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I read this thoughtful article from the Morning News: (http://www.themorningnews.org/article/paris-and-t... about the author's experience with a FitBit and the behavior changes that occur when one quantifies an aspect of one's life (like steps taken, calories consumed, etc.) The end of the article mentions disappointment that comes from an experience that, for whatever reason, doesn't end up getting tracked. It reminded me of a very long bike ride that I took that I forgot to track... Read more →

When I work out I have a bevy of activities. I'll play basketball, football, racquetball, I'll run on the treadmill, ride my bike around the neighborhood, play the PS Move game The Fight: Lights Out, and sometimes I'll just do sit-ups and push ups while watching tv.
When I play the boxing video game I have to stand still and swing my arms while holding the motion controllers. I also do lunges, jump squats, high knees, etc as part of training my character in the game, but the most intense part is... Read more →

Does anyone know of a good place to go to get an extra charging station? I've looked on Ebay and prices seemed a bit inflated.

There are plenty of apps that offer fitness tracking, and websites that allow you to manually track your fitness habits, and while many fitness devices have their own dedicated websites, they don't usually integrate with devices from other manufacturers. When you have different devices measuring different things, it might be useful to have them all collected in one place where you can get a better overall picture of your health. Which websites incorporate multiple devices into their fitness... Read more →

I just bought a regular Fitbit a few weeks ago, but I'm not as annoyed by my bad timing as one would think, because the new features don't make for a very long list:

• Altimeter / stair tracking
• New colors - blue and plum
• Clock option on the display
• Stopwatch
• Personal greetings

The altimeter is the biggest improvement and perhaps the #1 reason to upgrade, but I don't think I climb enough steps to really miss having the feature. The colors don't make a difference because it's only the color on the... Read more →