A.J. Jacobs who is a writer currently involved with a new health book project posted an article that caught my eye on BoingBoing.net. Along with the many new technological devices that are produced each year comes the fitbit which is currently in high demand. The fitbit came out in 2009 and is a fancy new pedometer that measures calories burned, steps taken, distance traveled, and sleep quality. It is extremely minute in size and is capable of recording an activity onto the fitbit website which will tell you the exact amount of calories expended. You can wear the device on your wrist, in your pocket, or on your undergarments. It is responsive to mostly any activity that you can imagine.
Some examples of activities that Jacobs listed and the amount of calories expended:
Urinating- 141 calories per hour
Horse grooming- 422 calories per hour
Casino gambling- 162 calories per hour
Shuffleboard- 211 calories per hour
On the product's website you can track sleep patterns and record exercise information such as steps taken, miles traveled and amount of calories burned while doing so. I find it interesting that a person can wear this small device around their wrist before they go to sleep and it will calculate the amount of calories burned throughout the night. The fitbit is small enough that it can be worn all day long. I think that it is an ideal tool for people who want to put a conscious effort towards staying healthy.
I added a couple of images below to display the size of the equipment.
Reference Link: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/17/urinating-uses-up-14.html
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