@brhfl I used to use an app called Moves that gave me a map of my daily travels. Unfortunately, they got bought out by Facebook, and the last thing I need is Facebook tracking my every move. I’d pay good money for a replacement app that didn’t sell my data to advertisers.
Got high blood pressure and a family history (3 out of 5 have had heart attacks, literally updated yesterday) so I track my blood pressure reeeeaaal close.
I love checking any kind of metric on myself, even when I’m sick and not doing shit. I don’t know why, the whole thing just fascinates me. I had the first digital/web based pedometer that cost $300+ and the company went out of business and the device became a tiny doorstop. That was ages ago (is 2003 ages?) I’ve been a Fitbit apostle ever since they came on the market.
I check my weight every day to make sure I don’t inadvertently start gaining. My employer sponsors Fitbits for interested employees so I try to walk every hour and get at least 6000 steps a day. (The original goal was 10,000/day but I had to get realistic.)
i haven’t owned a scale in about a decade. don’t track anything else either, although when i was at ikea for four hours last week i kind of wished i had a step counter.
i would like to know more about my blood pressure since the few times i’ve been to the doctor the same thing happens - a nurse attempts to take it, she looks at me, she looks at the cuff, she tries again. someone else comes in. they look at what she’s* doing. eventually the doctor does it. no one says anything. perhaps they were getting the “dead” reading.
i mean…basically what i’m saying is, i should actually go to the doctor like a normal person. i just finally got insured after a couple years without so maybe that can happen now.
*i know not all nurses are women, it just happened to be so in my case(s).
I use my phone as a step counter although it misses steps inside my house. Last week I went to the state fair and got a new record: 17488 steps which, based on my height and therefore stride, is 8.91 miles.
ETA: I figure the fair was good practice for WDW this coming spring.
I’ve been trying to lose weight this year, and so I’ve stepped up on the tracking of things. It’s helped! I’m down about 25 pounds from January! (211 to 187 this morning.)
I track:
Weight (Duh.)
Exercise (Steps, plus weightlifting at the gym using Gymatic)
Heartrate (Apple Watch)
Food (with MyFitnessPal)
Water (with WaterMinder)
Caffeine (with Caffiend)
Sleep (AutoSleep for iPhone/Apple Watch)
That Apple Watch Breathe Thing (I shoot for 3 minutes per day. I’ve got the ADD so the Breathe thing helps.)
Medication (with Round Health)
And daily mood (with Exist app/service)
It’s useful! I also use a service called Exist for both a dashboard of my health, and to get some insights on trends.
I use my phone to count steps and try to keep it above 5000 per day. I keep track of when I miss the goal and make sure to make up for it in the future, although I round up to the nearest thousand for less math. (i.e. if I do 4632 one day, I have to get at least 6000 one day to erase the deficit)
My tracker flashes pretty colors if I make my daily steps. Sometimes I cheat just to watch.
I know I walk about 6mi on a normal day, I am always curious to check how far I’ve ventured if I’ve done anything out of the ordinary, though.
@brhfl I used to use an app called Moves that gave me a map of my daily travels. Unfortunately, they got bought out by Facebook, and the last thing I need is Facebook tracking my every move. I’d pay good money for a replacement app that didn’t sell my data to advertisers.
Got high blood pressure and a family history (3 out of 5 have had heart attacks, literally updated yesterday) so I track my blood pressure reeeeaaal close.
And you should too!
@Moose Why would I want to track your blood pressure?
@Moose
Damn. Hope #3 is doing well.
@awk - So we can make bets.
I have a Withings Wifi scale and sometimes I measure my blood pressure. That’s about it.
I love checking any kind of metric on myself, even when I’m sick and not doing shit. I don’t know why, the whole thing just fascinates me. I had the first digital/web based pedometer that cost $300+ and the company went out of business and the device became a tiny doorstop. That was ages ago (is 2003 ages?) I’ve been a Fitbit apostle ever since they came on the market.
I check my weight every day to make sure I don’t inadvertently start gaining. My employer sponsors Fitbits for interested employees so I try to walk every hour and get at least 6000 steps a day. (The original goal was 10,000/day but I had to get realistic.)
I track just exactly what I need to to get as much rebate as I can from my health insurance premiums
I used to, but when it turned out I wasn’t all THAT healthy, I lost interest.
I check weight every day, and it also shows other data of my body. Reliable tool for me.
I track steps, weight/bmi, calories burned and calories consumed. Using this I have lost 51 lbs since mid February.
@CaptAmehrican
/giphy superhero way to go
@mollama Nice job! I’m down 25 pounds since January.
i haven’t owned a scale in about a decade. don’t track anything else either, although when i was at ikea for four hours last week i kind of wished i had a step counter.
i would like to know more about my blood pressure since the few times i’ve been to the doctor the same thing happens - a nurse attempts to take it, she looks at me, she looks at the cuff, she tries again. someone else comes in. they look at what she’s* doing. eventually the doctor does it. no one says anything. perhaps they were getting the “dead” reading.
i mean…basically what i’m saying is, i should actually go to the doctor like a normal person. i just finally got insured after a couple years without so maybe that can happen now.
*i know not all nurses are women, it just happened to be so in my case(s).
I use my phone as a step counter although it misses steps inside my house. Last week I went to the state fair and got a new record: 17488 steps which, based on my height and therefore stride, is 8.91 miles.
ETA: I figure the fair was good practice for WDW this coming spring.
I know there is a meh fitbit group for anyone that wants to join. https://www.fitbit.com/group/22JV7B
I’ve been trying to lose weight this year, and so I’ve stepped up on the tracking of things. It’s helped! I’m down about 25 pounds from January! (211 to 187 this morning.)
I track:
It’s useful! I also use a service called Exist for both a dashboard of my health, and to get some insights on trends.
I use my phone to count steps and try to keep it above 5000 per day. I keep track of when I miss the goal and make sure to make up for it in the future, although I round up to the nearest thousand for less math. (i.e. if I do 4632 one day, I have to get at least 6000 one day to erase the deficit)