Fitbit and Farmers

[Clive]

Just got one of these and finding it really very interesting

Got me thinking do any other farmers use one ?

 

[Pilgrimmick]

What are you finding interesting about it? Heart rate or distance walked in a working day?

 

[Adeptandy]

I've got a fitbit, its the missus

 

[Weare Cham]

I'd like one but worried it'll be covered in crud and broken fairly quickly. Plus I'm tight.

 

[Henarar]

Wtf is it

 

[milkloss]

Similar data on the iPhone if you're an Apple boy!

 

[Weare Cham]

Wtf is it

It's a fitness tracker watch/device.
It logs activity, heart rate, sleep patterns etc.

 

[ARW]

One of the lads has something similar and we average 19k per day fencing, however we decided it's counting steps while you hammer so it could be less! Also it counted steps while he was powerharrowing

 

[llamedos]

Gator has similar on his phone, he walks nowhere and it told him he was doing umpteen Ks sat on his butt in the gator.

 

[Wheatonrotty]

I've got a step/exercise thing on my phone. Tells me I've walked my target for the day about halfway through the first load of spray!

 

[milkloss]

You know you could take advantage of this for cheaper health insurance?

 

[PSQ]

Using 'MyFitnessPal' app on the iPhone, which has a great calorie diary (barcode scan with camera for bought stuff), counts steps and links to Strava for cycling so you know your exercise calorie use.

Having withdrawal symptoms: a single scone with clotted cream and jam is a 6th of my daily calorie allowance

But apart from that, loosing well over a Kg a week

 

[Spartacus]

Used an app on my android, it worked great, I managed over 20,000 steps a day and at least two thirds of those were on the quad

 

[General-Lee]

Surprised you've not an iwatch or is that for best?

Just ordered one for my Mrs.

 

[Flossie]

Used an app on my android, it worked great, I managed over 20,000 steps a day and at least two thirds of those were on the quad

Brother in law did about 10000 steps scraping the cows out. Trouble is, he takes it as gospel
I had an old school pedometer when I was on the post and the rounds varied from 4.5 miles to 12 miles. Milking in our old parlour was 1.5 miles per mliking. I'll have to dig it out and try the new parlour

 

[Clive]

What are you finding interesting about it? Heart rate or distance walked in a working day?

heart rate data and sleep data is really quite interesting

also rather embarrassing just how little I move during a day in the office !

 

[Clive]

Surprised you've not an iwatch or is that for best?

Just ordered one for my Mrs.

I had one (still have in a draw somewhere !) - wore it about a week but didn't like it and prefer wearing a proper watch, needed charging every night and just felt like a girls watch !

 

[Clive]

You know you could take advantage of this for cheaper health insurance?

one of the reasons I have got it, that and gym membership reduce premiums

 

[Clive]

I've got a fitbit, its the missus

it would take some breaking - rubber band type thing, water proof etc

 

[24/7 farming]

I am using one since Xmas, gives some interesting info back alright. I work full-time nearly always office based, on these days if I didn't do some exercise I would be lucky to see 4-5000 steps in a day. Any day spent on the farm I am always well over 15000 steps any day. Only ever hit calorie target on farm days, otherwise need a min of one hour in gym or sport to reach it.
Have found out am unless at sleeping too!, waking 4-5 times a night!
I am defo now more aware of my lack of activity on office days compared to days out farming.
(however if u ever want to cheat it spend the day in a 100 series mf at full chat... racked up 24,000 steps mowing with the 148 last week!!!)