Working out with a friend can help you meet your fitness goals. Adding a friend to your work out, even remotely, can provide you with motivation and incentive to keep your fitness plans on track.

At Fitbit.com, you can share your stats across your social network. Integrations with popular apps and websites, including Facebook, allow you to share your achievements with your friends, and you can share as much (or as little) as you want with your Fitbit friends. If you’re Fitbit friends with someone, you also have access to leaderboards that show everyone’s averages by week and can compare how you’re doing in relation to your friends.

Now that we’re in the middle of the holiday season, having that extra support to get you through all of the obstacles is even more important. During the holidays we are so much more at risk of fall off the fitness wagon.With meals that can add up to many calories in one sitting, the need for fitness friends during this time is so much greater.

Fitbit Trackers also make great holiday gifts for anyone on your list looking to live healthily for the new year, but you don’t need to wait to get your fitness friends together. Find your motivation over the holidays with friends, and stay healthy all year long!

Fit fitness into your day:

Make every step you take a step toward better fitness. The Fitbit Tracker shows your real-time activity stats so you know how close you are to your goals. It's with you every step of the day, motivating you to make small changes that add up to big results.

What’s included:

• 1 Fitbit Tracker
• 1 base station / charger
• 1 sleep wrist band
• 1 belt holster
• Free membership to Fitbit.com, which includes ability to log and chart activities, food, sleep, water, body mass & weight

 

Technology:

• Accelerometer
• Altimeter
• Wireless
• Rechargeable

 

The Ultra contains an accelerometer like the one in the Wii, tracking your activity more accurately than old-fashioned pedometers, plus an altimeter for tracking stairs climbed.

Activity Tracking...

With you every step of the day:

Fitbit makes every step you take a step toward better fitness, even on your busiest days. Fitbit Ultra's super sensitive 3-D motion sensor tracks your day down to details a pedometer can't catch, showing your exact steps taken, calories burned, and distance traveled. The new altimeter tracks floors climbed so you can monitor this heart-healthy activity, encouraging you to take the stairs at home or work, or climb a little further on your next hike.

Sleep Tracking...

Demystify your sleep cycle:

We all know solid sleep is hugely important to well-being and weight loss. But until now the question has been: just how do you track sleep? The answer — the Fitbit Tracker. Slip your Tracker into the Fitbit sleep wristband before bed, and it will keep a watchful eye as you slumber. When your info uploads to Fitbit.com, you'll see not only how long you sleep, but how well you sleep.

The Tracker monitors how many times and how long you wake up during the night. Over time, you can apply what you learn to better understanding what helps you sleep better.

Display...

Check your progress:

Check your real-time stats at any time with a quick glance at your Fitbit Ultra. Switch between steps, distance, calories burned, and floors climbed with a single button. With every peek, you'll get a little burst of motivation to fit in a few extra steps.

• Steps - The Fitbit Ultra accurately tracks your activity all day long, counting every step you take
• Distance – See how many miles (or km) you walk heading to the coffee shop, to lunch, or just around the house
• Calories Burned - See how your activity translates into actual calories burned
• Floors Climbed (new) – Fitbit Ultra includes an altimeter to track how many floors or hills you climb throughout the day
• Flower - Your flower will grow and shrink, depending on how active you've been lately.
• Clock (new)- With the time at your fingertips, you can work out and still know when you need to be home
• Stopwatch (new) - Hold down the button for 2 seconds to time an event, such as a walk, run, or a sleep period
• Greeting (new) – Give your Tracker a fun name to easily identify yours vs. your spouse's
• Chatter (new)- Get fun messages to keep you moving, each time you pick up your Tracker

 

Wearable...

Tiny, comfortable, and discreet:

Unlike bulky, awkward devices that all but scream, "Look at me, I'm on a diet," the Fitbit Tracker is light and small enough to wear all day without anyone knowing. In fact, it's the smallest fitness tracker out there. Tuck it in your pocket, or clip it to your belt or bra, and you're set.

• Pocket-Clip your Tracker on your pocket for easy access throughout the day, or slip it inside for protection
• Waist - The waist is the optimal position to wear your Tracker. A belt holster is included for thicker belt
• Bra - Women often find the center of the bra to be the most secure and discreet position
• Wrist (when sleeping) –Slip it into the included Fitbit wristband at night, and find out about your sleep patterns

 

Free online tools...

Your activity and sleep stats come to life on Fitbit.com, creating a visual map of your progress that gives you a clear picture of how you're doing and where you're headed. Use your custom dashboard to analyze your day and chart your progress over time. You can keep score with yourself and see how you compare to other people in your age and fitness range.

Share with friends...

Nothing motivates like a supportive community and a little healthy competition. On Fitbit.com you can share info with friends and create your own private groups with friends and family to set collaborative or competitive goals. You can also join public groups and forums to ask questions and get advice fr