Fitbit Ultra
I remember when pedometers started becoming popular way back in the day. I never really got on the bandwagon because I couldn’t see the real benefit of tracking how many steps I took in a day. This Summer at BlogHer, I discovered the Fitbit Ultra, which takes step tracking to a whole new level.
The Fitbit Ultra tracks steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, activity level, stairs climbed, and it even tracks your sleep! The Fitbit is so small and compact that it can clip right onto a pocket, bra or waistband, or fit in your pocket. A huge bonus to the Fitbit Ultra is that the day’s data uploads wirelessly to the internet. The tracker comes with a charging base that plugs into your computer via a USB port. If you are within a certain amount of feet from the base, your data will automatically upload to the Fitbit website. You can keep track of your daily progress and goals.
Another very cool feature is that the Fitbit comes with a comfortable wristlet that you slide the tracker into, when you go to sleep. Hold the button on the Fitbit down, to set it to sleep mode. It will then track how long it takes you to fall asleep and how often you wake up, or are restless, throughout the night. I find this very fascinating! With the online tools, you can also track what you eat.
You really get the whole shebang with Fitbit!
I will admit that I was very skeptical of such a tracker, at first. After using the tracker for just one day, I was completely sold on it! When I created an online account, I was given some suggested goals. The goal for steps per day was 10,000. After going about my typical duties for just one day, and checking my steps at the end of the day, I was ashamed. I had only walked 5,000 steps! How embarrassing! That completely motivated me to move a lot more. I spent more time on the treadmill each day, even if I wasn’t running the entire time. I also started going for walks with my daughter, just to get moving more. This can’t be a bad thing right? Another goal was to climb 10 sets of stairs. I happen to live in a 2-story house, but this was still difficult to reach as it took me going up and down my stairs twice, to count as one set of stairs climbed. I decided to try going up and down the stairs one extra time, every time I went up or down.
I really started to reach my goals, and it felt great! The Fitbit Ultra really did motivate me to move more and become more active. A healthy lifestyle is important for all of us, and sometimes we just gotta do what it takes to make it happen. With a tool like the Fitbit Ultra, it makes tracking your lifestyle a little more fun! When you reach certain goals, you are awarded with badges and things, through the website. Join friends and family in tracking your progress!
I have a Fitbit Ultra to give away to one lucky reader. If you don’t win and would like to purchase a Fitbit as a gift, or for yourself, you are in luck because they’ve come down in price. The Fitbit Ultra started out at $99.95, but you can now purchase it for $79.95 on Amazon.
This giveaway will end at 12:01am ET on 11/18. To enter, fill out the rafflecopter below. Entries will be verified before a winner is chosen.
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I received a Fitbit Ultra as a prize in a contest. All opinions expressed are my own.
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Brooke is the horse with my birthstone!! Too bad my birthday has passed, I would ask for a fitbit!!
The Fitbit sounds like an awesome fitness tool!
The pony with my birthstone is named Sunburst. The birthstone is Topaz for November (my birthday is today!)
Sounds very cool!
I would love to win this!!
I think all the features are nice especially how it tracks everything
Keeping track of the calories
Love the tracking capabilities.
I like the calories burned feature.
I think the sleep tracker is cool and also the feature to set a goal!
I would be excited about the sleep tracking feature, Ive heard you burn calories in sleep, but not sure I believe it! Like you though, I think it would be a good motivator to move more since it would track everything. Tracking = motivation! Good Luck!
I like how it updates wirelessly. I get lazy about keeping track of things so this would make it nice and easy!
I already have a fitbit but it’s on my mom’s christmas list! I love to see how many calories I’ve burned compared to what the gym machines claim.
I like the sleep tracking feature and feel that could be really beneficial- I have terrible sleep habits!
It would be so cool to track my sleep, sometimes I feel I get plenty of sleep and others I feel like I do not sleep at all.
Sounds like something I could use!
Calorie Tracker!
i think the sleep monitoring would be very interesting
the idea iof this and then would love to have it to keep track to see how far i go and then walk up to 1 mile a day
Excited about all of the features of the fit bit, been eyeing them for a while now. The sleep monitor would be interesting. I am sleeping much better now then 6 mos to a year ago, but it would still be interesting. I’d also really like to know how many steps I take a day. I work in an office so I know I am not getting what is recommended.
Calories burnt
Sounds amazing! Would love to try!
Tracking how long it takes me to fall asleep would be pretty cool, especially after a long workout session!
I like the sleep tracker and the calories tracker
Anything that can help me stay on a healthy schedule.
I love how it tracks everything and then uploads it wirelessly 🙂
Sleep tracker!
I would love the sleep tracker feature on the Fitbit!!! I feel like it takes me a while to fall asleep, but I would be curious to know just how long it takes. Aside from that, I would just enjoy knowing how many steps I actually take in a day. I had both knees replaced a year ago, and a primary goal of mine is to walk, walk, walk, taking many steps in a day!! I think this would be so handy to track all my movement!
Tracking calories burned.
I would be excited about the sleep tracker. I always wake up tired and sore and have trouble getting to sleep and staying asleep. I would love to see my sleep tracked.
This sounds wonderful!!!!
I am excited that it offers more features than a pedometer and it tracks so much fitness information
I’ve been wanting to get one of these!
This would be awesome to have! With a baby on the way I’d like to track my sleep and movements through the day.
I love the sleep tracker feature!
I would love to have a fitbit! They are awesome!
Oh! I want to try it! It would be perfect to track my activity!
I would LOVE to have a Fitbit!!!!!
I would love this!
I would love to be able to show my family how many times I wake up a night–it might inspire some changes around here!
That sleep tracker sounds very interesting!
I love the fact that it tracks everything! Not only does it make you accountable, but it offers so many other features, such as sleep patterns. You don’t see that in many products.
I would love to win this!
I want one so bad and just can’t afford it. I started a weight loss journey almost two years ago. I lost 60 pounds and have started creeping back up adding 20 back. This tool just might be the thing I need to get my mojo back!!!! I love the size of this. It would be perfect to hide on the bra strap.
I think the sleep mode would be interesting.
I’ve been looking at these for awhile now! It would be awesome to win one!
Sounds like a fantastic tool; thanks for the great review!
This is awesome, I do use a pedometer, but it doesn’t show the difference between stairs & regular walking. I also like that it will track sleep habits, I stay so tired & have often wondered how restless I really am during the night. Thank you for the opportunity to win this awesome giveaway!
Keeping track of my calories during Zumba would be fantastic!
We just leave a comment to enter, right? If so, this is me entering to win:)
The fitbit sounds cool- I’ve never seen anything like it before. I’d love to try it!
Sounds like a fun way to get yourself to work out!
I’m a S.A.H.M with a household of 7. Our home is 3 stories, so I’m constantly climbing stairs. I’ve always been curious how many steps I take between picking up, cleaning kids rooms, putting away laundry, ect. This is definitely in my wish list!
What a great gadget to have! Definately on my Christmas list!
I like that you can track your sleep.
That it wirelessly downloads.
The sleep tracker.
I love the sleep tracker feature!
I’m really curious to try the sleep feature.
I love everything about it, especially that I can truly figure out where my downfalls are!
The pedometers seem to have come a long way!! Would love to try these fancier kinds now.
I got the FitBit Zip about a month ago and I love it! But..it doesn’t have the stairs climbed and sleep tracker capabilities. I’d really like to try those features out with the Ultra model.
the calories burned feature
It will then track how long it takes you to fall asleep and how often you wake up, or are restless, throughout the night.
I like the sleep tracker.
the sleep tracker sounds interesting, so does the distance travelled
THE SLEEP TRACKER!!!!!
I like that it tracks calories burned
I am most excited about the sleep tracker feature.
I like that it has a calorie tracker.
I love the fact that it can track during sleep.
Wireless uploading. I don’t have to worry about finding a cable or plugging it in
I love how it shows you when you fall asleep and your sleep pattern
I like that it has a sleep mode.
VERY cool that it uploads to the internet wirelessly.. I use a pedometer, but this is such a step up it makes what I use look like I’m starting a fire with 2 sticks…lol..
Thanks so much for giving us this chance 🙂
I like the wirelss sync up feature. What a great idea!
I like the sleep tracker feature.
I like that it keeps track of steps, stairs and calories!
I like that the data is wirelessly uploaded to Fitbit.com
The ability to track overall fitness so I can avoid lazy days (unless they’re on purpose).
I am excited to have it wirelessly sync online
keeping track of calorie
I like the calories burned feature. Thanks so much!
step tracker!
I love the idea of keeping track of everything! It would help alot to know all of what I’m doing.
I love the sleep function, the way how it tracks how you sleep
I’d love to track my sleep
I love the sleep tracker!!!!
keeps track of calories
I like how it tracks your calories burned.
The Snyc feature, less thinking and work for me!!!
To be honest, there isn’t a feature of this that I am not excited about. I really want one of these for my diet and fitness plan but we can’t afford it. I hope I’m the lucky winner.. to be able to track not only my calories and my sleep.. but it will load to my computer so I can keep up with it by week and such 🙂
I love that it tells me how many calories I’ve burned.
Id love to Calorie track.
Thanks for the chance.
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I have been eyeing one of these for months now
I like that it tracks calories burned and sleep!
I love that this updates wirelessly–it’s so easy to get sidetracked and never get around to recording data. This would make meeting my fitness goals so much easier, especially during crazy busy times.
That it keeps track of calories burned. It would be really cool to win this. Thank for for the opportunity to win one
I am interested in having it track how much sleep I am getting a night.
Anything to do with sleep… I really need a sleep study, but those cost big $$. This would be nice to kind of have a baseline as to my flow through the night.
I like how it gives you a goal to work towards.
i like that it measures sleep
I like that you can log workouts, food, water, weight and more
Giving me goals and then helping me track them is a great motivator!
Motivating to reach goals to be more active
I’m excited to see how much I regularly do, I feel like I run a marathon every day, wonder if I do “)
I would love to track my sleep!
I am most curious about the sleep tracker. I’ve often wondered how long it takes me to fall asleep and how many times I end up waking up. It would be helpful to know, and then try to fix it!
I’m excited about the goals in combination with the tracking – I just had my first child and need to make a plan for getting active again!
I like the calorie burned feature, thanks for this generous giveaway!
I’m excited that it tracks how many flights of stairs you climb.
I think the sleep tracker feature. I have a feeling I would be surprised.
I just like that it keeps track of so many things. It would be super motivating!
I like both the calorie mode and the sleep mode, I think out of both the sleep mode is my favorite, because I know I don’t sleep right.
I really want to try out the sleep tracking – I’ve always been curious about sleep patterns, but haven’t seen any tools that look as straight-forward as this one. I also want to use it for fitness. I use a Garmin forerunner now, but the watch is cumbersome when I’m at the gym and not actually running. Having a ubiquitous gadget that captures everything I do, sounds so slick!
i would like to see the calories burned
I like the sleep function and knowing how many times I wake up. This would be great. Thanks!
The sleep tracker is a great idea
I like the auto-update function, because I am lazy about keeping track of things.
Sleep tracker
I like the auto upload function and how small it is, so easy to use. I’ve recently joined Take Shape for Life and I’m working on learning the Healthy Habits…Healthy Motion is one of them! This would help.
Just to keep me healthy all around with the sleep and calorie counters
I like that the data will automatically upload to the FitBit Website.
The sleep tracking feature.
I love the sleep tracker feature. Sounds pretty cool.
The sleep feedback!
I like the sleep tracking feature!
I like the sleep tracking
This pedometer looks amazing! It puts my $20 one to shame 🙂
The sleep tracking would be great too!
LOVE the sleep tracking feature 🙂
I have REALLY been wanting one of these. I love that you can track everything…. sleep, steps taken, make goals, even enter what you eat online.
I think the sleep tracker is a really cool feature.
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My favorite feature is the tracking of sleep patterns.
Thanks !
Having an online act that can help you make and track your goals
I like the sleep tracking features
I like the red fitbit. I like that it helps you track your fitness goals and helps you achieve them by letting you know how you’re doing. It’s outta my pocketbook range but I’d love to win one. I like that it also synchs to your cell. There are so many features that I like.
Thanks for the giveaway.
sleep tracker
I love the sleep tracker feature
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Would love to track my sleep!
I’m working on dropping extra weight for medical/health reasons – the Fitbit Ultra sounds amazing!
I love that it uploads wirelessly
The tracking capabilities look so much more sophisticated than just a regular pedometer!
I love that it tracks your calories!
I love that it uploads to the internet. All of its tracking capabilities are amazing!
Most excited about the sleep tracker.
Sleep Tracker
I like the fact that it is so mall and can fit in your pocket and that is has a sleep tracker.
The sleep tracker sounds like something I could use!
I love that it wirelessly uploads data to Fitbit.com
When you reach certain goals, you are awarded with badges and things, through the website. Join friends and family in tracking your progress
I like this feature the best because it would motivate me to keep on going
the sleep tracker since it different.
After reading your review, I’m just excited about how excited YOU are about it. I would be quite skeptical of it, too, but it means a lot to hear that you were truly sold on it after just one day. Sounds like it is a really great product and I’d love to try it!
I think the sleep function would be really interesting.
i like that it tracks calories burned!!
This sounds like a nifty little device. Might be a good gift for my mil.
being able to track your sleep is pretty neat
The sleep tracker
I like that the day’s data uploads wirelessly to the internet 🙂
I like that it gives you specific goals.
I like that it counts everything for you!!
I love that it’s small and compact.
I’m excited to see how much I sleep lol.
I like how it keeps track of calories burnt.
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tells me how many calories I’ve burned.
Uploading to the computer is a great feature.
My sister has a FitBit and I’ve heard amazing things! I would love to track my sleeping patterns on it!
I love that it tracks calories burned so i can make sure i dont eat more than i burn..lol
I’m most excited about the sleep tracking. I love my pedometer and for that alone I wouldn’t trade. Mine counts total steps, aerobic steps, calories spent and keeps the data for a week. But this takes it the one step farther that I’d love to try.
Thanks for the giveaway! I like finding out about new things and after a bit of research, this just might be on my Christmas list. 🙂
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I’m intrigued by the sleep tracking. How interesting!
I like that it tracks your sleep! That is way cool!!
would like to win this just to see what it does
I would like to be able to track my sleep more accurately.
Anything that would help me lose weight and stay motivated after 3 kids.
tracking burned calories.
keeping track of calories
I think the sleep monitoring is the most interesting feature.
I think it would be cool to track all my different things that I do and maybe it will help me figure out some habits that I am still messing up on.
Calorie Tracker!
Keeping track of the calories
I like the calorie tracker.
Keeping track of your sleep is what I love best.
I like that it uploads to the web wirelessly so you can track your goals and be motivated.
This is such a neat idea! I would love to be able to watch my activity and track it online.
I love that it tracks in real time so you can make calorie adjustments!
I’d be interested in the sleep tracking. I think I’m restless at times, maybe depending on late night snacks.
I love the sleep feature. It’s really cool that it can let you know if you toss and turn too much
to begin to feel healthy
i am excited to know how many calories i am burning when i workout
I really like the calories burned feature
The sleep tracker and steps climbed.
I like the calories burned and sleep tracking features
Can upload data
like that it is small and compact!
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love the fact that it uploads automatically
Sleep Tracker! I know I get very little. Would like to brag about just how little!
I like the sleep tracker.
it tracks the calories burned
calories burned setting
I love the wireless feature!
I would love to use the sleep tracker feature!