I'm always leery about reports coming from these seemingly random "research firms" that seem to crop up overnight. For example, Endeavour Partners seems to have cropped up overnight. Their site has exactly one research paper (the one cited in the news story). There's no client list, and no information on who is backing them.
While I don't know what the angle is for reporting this, it still makes me suspect.
In other news, I have a Fitbit One that's going on two years strong and I wear it every day.
I'm with you. My attempts to get active were usually hit-or-miss until I got a Charge HR and used it to track all my runs. Having that real-time tracking on hand lets you make informed decisions more often regarding calorie intake, quality of your exercise and whether or not you're keeping to your habits.
I would seriously recommend a Fitbit to anyone, and everyone I know that has one feels the same (plural of anecdote isn't data, so maybe we're outliers).
Ultimately, fitness trackers will not make you lose weight. It's just a measuring device. Better than that, it's a reminder. For one brief moment out of your day when you put it on, it reminds you that you should do a little better than yesterday.
I think the people who stopped using their trackers decided they didn't want to be reminded.
I'm always leery about reports coming from these seemingly random "research firms" that seem to crop up overnight. For example, Endeavour Partners seems to have cropped up overnight. Their site has exactly one research paper (the one cited in the news story). There's no client list, and no information on who is backing them.
While I don't know what the angle is for reporting this, it still makes me suspect.
In other news, I have a Fitbit One that's going on two years strong and I wear it every day.
I'm with you. My attempts to get active were usually hit-or-miss until I got a Charge HR and used it to track all my runs. Having that real-time tracking on hand lets you make informed decisions more often regarding calorie intake, quality of your exercise and whether or not you're keeping to your habits.
I would seriously recommend a Fitbit to anyone, and everyone I know that has one feels the same (plural of anecdote isn't data, so maybe we're outliers).
Ultimately, fitness trackers will not make you lose weight. It's just a measuring device. Better than that, it's a reminder. For one brief moment out of your day when you put it on, it reminds you that you should do a little better than yesterday.
I think the people who stopped using their trackers decided they didn't want to be reminded.