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Tom Knighton
Mar 23, 2024
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About five months ago, I bought a Fitbit Sense 2 (possible review down the road).

It was a spur-of-the-moment decision, one that probably cost more than I should have spent, but it is what it is. Yet within the associated software is a thing that notes the American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes of moderate activity per week or 75 minutes of intense activity.

The Fitbit uses your heart rate to determine if you hit that 150-minute threshold, counting intense minutes as two times as many.

And really, meeting that minimum isn’t hard.

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