Fit Bit

Have you guys seen these? They seem to be all the rage at the moment.

I have to admit that I love gadgets!  When I go for walks at the moment, not only am I wearing my Polar FT4, but I am also wearing a pedometer and using an app on my phone to track my walk!!

The Fit Bit, from what I can tell is just awesome!  There are a couple of models, so as you go up in price the more features it has.  The best part about them all is that they are wireless and will actually sync to your computer or phone.  Which means that it's a great way to track all of your activity levels and graphs them out - I am a sucker for a good graph!! You can also 'challenge' friends and it also connects with other trackers like My Fitness Pal so that you can see the whole calories in/out ratios

The one that I have seen everywhere is the Zip, this one offers:

• wireless connections
• connects to the iPhone 4 & 5
• steps taken
• calories burned
• distance travelled

The Zip is about $70.

There is also another called Ultra, it offers:

• wireless connections
• connects to the iPhone 4 & 5 & Android (but what bugs me about this is that there is no Windows app for it!! bah!)
• steps taken
• calories burned
• distance travelled
• stairs climbed
• tracks sleeping patterns

The Ultra is about $120... and I have to say... I want this one!! I love how much that it can do, but I really love the extras.  We have stairs at home which I seem to always be climbing up and down, and I really like the idea of having it track my sleeping patterns as well, as I would just find it so interesting!

One thing I do wonder though, is how it all works, is it like a pedometer where it reacts to movement (although if it connects to MapMyRun it must have GPS in it), and I am wondering if it's better than a HRM... I can't imagine that it is... but I am not sure... I have to say that while the website looks flashy, it doesn't seem to give answers.

But, speaking of gadgets, while I was on their site, I came across a wireless scale called the Aria, now this is about $150, but I love it!! I love that it is a wireless scale!  No trying to trick yourself about when you weigh in - it logs it all for you!!  I just love that!!

It tracks:

• body weight
• BMI
• body fat %

Right now I am dreaming about these little tools, but as I said, I am a gadget girl!!