Fitbit: The Wellness Tracker That Will Become Your New Best Friend

In today’s culture, the gadget rules all, and it is not a new trend for our smart phones and tablets to include features that promote overall health and wellness. With apps that track calorie consumption and running routes becoming commonplace, monitoring your well-being has never been easier. But a new competitor has been added to the mix of tech gadgets designed to get you off the couch and living a healthier lifestyle. Fitbit’s line of fitness-oriented toys has combined style and functionality to help you live a more active lifestyle. Its most popular item, the Fitbit Flex, is a simply designed silicone bracelet that offers a laundry list of features that are anything but basic.

This revolutionary band includes a wireless tracker that monitors everything from your daily step count to amount of calories burned to your number of daily active minutes. But the feature that really sets this device apart from other similar products, such as its biggest competitor, the Nike Fuel band, is its ability to track your quality of sleep. The Fitbit Flex is able to measure how many hours of sleep you’re getting, how many times you get up in a night, and even features a nifty silent alarm clock that promises to wake you up in the morning by gently vibrating.

This handy band also monitors the daily choices you may not be aware you’re making. It tracks how many stairs you’re climbing, minutes you’re walking, and how often you’re inactive. And as a healthcare provider, the countless hours you spend on your feet moving from one patient to the next can now be tracked. Working your shift on the clinic floor can now become a measurable way to improve your lifestyle. It is also a growing trend that I am sure you will see on many of your patients!

And of course, Fitbit gives you several outlets to track your activity. Use their website and mobile app to visually monitor your running route, see where you stand with your weekly goals, and even earn badges based on your performance. The mobile phone app also includes a barcode scanner that allows you to scan and import what foods you are eating to really bring the wellness tracking full circle. And don’t worry about messing up your current fitness tracking or adding yet another app to your daily routine; Fitbit incorporates many of the most popular apps such as MapMyRun and Lose It! to streamline your fitness monitoring.

It boasts a water-proof and sturdy exterior and is sure to motivate you to step up your daily activity and become more aware of your wellness by sticking by your side 24 hours a day. And with attractive designs, especially the new Tory Burch designed band, this health band will easily become your new favorite accessory.

Molly Tagg has been with Aureus Medical Group since May of 2014 as a Search Consultant for the Physicians Division. Involved in both the locum tenens and direct hire areas of the medical recruitment industry, Molly spends her work days finding the most qualified and capable physicians for facilities nationwide. In her free time, Molly enjoys running, live music, exploring downtown Omaha, and spending time with friends.