A little over a week ago, I bought myself the best gift, a FitBit Charge HR.
I have been wanting an activity tracker for quite some time but they were always too expensive and I needed other things. Plus, I wasn't sure which brand and model to get and you want to be sure on something like that before spending. When I started reading about the new FitBits, especially the FitBit Charge HR, I new I needed to get one. The FitBit Charge HR just happened to come out the same month I receive my Wellness Works money. At my place of employment, you can earn up to $200 a year for doing healthy things thought out the year like going so many times to the gym, running races, volunteering in your community, visiting the doctor, etc. Usually I just let that money go to paying bills, but with this year's new fitness goals I decided that the Wellness Works money should go toward my FitBit.
I am pretty much in love with the FitBit Charge HR. The design is new and improved. It can display the time, steps taken, current heart rate, distance for the day, calories burned, and stairs climbed. (It also alerts me to when my phone is ringing by vibrating and the phone number or name appears on the display which I didn't think was a big deal but I am loving that feature since my phone is often on silent from work.) More metrics are collected and reported on my FitBit dashboard which I can view through the FitBit website or app. FitBit has pre-set goals for 10,000 steps, 10 flights of stairs, 5 miles, and more. As I have mentioned before, I love a challenge. I love these daily goals and I am ecstatic when I reach them and surpass them. I can compete with friends to walk the most steps each day or week.
The FitBit is really helping me be more active already. Last Monday, I was off work and the kids were off school so we did a lot of nothing and it really showed on my FitBit tracking. I was thousands of steps away from 10,000 when I put the kids to bed, so I walked up and down my stairs and paced down the hall until I reached the goal. And you know what, I felt great to make the goal. Before the FitBit, I didn't have a way of seeing how inactive or active I was on non-workout days. Now I can see all the numbers and get myself moving!
My FitBit is a nerdy dream come true. I can see all these statistics. I am really focusing on my sleeping pattern right now. I thought I got at least 7 hours of sleep since Stormy started sleeping through the night, but I am not. I need to start getting to bed a bit earlier.
I am happy to report I have lost one pound, which is small I know, but that number hasn't moved in weeks. I'm not sure I can get all the credit to the FitBit but I know it definitely helped.
Do you have an activity tracker? Do you find it motivates you?
Disclaimer: I am in no way connected with the FitBit company and I was not compensated for this post. I am just really happy with my purchase and wanted to share.
I have been wanting an activity tracker for quite some time but they were always too expensive and I needed other things. Plus, I wasn't sure which brand and model to get and you want to be sure on something like that before spending. When I started reading about the new FitBits, especially the FitBit Charge HR, I new I needed to get one. The FitBit Charge HR just happened to come out the same month I receive my Wellness Works money. At my place of employment, you can earn up to $200 a year for doing healthy things thought out the year like going so many times to the gym, running races, volunteering in your community, visiting the doctor, etc. Usually I just let that money go to paying bills, but with this year's new fitness goals I decided that the Wellness Works money should go toward my FitBit.
I am pretty much in love with the FitBit Charge HR. The design is new and improved. It can display the time, steps taken, current heart rate, distance for the day, calories burned, and stairs climbed. (It also alerts me to when my phone is ringing by vibrating and the phone number or name appears on the display which I didn't think was a big deal but I am loving that feature since my phone is often on silent from work.) More metrics are collected and reported on my FitBit dashboard which I can view through the FitBit website or app. FitBit has pre-set goals for 10,000 steps, 10 flights of stairs, 5 miles, and more. As I have mentioned before, I love a challenge. I love these daily goals and I am ecstatic when I reach them and surpass them. I can compete with friends to walk the most steps each day or week.
The FitBit is really helping me be more active already. Last Monday, I was off work and the kids were off school so we did a lot of nothing and it really showed on my FitBit tracking. I was thousands of steps away from 10,000 when I put the kids to bed, so I walked up and down my stairs and paced down the hall until I reached the goal. And you know what, I felt great to make the goal. Before the FitBit, I didn't have a way of seeing how inactive or active I was on non-workout days. Now I can see all the numbers and get myself moving!
My FitBit is a nerdy dream come true. I can see all these statistics. I am really focusing on my sleeping pattern right now. I thought I got at least 7 hours of sleep since Stormy started sleeping through the night, but I am not. I need to start getting to bed a bit earlier.
I am happy to report I have lost one pound, which is small I know, but that number hasn't moved in weeks. I'm not sure I can get all the credit to the FitBit but I know it definitely helped.
Do you have an activity tracker? Do you find it motivates you?
Disclaimer: I am in no way connected with the FitBit company and I was not compensated for this post. I am just really happy with my purchase and wanted to share.
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