Do you really know how active you are? Do you know how many flights of stairs you take each day or how many calories you burn? If not, that’s where this little gadget comes into play. The Fitbit is a tracker that shows your real-time activity. Your full day’s steps, distance, calories burned, stairs climbed, all of it counted and logged, even your sleep (if you want).
It’s small enough to clip onto your waistband or slide into a pocket, and it syncs to the Fitbit website where you may further track your food intake and compare your activity with others. On a personal note, I bought a Fitbit a few weeks ago and it has been an excellent motivator to be more active, even if it’s just getting up from my desk more often to get cups of tea. Where once I might have conveniently ignored the fact that I had not exercised, now it’s unavoidable, especially as I have a significant other that keeps a healthy competition going as to who has climbed the most flights of stairs per day. More info below.
The Fitbit Ultra uses a MEMS 3-axis accelerometer that measures your motion patterns to tell you your calories burned, steps taken, distance traveled, and sleep quality. A built-in MEMS altimeter measures your vertical climb up stairs and hills.
Height: 2.125 inches (5.5 cm)
Width: 0.75 inch (19.5 mm)
Depth: 0.5625 inch (14mm)
Weight: 0.4 oz (0.025 lb, 11.34 grams)
There’s also the Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale (not shown) that works with Fitbit.com’s website as well, so you can track your weight, body mass index, and % body fat.
Available from Fitbit, 99.95.Tags: Gifts, Gifts $100+
