I have a drawer full of
pedometers (most of which I can’t figure out how to reset) because I love
knowing how many steps I have taken or how many miles I have logged. I can’t resist. Whenever I see a new tool to help me keep
track of how many calories I have burned off I am first in line. This is what it is all about, right? I enjoy the idea of being physically fit and
am really good about keeping to my routine, but I also want to have my piece of
cheese cake and eat it too. I log miles
on the treadmill or running around the neighborhood to balance out the piece of
cheese cake that I had for lunch or plan to have after dinner.
Just think how neat it would
be to be able to track your calorie burn 24 hours a day. There are a number of products on the market
but the latest one to catch my eye is the Fitbit Tracker. It has a motion sensor that senses your
motion and converts it into all sorts of information for you. The tracker measures the intensity and
duration of your physical activity, monitors the calories burned, steps taken,
distance traveled, or even how long it takes you to fall asleep (and how often
you get up during the night). You can
wear the tracker in your pocket or clipped to your clothing 24 hours a day.
The Fitbit FAQ says it is
most practical for everyday activities such as walking, running and household
chores. It cannot be used for swimming
and is less accurate for things like biking, but you can manually enter the
activity into the program and it will give you an estimate.
The Fitbit has a blue OLED
screen that displays steps, calories and your overall activity level. You manually enter in the calories that you
consume to be figured into the overall readings. Information can be downloaded onto your
PC. The software will run on Mac OS and
Windows XP/Vista.
Sounds like a good idea
doesn’t it? I am especially intrigued by
the idea that you can wear it at night too.
Seeing that I am a restless sleeper I am hoping that it will tell me
that I am burning a lot of calories at night too (dream on). Will this work for us? I would love to hear if anyone has tried any
of these new toys, and it they are an incentive to you?
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