Hello everyone :)
This is like a fitness coach and dietician all rolled into
one clip on gadget that is easily hidden under your clothes if you don’t want
it to be exposed; and I guarantee you will have people asking questions about
it!
The accelerometer and altimeter count my steps and
stairs. It gathers the information and
wirelessly uploads it to my personal page!
I can also press a little button on the FitBit and I can see how many
steps I have taken so far. You can set
daily goals for miles traveled, steps taken, stairs climbed, and calories
burned! You compete with yourself to
beat your goals! You can also compete with friends and family. You earn badges with each milestone you reach: ie) first 25 flights of stairs, 10,000 steps, 50 miles etc.
You can also use the online meal tracking system to ensure
you aren’t eating more calories than you need.
If you say you want to lose 5lbs you will have a few options as to what
approach you want to take: slow and easy, medium, or hard. Hard obviously means lose it in the safest,
yet fastest way possible. It will then
tell you how many calories you need to cut and how much exercise you need to
include to reach that goal by such and such date!
The sleep tracker is one of my favourite features. You set the stop watch before you fall asleep
and it will track what time you fell asleep, how many times you woke up (or
made significant movement), and how long you spent awake in the night vs.
asleep! I realized I was drinking too
much water before bed because I was always up at 2am. I stopped drinking 20-30 minutes before bed
and the 2am pee breaks are far and few between now! I just make sure to drink that water earlier
in the day :)
It really just makes me more conscious of my movement
throughout the day. Working a desk job
can sometimes mean sitting for really long periods of time. Now I make sure I get up and move more to get
those steps in!
