Firstly, Windows phones don't support the most popular apps you hear people talking about and the ones I tried (only free ones), didn't work all that well, weren't user friendly, and many of items you needed on the app were ONLY available if you upgraded to a paid app. Errrrrrr. I so dislike false advertising. If it's not free, don't state it does x y z. And, who wants to pay for app before you try it out and know if it will meet your needs...not me!
I've killed far too many cheap pedometers over time, which is why I thought I'd try the apps. Several problems with that, if you really want to track all your activity throughout the day, the phone is not the way to go.
So, I bought a Fitbit. It's a wireless unit that replaces the mechanical pedometers I've had in the past. It's battery is suppose to last 4-6 months. You can synch it with your ipad, your iphone, and most droids...not windows phones (should never have listen to the salesman who pushed the windows phone). You also get a free webpage connected to a forum where fitbit folks support each other. Similar to Facebook, you can friend someone. You can even challenge each other, though I've not yet done that. The unit I purchased was their cheapest one, $60.00, several others units are around $100.00. Didn't quite want to do that; but they do track a bit more including your sleep habits which I think could prove to be very helpful to some folks.
You get a weekly email with your stats, plus there are all kinds of graphs on the webpage and some with app. Most I'm not yet up to speed on how to read, lol. It's a process. You can set goals of steps, weight loss, food...whatever it is that's important to you. I'm trying to lose a few pounds, but mostly I'm interested in eating a bit healthier (possibly high cholesterol), and increasing my exercise to aid with the arthritis and the cholesterol. Tracking food and steps etc makes you so much more aware.
Got my first email of weekly stats yesterday (wk 4-28 through 5-4...not sure I really recorded everything or even had it on the whole time as I was still learning)...possibly not a real accurate weekly reading.
52,026 steps, 21.93 miles, burned 11,347 calories, 0.5 pounds weight loss, #362 calories in vs out....I think that means I ate too much?
And you get cute little badges to make you smile...different colors for different things you did good. Who doesn't like a pat on the back. I have a couple, not sure what one is for though, lol.
