Xiaomi Mi Band. Fitness area
Welcome to the iCover Blog Pages . Most recently, a new version of probably the most affordable fitness bracelet - Xiaomi Mi Band 1S. She was pumped properly and now she can measure her pulse. But we decided to recall the old version of Mi Band , which didn’t get any worse, and also fell a little cheaper (we added a surprise for the residents of the Gimetays)!
And for the first time we give the floor on our blog to a girl (no, not the one in the picture). :)
“I know firsthand what fitness is and consider myself to be people who strive to maintain good physical shape.
Much of the world of fitness has already been tried: calculating calories, proper nutrition, special diets, etc. After all, we always have few results, and there is no limit to perfection.
At the moment, there are many tools and ways to maintain your weight and physical fitness, as well as tone outside of training (fitness room), and I have always been for the principle of “do no harm” and use the most natural means for our body.
I found an interesting thing for myself to test and understand how far the fitness industry has advanced, and how much people’s desire to look better, following the most basic rules, to achieve the desired results.
Now many people use a variety of applications to track incoming calories and this might be enough, but what about the fact that we move, burning calories, we sleep, and sleep is the most important part of both the general condition of the body (to protect against stress during chronic lack of sleep), and to restore all muscles.
My acquaintance with the Mi Band fitness bracelet began with a three-line coaching parting instruction from a single instruction in Chinese. In principle, it took no more than an hour to get ready for work.
FOUR steps to be taken:
As for the battery of the bracelet - it has been holding a charge for a week.
To start using the Mi Fit application, I filled out my profile and data that will help in the future to calculate the required load level and acceptable weight (BMI).
Assuming that I travel a lot using ground transportation, I had to set the initial load level at 8,000 steps per day, which is about 200 calories burned. During the day, you can track in which period of time the greater and lesser distances are covered.
And an important feature - Mi Fit constantly motivates you. He doesn’t just record the data received from the fitness bracelet: he congratulates on each goal achieved, calling it an obstacle course (you feel like a participant in victorious marathons or races).
At the end of the day, the goal was achieved - the bracelet vibrated, which I personally really liked.
You can view all the distance traveled in a week and see which days you were more active.
By the way, speaking of the notification function on the bracelet, Mi Band monitors and notifies you of incoming calls, messages from different applications, where the next number of letters has arrived, and of course the alarm clock. Absolutely everything is set up with one click - I don’t like to carry the phone in my pocket, it lies on the desktop when I go around the office, so I don’t miss important calls. In this case, you do not have to be distracted by the smartphone with your eyes when there is no time to answer the call.
The bracelet is equipped with sensors that read your movements, recognizing the moment of falling asleep, waking up, and more importantly, the phases of deep and fast sleep. It is from them that you can understand what time you get enough sleep, and determine the quality of sleep. For a quick recovery, the number of hours of sleep plays a smaller role than the duration of the deep sleep phase. Mi Fit also highlights the gaps (in orange) when you suddenly wake up, and the alarm is still far away.
And here for lovers of sleep and for those who hate all the morning sounds (at least birds, even the sea wave), the climax sets in - a smart alarm clock. Such a function is also in smartphones, BUT ... Mi Band will begin to wake you up exactly in the phase of fast (shallow) sleep half an hour before the set time. At first, you won’t notice that the bracelet vibrated twice, and that’s the whole secret: the body at this moment is already preparing for a quiet awakening without stress and without the desire to break the alarm clock. Later, the bracelet will vibrate repeatedly, which will finally make you ready for a day fight.
For a complete picture on the use of Mi Fit, there are sections for pumping the press and for running, where, thanks to smart sneakers tied to the application and GPS-location, parameters are determined: distance, time, speed and much more. Sneakers can be found and bought in the store from Xiaomi without leaving the application. It only stops the language barrier: almost all the data in the online store is written in Chinese. But what are these obstacles for us!
I forgot to mention, if you wish, you can also attach special scales to Mi Fit, the process of tracking the physical form will become even simpler and more motivating.
I conclude my review of the Mi Band fitness bracelet with the words of Chinese wisdom from Xiaomi: “Achieving a goal today is easier than reaching it every day.”
And finally, good news for those who are interested in buying a Xiaomi Mi Band fitness bracelet . Between December 15, 2015, we reduced the price for our friends with the Gimetimes by 20%. Enter the geekband promotional code when purchasing this bracelet, which has no equal in terms of price / opportunity - yours. The author of the review, by the way, could not part with the bracelet after the test and left the gadget to herself, akin to it for a week of wearing. :)
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And for the first time we give the floor on our blog to a girl (no, not the one in the picture). :)
“I know firsthand what fitness is and consider myself to be people who strive to maintain good physical shape.
Much of the world of fitness has already been tried: calculating calories, proper nutrition, special diets, etc. After all, we always have few results, and there is no limit to perfection.
At the moment, there are many tools and ways to maintain your weight and physical fitness, as well as tone outside of training (fitness room), and I have always been for the principle of “do no harm” and use the most natural means for our body.
I found an interesting thing for myself to test and understand how far the fitness industry has advanced, and how much people’s desire to look better, following the most basic rules, to achieve the desired results.
Now many people use a variety of applications to track incoming calories and this might be enough, but what about the fact that we move, burning calories, we sleep, and sleep is the most important part of both the general condition of the body (to protect against stress during chronic lack of sleep), and to restore all muscles.
Mi Band - Fitness Bracelet with Xiaomi Mi Fit App
My acquaintance with the Mi Band fitness bracelet began with a three-line coaching parting instruction from a single instruction in Chinese. In principle, it took no more than an hour to get ready for work.
FOUR steps to be taken:
- Take an Android phone or tablet with an OS version of at least 4.3 or an i-device with an OS version of at least 8
- Charge the bracelet via the included USB cable;
- Install the application (I had to download it from the official Xiaomi website);
- Turn on Bluetooth so that the bracelet is attached and synchronized with the application.
As for the battery of the bracelet - it has been holding a charge for a week.
To start using the Mi Fit application, I filled out my profile and data that will help in the future to calculate the required load level and acceptable weight (BMI).
Motivation for the result.
Assuming that I travel a lot using ground transportation, I had to set the initial load level at 8,000 steps per day, which is about 200 calories burned. During the day, you can track in which period of time the greater and lesser distances are covered.
And an important feature - Mi Fit constantly motivates you. He doesn’t just record the data received from the fitness bracelet: he congratulates on each goal achieved, calling it an obstacle course (you feel like a participant in victorious marathons or races).
At the end of the day, the goal was achieved - the bracelet vibrated, which I personally really liked.
You can view all the distance traveled in a week and see which days you were more active.
Always in touch
By the way, speaking of the notification function on the bracelet, Mi Band monitors and notifies you of incoming calls, messages from different applications, where the next number of letters has arrived, and of course the alarm clock. Absolutely everything is set up with one click - I don’t like to carry the phone in my pocket, it lies on the desktop when I go around the office, so I don’t miss important calls. In this case, you do not have to be distracted by the smartphone with your eyes when there is no time to answer the call.
What does the Mi Band do at night?
The bracelet is equipped with sensors that read your movements, recognizing the moment of falling asleep, waking up, and more importantly, the phases of deep and fast sleep. It is from them that you can understand what time you get enough sleep, and determine the quality of sleep. For a quick recovery, the number of hours of sleep plays a smaller role than the duration of the deep sleep phase. Mi Fit also highlights the gaps (in orange) when you suddenly wake up, and the alarm is still far away.
And here for lovers of sleep and for those who hate all the morning sounds (at least birds, even the sea wave), the climax sets in - a smart alarm clock. Such a function is also in smartphones, BUT ... Mi Band will begin to wake you up exactly in the phase of fast (shallow) sleep half an hour before the set time. At first, you won’t notice that the bracelet vibrated twice, and that’s the whole secret: the body at this moment is already preparing for a quiet awakening without stress and without the desire to break the alarm clock. Later, the bracelet will vibrate repeatedly, which will finally make you ready for a day fight.
For a complete picture on the use of Mi Fit, there are sections for pumping the press and for running, where, thanks to smart sneakers tied to the application and GPS-location, parameters are determined: distance, time, speed and much more. Sneakers can be found and bought in the store from Xiaomi without leaving the application. It only stops the language barrier: almost all the data in the online store is written in Chinese. But what are these obstacles for us!
I forgot to mention, if you wish, you can also attach special scales to Mi Fit, the process of tracking the physical form will become even simpler and more motivating.
I conclude my review of the Mi Band fitness bracelet with the words of Chinese wisdom from Xiaomi: “Achieving a goal today is easier than reaching it every day.”
And finally, good news for those who are interested in buying a Xiaomi Mi Band fitness bracelet . Between December 15, 2015, we reduced the price for our friends with the Gimetimes by 20%. Enter the geekband promotional code when purchasing this bracelet, which has no equal in terms of price / opportunity - yours. The author of the review, by the way, could not part with the bracelet after the test and left the gadget to herself, akin to it for a week of wearing. :)
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