Nike+FuelBand

If you haven't seen or heard of the Nike+FuelBand yet... go to the Nike+FuelBand.com website and check it out... then order one immediately!!!  It is the coolest tool for the everyday fitness/athletic person.  After I received the fuelband I ordered... I've been wearing it everyday for a month now... and... like all things I really like... I just gotta share this one to my blog readers.

You may be asking yourself... "What the heck is it???"
It is a 1" wide, lightweight bracelet you wear on your wrist that keeps track of your daily activities, and then translates your movements into Nike fuel.  Every activity counts and adds up to fuel points.  At the end of the day, you simply plug your bracelet into a computer thru an USB port that is inside the clasp of the bracelet, or sync it through bluetooth on a mobile phone (yes.... there is an ap for that)... and collect your daily results.  

The bracelet looks great on both men and women.... it is literally a black band that looks like a bracelet on a woman, or a watch on a man.  On the band is a hidden button... push it once and a band of pin dot lights will light up on the bottom.... starting at red and progressing towards green... there is a single pulsing green pin dot light at the end of the lights to let you know how much further you need to go to reach your daily goal.  On the top of the bracelet, once you have pushed the button once, you will see a lit readout of how much fuel you have burned... a 2nd push tells you how many calories you have burned... a 3rd push tells you how many steps you have taken... and finally... a 4th push tells you the current time.  So.... if you don't wear it for anything else... it is still a really cool watch!  Once you have met your daily goal (which you set your personal goal when you receive your watch and log on to create your account.... which is free... you set your own personal goal for your personal lifestyle) when you push the hidden button, the top of the watch band lights up with the word GOAL... which then tells you, you have met your daily goal requirements for that day.

When you plug your nike fuelband into the computer, or sync to your mobile phone, you will get the results for that day... if you met or exceeded your goal for the day, how many days in a row you have met your goal, a timeline graph of when you used the most fuel during the day, how you are doing compared to yourself, how you are doing compared to women in your age group (or men among the men's group), and how you are doing compared to every person wearing the nike fuelbands.  In other words... this fuel band keeps track of all your activity for as long as you keep wearing and using the fuelband.

I personally receive so many compliments on my beautiful bracelet every single day... and then once I tell the complimenter that it is actually a fitness tool, they are amazed!  Same for men.... it looks like a really cool watch... but once it's functions are explained, everyone wants one!  The only place you can't wear this band is in water... you can't wash dishes with it on, shower, or go swimming with it... but other than that you can wear it anywhere, and with anything you are wearing.  Before I discovered this wonderful tool, I was wearing a pedometer on my underwear... but... since I usually wear dresses, and skirts... I always had this hump/bump sticking out of all my clothes... or... it would pop off during restroom visits, and I have lost a couple of pedometers because of that, a couple of my pedometers have gone toilet swimming (NO!! I did not retrieve them from the toilet)... so to me... wearing this bracelet was the perfect solution!  I no longer have to discreetly fish up under my dresses/skirts to check on my progress... now I can just push my wrist button and viola!!! information instantly accessible, and I don't have to squint to read it either, because it is all lit up for me to easily read... day or night.

My husband and I try hard to keep fit, workout, and eat healthy (we are in our 50's), and enjoy having tools to help keep us on track of our daily goals.  I think this creation is genius!  My fuelband never gets in my way of doing any activity, and I don't realize it is even on my wrist until I choose to check my progress.  My other pedometers were rather inexpensive (ranging from $10-$20), but only gave me results for steps walked.... the Nike+FuelBand is $150, which is much pricier... but... the information it gives me, the ease of wearing it, and the encouragement I personally receive from wearing it just in one month, make me feel like it has, and will continue to pay for itself.  I look at this as an investment to my health... and... as they say... you do get what you pay for.

The Nike+FuelBand comes in 3 sizes (Small, Medium, Large).... when you order, there is a printable wrist measure for you to print out and check your wrist size.  I wear a small... my husband wears a medium.... but... each Nike+FuelBand comes with a tool and an extra link to increase the size if needed... however... for now the only color selection is black.

I waited for a month before I would share this wonderful fitness tool on my blog, because I wanted to make sure it really worked... and it does really work!  I just LOVE it!!!  I suggest you go to the Nike+FuelBand.com website first... check it out, see what it looks like, and read all about it before ordering... but then... do order one and get started on setting a goal, and reaching a goal everyday once you begin wearing your own Nike+FuelBand.