Reader Review: BodyMedia Fit giveaway-ENDED
I’m kind of obsessed with fitness gadgets.
Not really in the sense that I own a ton of them, but they fascinate me. For some, I can never get over how ridiculous (or inappropriate?) they are:
and others, I watch and notice other runners or gym-goers using them before doing my own research and potentially committing to a purchase.
A couple of the things I thoroughly watched and researched before biting the bullet and getting my own: the iPod (it scared me for a long time, as does most technology, but it’s so much more useful and user-friendly than I imagined), the heart rate monitor (I use my Polar for almost every workout) and the Garmin for running.
I’m the same way with popular fitness DVDs. Even if I don’t commit to the workout or follow the specified plan, I enjoy watching them occasionally to get new moves for my classes and personal workouts. Some of the best I’ve tried: Physique 57, Insanity, Zumba, Shiva Rea and TurboFire.
The first time I did TurboFire, I couldn’t help but wonder what the heck some of the participants were wearing on their arms.
It wasn’t a heart rate monitor or iPod, so after a quick Google search, I found something similar:
A BodyMedia Fit device.
So what is it?
A device that assists with meeting fitness goals. You wear the armband throughout your day – it tracks how many calories you burn, how many steps you take, when you were most active and how much sleep you get. You can send this data to a computer or smartphone, enter what you eat and set goals. The activity manager keeps you on track with specific feedback about your progress.
Here’s an idea of what the dashboard looks like:
You do have to have a subscription to access the dashboard ($6.95/month and first 3 months are free).
Anyway, when I first found out about it, I was excited to eventually add one to my collection, but after I became pregnant and wasn’t trying to reach any new fitness goals, I didn’t think it was necessary.
BodyMedia recently offered to send me one to try, but instead I thought it would be fun to do a giveaway.
One lucky winner will receive their choice between the wireless device (which uses Bluetooth capabilities to transport data to your computer)
or the Core (which connects to the computer via USB).
This giveaway has ended!
Congratulations to the lucky winner:
(I did a random number generator for the page the winner would be on, then the comment on that page- so page 13, comment 11)
Since I didn’t hear from this giveaway winner in two weeks, I picked a new winner via Facebook challenge. (10/21)
Congrats, girl! Send me your info (fitnessista at gmail dot com) and I’ll send it along to the BodyMedia fairy 🙂
Thank you again to everyone for entering! Stay tuned for lots of awesome giveaways.
xoxo
Gina
It’s TABATA THURSDAY! Pick your favorite 4 minutes of cardio justice here, and check out the October calendar for more workout ideas.
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My fitness goal is to integrate one extra weight lifting class a week. Or at least something involving weights. I teach Zumba, so I get plenty of cardio! 🙂
I am sooooo totally a fan on FB!
Get back into the habit of working out 5 days a week!
Already like you on facebook!
Hey Gina,
Its kismet that you ask about our fitness goals right now, I was reassessing some of my resolutions and decided too increase my practice with yoga. Along with yoga I would like to bring running back into my routine but I think this is largely due to your running related posts!!!
Thanks for the giveaway! Also, I liked your fb page 🙂
I want to get back to pre-pregnancy weight!
My fitness goal is to lose those last stubborn five pounds!
GOAL: lose 30lbs.
LIFE GOAL: eat smarter and move more!!!!!!!! I can lose the weight…but I need to keep up with a lifestyle!! that’s the real challenge!!!!
liked your FB page! (not sure why it took me so long!?)
cool gadget!
I want a butt like Jessica Biel! Lol!
Liked on facebook 🙂
-Cathy
My fitness goal is to “lean out” my legs. I know I cannot spot reduce so I will need to lose fat as well as work on getting toned. To do this I want to work on eating less calories and burning more! This gadget would be SO helpful!
My fitness goal is to run a mile. After that I want to do a special run on base for disabled vets. Ultimately, I want to do the Vegas 1/2 marathon. *I could be a senior citizen by then, but I won’t quit until I DO IT!*
Crap. I totally missed the deadline.
Then I went and ate 3 cookies. 🙁
I “Liked” your page. <3
My fitness goal is to tone my arms and lose 20 pounds.
Love it! My fitness goal is to become truly happy with my body and to become a CX trained fitness instructor!
My goal is to tone my tummy and gain some more weight in muscle!
What great timing!! I’ve just been thinking about goals and action plans today.. My goal is to lose all this ‘baby weight’ (my babies are 8 mths and 2 years) and look like myself again!!! You are a true inspiration on this front, you look fabbo! I’ve also been crushing on the body media fit for a while 🙂
Also, I like you on Facebook!!
I’m doing 30 minutes of exercise 6 days a week. NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I enjoy fitness so some days I do more but my goal is 30minutes. Everybody has that rght! It is quick enough and long enough that I feel good and can fit in craziness!
keep up consistent workouts!
My current goal is to stay fit through pregnancy, and then to lose the weight quickly and safely afterwards!
To get my muscular strength to a point that I can run pain free…. Via lots of foam rolling, stretching, and careful strength training!
My goal is to work out at least 5 days a week. I have some extra pounds to lose but most of all just want to feel better and healthy.
I had a baby nearly 8 weeks ago and my goal is to return to a healthy fitness plan that works well with my busy baby filled days 🙂 Im incorporating 3 runs a week and strength training on most days of the week with the goal to be within 5 lbs of my pre baby weight by Thanksgiving.
My fitness goal is to lower my body fat % and get more protein in my diet
My fitness goal is to finally lose this baby (can you call it that when your youngest is 2.5?) weight.
I like you on FB too. 🙂
My fitness goal is to commit to a healthy lifestyle….one without overexercising and with a healthy approach to fueling my body!
My goal is hot yoga 4x a week!
My fitness goal is to get lady abs. I can see that I’m getting closer and I won’t stop (2 years so far!) until I’m there!
My fitness goal is to run a sub 4 hour marathon (my goal race is coming up in 2 weeks from sunday!!) also to start doing more hardbody meltdown classes offered at my gym to become more tone.
It is my bday weekend which is like New Years for me. My new fitness goal is feel better about myself physically and start running/moving my body. I am already a huge fan on fb. Fingers crossed!
I underwent emergency tumor removal in January and because it was a whopper (size of a large mango) lodged in between my muscles, my surgeon removed my rhomboids and latissimus dorsi leaving me limited range of motion on my right. My new fitness goal is to regain mobility and upper body strength on my right.
Love your blog!!! Livi is adorable 🙂
I’m also a fan on your Facebook page 🙂
Love from Singapore!
This summer I took advantage of being outside and my focus was running. My goal is bring strength training back into my life.
My goal is to run a faster 5k and maybe do a full marathon before I turn 40! (11 months and counting)
My goal is to do the Color Me Rad 5k next year, lose 100 pounds, and keep up with the weights (deadlifts, squats)
I also “liked” your page. (Adia S.)
My short-term goal is to lose 5% of my body weight. I plan to do that by signing up for Weight Watchers, and this would be great motivation for the exercise portion of it!
Luv your blog btw <3
I like you on FB too 🙂
I would love to win one of these, as I’m trying my hardest to lose weight. And it’s hard knowing what exactly I’m burning. I’ve finally made a habit of tracking everything I eat, so next step is to incorporate fitness into my everyday routine. That’s been the hard part. But I think something like this would really help me get motivated to workout every day (with a rest day of course). My current fitness goal is the “31 days of Jillian” challenge they’re doing at Mama Laughlin’s Fit Camp!
My goal is to maintain my weight loss and increase my lean body mass. I am 52 and just lost 70lbs. Actually, this is the third time in my life I have lost this weight, and have eventually put it back on. This time I am determined to keep it off.
My goal is also to increase lean muscle mass and strength – and, just as importantly, to enjoy my journey to get there!
Hi Gina! What a COOL gadget! My fitness goal is related to my upcoming 40th bday (OMG I still can’t get my brain around the fact that I’ll be FORTY!!! I still feel 25 in my head!!) We’ll be going on a cruise to celebrate it so I’m aiming to add more muscle to my physique before then. I want put more emphasis on protecting those bones as I head into middle age, LOL! 😉
I’ve been a long distance runner my whole running career (I just ran my first marathon in March!), so I usually run between 11-12 minute miles, but now I’m focused on getting faster, and I’m trying to improve my 5K time to under 30 minutes.
I liked you on Facebook – great giveaway!
My current goal is to lose some of the summer weight I put on!
This is awesome! I’ve been wanting one for awhile but haven’t bitten the bullet to buy it because of how pricey they can be. My current fitness goals are twofold: 1) Get rid of the 10 pounds I gained during/after marathon training. (Run all the miles! Eat all the food! rooooookie mistake.) and 2) Clear up the plantar fascitis that i’ve been having so I can run (and walk to work) pain free next year!
And i’ve been a FB fan for awhile now!
Love this idea! Thanks for reminding us that everyone has a goal, even The Fitnessista herself! My personal goal (now that I’ve become a post-grad lady and LOVE my womanly hips) is to get them toned! I want my “skinny jeans” to become my “regular jeans”. =]
fan on facebook too!
My goal is to get back to my “happy weight,” all those summer beers and bbq’s have caught up to this girl!!