Fitbit charge 5 heart healthHeart Health Month (February) is a great time to get more from your Fitbit. I’m sure you are already happy it gets you out of your seat during the day, so you get 10,000 or more steps each day. Fitbit is the best motivator for movement. However, it’s capable of a lot more than that. I’ll explain some of the ways to get more from your Fitbit below, then enter for a chance to win one of three that we are giving away in this contest.

What is Heart Health Month and who should care

We’ve all known someone with heart health issues. Some of these are worse than others, some are not preventable. However, some issues can be improved with patience and a plan. I want to emphasize both of these. Patience is important because our bodies can be resistant to change, even positive change. Few things we do will bring dramatic perceptible change overnight. Be patient though, since we know from countless testimonials and medical studies, that positive change is possible and often you won’t feel different immediately as your lungs and heart get stronger and healthier.

A challenging thing about heart health is most of us are unaware where we stand in terms of our own heart. Heart health month is meant to help us all become more interested in taking care of our heart. Importantly, the new line of wearables, like the Fitbit Charge 5 we are giving away in this contest, can go a long way to helping you learn more about your heart and to monitor and reveal the changes in your heart health that occur due to good (e.g., exercise) or bad (sitting for hours at a computer without breaks) daily habits.

Plan to improve your heart health this year

You can do many things to affect your heart health (positively and negatively). Activity, for example, can be good or bad depending on how much and how prepared your body is. You’ve likely heard of people who had a medical emergency for doing an unusual activity like moving furniture. You don’t want that. The best way to begin, therefore, is to consult a medical professional like a physician before you begin a new program to improve heart health.

The doctor will base his assessment on what they see: test results and lab results. However, imagine if you could bring a set of results collected over multiple days with you to the doctor’s office. That is easy enough with the modern fitness trackers like the Charge 5. You can show the doctor how your heart rate varied through the days leading up to your appointment, ECG patterns (so they can see the pattern of your heart beats), average oxygen levels, sleep patterns, and more. Most people use their trackers to monitor steps and you could incorporate step tracking into your improvement plan. However, your plan can also include monitoring for subtle changes in heart rate and stress levels over time: you likely can’t perceive those changes but a Fitbit can!

Should you begin to exercise this year

Exercise is a broad term that incorporates the a range of activities. For you, a good exercise might be a half hour walk each day. At the other extreme, a very athletic person might prefer a two hour bike ride on hilly terrain.

This is the kind of person who might enter a fitness challenge like the recently advertised casting call for “Ultimate Challenge Canada.” Imagine travelling the country participating in fitness challenges, getting expert coaching, and developing lifelong memories along the way. It sounds really cool to me: as a spectator! Too intense for me to participate but I’d watch it from the comfort of my living room sofa—after my daily half hour walk, of course.

For now, enter for a chance to win a new Fitbit Charge 5 so you can start monitoring your heart health, and preparing to become a healthier version of you.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in two different ways.

  1. In a comment beneath this article tell us one new activity you would like to do this year to improve your heart health.
  2. Visit the Fitbit Charge 5 product page, look at the many features, then in an email to bestbuyblog@bestbuycanada.ca, tell us which three features are your favourites. You must mention three features discussed on the product page for a valid entry.

What you can win

At the end of this contest, we will randomly draw three winners from all eligible entries. Each winner will receive either a Blue, or White, or Black Fitbit Charge 5 (there is one of each colour as prizes).

This contest runs from Feb 15th until Feb 28th.

Remember you can enter you can enter twice as discussed above. However, your friends and family may also want to improve their heart health. Send them the link to this article and suggest they enter too!

Win a Fitbit Charge 5 Contest Rules and Regulations

Good Luck

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
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Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  2. I would really like to start running to improve my heart health. I have been limited in mobility for the last several months so this would really help me a great deal.

  7. I would like to do some sort of exercise each day. Walking is my favourite, but maybe adding in some variety. Even if it is just something short, getting myself into the habit of doing SOMETHING each day would help!

  16. walking activity as each day i walk 1K. I could use the Built-In GPS–A Daily Readiness Score and the health Metrics Dashboard.

  17. i would love to win this fit bit. I had back survery in Feb/2020 just before the outbreak of cov19. This ment was not able to go to the gym for rehab. I have bought a cheap tred mill. It sits in my room waiting for me to use it, I kee[ putting it off. Now that I can walk with a cane instead of my walker I have more insentive to start using it. I know that having the fit bit it would give me more drive. I would like to get back on my bike this summer,, it has been a long time since I could ride it. Using the fit bit I am sure it will help me in many was.I would love to have the Fit Bit.

  27. Improving my heart health is a necessity for me as I am presently fighting a terminal illness and I have no plans on allowing it to win. Unfortunately, it has put me into congestive heart failure once and I don’t want that to happen again.
    Since my rare type of autoimmune cancer is damaging my lungs which puts extra work on my heart I have to work on slowly increasing my strength back up and the Fitbit Charge 5 would help me do that. I would happily buy one, but and there is always a but isn’t there? I am on Government disability as my long term disability carrier decided to play games. Due to the government disability I can bearly, keep up with monthly bills and to have food on my table. Anything above that is impossible.
    Thank you so much for this chance and opportunity to win the Fitbit Charge 5.
    #Fitbitcharge5 #Fitbit #Fitbitcontest

  42. I would like to get more swimming in this year. I love swimming but haven’t been in a long time and it’s a great way to exercise

  44. I plan to start a daily walking activity as soon as the icy sidewalks melt. I could use the Built-In GPS–A Daily Readiness Score and the health Metrics Dashboard. Spring is coming!!

  45. I am suffering from back pain. I would take this opportunity to start my journey towards healthy lifestyle. Running and jogging will be able to reduce the pain as recommended by my doctor. So the Fitbit will help me in this process. Thank you

  50. I would love to do a 5k walk since I am only able to do a 2k wall right now. On a weight loss journey to lose 50 pounds this year. I am down 15 pounds. This Fitbit Charge 5 would help me stay active and I could improve my heart health which are at the top of my list this year. Eating health and working out by walking. Thanks for opportunity to enter contest.

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