Friday, January 3, 2020

keeping fit

I got a new Fitbit for Christmas.  My daughter actually gave me a Fitbit a few years ago and I have worn it almost every day since.  I am not a great exerciser but I do enjoy seeing how many steps I've taken on any given day and how many miles that equals.  That's about all my old one told me.  Over the years I have re-glued the band several times because they don't sell replacement bands for that model.  It was still holding together, sort of, but my daughter said that it had gotten so shabby she was ashamed for me to wear it.  Hence her gift of a new one.  This one is an upgrade with a replaceable band.  It also has some other interesting features;  It's a little like Santa actually.  It "sees me when I'm sleeping and when I'm waking too" and it certainly knows if I've "been bad or good."  It can tell me how many hours I've slept, how much actual cardio exercise I'm getting, what my heart rate is (resting and moving), how many calories I've burned, and, oh yes, how many steps I've taken in a given day.  Not only does it give me this information daily but it sends it somewhere mysterious and once a week I get a report by email.  I'm actually not quite sure if I want a device to know this much about me.  At least it can't talk to me or anyway it hasn't said anything yet.  If I start hearing voices I'll let you know.  

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