The Scottish Mail on Sunday

Track your progress

- By Katherine Keogh

EVEN with the best will in the world, sticking to a healthy diet and exercising regularly is challengin­g. Today The Mail on Sunday is giving you the chance to get a new NutriCoach Fitness Tracker from nutrition experts Healthspan absolutely FREE. The cutting-edge device usually costs £49.95.

Over the past few years, activity trackers have become a must-have for anyone looking to lose weight, tone up and improve their fitness. They are a fun way to monitor daily activity – steps taken and distance covered – as well as estimating how many calories you have burned.

But Healthspan’s NutriCoach Fitness Tracker is more than just a clever gadget. Here’s how it can boost your weight-loss drive… and help get you into the best shape of your life.

WHAT IS NUTRICOACH?

THE NutriCoach Fitness Tracker can be worn on your wrist or attached to your belt and measures steps, distance covered, calories burned and activity time.

It’s made from a comfortabl­e, lightweigh­t silicone and is waterproof.

The tracker’s battery lasts for up to two weeks, so you can wear the device around the clock without having to constantly recharge, ensuring that you never miss a step.

Simply charge it using the USB charger included and get moving on your way to 10,000 steps a day and beyond.

One tap of the touchscree­n will tell you:

Steps taken Calories burned Total activity time

THE BENEFITS NEEDN’T STOP THERE

NUTRICOACH is the brainchild of Healthspan, the UK’s leading direct supplier of vitamins and supplement­s. By downloadin­g the free Healthspan app and syncing it to your NutriCoach Fitness Tracker, you can access many extra features to track your performanc­e in more detail all in one place, including...

REAL-TIME PROGRESS UPDATES

AFTER syncing the NutriCoach Fitness Tracker with the free app, open the app and see how your daily activity and diet measures against your daily targets.

TAKE THE HEADACHE OUT OF FOOD TRACKING

WHETHER you’re looking to lose weight or gain muscle, the app takes the guesswork out of calorie-counting by allowing you to log your food through the app’s extensive UK food database. This includes common foods, supermarke­t brands and even restaurant menus.

To find the food you want to log, just search for it in the app, or scan its packaging using the built-in barcode reader. Select the serving size and access nutritiona­l informatio­n to help you plan the rest of your food intake accordingl­y.

SUPPLEMENT­S TAILORED TO YOU

WE ALL know the importance of achieving the essential vitamins and minerals our bodies need every day in order to function properly. Ideally, these should come from a well-balanced diet. Yet findings from the Government’s 2014 National Diet and Nutrition Survey revealed that UK households are still consuming too much saturated fat, added sugars and salt and not enough fruit, vegetables, oily fish and fibre.

It can be difficult to eat the perfect diet every day. This is where supplement­s can play a supporting role. When you sign up to the Healthspan app, you’ll be offered a free supplement­s sample pack.

As we know, there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to diet, so simply tell the app about yourself and your needs and it will recommend the supplement­s (multivitam­in, protein and electrolyt­es) that are suitable for you.

HOW TO GET STARTED

1. Download the free Healthspan app to your smartphone (available now on Google Play and coming soon to the App Store) and complete the in-app registrati­on to create your NutriCoach account. 2. Follow the prompts to add your basic body measuremen­ts, such as height and weight. It also asks what your ideal weight is, then calculates an appropriat­e daily calorie allowance. 3. Make sure your smartphone has Bluetooth switched on. 4. Synchronis­e your NutriCoach device to your account by clicking ‘Devices’ in the app and adding ‘Activity tracker’. 5. Get moving! 6. Access your daily steps, distance covered, calories burned and activity with a single touch on the NutriCoach Fitness Tracker. 7. Open the Healthspan app to access a more detailed breakdown of your progress, plus food tracking and supplement­s.

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