I went to my doctor the other day and he told me that I had high blood pressure and that I was overweight. My doctor said that if I were to lose the weight, then my blood pressure would go down. If I did not start exercising then I would be at high risk for a heart attack. I was quite scared when the doctor told me this because I really did not want to die early. I am only in my 30s. To start off my exercise, I planned on taking long walks everyday. In order to measure the amount of calories I will be burning, I needed to get a pedometer.
After doing some searching online, I found out about the Fitbit Ultra Wireless Activity Plus Sleep Tracker. This device monitors your activity all day and will provide feedback regarding the steps, distance, stairs climbed, and calories burned. It will then wirelessly upload all the data to Fitbit.com where you can check on your progress. I decided to buy this device and give it a try. Once I got the Fitbit, I went to their website to download software and pair it to the device. The installation and paring process was easy since the software guides you every step of the way. The information the Fitbit gathers will be uploaded to the wireless base station if you are within 15 foot range of base station. It upload information every 15 minutes but you can upload the data yourself if you put the Fitbit on the charging station. Charging the Fitbit is really fast and the charge will last several days.
Not only will the Fitbit track calories burned and distanced walked, it can also track your sleep. It will tell you how many times you woke up at night which is used to calculate your sleep efficiency. The Fitbit website allows you to earn badges depending on the goals that you’ve accomplished. This motivation gimmick makes me want to work out harder to reach the next goal.
Overall, this is a great little device and is well worth the money. I feel much healthier now that I have the FitBit Ultra since it pushes me to better myself physically. The website is great too since it is full of information and you can track your nutrition, weight, blood pressure, glucose, fat level, etc. Combined, the website and the Fitbit make a great buy.