Exercise is hard but it’s even harder if you have to use your brain and muscles at the same time. I wish a personal trainer would just teleport into my house whenever I work out, tell me exactly what to do, and then record my progress (and complaints) to improve the program going forward. Apps are too rigid or too complicated; personal trainers are expensive and require scheduling; but using Claude Code as a personal trainer has worked out well for me.

A stacked bar chart of training sessions per week from mid-March to early July 2026, colored by type (strength, cardio, yoga, dodgeball, crossfit). Most weeks have 2–4 sessions with strength (blue) as the backbone, hitting or exceeding the 2–3 strength-sessions-per-week target band nearly every week. Total: 45 sessions, averaging 2.8 per week.

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I recently moved near Seattle, where traffic is terrible but there are surprisingly many bike lanes. Unfortunately, there are also a lot of hills. For a while, I would occasionally bike to work, but the hills were intimidating and I had to re-motivate myself every morning. Around a year ago, I finally gave up and just got an e-bike.

Blue Ride1Up Cafe Cruiser e-bike with fat tires and a rear cargo rack

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Note: I updated my Pebble review to mention that I got a replacement for my defective Pebble. The support process took longer than I would have liked, but the new Pebble works perfectly.


My roommate just moved into a new apartment about 10 miles away, and I plan to …

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