Friday 23 May 2014

AIR, the light-weight fitness and activity tracker

Fitbug AIR is the sturdy, accurate, smart and small sized fitness tracker. This is the first Bluetooth Smart Bug device, which sends your activity stats to your Smartphone or tablet and makes it visible. This pedometer is similar to a regular pedometer with a full monochromatic screen and battery backup, but the Bluetooth 4.0 features makes this glossy pedometer distinct from other regular pedometers.  With Fitbug AIR you can easily track,
  • Steps taken
  • Aerobic steps
  • Distance rolled out
  • Time elapsed
  • Calories burnt

The AIR syncs with your mobile device and transfers graphs and charts on stride-data. The Fitbug app will in turn connect to the Fitbug account for better analysis on nutrition and activity tracking. Fitbug AIR is a great appliance for those who wish to track their steps very accurately, either you may be a casual walker or serious marathon practitioner or a fitness passionate.
With the plugin USB dongle you can sync your activity data to Kik - the personal digital coach. With your personal digital coach you can set yourself goals, receive personalized targets and nudges you need for free of cost.
The results out from the Fitbug AIR are very accurate and it greatly recognizes the actual step movement versus non-step movement. Syncing the data from the AIR device to the mobile is at your choice, you can manually sync it whenever required, schedule it to sync at periodic intervals or can sync it constantly. When synced constantly the stride count can be verified as rising within the app, but this happens at the expense of battery life.
Together with sharing the activity information, mobile app shows whether you’re hitting the targets and motivates to walk more for reaching goals. At the history panel in the app, you can access the activity status of your past and can also check if the targets on those days are hit.

Pros
  • Unlike many other devices that are to be regularly recharged, Fitbug AIR has a watch battery that lasts for around 6 months.
  • This pedometer is affordably priced and comes with wireless syncing.
  • The activity data recorded can be accessed in 3 ways, either on the AIR device directly or on the mobile or through the online Fitbug account.
  • This button operated fitness activity tracker has the workout status of the last 14 days for better analysis.
  • The device has wireless syncing.
  • Tracked details of the workout are readily visible on the device.
  • Nutrition details can be tracked from the website
The online account on Fitbug website will reveal your nutrition details. At the point of start, Fitbug creates personalized weekly targets and on-going nutritional advice depending on the personal details shared. Considering your first week as the baseline, will set aerobic targets and total steps targets for the next week, so for the first week perform everything as usual so as to get an idea of your daily activity and nutritional routine. The aerobic and total step targets are set for next week depending on your activities, the current week. 
In the online members’ area on Fitbug website, with games, recipes and exercise plans, allows you to log your food and additional exercise details to ensure if the personal goals are met. The access to the online personal account is possible with a monthly subscription.

Cons
  • It is just splash-proof
  • Can’t track sleep patterns and sleep efficiency
  • Can’t measure stairs taken or mountains climbed as it doesn’t have a built-in altimeter
Conclusion
The AIR is a smart, portable and durable fitness activity tracker. This fitness gadget would be best, if you are choosing for a simple and portable pedometer with Bluetooth feature but at some expense for online subscription. Apart from this, Fitbug AIR would form a better partner analyzing your activity reports and motivating you to work more for improved fitness and healthy living.



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