How to Use Your Fitness Tracker to Lose Weight

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us How to Use Your Fitness Tracker to Lose Weight Did you buy an activity monitor hoping that it would help you to lose weight? It's a reasonable expectation, given that most of the devices help you to manage your energy balance which is the key to weight loss. But many fitness monitor users don't get the results they want - or deserve.  If you're in the market for a fitness tracker or if you already have one, use these guides to get your money's worth. Malia Frey Weight Loss Expert Better Ways to Use Your Fitness Tracker for Weight Loss There are 6 things you can change to get more out of your activity monitor to lose weight. It doesn't even matter which brand you own, just make these simple adjustments to reach your weight loss goals. READ NOW Share How to Buy The Best Activity Monitor for Weight Loss There are 9 essential features to look for when you're buying a fitness tracker to use for weight loss. Find out what they are before you buy so you don't end up wasting your money. READ NOW Share 3 Critical Mistakes You're Making With Your Activity Monitor A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that people who use activity monitors don't always use them as well as they should. Check this quick list of common mistakes so that you get the results that you hoped for when you invested in your monitor. READ NOW Share Activity Monitor Accuracy: A Comparison of 5 Popular Products Do you wonder if your activity monitor is accurate? I wondered too. So I tested 5 models to see how they would measure up. I wore all five for a day and then compared the numbers.  You'll be surprised to see the results. READ NOW Share Fitness Tracker 101: How to Buy and Use an Activity Monitor Don't own a monitor yet? No problem. First, find out if a monitor will work for you and then compare models to find one that fits your lifestyle and budget. Once you own your new device, learn how to get the best weight loss results. READ NOW Share Are Fitness Trackers Worth the Money? Activity monitors work well for some people who are trying to lose weight, but not very well for others. Find out which group you fall into before you invest. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • How to Determine Whether or Not You Have Hypertension • Which Supplements Could Actually Help You Live Longer? • Why You Need to Start Eating Fermented Foods • Easy Tips for Enjoying Fitness on a Budget • How Indoor Cycling Can Boost Your Happiness Quotient • Treating Your Post-Exertional Malaise: What Options are Available? • The Best (Cheap and Easy) Foods for Weight Loss • CBT for ME/CFS: What's Behind the Controversy? Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Weight Loss newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved