I have a new love/hate relationship in my life……..my FITBIT.
My son and his girlfriend gave me a FITBIT for Christmas. I had been looking at them and thinking it would be a really good thing for me to have and lo and behold I unwrap my Christmas present and there it was, in all it’s glory.
Now for those of you that are not as UBER cool and up to date on this stuff as I am, let me tell you all about a FITBIT.
A FITBIT is a fitness product, in the form of this beautifully stylish bracelet, that tracks my steps, distance and calories burned. If I tell it to, it will track my quality of sleep……I have not told it to yet, that feature kind of freaks me out a little bit….not sure why, it just does. Below is a picture of my bracelet.
Now, you have to know that while I am UBER cool I am confounded by the fact that this thing on my arm knows when I am taking steps and knows what I am doing while I am asleep but it does.
The reason I love this thing is I need accountability. I get to the end of the day, exhausted and I am sure I have walked and moved at least 1000 miles but I look at the steps and I am at 3000 steps (1.5 miles) for the whole day! The goal for each day is 10,000 steps which translates to 5 miles a day.
I am busy and moving everyday but apparently I am not calorie burning busy!
The reason I hate this thing is I have accountability. Yep, the reason I love it is the reason I hate it! You can’t unknow what you know and now I know I am not moving as much as I need to. Since I was tired at the end of the day, it was easy to make myself think I was getting more exercise than I really was getting but alas, the FITBIT does not lie.
The reason I love this thing is I earn badges when I reach certain levels. Anyone, who knows me well, knows I am a competitive soul and a badge telling me I have reached a goal is right up my alley!
| Yippee! |
| You’ve walked 5,000 steps |
| And made it look easy breezy. Congratulations on cruising your way to the first Fitbit daily step badge—the Boat Shoe! Keep up the good work |
The reason I hate this thing is I have to work really hard to achieve the goal of 10,000 steps per day. I really, really don’t like to exercise but I know I have to do it to live the life I want to live. I know I have to exercise to be fit and healthy, however I get bored easily and I find it hard to work into my schedule, on a regular basis. All that being said, I will continue to exercise, well, just because it is what I need to do and I want/need more badges!
So, if you will excuse me, I have to go walk some more, the FITBIT is calling my name (not literally but it feels like it could!)