Hey hey! How are you? Hope you’re having fun with the morning. No Sugar January is off to a powerful begin! I in all probability ought to have specified that it didn’t imply zero sugar in any respect (wine is technically a sugar, fruit is a sugar. This may get slightly excessive) however no sweets or added sugar. For instance, I’m having protein powder and MCT oil in my oatmeal as an alternative of a large drizzle of maple syrup.
Exercise-wise, I bought in a killer legs and HIIT exercise Monday, and a pleasant aerial yoga class yesterday. (I’ll share the small print in a Focus On publish quickly!) This morning, I’m educating barre, and getting in my private exercise throughout naptime. I don’t actually love figuring out throughout naptime because it’s my probability to blitz on work, however I’ve discovered that if I don’t work out throughout P’s nap, it will get more durable and more durable to squeeze it in because the day goes on. Earlier than I do know it, I’m cleansing up from dinner, giving the ladies baths, and able to crawl onto the sofa for the evening.
Apple Watch vs. the Fitbit Alta
One thing that has helped quite a bit with my motivation to get transferring and keep lively all through the day has been my Apple Watch. I’m an enormous fan of health trackers – I’ve used a number of Fitbit fashions, the Tom-Tom Spark 3, Garmins, Polars, I’m sort of a nerd about health trackers – and the most recent fave is the Apple Watch. It’s sporty however cute sufficient to put on every single day, and the stats and interface are superb.
Once I converted to the Apple Watch, I’d been sporting a Fitbit for essentially the most half, and most not too long ago the FitBit Alta. I like that the Alta is way smaller than different health trackers and it gave me related stats (plus the guts fee mannequin tracks your coronary heart fee). I’ve been a Fitbit fan for years and have persistently used the Fitbit as an efficient solution to observe my steps and exercise stats. I’d been eyeing the Apple Look ahead to a few 12 months, however wasn’t positive if the fee could be price switching over.
After we first moved to Valdosta, we attended an public sale for Liv’s new college, and on one of many tables was an Apple Watch. I made a decision to place it into future’s palms. A few mint juleps later, and lurking across the public sale desk, I used to be the proud new proprietor of an Apple Watch 2 (and a pair of Prada sun shades. Yolo. <— do individuals nonetheless keep that? hah)
Right here’s my evaluate of the Apple Watch vs. Fitbit Alta:
Interface:
The Fitbit interface is straightforward. It tells you all the pieces it’s good to know (steps, distance, energy burned) with none additional bells and whistles. When you log into the app, it’s also possible to observe knowledge on sleep, which might be extraordinarily insightful.
The Apple Watch takes issues to the following degree. Your objectives for the day are break up into little circles: transfer objectives (energy burned), standing (I believe it’s transfer for five minutes of each hour), and exercise (half-hour of exercise per day). It’s SO satisfying to see the circles construct all through the day, and a simple solution to look and test the way you’re doing.
For the reason that Apple Watch is clearly…a watch…it’s also possible to change the face to an image in your digital camera, or any from their gallery (a few of them transfer, just like the jellyfish and butterflies). It’s sort of enjoyable to alter the face to Minnie Mouse once we’re at Disney World. 😉
Sleep monitoring:
To be completely sincere, I haven’t used this function on the Apple watch. I discover that as a mother, sleep monitoring is among the most miserable issues ever. Ignorance is bliss.
I did use this whereas I used to be sporting the Alta, and it was useful to see how a lot deep sleep I used to be getting vs. gentle/interrupted sleep.
Battery life:
That is the place Fitbit wins. My Alta would simply final a number of days, and my Apple Watch lasts a few day and a half. This implies I both should cost it in a single day or take a noon cost break, which is sort of annoying.
Exercise mode:
The exercise tracker is next-level stuff, and one of many causes I LOVE the Apple Watch. You’ll be able to choose swim, indoor stroll, outside stroll, cycle, spin indoors, or fast begin, and it’ll goal your stats based mostly in your exercise. It additionally tracks coronary heart fee, which I discover to be fairly correct. Generally after I get tremendous sweaty it slides round my wrist and doesn’t learn it fairly as effectively. I like with the ability to inform it what I’m doing so it will possibly gives extra related information. For instance, if I’m exterior, it contains distance and tempo on my stats.
Music:
The Fitbit Cost is far more restricted on this side so it’s one of many big perks of the Apple Watch. It shows the music I’m at present enjoying from my telephone, and I can alter the quantity. That is SO AWESOME whereas I’m educating a category as a result of I can flip the music down for extra thorough teaching and improve the quantity for an intense a part of the exercise.
The Apple Watch additionally syncs my textual content messages and I can reply the telephone from it (and converse into the watch). I discover that with these options, I’m not on my telephone practically as a lot. I’m not consistently checking to see if I’ve any missed texts or calls.
Design:
They each have their benefits. The Alta appears extra indestructible and continues to be small and stylish. You’ll be able to swap out the Fitbit bands and make it as fancy as you like.
The Apple Watch appears slightly extra tech-y, however in the long run, it simply appears like a fairly watch. I like that you may swap out the wristbands and alter the watch face.
Conclusion:
I really feel like with anything, it’s important to discover out what works for you and what you like. Once I put on a health tracker, I really feel extra motivated to get in small bits of motion all through the day and actually intention to hit these 10k steps. The Alta is a good tracker (and is inexpensive than the Apple Watch), and the Apple Watch gives slightly extra perception, settings, and choices. They’re each superior in their very own means, however for now, I’m utilizing and loving the Apple Watch.
Do you employ a health tracker? What’s your very favourite? What motion objectives do you set for your self every day?
I intention to hit 10k steps – some days it’s tremendous straightforward and others it’s difficult – and get in my half-hour of motion.
xoxo
Gina
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