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We have all heard
about Fitbits and the other fitness trackers out there, such as Jawbone,
Garmin, Moov, Samsung, and Misfit. The
very basic ones keep track of your movement and count your steps. The more high tech and advanced trackers can track
your heart rate, distance, sleep, and steps, plus you can input your meals
along with your height and weight to track your calorie input and output. Some research has shown that individuals are
not reaping the benefits of wearing a trackable fitness device. In conclusion,
the individual still has to work towards achieving their goals, which means breaking
down the barriers that prevent us from being more physically active.
Now, how to increase
your physical activity is by no other way than to get paid, right? What other
motivator do we need? There are several
sites out there that will reward you for being active and healthy, sometimes in
cash. The top rated reward site is AchieveMint,
which will pay you cash of $50, now getting that will take lots of work. If you walk the recommended steps of 10,000
per day you will average about 25 points and you need to accumulate 50,000 points
for the cash reward. However, it is
possible and what do you have to lose, instead you gain your health plus $50,
not bad in my opinion. Another site that
I find would interesting and suitable for those with a competitive edge is
Pact. The way this one works, is that
you place a bet, for example $10 that you will meet your fitness goal for the
week. If you don’t meet it, then you are
out $10, but if you do then you get to keep your $10 plus a piece of the pie
from those that didn’t. Higi is one
where you can work towards discounts at various retailers with your activity,
plus they have Higi stations where you can earn additional points by taking
important health screenings. Walgreens
and Dicks are two additional reward avenues that you can link your fitness
tracker with your rewards account, if you have one, to reach those store cash
coupons faster.
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If you don’t have a
fitness tracker and are looking at investing in one, you may be overwhelmed
with which one to choose. Fitbit has a
range, the two most popular are Fitbit Surge and Fitbit Charge 2. Garmin also has a variety to choose from,
vivoactive, vivosmart, vivofit, and vivomove.
Samsung, Polar, and Jawbone are other manufactures of fitness trackers
that have a variety to choose from as well.
Which one is best all depends on you, how much are you willing to spend
and what features do you really want and will use. Some features to consider are the display,
battery life, waterproof, and automatic activity tracker.
-Pact
-higi
By. Lourdes
Olivas, MA
Extension
Associate I
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