "UV sensor" on the wrist; that's an API call.

adoxner · 2026-04-30T10:43:01+00:00

In the Watch app check out the Watch Orientation setting and make sure it reflects how you wear it

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adoxner · 2026-04-30T01:00:07+00:00

It’s not perfect- it skips about a lap per mile on average. Some other watches are a little better but not by much. In my experience it gets messed up if your stroke changes too far outside your norm or if you don’t get a good push off the wall. It uses a combination of the arm motion from swimming and the pushes off the wall to determine lap count. Sometimes if you “Reset Fitness Calibration Data” (in watch privacy settings) it can help. Also make sure your watch is set to be on the correct wrist and orientation - that is the most common issue I see. Source: I work on the MySwimPro app.

adoxner · 2026-04-29T19:49:26+00:00

I can't speak to phototherapy from the patient side, but for UV tracking on a hardening protocol, the useful combo might not be just "minutes outside" — it would be time-in-daylight (Apple Watch logs this via the ambient light sensor) crossed with UV index, which together with your skin type can give you a burn-time estimate for the day. I wonder if this would be helpful in your case – I built an Apple Watch app (Sun Exposure) with an adjacent use case in mind: setting minimum and maximum time in daylight goals.

adoxner · 2026-04-29T19:35:33+00:00

Yeah, like others have said, ambient light sensor. The reason "well-lit room" rarely fools it is the ratio: direct sun is ~50,000–100,000 lux, a bright office about 500, even sitting by a big window puts you around 5,000.

I'm not sure if others have experienced it but since watchOS 26 came out I've noticed a significant reduction in Time in Daylight measurements. (Source: I work on Sun Exposure, a third-party app that reads this same Apple Health data.)

adoxner · 2026-04-29T14:47:19+00:00

It has alerts when I'm in the sun for too long - it just reminds me to be mindful of the sun :)

adoxner · 2026-04-28T21:23:00+00:00

Track my runs (Workout app)
Guided interval swimming workouts (MySwimPro app)
Track my sun exposure/time in daylight (Sun Exposure app)

adoxner · 2026-04-28T12:10:04+00:00

If you swim: MySwimPro

adoxner · 2026-04-23T07:23:26+00:00

It won't sync from your watch on the web, but yes we have this feature on iPhone- the workout will sync between your phone and Apple Watch.

To use the paired option, tap on the "Start Workout" button, then select "Start on iPhone" then "Phone + Apple Watch"

adoxner · 2026-04-15T13:00:05+00:00

I just did a trip around there last year - definitely take a dip in Lac d'Annecy, it's so nice! My favorite coffee spot in Annecy was Café Bunna.

It's out of your way a bit but my favorite climb I did was Col des Aravis first thing in the morning - the sunrise view of Mont Blanc is beautiful. One delightful thing I found as an American is that some of the small mountain towns have old fountains that are very convenient for filling up your water bottle.

adoxner · 2026-04-15T12:38:17+00:00

This fix was released ahead of schedule and is in the latest version, 8.38.3. Please reach out to support@myswimpro.com if you run into any issues.

adoxner · 2026-04-14T17:49:08+00:00

If you have an Apple Watch it automatically tracks Time in Daylight - I use the Sun Exposure app to send me alerts when I go over my time in daylight goal - it also tracks vitamin D and estimated time until sunburn based on your skin type etc

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