https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/ Cathy Chester, MS Advocate shares decades of wisdom Sun, 30 May 2021 21:21:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-29502 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 12:01:44 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-29502 […] CLICK HERE to view “How FitBit And FaceTime Use Technology To Make Exercise More Accessible&#8… […]

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27098 Sat, 15 Aug 2015 05:22:20 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27098 Hello Cathy! It’s good to know how technology is helping us in all fields. Fit bit is wonderful gadget that can really help us. Thanks for the amazing blog.

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27016 Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:22:16 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27016 It is so wonderful to see how technology can be put to such good use. This is a wonderful development for the MS community but I think really for everyone. With a disability or without, anyone can benefit from this. Like you, I have not been able to stick to an exercise regime and the personalized attention and ability to exercise at home that this affords would be a real incentive for me to get on board. I have been interested in trying the FitBit -- I hear such good things about it. Thanks for bringing this new development to our attention, Cathy!

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27015 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:18:12 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27015 What a great interview and perspective Cathy! This answer by the not too hard to look at Dr. Vincent gives me hope that maybe someday our favorite hashtag / mantra will actually happen: "Our goal is to find ways to improve the lives of patients living with MS and to encourage smart, enthusiastic medical students to become interns, residents and physicians who will continue to improve care in MS." #InMyLifetimePlease

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27014 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:00:45 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27014 Sound like this could be very useful for a lot of folks, with or without MS. Accountability does help me get off my backside, but it's hard to find someone who can work with me on it.

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27013 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 19:09:59 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27013 I love these devices. FitBit, Nike...they are all wonderful tools to help us monitor our goals and activities. I have been known to be a little competitive (understatement). These things drive me to compete with myself. Always wanting to better it each day, even if it's only a few steps. It's as much physiological as it is physical. Good combo...good sharing!

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27012 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:06:40 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27012 This would be great for me. I was doing PT and had to stop because I could not afford the co-pays. I was disapoointed i could not go back to PT ... Use it or lose it ...,balance is one of my worse symptoms. I improve and then stop PT.... And as they say... Use it or lose it

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27011 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 12:20:03 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27011 Wondering about ongoing costs. Are there any?

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27010 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:15:21 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27010 I was one of the nerds who actually exercised along with Jane Fonda every day. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, I'd been going to water aerobics three days a week, for several years, so I had a fitness advantage many of my fellow breast cancer sisters didn't have. The main thing that got me through the death of my husband, four years ago, was my Monday-Wednesday-Friday session at the gym with my trainer. I hired a trainer because I knew I would sink into the floorboards of my house, never to be seen again. A trainer is my splurge in life. I give up, a lot, for that, but I really think it's saved me on so many levels.
Do what exercise you can, Cathy! It is a game changer! xoxox, Brenda

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27009 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:55:39 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27009 I LOVE FitBit! I have one!

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27008 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:53:15 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27008 I wear the Nike Fuel band for my fitness tracker but heard that the FitBit is better. It's a motivational tool. I like it and it's fun.

]]> https://anempoweredspirit.com/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27007 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 09:54:40 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2015/07/15/how-fitbit-and-facetime-use-technology-to-make-exercise-more-accessible/#comment-27007 Oh Cathy you are such a great heroine! But listen, I bought a Fit-bit., wore it 24/7, fell in love with it (it was a great motivator) and then it stopped working. I took it back and got another which also stopped working.
The salesclerk suggested I was allergic. Can this happen?

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