Fitness Trackers - Are They Worth It?
HR data taken from my Garmin Forerunner 235 during a recent resistance training session.
In a world where we are inundated with data on a daily basis, fitness trackers are all the rage. From Garmin, FitBit, Apple Watch, Huawei, Samsung and everything in between. There's so much choice out there, it's difficult to decide whether they are worth it or not? What happened to a good old casio, eh? This article won't be designed to tell you which one to get as it's very much personal preference. This article is more about what you should know before you by one, what to know while you have one and the pro's and cons of potentially having a smart watch/fitness tracker in your life.
I'll start by saying I currently own a Garmin Forerunner 235 and it's perfect for what I need it for. Tracking HR on a daily basis & tracking my runs (when I decide to go for one). Outside of that it's just a regular watch for me. While fancy gadgets can be nice to have and they almost act as a status symbol nowadays, it's important to know exactly how to use the data that your smart watch gives you. "Not everything that glitters is gold" , as the saying goes and the same holds true for these. Hopefully the following will help shed some light on that for you.
I'll start by saying I currently own a Garmin Forerunner 235 and it's perfect for what I need it for. Tracking HR on a daily basis & tracking my runs (when I decide to go for one). Outside of that it's just a regular watch for me. While fancy gadgets can be nice to have and they almost act as a status symbol nowadays, it's important to know exactly how to use the data that your smart watch gives you. "Not everything that glitters is gold" , as the saying goes and the same holds true for these. Hopefully the following will help shed some light on that for you.
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