Anyone looking for Fitbit friends?

[Stronghold]

Hello all

Way back in March, @FlatteredFool started a great thread on mumsnet called anyone up for a fitbit challenge. Ever since then, a small bunch made a group on Fitbit where we've been enjoying daily and weekly challenges, both against the group and our own personal best scores. It's made lots of us move more and do step counts we'd never have dreamed of before - it's such a lovely encouraging little group.

Anyway, if you're on the look out for some daily encouragement too, and you're just looking to get moving more, we'd love to invite you too and share the motivation - the more the merrier! Just post your Fitbit username here and one of us (probably me or @Huggybear16) will add you as a friend there and invite you to the group and challenges too.

@JustMeAndWheatley added you 😊.

I really need to use my yoga ball as it's just gathering dust at the minute haha. I have zero balance though. End up bouncing all over the place 🙈😂.

Please can I be added. My username is HoratioVelveteen

Oops mine should be working now but I've also tried to add you @Jumpers268 !

Thank you for the add I definitely need the motivation to get steps up after having Covid in December which triggered my asthma. At the moment my only exercise seems to be running around after my nearly 2 year old!

Finally found a username that wasn't in use - didn't want to use my MN one as my boss is currently my only friend and although I don't think he'd Google I would still rather keep work and MN separate!

I'm LemonPip

Thanks!

@HoratioVelveteen @LemonRedwood added you both .

Ooh lots of other joiners, so do we all add each other?

If you want to create challenges it's worth adding everyone. I'll add you too @ItsNotNormalLove and add you to the MN group. You'll find everyone there so it'll make it easier .

Thanks @Jumpers268

Thanks for this thread @Stronghold and I'm glad the original thread has been inspiring to posters. I've not looked at my PB for ages but I love the challenges. I'm crap at the bingo though Sometimes my Fitbit goals are the only things I seem to achieve in life.

Oh yes please, could you add me @Stronghold. My username is Retrieve

@FlatteredFool I love the Bingo ones! I've still not won one yet but the joy I get at flipping a tile 😂😂.

I've tried to add everyone here, not sure if everyone's worked though. I'm Huggybear16 if anyone I've missed wants to add me.

Thanks Storm, great idea!
Storm is right - we don't really compete against each other and we all have different targets. Aim to reach your own targets and beating your own personal best (and get some trophies!).

Bingo is good as the tiles are based on your own averages and targets, so someone doing 5k per day won't have the same tiles as someone doing 30k a day. Same goes for Goal Day and All for One.

I've added you @Retrievemysanity. We're at capacity on the 2 challenges but we're going to split them into 2 groups so everyone can take part .

Oh and yes @Stronghold, I am a huge fan of the yoga ball.

I got one off the back of Strongholds recommendation and I am so glad I did. In the past 3 months, I've lost 3kg, 4 inches off my waist, and have abs for the first time in my life!

I'm still a bit overweight but I am much fitter and a lot more toned than I was at the beginning of the year.

You're winning so far on this bingo @Jumpers268!

Stay far away from Fitbit now after the amount of sleaze I encountered on it. Put me right off it.

[quote Jumpers268]**@HoratioVelveteen* @LemonRedwood* added you both .[/quote]
Thank you, I need to get moving now! 😂

@Huggybear16 I need to win a Bingo hahaha. It's definitely my favourite challenge though as it's not just steps. Makes me do more exercise to get the minutes!!

I've created another Workweek Hustle and Goal Day and added those not on the first one. I hope I've not missed one and sorry if you've got a double invite 🙈.

Hi, I'd love it if you could add me as well please? I need all the motivation I can get. My username is winterfire. Thanks, looking forward to moving more!

@ConfusedAdultFemale

Stay far away from Fitbit now after the amount of sleaze I encountered on it. Put me right off it.

We've only added each other, and have a private group on there, so never encountered any sleaze. I've never had any communication from someone I don't know while using Fitbit. My profile picture is a panda and my name is huggybear, so I'm probably not much of a target for the sleazy ones anyway.

No sleaze here either.

Oh no, that sounds awful. I also haven't seen any of that, although we may have just been lucky so far! Perhaps we can all agree that if anyone does anything creepy, we'll all block them and regroup?

Thank you so much to Jumpers for adding everyone and being amazing as always.

You're all doing so well on your step counts today, I'm hoping I can catch up after work and this evening!

Yes please! that sounds like something I need right now...User name is Lathgertha. I’m new to Fitbit too. Thank you

Perhaps we can all agree that if anyone does anything creepy, we'll all block them and regroup?

Sounds like a sensible plan to me. I've never encountered any sleaze either but I've only been using fitbit since March this year.