Travel Tech Review Get fit with Fitbit By Renee Conte
Fitness trackers are one of the hot- test gadgets on the market right now and everyone – celebrities included – is jumping on the fit bandwagon. With the myriad of trackers available in the market, which one is the best? For the average person, Fitbit may
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be it. A variety of models from sim- ple clip-on trackers to proper smart watches with GPS, altimeters and heart-rate sensors are available. Te Fitbit Flex tracks steps, distance,
calories burned and active minutes. It will even vibrate if you’ve been inac- tive for too long. It monitors your sleep and can wake you with a silent alarm, a perfect backup for hotel wake-up calls.
Fitbit is designed to sync with most smartphones.
Te device uses a wireless sync don-
gle, the small USB device that comes with all Fitbit trackers to wirelessly transfer your stats to the Fitbit web app on your computer, smartphone or
ou’ve booked your holiday, but will you be able to keep your fitness goals on track while you’re away?
tablet. Te app allows you to monitor your fitness goals and see the progress you are making. If you need competi- tion to keep you motivated, share your info with friends and family to com- pete for various goals. To boost your motivation you will be
rewarded with “badges” as you reach different milestones. You can’t wear the badge on the sleeve of your hoodie, but at least they honour you for your hard work.
Te best part, and this is why Fitbit is a great pick for vacationing, is that it is water resistant to a depth of 50 metres. Put to the test for 16 days, it was submerged in pools and the ocean daily
for
several hours. Snorkeling,
swimming and cliff jumping, it held up. All stats were recorded without fail, and it maintained its battery life for a
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