Set the stage and Christmas morning is in full swing. The kids are giggling, paper is scattered, and I have a wonderful cup of coffee in my hand. Life can't get too much better then enjoying these moments. I enjoy each handmade gift my children present me with, my oldest, who has been working for the last 4 months was so excited to have made a purchase for me that I was unaware of and I was feeling very loved. Hubby and I do not typically exchange much on Christmas because we prefer to see the glee and excitement from our children so though I got my hubby a new item or two, the items are small and just about having something to open with the kids.
However, this year, hubby blew me away. He handed me a small box and I was so excited to receive this gift, partly because I had really been wanting to try one since reading about them, and partly because he surprised me and listened when I casually mentioned once that I thought it would be really neat to have one!
So, what is this? If you have not seen one it is called a FitBit and it is a rubber bracelet that you wear at all times (except in the shower). It is an activity tracker and it tracks your steps for the day as well as syncing to your phone or tablet to show you all kinds of cool stuff. The default is set to 10,000 steps per day and when you hit that goal you get a happy little buzz on your wrist and a CONGRATULATIONS on your smartphone. It is much more then just a buzz though, you can connect to other users and compete to see who has the most steps for the day, you can log your food, weight, and it even monitors your sleep patterns. All this is laid out in graph form on your smart phone that it can connect to via the bluetooth function. Pretty cool, huh?
However, this year, hubby blew me away. He handed me a small box and I was so excited to receive this gift, partly because I had really been wanting to try one since reading about them, and partly because he surprised me and listened when I casually mentioned once that I thought it would be really neat to have one!
So, what is this? If you have not seen one it is called a FitBit and it is a rubber bracelet that you wear at all times (except in the shower). It is an activity tracker and it tracks your steps for the day as well as syncing to your phone or tablet to show you all kinds of cool stuff. The default is set to 10,000 steps per day and when you hit that goal you get a happy little buzz on your wrist and a CONGRATULATIONS on your smartphone. It is much more then just a buzz though, you can connect to other users and compete to see who has the most steps for the day, you can log your food, weight, and it even monitors your sleep patterns. All this is laid out in graph form on your smart phone that it can connect to via the bluetooth function. Pretty cool, huh?
I got my fitbit, charged it up. Oh, I almost forgot you charge it for about 2 hours by plugging the little "bit" in the bracelet to your computer and the charge lasts approximately 7 days.
So there I was, Christmas Day...it can be kind of a lazy one at our house just enjoying family, eating good food, and lounging in pajamas. But wait...I looked at the display on my smartphone and as we neared evening and the festivities wound down I had only logged 4,000 steps for the day. Hmmmm. If I am supposed to have 10,000 how could I get a little closer to that number? I decided to lace up and hit our long driveway. Yes, on Christmas day I became motivated enough by the simple challenge of doing 10,000 steps that one of my daughters and I hit the driveway to walk for 25 minutes so I could get closer to the goal. Oh, and the display on your smartphone also shows calories in (as you log food) compared to calories out (daily living as well as steps) so you can be very aware of where those extra pounds are coming from, or hopefully going! I didn't hit the 10,000 that first day but I at least got my calories in vs. calories expended to be almost equal which made me feel better about the sweets I had been eating.
Since Christmas day I haven't missed the 10,000 step goal, I have exceeded it daily and even felt competitive as I compared my total daily steps to that of friends I am connected to via the fitbit app trying to be sure I am stepping just as much as they are. I have to admit that this has even caused me to run up and down the stairs of my home for no apparent reason other then to log more steps!
So, my review? Any product that can motivate this gal to go outside and walk on Christmas day just to hit a step goal is a hit! The fitbit has more advanced models also that track your heart rate as well as have a display clock, those models are a bit more expensive but honestly I am very pleased with the one I got. It is very lightweight and I do not notice it on my wrist, since I don't normally wear a watch I wondered if it would take awhile to get used to but it does not. The band can be replaced with different color bands should you want a fashion statement or just desire a new band and they are relatively inexpensive running less then $6!
Hubby did good I must say and this gal needed some motivation, so here is to a sleek an svelte 2016...gotta get steppin!
Since Christmas day I haven't missed the 10,000 step goal, I have exceeded it daily and even felt competitive as I compared my total daily steps to that of friends I am connected to via the fitbit app trying to be sure I am stepping just as much as they are. I have to admit that this has even caused me to run up and down the stairs of my home for no apparent reason other then to log more steps!
So, my review? Any product that can motivate this gal to go outside and walk on Christmas day just to hit a step goal is a hit! The fitbit has more advanced models also that track your heart rate as well as have a display clock, those models are a bit more expensive but honestly I am very pleased with the one I got. It is very lightweight and I do not notice it on my wrist, since I don't normally wear a watch I wondered if it would take awhile to get used to but it does not. The band can be replaced with different color bands should you want a fashion statement or just desire a new band and they are relatively inexpensive running less then $6!
Hubby did good I must say and this gal needed some motivation, so here is to a sleek an svelte 2016...gotta get steppin!
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