Fitbit review week 1.5

Hellooooo out there! My wonderful HR department started a 'fitbit challenge' for all of our offices a week and a half ago, so I thought I'd update on my progress so far. I decided to do the challenge for a few reasons, but mainly to see how much active time I actually have every day and how much sleep I'm averaging per night.

 

The Firm purchased a slew of Fitbit Ultra's a while back, so I'm lucky enough to borrow one for this 6 week adventure. The Ultra is an older model and very similar to the Fitbit One (which as far as I can tell just syncs via blue tooth instead of the included docking station). 

This fun little device tracks all of my steps, estimates my calories, tracks my sleep patterns and syncs anytime it's within 15 feet of a docking station. I've never run out of battery, but I do recharge it every time I stand at our kitchen island to get work done on my laptop. 

All of that information is tracked on the Fitbit website and app. As you increase your steps, active time, or stairs climbed you can earn fun little badges too!

I joined my firm's  5,000 steps per day challenge group because I genuinely had no idea how active I am during the day. 

So how'd I do last week???

I did 75,342 steps (averaging 10,763 per day)

I traveled 32.44 miles (averaging 4.6 miles per day)

I slept a little over 6 hours each night on average

To be fair, I worked Main Street Arts Fest last weekend so trust me when I say I EARNED those high numbers! It'll be interesting to see what a relatively normal weekend day looks like for me. 

Do you have a fitbit or other health tracker? Do you notice that it helps you stay accountable to being active? 

-DBC