Like I Needed a New Thing to Obsessively Track ...

[jedibuttercup]

So, one of the things I got for Christmas in 2017 was a Fitbit Charge 2. My aunt has one; her two daughters both have one; some of their BFFs have one; my BFF has one; my mom bought one a couple months later. Natch, this results in my being challenged all the time.

NGL, that contributed on more than one occasion to last year's general exhaustion. OTOH, sometimes it was a boost to feel like I'd at least accomplished something in any given week? Anyway, I just got my Year in Review email for 2018:



No wonder I've been destroying athletic shoes to the tune of three pair in the last year and a half. My arches are high enough I pretty much have to spend at least $70 to get a pair that don't kill my feet; but it still seemed a little excessive. But they do say you're supposed to get a new pair every five hundred miles or so.....

Comments

[pronker]

That looks most impressive, go you. The totals amaze! Obsessively track I don't really get - is the FitBit a daily worn thing?

[jedibuttercup]

Yep. There's a newer version now, so that's what their website shows, but it's very, very similar:

https://www.fitbit.com/charge3

You basically wear it all the time except when it's charging or you're in the shower or somewhere else you don't want it wet; it functions as a watch, as well as counting steps, stairs climbed and minutes of activity, and tracking heartrate. It syncs with an app on a smartphone, in order to keep track; and there are associated communities in the app as well as the ability to 'friend' other people with Fitbits so they can challenge you (to see who gets more steps in a workweek, or whatever.)

It also gives out badges when you reach certain milestones. But while you can see in the app how you're doing in any given week or challenge period, and it did email me at the end of the year, it doesn't show current progress toward the next milestones within the app. Natch, this means I had to create a spreadsheet to do it myself.....

[pronker]

Good to know, thanks. A new community to join, oh fun! And since my mind picked up the ball for a end run ... salacious content warning ...

[jedibuttercup]

Why am I not surprised that someone would track that, and then post it to brag. :)