Hey hey! How are you? I hope you’re having fun with the day to this point. At present, I’m re-sharing this publish with up to date information – evaluating two health instruments: the health alta and the apple watch. They now not make the Alta, however the Luxe is analogous right here.
Apple Watch vs. the Fitbit Alta
One thing that has helped so much with my motivation to get transferring and keep energetic all through the day has been my Apple Watch. I’m an enormous fan of health trackers – I’ve used a number of Fitbit fashions, the Tom-Tom Spark 3, Garmins, Polars, I’m type of a nerd about health trackers – and the newest fave is the Apple Watch. It’s sporty however cute sufficient to put on on daily basis, and the stats and interface are superb.
Once I converted to the Apple Watch, I’d been carrying a Fitbit for essentially the most half, and most lately the FitBit Alta. I like that the Alta is way smaller than different health trackers and it gave me related stats (plus the guts charge mannequin tracks your coronary heart charge). I’ve been a Fitbit fan for years and have constantly used the Fitbit as an efficient technique to observe my steps and exercise stats. I’d been eyeing the Apple Look ahead to a few yr, however wasn’t positive if the associated fee can be price switching over.
Once we first moved to Valdosta, we attended an public sale for Liv’s new faculty, and on one of many tables was an Apple Watch. I made a decision to place it into future’s palms. A few mint juleps later, and lurking across the public sale desk, I used to be the proud new proprietor of an Apple Watch (and a pair of Prada sun shades. Yolo. <— do individuals nonetheless keep that? hah)
Right here’s my assessment of the Apple Watch vs. Fitbit Alta:
Interface:
The Fitbit interface is easy. It tells you every thing you have to know (steps, distance, energy burned) with none additional bells and whistles. When you log into the app, you can too observe knowledge on sleep, which could be extraordinarily insightful.
The Apple Watch takes issues to the following stage. Your objectives for the day are cut up into little circles: transfer objectives (energy burned), standing (I feel it’s transfer for five minutes of each hour), and exercise (half-hour of exercise per day). It’s SO satisfying to see the circles construct all through the day, and a simple technique to look and examine the way you’re doing.
Because the Apple Watch is clearly…a watch…you can too change the face to an image in your digicam, or any from their gallery (a few of them transfer, just like the jellyfish and butterflies). It’s type of enjoyable to alter the face to Minnie Mouse after we’re at Disney World. 😉
Sleep monitoring:
To be completely trustworthy, I haven’t used this function on the Apple watch. I discover that as a mother, sleep monitoring is among the most miserable issues ever. Ignorance is bliss.
I did use this whereas I used to be carrying the Alta, and it was useful to see how a lot deep sleep I used to be getting vs. mild/interrupted sleep.
Battery life:
That is the place Fitbit wins. My Alta would simply final a number of days, and my Apple Watch lasts a few day and a half. This implies I both must cost it in a single day or take a noon cost break, which is type of annoying.
Exercise mode:
The exercise tracker is next-level stuff, and one of many causes I LOVE the Apple Watch. You’ll be able to choose swim, indoor stroll, out of doors stroll, cycle, spin indoors, or fast begin, and it’ll goal your stats primarily based in your exercise. It additionally tracks coronary heart charge, which I discover to be fairly correct. Generally once I get tremendous sweaty it slides round my wrist and doesn’t learn it fairly as effectively. I like having the ability to inform it what I’m doing so it might gives extra related information. For instance, if I’m exterior, it consists of distance and tempo on my stats.
Music:
The Fitbit Cost is way more restricted on this side so it’s one of many enormous perks of the Apple Watch. It shows the music I’m at present taking part in from my cellphone, and I can regulate the amount. That is SO AWESOME whereas I’m instructing a category as a result of I can flip the music down for extra thorough teaching and enhance the amount for an intense a part of the exercise.
The Apple Watch additionally syncs my textual content messages and I can reply the cellphone from it (and communicate into the watch). I discover that with these options, I’m not on my cellphone practically as a lot. I’m not continually checking to see if I’ve any missed texts or calls.
Design:
They each have their benefits. The Alta (now Luxe) appears extra indestructible and continues to be small and stylish. You’ll be able to swap out the Fitbit bands and make it as fancy as you want.
The Apple Watch seems to be just a little extra tech-y, however in the long run, it simply seems to be like a fairly watch. I like you could swap out the wristbands and alter the watch face.
Conclusion:
I really feel like with the rest, it’s a must to discover out what works for you and what you favor. Once I put on a health tracker, I really feel extra motivated to get in small bits of motion all through the day and actually intention to hit these 10k steps. The Alta is a superb tracker (and is cheaper than the Apple Watch), and the Apple Watch gives just a little extra perception, settings, and choices. They’re each superior in their very own approach, however for now, I’m utilizing and loving the Apple Watch.
Do you utilize a health tracker? What’s your very favourite? What motion objectives do you set for your self every day?
I intention to hit 10k steps – some days it’s tremendous straightforward and others it’s difficult – and get in my half-hour of motion.
xoxo
Gina
