When I was in San Diego last month, I was fortunate enough to pick up a Nike+ FuelBand at the Nike store near my hotel. I had done a little bit of research on it prior to that and thought it looked pretty cool. But of course it's only available in the States, so I had to jump on any opportunity to get one. And as luck would have it, I got my opportunity!
Anyway, what this handy little device does is it counts your steps and movement and calculates the calories burned while doing so, and then tells you how much "fuel" you've earned. Nike fuel is basically just a point system they've come up with to quantify the amount of activity you've done. There are several other ways to earn Nike fuel, like the Nike+ Running app, and... I'm actually not sure how else. I think there's something basketball related? And i think theres an Xbox 360 game coming soon... I'm off topic again.
The really fun thing about this is that it turns exercise into a game! It's a little extra motivation to go for that run you know you really SHOULD go for. You set yourself a daily fuel goal, and when you reach it, you get this awesome little animation on the FuelBand. Plus, when you sync it to your phone or computer you get to watch little animated videos each time you reach or beat your goals, or reach various little milestones. The app and website will also show all of your activity in little graphs giving you a visual representation of your activity levels throughout the day, week, month, and year. And it shows how long a streak you're on, how many daily goals you've achieved.
The other really fun thing is the competition! If you know other people with the Nike+ FuelBand, you can connect via either the Nike+ website or Facebook and compare scores. Sadly, no one I know has one of these awesome little things yet so I don't have any competition. So this is my call to arms! If you're anywhere near a Nike store in the States, go get one! It's only $150, and it's well worth the price! I need some competition!
