Fitbug Pedometer Program

The Fitbug Omron Pedometer is a full-featured pedometer (steps, distance, calories) that also allows you to upload it all to enjoy graphs and charts of steps, aerobic steps, and distance and to track your diet.

The Fitbug Omron pedometer displays steps, aerobic steps, distance, calories, and aerobic time. You can upload your data to the internet for ongoing graphs and stats and to track your diet.

Size: The Fitbug Omron pedometer is larger than most. It clips to your waistband and comes with a security leash.

Noise: The Fitbug is silent.

Accuracy: The Fitbug appears very accurate when walking at a steady pace, it matches my usual step count per mile. Doesn't count as many "junk steps" as some pedometers, so your step total represents walking and not just jiggling. The Omron is also accurate when worn as a necklace or in a breast pocket as well as at the waist, which is not true of many other pedometer designs.

Battery: The replaceable battery has a 6 month lifespan with normal use.

Member Pack: The Member Pack also include FitTip Cards with workout plans, nutrition tips, and relaxation tips.

Update 2012: The model being included in the program is the FB990, which this reviewer has not reviewed.

The Fitbug comes with a USB cord. On first use, you install the Fitbug Manager software and register for the Fitbug web site, and set a few basic bits of information about yourself. Weight is needed to calculate your calories burned. The set-up was easy.

You can upload your data as often as you wish. To upload away from home you will need to use a computer on which you can install the software and which has a USB port.

US Costs: The Fitbug pedometer is the FB990 unit as of 2012. It is included in a 12 month subscription for $64.99. The plan for the pedometer and one month is $29.99 plus $4.99 per additional month.
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Fitbug UK: Fitbug is very popular in the UK. If you are in the UK, your browser will default to the UK site. Purchase UK Fitbug and Program

Your homepage includes:
Body Data: Update your weight and measurements and it calculates your BMI. You can also update how your feel daily.

Activity: Your activity index for the past 7 days is displayed. If the day is pink, you reached your step goal. If it is blue, you reached your aerobic step goal but not your overall step goal. If it is gray you didn't reach either goal. The stats shown are steps uploaded so far today, your target steps, steps remaining towards your target, aerobic % of steps and calories burned. If you haven't uploaded any steps, the calories are your basal metabolic rate.

Nutrition: Enter the portions of the basic food groups you have eaten so far today and it totals the approximate calories eaten.

Energy Balance Meter: The meter will show you how your calories eaten are balancing with your calories expended, a useful diet tool.

Fantasy Footfall: See how you compare with others in your region or create your own league with other Fitbug users.

Ask the Expert: Quick link to send a question to the Fitbug experts in activity and nutrition.

On the Activity screen, you can see daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly graphs for your total steps, aerobic steps, aerobic time, distance, calories burned, calories eaten, and fat burned.

The daily total and aerobic steps graph shows steps per hour, with the aerobic steps shown with hatch lines.

Targets: Each week, Fitbug calculates your target for total steps and aerobic steps and updates your goals. You can add to this target if you wish.

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