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Hey hey! How are you? Hope you’re having fun with the morning. No Sugar January is off to a robust 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 a substitute of a large drizzle of maple syrup.
Exercise-wise, I received 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 instructing barre, and getting in my private exercise throughout naptime. I don’t actually love understanding 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 tougher and tougher 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 shifting 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 type of a nerd about health trackers – and the newest fave is the Apple Watch. It’s sporty however cute sufficient to put on day-after-day, and the stats and interface are wonderful.
After I converted to the Apple Watch, I’d been carrying a Fitbit for probably the most half, and most not too long ago the FitBit Alta. I like that the Alta is far smaller than different health trackers and it gave me comparable stats (plus the center price mannequin tracks your coronary heart price). I’ve been a Fitbit fan for years and have persistently used the Fitbit as an efficient approach to monitor my steps and exercise stats. I’d been eyeing the Apple Look ahead to a couple of yr, however wasn’t positive if the price could be price switching over.
Once 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 folks nonetheless keep that? hah)
Right here’s my evaluation of the Apple Watch vs. Fitbit Alta:
Interface:
The Fitbit interface is easy. It tells you every thing that you must know (steps, distance, energy burned) with none further bells and whistles. For those who log into the app, you may as well monitor knowledge on sleep, which could be extraordinarily insightful.
The Apple Watch takes issues to the following degree. Your targets for the day are break up into little circles: transfer targets (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 straightforward approach to look and examine the way you’re doing.
Because the Apple Watch is clearly…a watch…you may as well 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 type of enjoyable to vary the face to Minnie Mouse after we’re at Disney World. 😉
Sleep monitoring:
To be completely trustworthy, I haven’t used this characteristic on the Apple watch. I discover that as a mother, sleep monitoring is without doubt one of the most miserable issues ever. Ignorance is bliss.
I did use this whereas I used to be carrying the Alta, and it was useful to see how a lot deep sleep I used to be getting vs. mild/interrupted sleep.
Battery life:
That is the place Fitbit wins. My Alta would simply final a couple of days, and my Apple Watch lasts a couple of day and a half. This implies I both need to cost it in a single day or take a noon cost break, which is type of annoying.
Exercise mode:
The exercise tracker is next-level stuff, and one of many causes I LOVE the Apple Watch. You possibly can choose swim, indoor stroll, out of doors stroll, cycle, spin indoors, or fast begin, and it’ll goal your stats primarily based in your exercise. It additionally tracks coronary heart price, 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 having the ability to inform it what I’m doing so it will probably offers extra related information. For instance, if I’m exterior, it contains distance and tempo on my stats.
Music:
The Fitbit Cost is way more restricted on this side so it’s one of many large perks of the Apple Watch. It shows the music I’m presently taking part in from my cellphone, and I can alter the amount. That is SO AWESOME whereas I’m instructing a category as a result of I can flip the music down for extra thorough teaching and enhance the amount for an intense a part of the exercise.
The Apple Watch additionally syncs my textual content messages and I can reply the cellphone from it (and converse into the watch). I discover that with these options, I’m not on my cellphone almost 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 remains to be small and stylish. You possibly can swap out the Fitbit bands and make it as fancy as you want.
The Apple Watch seems to be slightly extra tech-y, however ultimately, it simply seems to be like a fairly watch. I like that you would be able to 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. After I put on a health tracker, I really feel extra motivated to get in small bits of motion all through the day and actually purpose to hit these 10k steps. The Alta is a good tracker (and is inexpensive than the Apple Watch), and the Apple Watch offers 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 utilize a health tracker? What’s your very favourite? What motion targets do you set for your self every day?
I purpose 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
