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<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nFitBit One<\/a>: <\/strong>This tracks steps taken, stairs climbed, hours of sleep, and (roughly) calories burned.\u00a0 Many of my colleagues now wear one of these.\u00a0 I tell people it’s like a “really fancy pedometer.”\u00a0 People frequently ask me how it works.\u00a0 Here’s what the official website says:<\/p>\n MEMS 3-axis accelerometer that measures your motion patterns to determine your calories burned, distance traveled, steps taken, and sleep quality.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n That doesn’t help me much either.\u00a0 I will say that it does seem good about not giving me steps for being on a bumpy car ride, but giving me steps for things like using an elliptical machine.\u00a0 It encourages you to take at least 10,000 steps a day.\u00a0 I find I only hit this if I go for a 3+ mile run coupled with a reasonably active day of walking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n LoseIt!<\/a>: <\/strong>One of many food tracking systems out there.\u00a0 I’d tried to use SparkPeople in the past and I found its user interface too crowded.\u00a0 I had used this for about 5 months and when I got the FitBit I upgraded my account from a free one to a paid service that lets me sync my FitBit calorie estimates with my food tracking.\u00a0 This makes it easier not to wildly overshoot calories on days when I exercise, but also lets me feel comfortable having more fuel on those days if I need it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Withings Smart Body Analyzer: <\/strong><\/a>This is a new tool in the kit, after my previous scale broke.\u00a0 It measures weight, heart rate, BMI, body fat, temperature and CO2 levels. This also connects to LoseIt! so I no longer have to manually add weigh-in data.\u00a0 Its body fat composition numbers are higher than my previous scale for both me and my spouse.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nike+ Sportwatch GPS<\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>I had been using the NikeRun App on my phone, and this watch lets me continue to add to my accumulated data.\u00a0 I can see how fast I’m going on my runs and the GPS function produces maps of my runs when I get home and plug the wristband into my computer using a built in USB.\u00a0 The maps themselves show route, elevation and where on the route I’m running faster or slower.\u00a0 I complain a lot about how slow the GPS can be to connect, but I really like this gadget!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’re following my blog, you may notice I’m tracking my diet and exercise.\u00a0 I love data.\u00a0 Here are the devices I use. FitBit One: This tracks steps taken, stairs climbed, hours of sleep, and (roughly) calories burned.\u00a0 Many of my colleagues now wear one of these.\u00a0 I tell people it’s like a “really fancy … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/cdn-s3.loseit.com\/static\/img\/home\/logo.png\"){kind=logo}
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