Part Two – Top 10 Fitness Trackers

While it’s not everyone “cup of tea” or idea of sport, this device has been around for a while that sees everyone from athletes to doctors to teachers using this as a manner in which to track their daily fitness.

The first article was extremely well received and part two is just as informative as part one and special thanks to Grace Murphy for sharing the info to Sportswave.

Enjoy the read and if nothing else – Track Your Steps and Stay Fit!!!

Group dynamic – While personal motivation is ultimately a key component of physical activity, many people also enjoy the benefits of posting their activities on social media – and many fitness trackers’ apps promote linking up with other fitness trackers in your area, creating workout groups, and hosting challenges.

Incentives promote activity in the workplace – Fitness is no longer an individual hobby or habit. Workplaces are getting involved in encouraging employees to adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle with many incentives. 

Richardson Software, for example, promised to reimburse employees the cost of their fitness tracker if they walked one million steps – and employees were taking advantage of any free time they had to walk. 

Oscar Insurance Company started a program where they would pay their employees $1 for each day they surpassed a goal in steps. 

If your company’s not on board with these incentives yet, try to pitch the idea! Having healthier employees cuts down costs for companies too!

 Variety of trackers – Since there are a variety of fitness trackers out, an inquisitive consumer can easily determine which features they want most on their tracker. 

GPS may not be necessary if you know the distance of the trail you normally hike; same for the heart rate feature if you have a watch and can monitor your heart rate yourself. At this point, they’re essentially customizable!

Everything you need in one – Once you’ve determined what features you need for your fitness tracker, you’re all set and ready to go. 

There’s no need to open an app or worry about whether or not you have enough battery to have multiple apps open; most trackers will automatically sync tracking activity via Bluetooth to your smartphone. 

If not that, some trackers have the option of being manually plugged into a computer via USB to upload information. 

A nightly charge or while plugged into a laptop can be enough to keep many trackers going throughout the day – and for a few, even the year!   

Sleep too! – Back in the day, tracking the quality of your sleep meant sleeping in a lab with wires hooked up to you to determine whether you were in REM or NREM sleep; now fitness trackers can easily determine the quality of your sleep based on your movement during sleep.

Sleep is an instrumental determinate in the quality of your health and lifestyle and ensuring you get at least 3 full cycles of sleep in a night is pivotal to maintaining the energy you need throughout your day while giving your brain ample time to store and process everything that’s happened in the day prior!