The FITBIT Sitch

So, about a month ago because I’ve been neglecting my blog, I wrote about how awesome my FITBIT was compared to my Up jawbone band. Well.. It’s still pretty awesome. But there has been a major drawback, well major to me at least.

Two things:

•       The FITBIT was made with nickel by the charger.
•      I am apparently allergic to nickel.

So currently I have this horrendous rash where my FITBIT sits. I have it covered with a Band-Aid at the moment so I can still wear my fitbit but dang. I am so sad. They’re doing a recall on it apparently. I have no idea if I should send it back or not, probably should but I don’t want to give it up.

If you have had an allergic reaction to the fitbit tell me what the heck you did to get rid of it because this Kermit the frog Band-Aid is clashing with my attire. 

FITBIT vs Jawbone UP

FITBIT Mobile app

So , I was an up user for a little under a year. I bought it after a friend had told me Jawbone UP was infinitely better than the Nike Fuel band because of the sleep monitoring tool. The whole sleep thing was the selling factor for me. I had often felt like i didn’t get much sleep , and this showed me how often I would wake up during the night. Which for whatever reason was really cool. I think it might have been because I like statistics and numbers. UP gave me that exactly.

September rolls around and i’ve had my up for 8 months or so, and we had been on load of adventures , St.Patricks day , traveling to DC *twice* , 22 hour road trip, graduation. It was safe to say that i was a very dedicated UP user. Up until mid september when my UP band entirely stopped charging for no reason whatsoever.  I left it on the charger for a solid 4-5 hours and right as i took it off it wouldn’t turn on. I’ve even hit a hard reset and did all that jazz. So I stopped using it entirely.

My family knows how important being active and my health is to me, so they bought me a FITBIT for christmas. I was stoked , not only did it record all the same things as the UP band did , but it also displayed it to me on a cute little screen on the actual band! It even sends the information to your phone using bluetooth instead of having to take it off and plug it into your phone like the UP band.

UP by Jawbone

SO COOL. I am obsessed with these active bands but what made me geek out over FITBIT rather than UP was the design of the mobile app associated with FITBIT. FITBIT just has an overall smoother interface to use and gives me the information upfront instead of me clicking around searching for it. This appeals to me because I am lazy in the sense that I don’t wanna waste time clicking through things, I would rather just see it right away.

Overall, the FITBIT band itself is better fitting , better looking and it has a digital display. FITBIT is the better option for both usability and mobile application. I highly suggest you get the FITBIT :)

Change your life one step at a time

How to BHappy!

Winter is such a cold and stuffy time of year. The weather is dreary , and most of your motivation goes out the window. If only there was something that would give me incentive or remind me to actually go out and live my life happily. OH WAIT! There is.

I came across the application called Always BHappy*It is at the Apple store , and in Google play*. This is an app basically designed to give you tasks to do with friends or family. Today's current task is to bring a group of friends together and do something funny.

Seeing as today I was basically going to stay inside and watch Harry Potter with my cat , I have actually decided to call up some friends and do something.

Right so the concept is pretty cool , what about the application itself? Right , well upon opening the app , you get greeted by log in page , where you can also link it up with your FaceBook , and after logging in , the application wastes no time on trying to get you up and going.

After a couple of minutes of browsing through the application itself I quite like the colors and the actual design of the whole thing. YOU CAN EVEN GET BADGES... this makes my competitive side kick into gear. Which is probably why I am now going out with my friends later. I see you Always BHappy. If the proposals , the tasks the app assigns you, are not enough to satisfy your happy thirst this app has you covered. You can get MORE proposals, which means a chance for more badges and excitement. Cool right?!

Personally, I throughly enjoy the concept of this application because so many people get caught up in the work world , that they forget how to relax and actually "BHappy".  The one thing that I would add to the application is maybe a how to. It took me a few minutes to understand what the actual app was doing , but overall I love the concept and design. I highly suggest you go download the "Always BHappy" app now!

Now that I have a bowling date with my friends I must go get ready!

Happy Saturday!

-Hannah