Fitbit Apps
Hi Everyone!
I hope you’re all enjoying your fitbit as much as I am! I created a community called “Team McKinley” on the fitbit dashboard so we could stay connected with some friendly competitionJ (don’t worry, the only thing the community dashboard displays is your total steps, no personal info). I sent an invite to everyone’s McKinley email address who ordered a wristband. If you registered your fitbit account under a different email address and would like to be on Team McKinley’s dashboard, send me that email address and I will send you another invite.
Ken passed along 3 great apps that you can sync with your fitbit if you would like to be more detailed with your food and activity tracking. I think you’ll find them all very useful. You may want to download all three so you have the chance to test each one out and see which one would be most useful to youJ
www.myfitnesspal.com – very good for nutrition and caloric monitoring. Automatically imports exercise data so you always have a good balance of calories consumed and expended. Has a good database of foods. The nutrition/calorie breakdown is very helpful. You can view exactly how many grams of carbs, protein, fats and sugars you are consuming
www.digifit.com – works well with the heart rate monitor (Polar H7) and also provides a number of training options to chart progression.
http://www.tactiosoft.com/tactiohealth – this is a good dashboard for overall health. It can track just about every metric someone may want. Admittedly more useful for people who are a little OCD about numbers and monitoring their metrics but it ties everything together.
It’s easy to sync apps to your fitbit. Go to https://www.fitbit.com/apps and choose the app you want to sync your fitbit with. While you’re going through the process below, you can start downloading the app onto your phone as well if you haven’t already.
1. Log in if you aren’t already (top right corner)
2. Click “Learn More” on the app of your choice
3. Click “Get Started”, follow the steps and you’re all set.
For those of you still waiting for your fitbit, our 2nd shipment will arrive sometime next week. Let me know if you have any questionsJ
Have a fantastic day!!!!
Yours in Health and Wellness,
Meredith