Showing posts with label fitbit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fitbit. Show all posts

Friday, December 23, 2011

My Fitbit Experiment: Part 2

I love dancing anyway, but it's so much fun to see the proof of how good it is for me!  Can you guess when some of my favorite dances came on? And I have to admit... knowing that my fitbit  was counting every step actually did get me to stay a little longer and do a few more dances...


Line dancing from 8 til 11:30pm

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

My Fitbit Experiment: Part 1

My Fitbit
Thanks to the suggestion of some friends, I recently purchased a Fitbit.  This intriguing little piece of technology is much more than a pedometer.  It tracks my steps, but it also tracks how many calories I'm burning, how efficiently I'm sleeping, and graphs how active I am throughout the day. 

Sleep graph example

Activity level graph example

The website (which anyone can have a free account with) has tons of tools, like a food diary, a journal to track your mood, allergies, and make notes, and logs for blood pressure, glucose, and more!  I know I sound like I've been paid by the creators of this little gem, but I assure you I have not.  I'm just so impressed by this tiny contraption!  What a great tool to get and stay motivated.  One of my favorite features is that I can compete with my friends and family for how active we are.  I'm aiming for 1st place!

Stay tuned for future experiments to see how caffeine, alcohol, activity level, and diet affect the sleep graph!