Fitbit For Dummies

Paul McFedries

John Wiley & Sons, Jul 11, 2019 - Health & Fitness - 336 pages

Take a complete tour of the Fitbit ecosystem

From Fitbit features to the Fitbit app to the social features of Fitbit.com, this approachable book covers everything you need to know to get the most out of your Fitbit wristband or watch. Whether you’re a fitness newcomer, a regular walker, or a long-time exerciser, your Fitbit is a powerful device that can tell you much more than how many steps you take each day. This book offers easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for tracking all that data and getting the most out of your Fitbit investment.

• Go beyond steps to track sleep, heart rate, weight, and more
• Set up your health and fitness goals — then go for them!
• Connect to third-party apps such as Strava and Weight Watchers
• Stay motivated by sharing your activities with friends

It’s one thing to simply wear your Fitbit, but it’s quite another to use your Fitbit to reach your personal health goals. Whether that goal is to get fit, lose weight, eat better, or reduce stress, your Fitbit has settings and features that can help you get there. And this book shows you how!

Contents

• Introduction: 3
• Introducing Fitbit: 16
• Choosing a Fitbit: 27
• Getting Started: 41
• Getting Social: 69
• Tracking Your Health and Fitness: 95
• Earning Active Minutes: 110
• Tracking Your Sleep Patterns: 125
• Watching Your Heart Rate: 149
• Keeping an Eye on Your Body Composition: 163
• Using Fitbit to Meet Your Goals: 183
• Working with Your Activities Log: 206
• Losing Weight: 213
• Developing Healthier Habits: 231
• The Part of Tens: 247
• THE PART OF TENS: 249
• Ten Ways to Improve Privacy and Security: 265
• Ten Ways to Connect to Third Parties: 281
• xii: 286
• Glossary: 301
• Fitbit For Dummies: 302
• Fitbit For Dummies: 306

About the author

Paul McFedries is a lifelong runner, hiker, fitness nut, and self-tracker with a downright ridiculous collection of Fitbits, GPS watches, heart-rate monitors, fitness apps, and other health-related tracking gear. Paul has written nearly 100 books that have sold more than four million copies throughout the solar system.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Fitbit For Dummies
• Author: Paul McFedries
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2019
• ISBN: 1119592313, 9781119592310
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Hardware / Mobile Devices; Health & Fitness / Exercise; Technology & Engineering / General