Does your fitness tracker give you anxiety? Does it make you feel bad?
Trust me, you are not alone.

I find myself stressed each time that reminder pops up on my watch “Check your rings” “focus on your move goal”... especially on a rest day. I used to never take rest days and would obsess over making sure to close all my rings at all costs. My body and mental health paid the price.

Saturday, I woke up to my watch being dead right before my workout and it upset me so much that I thought about quitting my workout. I didn’t but that is the mentality I was in. I got to thinking, why do I even care about this damn watch? It does not do anything for performance, it is just an annoying reminder for me to close rings no matter how I feel. It is a great utility watch, it tells time, I can read messages or answer calls, control my music on walks, view my calendar but from a fitness perspective, it is not beneficial and does not serve any real purpose from a performance perspective so why do I care so much about wearing it during workouts?

The purpose of my apple watch was to be able to track workouts, but the accuracy of an apple watch is not accurate for performance, IMO so I am ditching my apple watch for fitness and looking into a new tracker that takes a different approach to workouts, sleep and overall health.

I have not purchased this band yet so can not give a review but it is a popular tracker that is going to do more than just track my workouts. It is going to analyze and dive deep into my sleep habits, training and provide actionable insights on how I can train smarter and hit my fitness goals. A big thing about my apple watch that I dislike is that it does not have the ability to coach you through recovery and the constant pressure of “closing rings” doesn’t support a recovery/ rest mindset and this band does.

I plan on purchasing this new band in the next few weeks and will use it to share how it is improving my relationship with the idea of recovery and also how it is helping me optimize my workouts. I am excited to focus on health, fitness and recovery that benefits my mental health.

Stay tuned for a product review soon!

Until next time! You are enough, you are doing your best– stay fearless 🖤 -T