1. Fitbit App Brittany Yachere

2. What is the Fitbit App?  The Fitbit app tracks your steps, miles walked or ran, and how many calories you burned.  You can also input the exercises you do, how many calories you ate, how much water you drank, and start a meal plan.  The app has GPS so it can track your route when walking or running.  Your data can also be seen online at the Fitbit website.

3. Setting Your Own Goals  You can set your own weekly goals within the app such as…  How many steps you want to take.  How much of a distance you want to walk or run.  How many calories you want to burn.  How many calories of food you want to eat.  How much water you want to drink.

4. More About Fitbit App  You can add friends to interact and share with. You are able to message them in the app.  Another feature is that you can challenge your friends to things such as the Daily Showdown, Weekend Warrior, and Workweek Hustle.  When you have a friends list you will be able to see a leaderboard to see who is doing the most steps, etc out of your friends.

5. Badges  While using the app they will give you badges over time to help motivate you.  Once you reach a certain amount of daily steps, lifetime steps, floors climbed daily, floors climbed in your lifetime, and if you lose weight you will get a badge.

6. How Much Is It & Where Can I Get It?  The app is free.  If you have an iPhone, iPad, or tablet you can get the app from the apple store.  If you have an android you can get the app from the google play store.  If you have a windows phone you can get the app from the windows app store. Apple Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fitbit-activity-calorie- tracker/id462638897?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fitbit.FitbitMobile https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fitbit.FitbitMobile Windows Store: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/fitbit/378ebdb6-f31f-4505- a00d-c460ef22e7ff

7. Optional Equipment  You can sync the app with a Fitbit device to get more out of the app.  They come in several different colors.  The devices range from $59.95 to $99.95.

8. Why get the Fitbit app?  Students will love controlling their own health and fitness.  Students love technology so they will want to use the app daily.  The app allows students to work with their friends and even challenge them which will motivate all of them.  The increase in physical activity will grow since the students will love seeing their numbers go up within the app.