[Dummies 01] • Fitbit For Dummies by McFedries, Paul -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Table of Contents Introduction

About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

Part 1: Introducing Fitbit

Chapter 1: Understanding Health and Fitness Tracking

Introducing Self-Tracking Why Track Your Health and Fitness? Understanding the Downside of Health and Fitness Tracking Learning about Health and Fitness Tracking Metrics

Chapter 2: Choosing a Fitbit

Understanding the Different Fitbit Types Reviewing Fitbit Trackers Deciding on a Fitbit Tracker

Chapter 3: Getting Started

Charging Your Fitbit Getting the Fitbit App Signing Up for a Fitbit Account Connecting Your Fitbit Device Removing a Fitbit Device from Your Account Taking a Tour of the Fitbit App Customizing Your Fitbit Account Setting Your Health and Fitness Goals Working with Your Fitbit

Chapter 4: Getting Social

Setting a Fitbit Username Connecting with Friends Setting Up a Family Account Joining In the Group Fun

Part 2: Tracking Your Health and Fitness

Chapter 5: Tracking Your Daily Activity Levels

Setting Activity Goals Left, Right, Left, Right: Counting Your Steps Staying Regular: Setting Hourly Activity Goals and Reminders Earning Active Minutes Going the Distance: Measuring How Far You Walked or Ran Moving on Up: Tracking Floors Climbed Achievement Unlocked: Earning Activity Badges

Chapter 6: Tracking Your Sleep Patterns

How Does Fitbit Track Sleep? Setting Some Sleep Options Tracking Your Sleep Working with Your Sleep Log Setting a Silent Alarm

Chapter 7: Watching Your Heart Rate

Understanding How Your Fitbit Reads Your Heart Rate Beat-itude: Working with Your Heart Rate Zoning Out: Working with Heart Rate Zones

Chapter 8: Keeping an Eye on Your Body Composition

What’s All This about Body Composition? Setting Up Your Aria 2 Scale Setting Body Composition Goals Weighing Yourself with Your Aria Tracking Your Weight, Body Fat, and BMI Working with Your Weight Log

Part 3: Using Fitbit to Meet Your Goals

Chapter 9: Getting Fit

Setting Your Fitness Goals Understanding Your Cardio Fitness Score Getting Your Fitbit Ready to Track Exercise Tracking Exercise Sessions Working with Your Activities Log

Chapter 10: Losing Weight

How to Lose Weight the Fitbit Way Setting a Weight Loss Goal Specifying Your Food Database Setting Up a Food Plan Logging the Food You Eat Tracking Your Food Plan

Chapter 11: Developing Healthier Habits

Healthy Habit #1: Sitting Less and Moving More Healthy Habit #2: Exercising Regularly Healthy Habit #3: Maintaining Your Ideal Weight Healthy Habit #4: Setting Up a Sleep Schedule Healthy Habit #5: Drinking Enough Water Healthy Habit #6: Reducing Stress

Part 4: The Part of Tens

Chapter 12: Ten Troubleshooting Techniques

General Troubleshooting Techniques You Can’t Configure Your Fitbit You Can’t Update Your Fitbit Your Fitbit Won’t Sync Your Fitbit Isn’t Receiving Notifications You’re Having Fitbit Battery Troubles Your Fitbit Displays the Wrong Time Your Fitbit Can’t Connect to Wi-Fi Your Fitbit Device Can’t Access GPS Your Fitbit Device Was Submerged in Water

Chapter 13: Ten Ways to Improve Privacy and Security

Protect Your Account with a Secure Password Check Devices Logged In to Your Fitbit Account Control Which Data Can Be Seen By Friends and the Public Beware of Suspicious Emails Supposedly from Fitbit Block or Remove a Fitbit User Lock Your Fitbit Device Locate a Lost Fitbit Device Delete Fitbit Data and Activities Erase All Your Fitbit Data Delete Your Fitbit Account

Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Connect to Third Parties

Share Fitbit Data on Strava Share Fitbit Data on Weight Watchers Share Fitbit Data with MyFitnessPal Share Fitbit Data with Other Apps Export Your Fitbit Data Connect Fitbit to Alexa Connect Fitbit to Window 10’s Cortana Get the Weather on Your Fitbit Listen to Audio on Your Fitbit Watch Pair Bluetooth Headphones or Speakers

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