FITNESS BRACELETS: BENEFITS OR HARM?
The boom of fitness bracelets, when absolutely everyone bought and wore them, has passed. Let’s figure
it out: is it worth bringing it out into the white light, or let it quietly live out its life in the dark?
WHY DO YOU NEED A FITNESS BRACELET AND HOW TO CHOOSE IT?
The fitness bracelet became a viral gadget at the beginning of the last decade. A miracle device that reads
the number of steps, calories and sleep phases instantly gained popularity among people of different ages.
The main phase of the popularity of fitness bracelets has already passed. Someone left the gadget
gathering dust in the shipping box, someone walked around with it on their arm and stopped. There are
those who still use it. Why do you still need a bracelet? How to choose it for yourself? Is there any risk in
use? Let’s figure it out.
A fitness bracelet is needed for systematic monitoring of the body’s physical indicators.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FITNESS BRACELETS
The gadget takes many important indicators. Measures distance traveled (in steps and kilometers),
measures heart rate, counts calories burned and tracks sleep stages. In fact, this is a counter that
impartially shows how well you are working on yourself.
Also, it can function as a smart alarm clock and notify you of notifications in instant messengers and social
networks. In fact, everything is hidden in the details. You need to choose a fitness bracelet based on your
own goals.
Are there any benefits to fitness trackers?
The system shows the user how he slept, whether he is active enough, whether everything is in order with
his heart rate and, based on the collected information, tells him how to behave. That is, a fitness bracelet
helps improve health.
Plus, a person’s motivation increases (because progress is before his eyes) and self-discipline improves.
This helps a lot with the Plato effect.
For some people, data from fitness bracelets literally opens their eyes to their own lifestyle. They
encourage him to change.
The most important plus is that a person really begins to monitor his health.
How to choose the right fitness tracker?The choice of fitness bracelet depends on your goal. For example, for pool visitors, models with increased
water resistance and the ability to work at a depth of more than 1 meter are suitable. There are fitness
bracelets for running, they help you maintain the desired pace of exercise. For those losing weight, the
ideal option would be gadgets that analyze calories consumed and burned. The only difficulty is to
systematically enter the amount of food consumed.
If you play sports professionally, then you need a gadget that will analyze the effectiveness of your
workouts, and not just measure the number of steps and calories burned.
Characteristic disadvantages of fitness bracelets
Measurement inaccuracy. When connecting, we set our height, weight and age. Based on this, the fitness
tracker counts steps, calories and other parameters. There is always the possibility that violent
gesticulation may be counted as physical movement.
Same type of recommendations. The application firmware contains the same type of recommendations,
which are issued based on the data received. No fitness bracelet can replace a personal trainer. For
example, all users are set to a default goal of 10,000 steps per day, but not everyone can complete it. The
device does not understand the full physical and mental state of the user.
HOW USEFUL OR USEFUL IS A FITNESS BRACELET?
Let’s look at it objectively – it all depends on you! The fitness bracelet will benefit you if you use it
systematically and independently analyze your data. The fact is that counting steps for the sake of steps
is ineffective, but analyzing the data once a week and, based on it, adjusting your activity and nutrition is
just the thing.
Can’t be worn 24/7. If you constantly wear a bracelet on your hand, your skin may become irritated.
Harm from a fitness bracelet can be due to absolute faith in the results obtained. For example, to calculate
calories burned, you need to know much more data than weight, height and pulse. As practice shows, a
fitness bracelet is a cool thing that can become either a good assistant or just a trinket. The choice is yours.