3. Change your goals
When I first logged into the preview of personal health coach, I had an initial conversation about my fitness levels, health and wellness status and all of my associated goals. I started by saying my goals for this year were to run a marathon or 50K, not sure which or when, and get more sleep. But even just in the past month or so, I’ve found that’s changed: I still might run a big race, but I actually want to change my focus with my coach to strength training and improving my heart rate variability (HRV). This is super easy to do: I just started a chat telling the coach I wanted to adjust my goals and after another very brief conversation, I had a new workout schedule, saw new kinds of insights and more.
4. Rely on proactive insights
I love a snack — and I like it even better if it comes in the form of a gummy candy or covered in chocolate. But I’m also curious if I eat too much sugar, so I asked my coach. The coach offered me a few thoughts on this at the moment, but then also returned a few days later with another, unprompted insight about glucose and activity, telling me that my high activity and cardio levels (and my consistent vitals) suggested my body is processing sugars just fine. It’s also worth mentioning that nutrition logging hasn’t been added yet, but it’s readily available in the current Fitbit app (and it’s very easy to switch between the two versions).
Another unprompted insight the coach offered — that social jet lag, or a notable shift in my sleep-wake schedule, was affecting my sleep quality — motivated me to head to bed earlier and keep my calendar a little light over the coming week.
