How to Lose Weight Using a Fitness Band or Fitness Smartwatches

With the new year comes the new resolution and it's really a motivator for many but the truth is most of them won't stick to it for longer.

This new year resolution is a Weight loss goal for many of you.

Frequently asked questions about how to use a fitness band or fitness smartwatches for weight loss?

How to make the right use of it?

Are fitness bands and fitness smartwatches really helpful in losing weight?

• Yes, it does help possibly only if you use them in the right way. 

What's the single most important factor in weight loss?

• People must actively set daily or weekly goals for themselves. Those who don't set goals while using a wearable the study found, they naturally have decreased physical activity.

In the study, researchers followed more than 500 healthy adults (primarily office workers) over the course of six to seven months and tracked each participant’s steps whenever they were wearing a fitness tracker. The researchers compared the results with the participant’s goals and self-evaluation of their progress.

What were the results?

People who have set targets for themselves, like attaining a certain number of steps per day or doing one to two hours of moderate physical activity each week (5 days a week at least) saw a notable impact in their physical health. Those who didn’t have a specific target in mind actually saw their physical activity actually drop, even though some (mistakenly) thought their physical activity had improved.

The idea behind counting your steps came from Japan, where people are motivated to walk 10,000 steps each day. Most fitness bands in Qatar can track your steps with pedometers.

Depending on the model of a fitness watch that you choose, you will also find features including:

• Sleep Tracking
• Swim Tracking
• Heart Rate Monitor
• Built-In GPS (some are on board and some use your phone for connected GPS)
• Color Screen
• Some are Waterproof while others are merely water-resistant.
• Sports tracking
• Guided Relaxation
• Basic stats like calories burned and distance walked
• Usually, each one is connected to your phone with an app (Like the Fitbit App)
• Like-minded community (on the app)
• Challenges to compete with friends

With all these fitness tracking features, these smartwatches can give you so much information about how much you are moving each day, and they can help you see that you need to move more each day.

So if you got a nice fancy new fitness tracker or smartwatch over the holidays—and want to crush your fat burning.

Here are a few tips to be noted along with the fitness band/smartwatches, so what are the extras here.

Learn how to set goals effectively in the gym or home workout, so that you can push your boundaries and start seeing the changes you want.

1. Start right now.

You don’t need to wait until you pen down your date to start up. Better today than tomorrow. No, not Sunday or Monday, Start Right NOW.

2. Interpret what you want and ahead.

Interpreting what you want and looking ahead of it. Don’t just tell yourself, “I want to lose weight” or “I want more muscle mass.” and I'll be done with it once I hit my target. It doesn’t need to end with achieving huge biceps or losing a few pounds. Once that target box is checked, move on and start achieving more either by maintaining it or setting another goal.

3. Make your goals.

What you need to measure: That means weighing yourself, assessing your body fat, or doing some kind of examination/evaluation if required. Keep a diary as a record or enter it in your fitness tracker app of everything you’re doing to achieve your goal (e.g. workouts, diet, water intake, calories burned, goals and so on). It may sound tough, but the journey to success should be both fun and challenging at times, and you need a way to measure that success as you achieve it. Right?

How can you achieve it: By setting realistic goals for yourself. Whether it's walking 10000 steps a day or working out at the gym, be realistic. Even the steps of 5000+ can bring changes. Keep in mind not to have many cheat days. Doing it insufficiently is a failure and overdoing is harmful.

Timed: Missions are dreams with a deadline. Set a specific time limit and be realistic to hit them. Without setting a specific and realistic time limit you are not going to be as enthusiastic you were at the start of your goal at some point in time. Having a gym/home workout partner is always a good idea to set a target. You can also buy a smartwatch like Huawei watch gt 2 in Qatar, this will give you a better tracking on your workout schedules.

4. Acknowledge the drawbacks.

We all have weaknesses. Think of those last few reasons you had for not working out(examples, I was too exhausted, not having enough time in the day, too tired).

Answer these issues.

1. What are your weaknesses or drawbacks?
2. Why have you not already achieved the goal you were seeking?
3. What are the circumstantial, personal or professional barriers that have gotten in the way?
4. How can your time management be more beneficial?

Your goals in fitness will come true only if you work on dealing with these issues first. The more excuses you make, the harder it is going to be to reach your target.

5. Make sacrifices

• What changes can you do day to day life to fulfill these expectations and what are you willing to give up right now?
• Your favorite dessert or a beer or Netflix?

6. Make your goal public

Not only will this hold you responsible, but it’ll also help you find out who really does want you to accomplish your goal. People who want to see you successful will be motivating and encouraging. The defeatists will fill you with negative energy (“You’ll never look like that.”) Once you recognize them, try your best to ignore them and keep moving, at least until you have your new body.

7. Take action, every day

What is the first step that you can make right now to put you on your direction toward achievement? It is the small daily steps and weekly charts that will create the enthusiasm needed to provoke the drive in your mind and body.