my ideas on the Apple Watch vs. the Fitbit Alta

Hey hey! How are you? Hope you’re having fun with the morning. No Sugar January is off to a powerful begin! I most likely ought to have specified that it didn’t imply zero sugar in any respect (wine is technically a sugar, fruit is a sugar. This will get slightly excessive) however no sweets or added sugar. For instance, I’m having protein powder and MCT oil in my oatmeal as a substitute of an enormous drizzle of maple syrup.

Exercise-wise, I received in a killer legs and HIIT exercise Monday, and a pleasant aerial yoga class yesterday. (I’ll share the small print in a Focus On publish quickly!) This morning, I’m educating barre, and getting in my private exercise throughout naptime. I don’t actually love figuring out throughout naptime because it’s my likelihood to blitz on work, however I’ve discovered that if I don’t work out throughout P’s nap, it will get more durable and more durable to squeeze it in because the day goes on. Earlier than I do know it, I’m cleansing up from dinner, giving the women baths, and able to crawl onto the sofa for the evening.

Apple Watch vs. the Fitbit Alta

One thing that has helped lots with my motivation to get shifting 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 sort of a nerd about health trackers – and the newest fave is the Apple Watch. It’s sporty however cute sufficient to put on every single day, and the stats and interface are superb.

Once I converted to the Apple Watch, I’d been carrying a Fitbit for probably the most half, and most just lately the FitBit Alta. I like that the Alta is way smaller than different health trackers and it gave me comparable stats (plus the center charge mannequin tracks your coronary heart charge). I’ve been a Fitbit fan for years and have constantly used the Fitbit as an efficient option to observe my steps and exercise stats. I’d been eyeing the Apple Look ahead to a couple of yr, however wasn’t positive if the fee could be value switching over.

After we first moved to Valdosta, we attended an public sale for Liv’s new college, and on one of many tables was an Apple Watch. I made a decision to place it into future’s arms. A few mint juleps later, and lurking across the public sale desk, I used to be the proud new proprietor of an Apple Watch 2 (and a pair of Prada sun shades. Yolo. <— do individuals nonetheless keep that? hah)

Right here’s my evaluation of the Apple Watch vs. Fitbit Alta:

Interface:

The Fitbit interface is easy. It tells you the whole lot it’s essential know (steps, distance, energy burned) with none additional bells and whistles. Should you log into the app, you may also observe information on sleep, which could be extraordinarily insightful.

The Apple Watch takes issues to the subsequent degree. Your objectives for the day are break up into little circles: transfer objectives (energy burned), standing (I believe 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 straightforward option to look and test the way you’re doing.

Because the Apple Watch is clearly…a watch…you may also change the face to an image in your digital camera, or any from their gallery (a few of them transfer, just like the jellyfish and butterflies). It’s sort of enjoyable to alter the face to Minnie Mouse after we’re at Disney World. 😉

Sleep monitoring:

To be completely sincere, I haven’t used this characteristic on the Apple watch. I discover that as a mother, sleep monitoring is likely one of 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 couple of days, and my Apple Watch lasts a couple of day and a half. This implies I both need to cost it in a single day or take a noon cost break, which is sort of annoying.

Exercise mode:

The exercise tracker is next-level stuff, and one of many causes I LOVE the Apple Watch. You may 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 properly. I like with the ability to inform it what I’m doing so it may possibly supplies extra related data. 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 facet so it’s one of many large perks of the Apple Watch. It shows the music I’m at the moment taking part in from my telephone, and I can regulate the quantity. That is SO AWESOME whereas I’m educating a category as a result of I can flip the music down for extra thorough teaching and enhance the quantity for an intense a part of the exercise.

The Apple Watch additionally syncs my textual content messages and I can reply the telephone from it (and converse into the watch). I discover that with these options, I’m not on my telephone almost as a lot. I’m not consistently checking to see if I’ve any missed texts or calls.

Design:

They each have their benefits. The Alta appears extra indestructible and remains to be small and stylish. You may swap out the Fitbit bands and make it as fancy as you like.

The Apple Watch seems slightly extra tech-y, however in the long run, it simply seems like a fairly watch. I like which you can swap out the wristbands and alter the watch face.

Conclusion:

I really feel like with anything, 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 good tracker (and is inexpensive than the Apple Watch), and the Apple Watch supplies slightly extra perception, settings, and choices. They’re each superior in their very own method, 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