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jona

MS & health Watches ⌚📈🚶

How do you feel about them? I have been using a Xiaomi Smart Band 9 and I found it definitely helped my sleep and movement routines. Do you use such a device and if not what makes you critical? I didn't look too much into the down sides and am considering getting a better one now... any thoughts or recommendations on how they help me with my MS (temperature monitoring, fall alarms, blood pressure, etc.)?
@Lizzydripping

I have a garmin watch and use it to track my steps. I really like being able to count my steps and it does spur me onto doing more (if I can that day obviously) It has lots of other features, I just barely look at them if im honest. I got a garmin one because that's what my husband uses to track his health... run, sleep, heart rate etc and he really likes it

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@St1gzy

I've had a Garmin for a while now and it's probably one of the best bits of kit I've bought. The biggest thing it's taught me is pacing. Before I'd have a good day and think, "I'm back!" Go to the gym, cut the grass, do DIY... then spend the next two days wondering why I felt like I'd been hit by a bus. 😂 The weirdest feature is the Body Battery. I swear it's a witch. I'll wake up thinking, "I feel alright today," and Garmin's like, "You've got 23%... behave yourself." I ignore it every time... and by lunchtime I'm hunting for the nearest chair. It's creepy how often it's right. HRV is another one I look at. It's basically a good sign of how well your body's coping and recovering. If mine drops, I usually know I'm going to feel it, even if I don't yet. Apple, Samsung, Fitbit... they're all good watches. Garmin just seems to do recovery and energy management better, which for me with MS is far more useful than just counting steps. I don't live by what the watch says, but it's definitely stopped me from emptying the tank more than once. Sometimes it knows I'm knackered before I do. 😂

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