I keep a FitBit One to count steps but I also track on my Watch. I do like the social aspect of the FitBit and sharing stats with your friends. I'm not sure if the Watch will ever do this. Privacy concerns by Apple?
Maybe, but I'm not sure. "Sharing" your fitness progress automatically also means choosing one or more social media services (I'm only on FB, not Twitter or Instagram or snapchat or whatever else), which in turn only serves to benefit one of those services.
I can easily type up my own FB post to say how much I've ran this weekend without any help from Apple. I don't see any reason to have it done for me.
I've been wondering lately, too: what is the real reason any of us post our fitness progress publicly? Is it merely boasting? Or friendly competition, encouragement, or maybe trying to set examples and goals for others?
I've mentioned my own progress just a few times on FB (even posted a couple dreaded "gym selfies"), and over the past seven or eight years, only one or two of my friends have ever asked me for advice. Maybe others have felt inspired, but I don't know, and I don't think I
need to know.
One of my parents' friends has a Fitbit, and he "competes" with others for step count and whatnot. My mom has said that she thinks the "competition" is silly and maybe an annoyance, making him feel bad if he doesn't do as much as his friends. Then again, she doesn't like to sweat, either…