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we've all seen people wearing these tiny bands called activity trackers whether they're from Garmin Fitbit Nike or jawbone we have all seen them but are they really worth 50 to 250 dollars my name is Toby from techne now and in this video we are going to be taking a look at just that starting off what can they do they usually only track your steps and distance but some of the new and higher-end models can track things like intensity minutes floors climbed heart rate and more and with that combined information they can show you data like calories burnt some even have a few SmartWatch features like the vivosmart HR from Garmin many activity bans also has this thing called move alerts basically when you sit still for too long the watch will tell you to go and get out and move which can actually be very encouraging to get out and get moving almost all activity trackers have a connected app or platform of sort this is the place for you to go back and see your history progress stats and more some of these platforms also have the feature to add friends and compete in steps and other activities which can be super fun and encouraging so with that said what can't they do well they will not get you better health but they can be helpful in a way so that you get more stats on how active you are and encourage you to eat healthy and move it's pretty complicated so let me break it down a little bit easier for you so what they do they can encourage movement and a healthier lifestyle they will provide you with stats on how much you move and how you could possibly change that for the better some track your heart rate 24/7 and can show you when and how much you're stressing out but mainly they're just there to encourage you to get moving eat healthier and train better so what they don't do they don't just get you better health you got to work for it the activity ban is just a tool to help you on the way they're not 100% accurate but they should give you decently accurate information just not 100% so the endless question should you get one well that depends if you're easily motivated it's a great idea to get one as it will for sure motivate you to live a more healthy lifestyle if you are not easily motivated but still like stats and data it's still a great idea to get one I still will give you the data you need so if you're neither of these just don't buy one as it will just be another annoying thing to keep track of and having to sync up and all that jazz just go with the classic way of exercising and eating healthy without tracking and that's about it thanks for watching please subscribe if you liked the video and I'll see you guys in the next one peace