Will Your Activity Tracker Make You need to Exercise

Being able to track your activity and be accountable for your progress can give you the nudge you need to get moving, and get healthy. I’m erin TGC and for many years, Fitbit has been pretty much the best when it comes to fitness and activity trackers. I’ve reviewed many of them and compared them to other trackers and smart watches and they’re consisterntly the best..
There’s a Fitbit for nearly every need and for any style you want to wear. One of the newest is the simple, sleek Fitbit Inspire HR. I’m going to show you what it can and can’t do..
So what is What is Fitbit Inspire HR?
Fitbit Inspire HR is Fitbit’s newest budget activity and sleep tracker that you wear on your wrist. Unlike the regular Inspire, this one adds the ability to track and monitor your heart rate too..
While the regular Inspire sells for about $99 CAD the HR version is about $129, but either way these are the least expensive Fitbits you can get..
Fitbit Inspire HR will:
Track Activity, Track Sleep, Help you set and meet goals and give you extra motivation..
This Fitbit will not track your floors climbed, but unlike the regular Inspire it WILL track your Sleep Stages (REM, deep, Lite) it will also track Swimming and other activities, as well as your heart rate. The HR version will also track your pace and distance through your phone, something the regular Inspire also can’t do..
It will give you call, text and calendar alerts direct to your wrist, but you can’t reply to them or respond; you’ll need to go to your phone for that. It also doesn’t support Fitbit Pay..
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To get alerts you’ll need to make sure your Bluetooth is on on your phone, and you’ll need to turn on ‘All Day Sync’ in settings..
One final tip; you can calibrate your Fitbit Inspire HR to count your exact steps, not a universal average as many other fitness trackers do..
To calibrate your steps and adjust stride length go to Settings, Advanced Settings, Stride Length. You can choose to have it configured automatically or to input your specific stride length. I’ve found doing this makes Fitbit wildly accurate..
You can also change the clock face in Settings as well, choosing simple displays and fonts or the option of showing more data..
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What does the Fitbit app do?
The Fitbit app is your command centre for all your stats. You can check your steps, sleep, and exercise at a glance. You can also sync it to a Fitbit scale like the Aria 2 (and have it automatically track your weight…
How accurate is Fitbit Inspire HR? You can easily test it by counting your steps in your head and comparing that against the readout. If it’s off at all, just adjust your stride length inside the Fitbit app..
As for sleep, I found it also very accurate, calculating my sleep stages to match when I might have woken up in the night. I’ve tried numerous Fitbits and especially when calibrated, they’re the most accurate fitness and activity tracker (or smartwatch) I’ve ever used..
With Heart Rate, I guess it’s hard to tell how accurate it is on it’s own, since I don’t have an EKG or anything to check it against..
Overall Fitbit Inspire HR gives you most of the smart features you want and all of the heart rate monitoring and fitness and activity tracking you need. I’ve recommended Fitbits for a long time, because they’re easy to set up and use and they work well, have a long battery life and they’re accurate as all get out, so I can recommend this one too..
If there’s any downsides, it’s just what this one is missing because it’s a smaller, cheaper option; things like Fitbit Pay so you can leave the wallet at home. The screen is also pretty small, but again, these are all things you can get as you step up the Fitbit device ladder; this one is all about your budget..
It sells for about $129 CAD from places like Best Buy or Amazon.

In this video i did a FAKE fall detection test to see if it really work but unfortunately it didn’t work because the fall was not bad enough for the watch to call for an emergency. Please DO NOT TRY IT AT HOME..
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In this episode of Abbey’s Kitchen Abbey has 5 tips to help you get the best possible benefit from using a fitness tracker in your daily routine. Many of you have no doubt been going about using your fitness tracker the wrong way..
As many of you are already aware Abbey is a bit of a fitness buff. She loves to lift heavy things, spin, go to bar class, and generally just work out as hard as she can. Physical fitness is an important part of her daily routine. Needless to say when the fitbit launched she was ecstatic to try it out. Unfortunately her fitbit actually backfired and in a way made her less fit. For those of you not as familiar with fitness trackers here’s how they all basically function. They track the number of steps you’ve taken in a day, your active minutes, your food intake, your water intake, and even go so far as to monitor your sleep. Abbey wasn’t personally into tracking her food intake or her sleep but definitely took advantage of the rest of the fitbit functions. She was especially interested in tracking her steps. When she first started out she was pretty happy with 13,000 steps a day. That was all fine and good for a bit, then Abbey started to get super competitive, as is her nature. That 13,000 step goal quickly turned into a 15,000 step goal, and soon even an 18,000 step goal. There were even days where she would even hit 20,000 steps..
You would think from all these extra steps that Abbey was just getting more fit right? Unfortunately that’s not the story her measurements were telling her. In fact, her conditioning was declining, along with her strength and even her muscle mass. Believe it or not she was actually gaining body fat. Abbey has narrowed in on some of the mistakes she made and wanted to make this video to share them with you so you can get the most out of your fitness tracker. She has come up with five great tips to help you maximize your fitbit use, or your workout routine in general..
The first tip is to ignore the calorie counter. In many cases they are overestimated by the fitness tracker anyway, especially if you sync it up to your food journal. She recommends listening to your body instead. Watch for the signs that you need more calories, don’t just rely on the calorie count on your fitbit. The second tip is of crucial importance. Be sure to input your strength training. No, they don’t burn as many calories or count towards steps, but if you’re a goal oriented person setting goals in regard to how much you’re lifting or how many reps you’ve completed can be extremely motivating..
Tip three is straightforward, use your fitbit as a guide to build healthy habits. One of Abbey’s favorite things about her fitbit was that it showed her how sedentary she was at times, really highlighting to her when she wasn’t taking those extra trips to the gym. It helped her build new healthy habits, like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, or parking further away to get a little bit of an extra walk in. These things may seem small but they make a huge difference in the long run. Once you get accustomed to adding these small things to your routine you won’t need a device like the fitbit to help you stay on track..
Tip four is all about quality over quantity. For instance, set your goal a little lower for steps than you think you can accomplish, knowing that some of the other goals you will accomplish won’t count towards steps but will be more beneficial to you in the long run. Great examples of these are muscle builders and fat burners. For example you could try doing a shorter set of intervals on the treadmill instead of a long leisurely walk. Yes, this will result in fewer steps but may also result in a better workout building more muscle and burning more fat. This may even have a positive impact on your metabolism giving it a much needed boost..
Abbey’s final tip may very well be the most important one. Do not let yourself become obsessed with your fitbit. If the external monitor you use to track your fitness is counter-intuitive to the signals your body is sending you need to start listening to the right indicator. Always pay attention to what your body is saying, it will tell you what it needs and when it needs it if you take the time to listen. There are a lot of other methods to use to make sure you stay accountable to your workout goals. Many people rely on the buddy system. Having a work out partner to keep you motivated an on track is a great way to achieve those harder to reach goals..
As always thank you for watching and stay tuned for more stellar content soon..
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Work out with your Apple Watch when you’re hiking, running, doing yoga, and more, and you can track your progress and see when you reach your goals. Here’s how to start a new workout, pause it, mark segments, and control music, all from your watch..
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Exercise is one of the most-suggested natural treatments for ADHD, and for good reason. Although experts agree that it’s not usually enough to replace stimulant medication for most people who need it, it does affect the brain in much the same way. Still, exercising regularly can be a challenge for those of us with ADHD so I cover some tips that can help!.
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Den Heijer, A., Groen, Y., Tucha, L., Fuermaier, A., Koerts, J., Lange, K.,… Tucha, O. (2017). Sweat it out? The effects of physical exercise on cognition and behavior in children and adults with ADHD: A systematic literature review. Journal of Neural Transmission, 124, S3-S26…
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Neudecker, C., Mewes, N., Reimers, A. K., & Woll, A. (2015). Exercise intervention in children and adolescent with ADHD: A systematic review. Journal of Attention Disorders…
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Ratey, J. J. & Hagerman, E. (2008). Spark: The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain. Little Brown & Company..
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How exercise helps ADHD:
https://www.additudemag.com/exercise-and-the-adhd-brain/.
http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/adult-adhd-and-exercise#1..
How exercise beefs up the brain: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/10/how-exercise-beefs-brain.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160208083606.htm..
Explanation of neurogenesis:
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Yoga for kids with ADHD: https://www.additudemag.com/yoga-for-kids-with-adhd/..
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