Showing posts with label fitness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fitness. Show all posts

Sunday, 17 May 2015

Fitbit Activity Tracker

You may remember back in January I posted about getting myself fit and healthy. I did say that there would be no crash diets but small changes to make sure that I am getting myself healthier. I have found it fairly difficult to monitor, I mentioned in that post that although I felt unfit I have always been slim, so I was not on a quest to lose any weight at all. My way of monitoring is not only in the way that I feel (groggy, sluggish or more energetic) but every single morning when I arrive in work I have been taking the 6 flights of stairs rather than the lift. Every morning, no exceptions. Don't get me wrong, I still feel the burn on that last set of stairs, but I do find that I am managing it with more ease as each day goes by.  

Fitness and activity trackers seem to be popping up everywhere at the moment, wearable tech is definitely becoming the 'must-have'. After a lot of research and lots of deliberation I decided to take the plunge and get myself a Fitbit activity tracker. Although an Apple Watch would definitely been more preferable, the price tag is not! 

I opted for the Fitbit One which tracks steps, flights of stairs climbed, sleep as well as your calories in and out based on your diet. Although my favourite part is probably the silent alarm which vibrates on your wrist to wake you gently in the morning - no more shrill noises that put you in a bad mood first thing! 

I have had my Fitbit for about three months now and wear it at all times except for in the shower. Other than that it is counting my steps and tracking the distance that I walk all day every day. I love having the breakdown of my activity, I keep an eye day to day on the iPhone app that goes along with the tracker but if you are looking for something more in-depth then you can log onto the website and get loads more information with everything made into graphs and you can even compare (and compete) with your friends!

Do you have an activity tracker? Would you get one?

Monday, 12 January 2015

Fitness

I don't believe that I have ever covered fitness on Bonjour Emily, to be completely honest it has never been something which I was concerned about. Following problems with my knees through my school years and getting to sit out during PE classes (I'm not going to lie, that was a blessing. There aren't many 15 year old girls who can't wait for cross country in the pouring Glasgow rain!) has meant that as far as regular exercise goes my walk from the bus station to work is as good as it gets.

This has always fine with me, I have a very fast metabolism so have never carried excess weight and have always been able to eat what I want without worrying about not fitting into my jeans the next morning. But I seem to have hit a turning point; I'm slim but not fit in the slightest. I struggle to touch my toes when standing with my feet together and I'm not okay with it anymore.

I'm not going on a crash diet and I'm not going to throw myself into a serious exercise routine straight away because I am not going to give up in a couple of weeks. I'm determined to keep up, change my eating habits to healthier ones that my body is happy with and I am going to exercise.

I will never be able to run a marathon, but I want to be as fit as I can be.

Picture from Refinery 29

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