Pedometers & Fitness Trackers

Activity and fitness trackers are small gadgets that serve to help set and monitor wellness goals. They perform tasks like tracking steps, measuring biking and running distances, monitoring sleep patterns, and measuring calories burned. Staples offers a variety of fitness trackers in various designs, colors, and sizes.

Available smart features
Fitness trackers are technological gadgets that come with a variety of functions and features depending on the complexity of the design. Many activity trackers use Bluetooth to connect to various gadgets like cellphones and tablets. This helps them access more functions, such as data storage, allowing individuals to monitor their progress with simplified logs, charts, and graphs. Some activity tracking devices also come with apps that offer access to more information. These apps include interactive dashboards that help monitor multiple aspects of fitness and activity, including food logs and workout trackers. Some apps allow users to share progress on social media platforms to help create and maintain accountability.

Long-lasting features and performance
Fitness tracking devices effectively monitor activity while worn on the body. This exposes them to elements such as sweat, dust, and weather. Different designs offer a variety of features that help increase their longevity. Waterproof activity trackers allow for use in the shower and the pool while swimming. Most designs use materials like elastomer and silicone for their bands, stainless steel for their housing and controls, and coin-style batteries that last up to a year. This ensures durability. Select activity tracking devices come with rechargeable batteries that offer up to five days of function on a single charge.

Style, design, and function
Most fitness tracking devices and activity trackers require regular or daily use to monitor progress effectively. Stylish designs allow regular use while blending in with various outfits. Most fitness trackers come in slim designs to ensure unobtrusiveness and maintain functionality. Some activity trackers come with detachable decorative bands that create the illusion of a bracelet or watch, making the tracking device look stylish. Some fitness tracking devices come in clip-on designs that are easy to wear out of sight by attaching to different parts of an outfit when the user is in work environments.

Are all fitness trackers wristbands?
Most fitness tracking devices come in a wristband design due to the ease of wearing and accessibility. Some trackers, such as the pedometer, are most effective worn on the side, clipped onto the waistband or directly above the knee.

Are there multipurpose fitness trackers?
Activity tracking devices come in a variety of simple and complex designs. Simple designs only monitor and track one or two functions. More complex designs may include additional sensors, such as gyroscopes, light sensors, and heart rate monitors, to provide more detailed tracking.

Do they have unique features?
Some fitness tracking devices come with more advanced technology, offering additional functions and making the tracking process much easier. Some of these extra features include compasses and GPS systems that help map out exercise routes, built-in LCD screens displaying the day's activity levels, alarm features, and tap or touch controls that allow adjustment settings.