Fit Bit Technology | Healthy Brown Bag Lunch Series

Catherine Patch, RMS Physical Education teacher, presented The FitBit today for the FIRST! Healthy Brown Bag Lunch series. To learn more about the Healthy Brown Bag Lunch series visit School Nurse, Abby Pelletier's  RMS Health Office blog.

The FitBit is a fancy pedometer. It is lightweight, durable, looks like a bracelet and costs about $100. It is able to track your steps throughout the day and can tell when you are running verses walking. This information automatically syncs with your computer or smartphone simplifying your life.  FitBit is compatible with other programs such as Run Keeper, My Fitness Pal and Loose It!

FitBit Highlights

• FitBit can track your food, fluids, weight and sleep and is able to produce graphs with the data. 
• The sleep feature is able to identify my restless nights based my movements.
• The alarm feature vibrates the bracelet rather than the typical annoying alarm clock buzzing  or beeping.
• The battery lasts for 5 days and you can receive an email notification when it's time for you to charge your FitBit.
• Use the quick view by double taping your FitBit to display a rough estimate of the number of steps you've taken. 
• Stay fashionable and fit! FitBit comes in a variety of colors and comes with a small and large wrist band. 

Most importantly, The FitBit is FUN because you can connect your stats with your FitBit friends. Compare to see who has the most steps in the past 7 days and -cheer- or -boo- them (I only cheer! haha). 

Cons- It doesn't track heart rate and doesn't give you steps or points for exercises other then walking or running. So if you are skiing, swimming, stretching, lifting, biking ... you get the idea, it won't give you steps. On some people, FitBit caused wearers to develop a skin irritation (allergy related) due to the nickel in the material. I have not had this concern. 

If you join FitBit, please let me know so we can become friends! 

Got questions? Looking for a friend to keep you motivated? 

email: catherinepatch@hanovernorwichschools.org 

Thanks! Catherine