Top 3 fitness trackers for your kids

Whether you like them or hate them, fitness trackers are here to stay. Strapping on a fitness tracker not only motivates you to get fitter but helps you to be more hands on with your health. Now that is great for adults but what about fitness tracker for kids? With so many children over-weight or obese, wearable devices can offer both fantastic fun and motivation for young kids to get more active. Below are 3 of the best fitness trackers for kids.

KidFit

Created by X-Doria, who specialises in smart tech accessories, the KidFit is a wrist worn wearable suited for children aged 5 to 13 years of age. This nifty wrist styled device comes with inter-changeable silicone wristbands which comes in four colours – yellow, pink, black and blue.

On the face of the device, it has LED light indicator which operates off three colours – Orange (sleep mode), Green (active mode) and Blue (sync mode).

The features includes wireless activity, sleep monitoring, splash resistant and a seven day battery life which is rechargeable via the USB.

Although the KidFit does track steps and calories, it works with an easy to follow 100 point system. Hence the more active the child is during the day, the more points he or she accumulates. Parents are able to tailor a daily activity target for the child’s level fo fitness via the iOS or Android App.

LeapFrog LeapBand

A fun fitness tracker that incorporates play and healthy eating into a game that comes with plenty of incentives. So what is the incentive? The aim is to round up points to spend on a number of virtual pets from a dog, a cat, a panda, a dragon, a robot and more. In other words instead of counting steps, calories, sleep and the likes, it encourages a child to earn the points by either dancing, walking, running and jumping for points.

The LeapFrog uses similar motion detection technologies of the adult fitness trackers and keep tabs of the child’s movement and activity during the course of the day. That means every physical activity, every run and dance is recorded against the potential rewards. It is all about fun and you can expect the kids to do the crab walk, turtle walk and more for points. It is all about physical fun for young ones.

Plus the app comes with a guide about health and good nutrition.

The LeapFrog is designed for kids aged between four to seven years of age. It is water resistant and available in four colours – Green, Pink, Orange and Blue!

iBitz Kids Activity Tracker

This is like the standard pedometer which clips onto the hip, pocket or shoe but connects with iBitz Kids iOS app.

Every part of the fun happens on the smartphone app where the child’s space journey is launched via a rocket and the exploration is determined by the number of steps taken. In other words, the more active a child is, the more points are accumulated and as a direct result the farther the space journey.

As the child’s activity chart progresses, parents can tailor higher goals and customise fun activities for bigger rewards. Also they can earn coins for access to Disney’s Club Penguin.

This small device is available in seven colours black, aqua blue, orange, pink, red, green purple and orange. The tracker itself is also water resistant and can store up to 30 days worth of activity information.

There you have it, 3 of the best fitness trackers for kids that provides physical fun activities and most beneficial of all, health benefits. As the child out grows the kid’s version of the fitness tracker, it is worth investing in a quality waterproof fitness tracker to keep them actively motivated as it can track swim, run, walk, heart beat and quality of sleep – which are all essential for a healthy young person.

Jason Oh is the publisher of www.waterprooffitnesstracker.net – the website provides reviews and information on the top rated fitness werables available today.