You’ll also want to insert the included USB wireless syncing dongle into a free USB port on your PC or Mac computer.

You do this by removing the tracker from the wristband and placing it in the included USB charging tray. To begin using the Flex, you first need to make sure it’s charged. You can choose steps, calories, or distance. The LEDs show how you’re stacking up against your daily goal. One end of the tracker has a row of 5 white LEDs. The tracker is about the size of a really large vitamin. Note: Images can be clicked to view a larger size. Fitbit sent me the Flex and I’ve been using it for the past week. If you don’t have a health initiative through your job or someone like my friend Bill, then an activity tracking gadget like the new Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband is another way to help stay motivated. If it wasn’t for him, I’d probably never get up all day. Money is always a great motivator right? I’m also lucky that I have a friend at work who practically drags me away from my desk twice a day to take a walk… even when I whine that I don’t want to or am too busy. We get a simple pedometer that counts our steps and we earn points as we go along that can be traded in for cash. One is the Virgin Healthmiles program that everyone at my day job (Cummins Inc.) is enrolled in. I’ve found several things that have helped me stick to my fitness activities. Getting fit and staying fit requires daily effort that can quickly turn into drudgery if you lack motivation. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.

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