To New Christmas Fitbit owners

[essieL]

Welcome new Fitbit owners. To those of you who got a Fitbit for Christmas tells us about your badges here, as you acquire them, so we all can cheer you on!

[ElleCeeBee · Accepted solution]

I got a FitBit for Christmas!  I've had the Zip in the past, but got a charge - much easier to use regularly IMO.  Just earned a Happy Hills badge!

[essieL]

Hurray for happy hills badge! 

[essieL]

Come on new Fitbit Christmas owners! Tell us about your achievements so far! Has anyone reached “high tops “, or “marathon”? We want to celebrate with you!

[SteveL1964]

Hi, I am a very happy new Fitbit owner, having exchanged one with my wife at Christmas. 

I find the device is really helping me to get out there and exercise. I have always enjoyed walking, but now I walk with purpose, and I walk faster and for a longer duration than I would have done before. The dog is benefiting too: she now gets a 90 minute walk from me pretty much every day, before it would have been 60 minutes at best. 

Badge-wise my best so far is 30,000 steps in a day. I hope to build that up gradually and get to 100,000 steps by June. About 25 years ago I was fit enough to do the Cross Wales Walk which is about 45 miles in a day. I estimate that 100,000 steps will be a similar distance, and I'd love to be that fit again. 

[essieL]

@SteveL1964 Wow! You have already earned 30,000! That is so great! 

[SteveL1964]

Thanks for the support and encouragement @essieL .

I received my London Underground distance badge yesterday & I'm very pleased with progress so far.

I noticed you mentioned on another thread that you have got your 100,000 steps badge. That must have been some day of walking!

Cheers

Steve