Gadgets

Over the years, as I have tried in different ways to loose weight, I have used different gadgets.  A couple of different pedometers, a sensor attached to my shoe that communicated with my smartphone, a few apps on the smartphone to track diet, movement, and so forth, and all to no avail.

I am now using fitness/outdoor watch made by a major GPS company.  It tracks my progress on a run, my heart rate (with a chest strap HRM), my vertical oscillation, my pace, my cadence, and allows me to analyze my run afterwards.  It also has a On the company website, they also have a variety of programs that will help you get ready for a specific event (in my case a 10km run on June 10).

The gadgets do help, and for me, the more a gadget does the better.  I like being able to see what I've done, I like sharing it with other people, and I like to see summaries like how far I've run this week, or how much weight I've lost this year.

All this being said, the gadgets won't force you to run or watch your diet.  The watch I have is fun and useful, but it only works if I actually do something.  Motivation can be the most difficult thing to come by.  More on that in a different post.