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Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

All best wishes to Clan Tilly for what is looking like a potentially fantabulous year

Could i just ask, is the type of f1tb1t you have dependent on what type of excercise you do? Would a gym bunny, or olympic standard cyclist have a spiffy, all-singing, all-dancing one,; compared to someone who was just interested in general fitness levels, achieved primarily through walking as much as possible?

TIA

Greying X

Hi Greying

Gally recommended a basic fit bit for me - will need to check out which one. I wear it clipped to my bra😚😚😚

Happy New Year xxxxx

greent

Happy New Year, Tilly, Mr T and the Tilly children

Greying - I have a F1tb1t Charge HR (original, not the 2) - and I am a veritable couch potato
x

sweepster

Wow another lurker here Tilly that has loved reading your diary.

Good luck on the move to Portugal.

Yes, i do have a savings pot on my online banking called tilly tidy lol.

Greying_Pilgrim

Thanks Tilly, Thanks greent.

Now that I have a couple of examples to goggle - and including info that apple muncher mentioned on my thread - I'm wondering, whether one of the 'clip on' fitbits might better suit my needs? The reason why I am pondering that is that I know that I would primarily be looking to measure my 'steps per day'. Not necessarily how fast I did them in (unless I'm late for a clinic appt or something :rotfl:), or how many calories I used/mountains I walked up in equivalency But when I would be *measuring* (ie walking) I would be either carrying Baby Greying or pushing the pram/chair. Now, would it be no real stretch of the imagination to believe that my arms may be too stationary to register movement with a wristband version? Clearly, if you are walking unencumbered, or jogging, you usually move your arms more than if you are walking with a little personage or a pram. Clipped to my waistband, it would register more movement - of my legs - surely?

Mind, I do think the wristband ones are pretty spiffy looking

Greying X

gallygirl

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Hi Greying

Gally recommended a basic fit bit for me - will need to check out which one. I wear it clipped to my bra😚😚😚

It's a Fitbit One - I wear mine on my bra as well . Pretty accurate I think and I like how it measures steps and distance. Also flights of stairs - that would probably be interesting at Greying Towers I'd have thought?

AlexLK

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

Sorry Alex - I am the only person on the planet that doesn't own anything 'appley'. With the exception of the bowl of Egremont Russets on the kitchen counter top.......

Greying X

Less than a year ago I didn't own any Apple products either. I bought an ipad pro to take on holiday and thought it was so great I got myself an iphone. Next computer will be a mac too. Complete convert.

museumworker

Just a quick drive by to congratulate you on achieving mortgage freedom and also on the house sale! Portugal sounds very exciting.

Greying_Pilgrim

gallygirl wrote: »

It's a Fitbit One - I wear mine on my bra as well . Pretty accurate I think and I like how it measures steps and distance. Also flights of stairs - that would probably be interesting at Greying Towers I'd have thought?

We have stairs at Greying Towers. I am up and down them most of the day - all to do with Baby Greying, natch. Nothing to do with being a lady of a certain age and indoor plumbing......... :rotfl: Ah so that is 3 of you that have that f1tb1t, and it appears to do what you need it to. Unless you all are, in fact, undercover gym bunnies or olympian grade road cyclists........... :rotfl:;)

AlexLK wrote: »

Less than a year ago I didn't own any Apple products either. I bought an ipad pro to take on holiday and thought it was so great I got myself an iphone. Next computer will be a mac too. Complete convert.

I don't think I'm old enough to own one yet Alex - as whilst I am older than you, I keep on getting texts/emails from my aged aunts that tell me, amongst other things, that it has been sent via their eye-fone or eye-patch....... Perhaps I'll have the time to save in the interim period that = our age difference :rotfl:

Greying X

AlexLK

:rotfl: You can switch the free advertising feature off.

gallygirl

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

Unless you all are, in fact, undercover gym bunnies or olympian grade road cyclists........... :rotfl:;)

If I told you that I wouldn't be undercover anymore :rotfl:. We do have Olympian grade road cyclists here as it's a training area for quite a few national B teams so lots of driving behind groups of fit men in lycra . Believe me, the novelty soon wears off when you can't overtake them!!!

18,000 steps today so far but I think the food and drink partaken en route has more than offset that .