{"id":124295,"date":"2018-08-24T02:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=124295"},"modified":"2019-01-25T10:17:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T18:17:24","slug":"thoughts-on-fitness-trackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/thoughts-on-fitness-trackers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Fitness Experts <em>Really<\/em> Think About Fitness Trackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To count steps or not to count steps? <em>That<\/em> is the question. Many gym-goers and runners alike use fitness trackers, but how much does it actually help with achieving your fitness and health goals?<\/p>\n<p>We asked seven fitness experts to share their honest reviews on fitness trackers (some answers were surprising!). Check out what the health gurus had to say below:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmO55QhhHdj\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmO55QhhHdj\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Rachael DeVaux, RD, CPT (@rachaelsgoodeats)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-08-08T21:24:29+00:00\">Aug 8, 2018 at 2:24pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rachaelsgoodeats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@rachaelsgoodeats<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Registered dietitian Rachel DeVaux thinks fitness trackers can be extremely beneficial to those on a fitness journey because\u00a0it helps track your goals, progress, and sleeping habits and syncs to your phone to share activities on social media. &#8220;[Fitness trackers] can really give you that boost of motivation and hold personal accountability on a daily basis [for you] to stay active,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BaY1ONMBe_z\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BaY1ONMBe_z\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Nicole Groman, MS, RD, CDN (@thehungryclementine)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-10-18T11:39:20+00:00\">Oct 18, 2017 at 4:39am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thehungryclementine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thehungryclementine<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Nicole Groman doesn&#8217;t use a fitness tracker and typically recommends that her clients don&#8217;t either. &#8220;I teach clients to listen to their bodies, not only regarding hunger and fullness but also with respect to exercise and rest,&#8221; says the dietitian. Groman believes in finding intrinsically motivating reasons to be active instead of basing it on hitting a certain number of steps or burning a certain number of calories in order to promote a healthy relationship with exercise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiUZuHygFGj\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 47.87037037037037% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiUZuHygFGj\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Deanna Wolfe, MS, RDN (@dietitiandeanna)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-05-03T14:33:12+00:00\">May 3, 2018 at 7:33am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dietitiandeanna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@dietitiandeanna<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Registered dietitian and nutritionist Deanna Wolfe uses a fitness tracker but teaches her clients not to worry about calorie burn from exercise. Wolfe says, &#8220;we need energy (and calories) every day no matter if we work out or not.&#8221; People can benefit from fitness trackers because it reminds them to move their body throughout the day, but not for anything other than feeling good!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bbf8rhvgZaB\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bbf8rhvgZaB\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Constance Weissmuller (@constancelyeating)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-11-15T02:30:34+00:00\">Nov 14, 2017 at 6:30pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/constancelyeating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@constancelyeating<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Constance Weissmuller, nutritional science graduate student, doesn&#8217;t use a fitness tracker because it can keep her from checking in with internal sources of well-being like mood, sleeping habits, and stress. However, if using a tracker comes from a place of curiosity rather than competition, she thinks it can be a fun way to see how much natural movement you get in a day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bk3wxEwBYs1\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bk3wxEwBYs1\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by robin plotnik (@whatrobineats)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-07-06T01:10:48+00:00\">Jul 5, 2018 at 6:10pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/whatrobineats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@whatrobineats<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Nutritionist and mommy-to-be Robin Plotnik loves her fitness tracker. &#8220;I enjoy tracking my workouts, especially while pregnant. Pregnancy brain is real and sometimes I forget what workout I did the day before,&#8221; she says. However, tracking of any sort can become obsessive, so it\u2019s important to take days off and enjoy life untracked once in a while.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bgi0HGCBu56\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bgi0HGCBu56\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by @thisgirlaudra<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-03-20T11:50:23+00:00\">Mar 20, 2018 at 4:50am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thisgirlaudra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thisgirlaudra<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The healthy lifestyle coach found that using a fitness tracker made her <em>too\u00a0<\/em>aware of her body, diet, and exercise. &#8220;It took me away from all the other things in life that I loved, needed my attention, and were more important than how many steps I took that day or how many calories were in the apple I had at lunch,&#8221; she says. She encourages women to listen to their body, eat foods that make them feel good, and move their body in ways they enjoy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmtP1oHlV4s\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BmtP1oHlV4s\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Courtnie (@wellnesswithcourtnie)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-08-20T16:13:26+00:00\">Aug 20, 2018 at 9:13am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wellnesswithcourtnie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@wellnesswithcourtnie<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This fitness blogger thinks fitness trackers can be helpful for someone who works a desk job or spends the majority of their day sitting down. &#8220;It can help gauge your activity level for the day and possibly help motivate you to get moving when you can,&#8221; she says. &#8220;I think it\u2019s more important to listen to your body, move when you feel like it, and rest when you need it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"To count steps or not to count steps? 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