nike fuel band

I recently read a New York Times article about the Nike Fuel Band.   I bought and returned the Fitbit last year but this item sounds more promising.   I research it online and even find a comparison between the two devises. The Fuel Band wins. I decide to get one, hoping it will provide the incentive I need to start exercising.

I go to the Nike store to see the bands in person and try them on. It takes me half an hour to decide on color. The black is too masculine; the white looks like it could get dirty quickly; and the transparent black (or black ice as it is called) is perfect, While I agonize over color, three guys come in and select a band, with little concern over its aesthetics.

The sales associate sets it up.  He says, “I’ll start you at the basic level.  This is just for normal everyday activity.  Going to work (I wish), coming home, running around doing everyday stuff.  You know, nothing major.”  Then he explains I can increase my goal level later.  I’m already thinking my goal is too low and I haven’t even left the store.

There’s a lot I like about this band:

• First, the obvious.  For it to work, you have to be wearing it, and this baby is easy to remember to put on.
• Once on, it’s easy to forget about,
• It syncs wirelessly to a free app on my iPhone.

I still have no idea how my energy level translates to miles or steps, but that is something I can figure out later.  Right now, I just want to meet my goal everyday, so I can move beyond the beginner’s level.

So I’ve been wearing this band for almost three weeks now, and I’ve met goal only twice: today (I walk about three miles to the Westside to meet Corinne for coffee), and this past Friday (when I went to the Matouk Outlet, Lizzie Bourdon’s House, Ikea, a museum, and dinner).

Conclusion:

I am existing on sub-basic activity.  At the very least, I’m counting on the Fuel Band to bring me into the realm of normal.  At least as far as exercise goes.