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ralphjy

Since E14 is all about gamification, I thought it would be appropriate to share a fitbit Pole-to-Pole badge that I just got.

 

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And more appropriately to acknowledge what I think is an impressive design example - the fitbit One tracker.

 

My granddog, Lily,  just turned 7 years old last month.  When she was about 6 months old, my son got me a fitbit One for a birthday present.  I've used it non-stop since then.  Most of my mileage is from walks with Lily.  The pandemic and a wet winter have really hampered our walking since we only see her 4 days a week now.  But, I've still been able to eke out at least 30 miles a week.  Now that the sun is out more, we've managed a couple of 7-8 mile days.

 

I've been really surprised by the longevity of the fitbit One.  Really impressed by the battery performance.  The tracker syncs over Bluetooth.  I only need to charge the battery about every 10 days and it is still performing well after 6 1/2 years.  I can't imagine that this is a very large capacity battery - certainly under 100 mAh, so the power management is very good.

 

And this unit has suffered a lot of abuse - been dropped quite a few times - but it keeps on ticking (tracking).  It will be interesting to see how long the battery will last.  It's incredible to me that it has lasted this long.

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  • Congratulations Ralph. a very impressive lifetime distance!

     

    I've been using fitbit since 2014; initially a one like yours, upgraded to a surge 2 years later.

     

    I like the surge because it does heart rate as well as steps. I take most of my extra exercise using my static bike so my step count isn't as good as yours. My lifetime is 9,289 kilometres....Russian Railway.

     

    Keep stepping out!!

     

    Neil

  • in reply to beacon_dave

    Dave,

     

    Hey, I thought I was the only one with a 'Fatbit'. Sadly, mine seems to be broken as it just keeps expanding.

     

    Dubbie

  •   Glad to hear your fitbit One lasted so long.  I have had two fitbit watches and neither of them lasted very long at all.  One could say that I had three because the first had to be warrantied in the first month.  THAT was an unpleasant process but somewhat understandable.  I replaced them with a $20 one that doesn't do heart rate and it's years old now.

    Congrats on the activity badge!!

  • Now that we have both been vaccinated, my wife and I have resumed going to the Senior Center to work out.

    They now have all of the machines six feet apart and you have to schedule your time.

     

    I have not been allows to restart my Military History talks yet, but hopefully they will let us get back to having fun.

     

    DAB

  • I opted for the low-tech version. I call it the 'fatbit'. You place it around your waist and it has holes and a measurement pin which indicate the amount of expansion/contraction going on. It is also useful for holding your trousers up image

     

    Actually, I did go a bit more hi-tech and got myself an Omron pedometer. It doesn't have Bluetooth but lasts over a year on a single CR2032 battery with daily use. I initially bought it as a pocket watch (ever tried to buy just a simple digital pocket watch these days ?), but it came useful later when recovering from an injury, as I could measure recovery progress by the number of additional steps it was taking to complete a known circuit.