Living A Healthier & More Active Lifestyle with Moov Now, Lose It! and Fitbit’s Aria SmartScale

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With a quick glance around Starbucks I notice a Microsoft Fitness Band 2, Fitbit Charge HR, Fitbit Flex and an Apple Watch; just yesterday I bumped into a Garmin Viviosmart and when I went to the gym later in the day I strapped a Moov Now to my ankle for a quick jog on the treadmill and 7-minute workout.

Fitness trackers have not only become an everyday accessory in our daily wardrobe but an extension of our body and part of our daily routine. But, with all these wearable devices tracking steps, stairs, heart rate and active minutes are they making any real difference in our health? Are they helping us obtain a more active and healthy lifestyle? After we consistently reach our 10,000 steps a day and 300 calorie burn a day, how do we keep them from becoming mundane and routine, possibly undoing the good habits we just invested months building. It then might be time to get-in-the-zone with a wearable that will rise to your more active lifestyle like the $79.95, multi-sport wearable coach, Moov Now, that analyzes the device data while you are working out to provide live coaching during your run, 7-Minute workout, cardio-boxing, swim or bike ride.

Unlike the Fitbit, you most likely will only wear the Fusion Red, Aqua Blue, Blizzard White or Stealth Black Moov Now during an active workout. Although you could wear it all the time, the real value of this wearable is during the workout since it doesn’t automatically sync with your phone through out the day nor does it currently display step tracking. However, as of this posting there is a tweet floating around with a link to a Moov Now beta program testing its upcoming leaderboard and redesigned daily activity and sleep tracking. This upcoming release may change how often you decide to wear the device. Until then, once you strap it onto your wrist or ankle you’re ready to be live-coached through a great app-provided workout including running, walking, swimming, kick-boxing or even a 7-Minute workout.

Choosing the right fitness device is only the beginning of your journey into a healthier lifestyle, and with your commitment to being more active, you will start to notice cravings for protein rich foods, sugar rushes and the urge to buy a shaker bottle. During this time it also helps to use an app like Lose It! –don’t be fooled by the name, it’s a great app for people also wanting to gain or maintain weight– to track your daily calories, exercise, nutrition, as well as a Wi-Fi scale like Fitbit’s Aria so you won’t have to remember to weigh-in.

Lose It! is the best food database next to rival My Fitness Pal (MFP). The biggest differences between the two rival apps are in user-interface and speed. The Lose It! database is just as comprehensive as MFP but faster, and Lose It’s diary log is more graphically represented with food icons. If you log a banana, there is a small icon of the banana. If you log a beer there is an icon of pilsner glass. You get the idea. At first I didn’t like the Skeuomorphic style, but after a few weeks of using Lose It! I have come to appreciate the quick-glance recognition of foods and the easy to read “My Day” view with circle graphs for calories, nutrients, steps and challenges.

Putting all this tech together may seem a little overwhelming at first, but keep reading this series and you’ll learn how to use each of the tools mentioned like champ. We will take a much closer look at the Moov Now and Lose It! app and share with you how we’ve used fitness wareables and apps to accomplish our weight and health goals.

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Originally published at binarybound.com on April 8, 2016.