a Look at Fitbit: the Solution to a Gamers Weight?

Yesterday I picked up the Fitbit Blaze. It costed me £160. the FitBit is designed to help people lose weight via challenges and exercises.

Could this be a great motivation tool for gamers?

First off I would like to say the Fitbit app is free for anyone with a android/ios device. It can do the basics but the tracker can measure your heartbeat and record data more accurately.

Fitbit allows you to create a profile much like steam or xbox live/psn and even has achievements to unlock when you hit your daily goal or win a challenge against your friends. This is a feature that will be familiar to gamers and may be the selling point for some. 

Challenges include, but not limited to marathons, daily goals, weekend and weekday goals. 

The trackers come in different shapes and sizes. The blaze and the surge (the latest ones) resemble a smartwatch and can even be used to see demonstrations of cardio activities. Then you have the charge 2 and the Alta which have smaller screens. You then have the the flex 2 which has no screen at all but instead has 4 lights. Finally there's the one and zip and one which are basic 2007 pedometers. 

You can check them out here.

So the question still remains, is it a solution to the fact gaming is an inactive exercise?

If you have the money, it's a great way to lose weight efficiently.