Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Tracking the Numbers

How many steps do I take each day? I really don't know, well, I didn't. Today I got a fitness watch that hubby ordered for me. (How many times can I say thank you, baby? Not enough for sure.) 

It came in the mail and I set it up. Along with looking like a watch (unlike some monitors) it has a watch built-in, it also tracks sleep time, calories burned (including BMR calories) and it tracks workout times, steps taken and how much daylight I'm getting.It is also a heart rate monitor which is really cool. 


This is the actual watch in the color I got. There are other colors available. 

The set up included regular stuff like setting the time/date/month/year etc, and also setting goals for calories burned, steps taken, and it also allows you to log in weight, age and sex to more accurately judge the different areas. It was very reasonably priced (as fitness monitors go). Much more affordable than the fit bit, and it looks just like a (large) watch. The band is even reversible (black or blue) and there are a bunch of other colors that can be purchased. 

The company makes several levels of fitness tracker watches, but I got the LifeTrak Zone C410 -- so far I really like it. The one thing I would have to say could be better is the screen is black with a gray readout, and it is hard to read, even with the so-called backlight, in low light areas. In direct light it's fine. 

Edited to add: DUH, I forgot to mention one of the most important parts for me about this tracker--it's WATERPROOF! It is waterproof up to 30 meters (90 feet) so swimming with it is fine, and I'll finally be able to see if I am actually reaching a good heartrate when swimming!

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