Note: I received a fitbit flex for my birthday, I was not compensated for this post or in any way affiliated with the company. Â All opinions and thoughts posted in this review are my own. Â
Guess what? I got a fitbit flex from my family on my birthday!
I’ve wanted one for a while now, so I was pretty excited about it. Â It was also pretty exciting because the first day I got to wear it while we were touring San Francisco and ended up walking 11 miles in one day! Â Talk about getting off to a good start! Â Since then I’ve been wearing it daily.
The Band
Wearing the band was kind of weird at first, I chose to wear it on my non dominant hand but you can pick either. Â At first I felt like it was a little bulky and very noticeable, but I’m already really use to it. Â After a couple days of wearing it I hardly even notice it anymore.
Features
Step Tracking
The fitbit does WAY more than I even thought it did. Â Yes, it tracks your steps like a pedometer, but it is SO much more than that. Â It sets you up for a challenge every day because once you hit that 10,000 steps it vibrates letting you know you’ve hit your goal. Â I use the iphone app to check in on my progress.
A few things to note for the phone app: I turned off the the weight, food plan, and calories eaten from the dashboard. Â One of the reasons I waited so long to get a fitbit was because I do not want to rely on external cues to tell me how much I can eat in a day. Â I calorie counted for A LONG TIME and it took me just as long to learn to intuitively eat (see more of my calorie counting history —> here.) Â I refused to revert back to a computer calculating my existence. Â I was thankful for the ability to turn those parts off. Â So far I’ve left the calorie burn tracker on for a couple reasons. Â One, I don’t believe it’s super accurate anyway. Â Two, so far I’ve found it to encourage not discourage eating good meals when I’m hungry. Â However if I feel like it’s becoming an unwanted burden I will turn it off. Â Anyways, I’ve only checked the computer when I’ve plugged it in to charge it. Â Which by the way takes 1-2 hours MAX, and then you are good to go for 5 days.
I like that on the computer you can get 7 day averages (even though I technically haven’t had the fibit for 7 days yet.)
I would definitely say that so far I’ve been more motivated on my rest days to be slightly more active. Â However, I will say that for me, it’s really hard to get in those 10,000 steps on a rest day!
Sleep
The sleep tracker is a nice little feature of the fitbit which I was somewhat unprepared for. Â Throughout the week I started realizing I wasn’t even hitting 7 hours of sleep, which started to slightly concern me. Â So I definitely think it will help motivate me to get to bed at a decent time next week. Â Also, last night I turned it on “sensitive” mode which I noticed made the fitbit record that I got less than 6 hours of sleep when I really got 8! Â So I think I’ll be switching back to normal sensitivity.
Silent Alarm
Okay so this might be one of the best features about the fitbit that I didn’t even know about until my friend told me. Â You can set silent alarms which will make the fitbit vibrate when they go off. Â My friend said she wakes up to hers everyday, I was a little skeptical that I wouldn’t wake up, but I decided to give it a whirl. Â So far I’ve woken up with no problems, and Mr. Hungry is very thankful since I wake up 1-2 hours before him!
A few last words…
So far I really love the fitbit, it’s a fun little way to get more activity into your daily life. Â Not only is it motivating to keep moving, it also motivates me to eat and sleep well. Â The silent alarm feature has really been helpful in not waking up Mr. Hungry in the morning so he loves it too!
Question of the day:
Do you wear a fitness tracker? Â Or have you ever worn a fitness tracker?
Whats your favorite way to get moving on your active rest days?