Week 6

This week has been so much better! I went for a walk with my mom and dog everyday Monday - Friday and averaged 1.88 miles and 52.2 minutes. It took us a bit longer to walk because the dog was very interested in every inch of the park and of course had to explore something new every day! I've gotten a few gadgets to help me with this quest as well. First, I got a new log to record my exercise and measurements.I haven't started using this yet but hope to next week. Second, I got the Garmin Vivofit. I had the Nike fuel band for a while but you can't swim with that. So far I love the Garmin! It tracks sleep, shows you steps, distance, calories, time and date, and uses a watch battery so there is no charging! The screen is always on which is nice. I think the best part is the dynamic goal. Every day the device creates a goal for you based on your profile and the previous days activity. If you met you goal the day before they will raise your goal a little. If you were off they will lower it a little. They have never lowered it so much that it was easy for me to reach the goal with out getting up and moving and they have never increased it so much that I would have to extend my work out by a lot to meet it. So far I am loving this device.