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The UP24 tracks not only the workouts that you enter into it, but how many steps per day you take and how many calories you burn, even at rest. The UP24 tracks not only how much food you take in each day but the quality and nutritional value of it.
Review: Jawbone UP24 Fitness Tracker & App
Anyone who actually pays attention to their fitness knows that being fit involves three major factors: getting enough sleep, exercising your body and eating right. While many fitness trackers on the market today track one or two of those three factors, few track all three. For Christmas I received a Jawbone UP24 Fitness Tracker and was very skeptical about it at first. After I'd learned how to use it and learned what other fitness apps work with it, I became pretty impressed. The UP24 tracks not only how much sleep you get, but the quality of that sleep. The UP24 tracks not only the workouts that you enter into it, but how many steps per day you take and how many calories you burn, even at rest. Finally, the UP24 tracks not only how much food you take in each day but the quality and nutritional value of that food. Let's take a look...
The main screen of the UP24 app give you feedback on the three main fitness factors for the day, a fitness tip or challenge (more on that in a minute), the ability to enter your weight, a link for direct info from your UP24 wristband and a menu for other functions. The three main fitness factors are depicted, left to right: Sleep, steps and food. When you first set up the UP24 app up, you program in how much sleep per night you feel is optimal for you. While most (if not all) doctors recommend eight hours per night, most of us know ourselves better and recognize that eight is an average not necessarily applicable to ourselves. For instance, my optimal per night sleep is about six and a half hours. More than seven and I feel lethargic all day. Less than six hours and I'm one grumpy individual. So, when I set my UP24 app up (it feels weird saying that), I...