We are taking a break from our usual Meat Free Mondays to talk about something pretty important, Dads. Father's Day is coming up and there are a great plenty of gifts for every type of healthy Dad out there. Healthy Dad's come in all shapes, sizes, and health levels. These gifts will cover the novice healthy Dad, all the way to your marathon running, yoga doing, fitness machine father. Like most great Father's Day gifts, these come with a heaping load of tech!
Fitbit Flex Band and Scale
The new Fitbit wristband and the Fitbit scale are a match made in beginner health heaven. This gift combo has all the fun tech aspects any Dad will go crazy over, and it will help keep your favorite Dad around a bit longer. The band encourages healthy living by showing calories burned, steps taken, stairs climbed and fitness levels throughout the day. All of this information is kept online and on a handy app. The scale measures weight, BMI, and percent body fat. All of this information is wirelessly uploaded to the online database and to your app. One of the best parts about the scale is that is catalogs weight on an ongoing graph. This makes for easy visualization of increased and decreased pounds of fat compared to BMI and weight.
This combo pack will set you back about $250 and has a free shipping option from Amazon Prime and Fitbit.com .
Withings Smart Blood Pressure Monitor
The Withings monitor is a simple blood pressure monitor that is great for anyone who needs to keep watch on their blood pressure or those who are extra interested in their health. The monitor connects to your iPhone, iPad, or iTouch devices and uploads data directly. The blood pressure monitor can also store data in a line graph on your computer. This is so great for people trying to lower their blood pressure since they are able to see real results in a very visual format. We got this blood pressure monitor about a year ago and love it.
Basis Health Monitor Watch
This watch is currently on back-order, but will be worth the wait. The Basis watch has some of the most advanced skin sensors available that are able to catalog skin temperature, perspiration, and heart rate. This means that the watch is able to measure, almost exactly, how much effort you are putting out and how many calories you are burning. The three time accelerometer and skin temperature monitor work while we sleep to keep track of healthy sleep cycles and wake you at the opportune time. While the BPM and perspiration monitor track activity throughout the day with some of the most exact fitness monitors.
Basis believes that the biggest gains in health come from knowledge and simple changes based on that knowledge. For that reason, they have priced the watch at $199 and kept the interface extremely user-friendly. All data can be uploaded online and daily info can be seen on your watch. Models come in either black or white.