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Fitness Tip of the Day!
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Diabetes Worldwide in 2011
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The 5th ed. of "Diabetes Atlas" (published Nov. 2011) reports that there were 366 million people with diabetes worldwide as of 2011. This is up almost 30% from the year before, which reported 285 million.
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Product Details: VivoFit-1
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Product Name:
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VivoFit-1
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Category:
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Activity Trackers
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Manufacturer:
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Garmin
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List Price:
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$129.99 ($139.99 with chest strap)
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| Activity Log:
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YES, via Garmin Connect
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| Alerts:
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displays a dynamic red bar that shows how long you've been inactive; movement resets it
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| Altimeter:
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no
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| AthleteInMe.com® Rating:
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++++ Excellent!
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| Battery Details:
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2 coin CR1632 batteries; last 1 year
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| Battery Life:
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| Calories Burned:
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YES
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| Chest Strap:
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no (Garmin HR chest strap sold separately)
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| Colors Available:
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6 choices available: black, blue, purple, teal, slate, red
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| Connectivity / Ports:
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ANT+ USB dongle
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| Date / Time:
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no / YES
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| Display Type:
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segmented LCD
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| Display Backlight:
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no
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| Exercise Physiology:
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no
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| GPS:
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no
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| Heart Rate: Average:
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no
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| Heart Rate: Limits:
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no
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| Heart Rate: Max Achieved:
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no
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| Heart Rate: Resting:
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no
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| Heart Rate: Time in Zone:
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no
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| Special Features:
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learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal; HR monitoring requires Garmin's chest strap
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| Stop Watch:
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no
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| Sweat Resistant:
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(details needed)
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| Time of Session:
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no
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| Timers:
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no
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| Tracks Activity Amount:
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YES
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| Tracks Activity Types:
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no
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| Tracks Distance:
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YES
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| Tracks Sleep:
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YES
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| Tracks Steps:
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YES
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| VO2 max:
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no
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| Water Resistance:
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YES, down to 50 meters; OK to swim
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| Worn On:
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wrist (2 sizes available)
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