I've had one for a few months now, adopted one early because let's face it, i'm addicted to technology. that being said, i bought it right about the time i started my lifestyle change of eating better and exercising more. people have already commented that if it motivates you to go out and be more active, then it's already worth whatever the cost is. and that, for me at least, is true. normally, i hate the idea that one buy a product and use an intended use as a justification ("if i had this camera, i would totally start taking photographs"), but since I was already on my way to changing my living habits, the fuel band provided just a little extra motivation to stay active and keep hitting my fuel goals.
speaking of goals, this device does one thing really well: it prevents you from cheating. you can set your daily goal whenever you want, but it will apply to the next day's goal. so if it's 11:30 at night and you're shy of making your goal, you can't reset it so that you'll hit it. the changes will affect tomorrow's goal. there's a bit of discipline involved to set your goal to a realistic number and not sandbag your own efforts to be active. setting your goal to 200 isn't do yourself any favors.
nike claims that 2000 fuel points is average for a normal day. that is about right. when i go to the gym and hit the treadmill, i can easily get double that so I try to set my goal to around 3000-4500, depending on what i have planned for the next day.
i'm not one to wear a watch or anything else, but this i'll wear. i can't wear it while working on my macbook pro, however, it gets in the way of typing and i'm afraid of the metal clasp scratching the surface, but they go on and off easily enough.
there's a really good write up on the device right here:
http://solecollector.com/news/review-the-nike-fuelband-a-step-towards-the-future/
speaking of goals, this device does one thing really well: it prevents you from cheating. you can set your daily goal whenever you want, but it will apply to the next day's goal. so if it's 11:30 at night and you're shy of making your goal, you can't reset it so that you'll hit it. the changes will affect tomorrow's goal. there's a bit of discipline involved to set your goal to a realistic number and not sandbag your own efforts to be active. setting your goal to 200 isn't do yourself any favors.
nike claims that 2000 fuel points is average for a normal day. that is about right. when i go to the gym and hit the treadmill, i can easily get double that so I try to set my goal to around 3000-4500, depending on what i have planned for the next day.
i'm not one to wear a watch or anything else, but this i'll wear. i can't wear it while working on my macbook pro, however, it gets in the way of typing and i'm afraid of the metal clasp scratching the surface, but they go on and off easily enough.
there's a really good write up on the device right here:
http://solecollector.com/news/review-the-nike-fuelband-a-step-towards-the-future/