Rapidly approaching a milestone birthday rather faster than I would have hoped … clue it’s not 21… I’m determined to hit the gym with a vengeance and look as good as possible in those milestone photographs. Some may call that vanity but there is a deeper more important reason it .. the creaks and pains are there and I’m determined to hit my next decade running …maybe not marathon worthy but certainly better than a leisurely stroll..
Although I have been a regular gym goer for many years I have kind of lost my confidence a little when it comes to a programme. I have used personal trainers in the past and they gave me confidence but I didn’t want to have the expense and I also have a very knowledgable boyfriend who can help me with technique . The whole thing seemed a little overwhelming .. the answer to my conundrum came in the form of the ai trainer in my Fitbit
I have had fitbits for absolutely years .. initially starting with the little clip on one but a few years ago Lance bought me a Fitbit versa 2 and I have found it really useful for tracking my steps etc . I subscribe to the Fitbit premium which is £79.99 a year – about 22p a day. Fitbit premium offers advanced sleep analysis with detailed sleep score breakdown, monthly sleep profile, and tailored suggestions, instead of just a basic score.
Daily Readiness or “Readiness Score” that tells you whether to push hard, do light activity, or rest based on recent activity, sleep quality, and heart rate variability
Extra health metrics such as more detailed skin temperature trends, stress metrics, and manual blood glucose logging in the app, giving a fuller picture of recovery and wellbeing.
These are all really handy stats to know and gives you an overview as to how you are doing but it’s the ai trainer I am absolutely loving as it has given me custom built programme in minutes . Fitbit already has all my stats such as age, weight and my health stats so it really was as simple as telling it what my goals are, whether you prefer to work out in the gym or at home, prefer machines or free weights and what weaknesses my ageing body has .. tender back, weak knees .. slightly dodgy wrists – I’m doomed 😂 .and hey presto in minutes it designs a custom built programme. This is a sample of one of the weights programmes , it suggests a weight and number of repetitions but you can manually alter these if you find them too heavy or light .
Once you have done the sets you simply mark them as done and then it automatically logs it to your history . You get a post workout summary which compares to previous workouts so you can see how you are improving .. There is a chat option if you have any questions you want answering and if there is anything you like particularly or don’t like you just chat and it can change the programme accordingly, for example I’m not a fan of cable machines so I told it and the plan was altered accordingly.
The ai coach plans your schedule for the week and provides you with an after workout summary.
So I’m in to the second week of the trainer and I’m finding it so useful, it’s motivating and stops you having to think about what you need to do, it takes away the hard work
As well as the above the Fitbit premium also has a workout library where it has loads of different workouts if you want to do your exercise at home. You just choose the type of workout you want, the length and the library has something for you .
As well as physical fitness it also has your mental wellbeing accounted for with a selection of meditations again which can be selected by type . I find the sleep ones particularly good as I have a very busy mind and find it hard to switch off.
The rest of the family have Apple Watches but I can’t be swayed . The Fitbit stays charged much longer than an Apple Watch and I find it much much easier to navigate. In addition the customer service is great . Whilst on holiday the screen on the Fitbit stopped working and I contacted them and they went through troubleshooting which didn’t work and they simply replaced it free of charge and sent direct to my home. I couldn’t have asked for any more
The only I had to change was the strap. I’m not a great fan of the plastic/rubber style straps so I changed it for a more blingy type leather strap from Amazon which dresses it up a little bit.
Being a bit of a clumsy clot I also got a set of screen protector which were cheap as chips but stops the screen smashing or getting scratched, it’s sillicone i think not hard plastic and pops on easily and does the job
A bedside charger was something I have just invested in as well and it works really well for me and looks neater.
I honestly can’t find a negative thing to say about this smartwatch, I love the look, the functions and the ease to use .. a 10/10 for me.
Link for the silicone screen protector
If you want to see my progress with the the trainer I will update in a couple of weeks as to how I’m getting on !
Carolyn 25.03.2026
Links below in case you want further information on anything Ive mentioned
Link for fitbit sense https://amzn.to/4rMhDDv
Link for fitbit screen protector https://amzn.to/47OREE6
Link for fitbit docking station https://amzn.to/4rJvASp
Link for blingy watch strap https://amzn.to/4uKUqUG
I may get paid a very small amount if you purchase.
LCChaosandhome 
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