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[elainegrey]

Is anyone using a fitbit?

http://www.amazon.com/Fitbit-Wireless-Activity-Sleep-Tracker/dp/B005PUONIK/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1327344464&sr=8-15

I "need" to record pedometer output for $50 discount off health insurance this quarter (grumble). I'm looking at a $20 pedometer on Amazon that appears sufficient and easy to use (ie: does not need to be clipped at waist), but i'm wondering if there's a cooler toy out there. I bought a heart rate monitor watch ages ago and found it hard to use, so i'm interested in gadgets that can be managed externally. (However, a simple pedometer should have minimal twiddling, right?)

Fitbit looks fascinating: bit pedometer & sleep sensor with wireless data upload. At $100 it's definitely overspending my need.

I looked at phone pedometers: it's not clear how well they work for all day recording.

I saw the polar+ transmitter for heart rate measurement: not particularly a goal of mine, and it's not a pedometer. Apparently the android heart rate ap doesn't suck.

http://lifehacker.com/5823363/turn-your-android-phone-into-a-personal-trainer
http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/google-android/articles/105748.aspx

Comments

[elainegrey]

Well i certainly have been thinking of telling my employer essentially that, but not just for this intrusion.

I gather from other folks who work for larger companies that the incentive to engage in a "wellness program" is spreading. The pedometer is the least of the intrusions: letting random folks look at a survey and bloodwork and assess whether one "needs" "coaching" felt far more invasive than this fitness option to record pedometer entries three times a week.

I'm pretty sure i would have thrown my hands up and blown it off if i hadn't had such a good experience with my mental health when i was walking with Christine regularly. Getting in regular walking-ish exercise is a personal goal, so it's a match for what i want, anyhow.

[piemancer]

Yes, my company has that, too. :( Funny how I'll jump through a hoop for $300 more a year.

Luckily, when I submitted to the BetterYou test, I had the option to decline coaching. I have pretty freakin' strong reasons for living the lifestyle I do, and I wouldn't be able to put up with someone "coaching" me wot I didn't pick my own self.