Fit for all
The latest Fitbit Smartwatch may be all you need to keep up with your fitness regime, writes Nur Zarina Othman
BEING healthy is more than just watching what you eat and exercising. Fitbit’s latest addition to its family of device, the Fitbit Versa, allows a more detailed monitoring of health. Versa is Fitbit’s lightest metal smartwatch, featuring a modern design, advanced health and fitness features, fourplus days battery life, smart features and cross platform compatibility.
FEATURES
This health smartwatch is a feature- packed device.
Powered by Fitbit OS 2.0 , Versa features a redesigned dashboard, which makes your daily and weekly health and fitness data even more accessible on-the-go and delivers action-oriented motivational messages, tips and tricks, and support to help you stay on track to reach your goals.
For those who are into fitness, its advanced health and fitness features wll give them a better understanding of their progress in reaching their target.
These include personalised on-device workouts with Fitbit Coach, enhanced 24/7 PurePulse heart rate tracking, 15+ exercise modes plus automatic SmartTrack swim tracking with water resistance up to 50m and automatic sleep stages tracking.
The watch has plenty of smart features you need, including app, calendar, call and text smartphone notifications, access to Fitbit’s growing App Gallery, now with more than 750 popular brand, developer and Fitbit Labs apps and customisable clock faces, and on-device music for more motivation and personal music playlists.
Like all Fitbit devices, Versa is compatible across Android, iOS and Windows devices.
Connectivity is also one factor that makes this watch great. Android mobile device users can respond to messages on-the-go using Fitbit Versa and Fitbit Ionic smartwatches.
Create and send up to five custom prepopulated quick replies of 60 characters or less (including emojis) to text messages and messenger apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
SNOOZE TRACKING
This is cool. This watch can track your sleep pattern.
It may be a bit uncomfortable having to wear the watch all day long but it has some benefits.
The app provides detailed sleep insight on your sleep pattern like your average sleep and type of sleep — deep, light and REM. This gives your a better understanding of your resting time.
FEMALE HEALTH
the tracking of the menstrual cycle and symptoms for a more complete picture of health and fitness data all in one place.
Users will be able to view female health tracking information on-device.
Just key in a few vital information like your period pattern, and the smart monitoring will not only store your cycle, it will also record symptoms and make comparison with other stats like sleeping pattern, weight and cycle irregularities.
For those planning a family, the app also records and botifies ovulating periods based on your own cycle.
FUNCTION MEETS BEAUTY
With numerous options for strap, the Fitbit Versa is not only suitable in an active environment but also a stylish wearable.
With a quick change, your Versa is ready for a more elegant event. Versa’s classic band is made of flexible, durable materials with aluminium case and buckle making the smartwatch light enough for an allday-wear.
The rectangular watch face is also changeable via the Fitbit app. The touchscreen and colour LCD display promise a more stylish outlook to the wearer too.
HARDY
Getting a smartwatch wet is a worry.
However, the Fitbit Versa is not only water- and sweat-resistant, but also rainand water-resistant up to 50m.
It can also can detect swimming laps, duration and calories burnt during my pool laps.
LIKES
The smartwatch not only makes me conscious of the number of my heartbeats, but I also learn to control my breathing whenever my heart is beating a little faster than its normal rate.
The watch makes me more in tune with my body. I know whether I’m pushing myself hard enough at each workout.
The watch face is a plus point because it is big enough for a quick glance at the statistics and the colour LCD screen makes the content look more vivid.