Striiv: Personal Trainer in Your Pocket

Price : $99.00

Product Description

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Just like hiring a personal trainer, Striiv motivates you to achieve results by encouraging you to get moving and rewarding you for doing so. Unlike a personal trainer, it doesn't cost $100 a session and you won't be sweating through a painful workout. But you will see results, because walking is one of the most beneficial workouts you can do and can be transformative to your health and fitness. Using Striiv is addictive--and was designed to be that way. Because each experience is powered by your activity, it's fun to achieve your fitness goals.

The More You Move, the More You GiveStriiv believes helping others is core to improving yourself. That's why the company created a walkathon in every Striiv device that counts your steps and gives to a preferred charity based on your movement. At no cost to you, Striiv and corporate partners donate on your behalf. Just walk, earn, and plug into your PC to donate. It's that simple. You have the choice of three charities; providing clean water to families in South America, polio vaccines, or helping to save the rainforest. The more you walk, the more you give. It couldn't be easier.

Motivating You to Get FitStriiv is a personal trainer in your pocket. A lightweight, little car-key-sized device that you slip onto your key chain, belt, purse, or pocket, Striiv is designed to get you moving and to enhance your health and fitness. Through a built-in charitable (at no cost to you) walkathon program, games, and challenges, Striiv pushes you to move more throughout each day.



Walking Can Change Your Life Finding time to go to the gym is tough and spending $100 an hour for a personal trainer is way too expensive. Not to mention, the great food we eat during the holidays (and year round) makes keeping the weight off seem impossible. But there's a simple solution: walking. In addition to the benefits of weight loss, leading studies show that walking 30 minutes a day dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
Striiv Gets You To Walk... A LotThe average Striiv user walks 3 miles a day for 60 minutes--that's almost double the national average. The secret to Striiv's ability to motivate is simple: utilize highly addictive applications built around your movement and you will move more. Striiv was designed by a team of expert game developers who created some of the most popular games on the phone and PC today. Because people are motivated in different ways, Striiv motivates you to move with four unique motivators.
Give to CharityStriiv counts your steps and applies them to helping others. At no cost to you, Striiv and corporate partners donate on your behalf. Just walk, earn, and plug into your PC to donate. Its that simple. You have the choice of 3 charities - donating water to a cities in South America, polio vaccines, and savings trees in a rainforest. The more you walk, the more you give.


Play GamesMyland is a game designed for non-gamers. The concept is simple--make an addictively fun game powered by walking and you will walk more. You start with an uninhabited island. Your goal is to bring back the animals that inhabit the island by planting trees and building huts. The only catch is that growth and new levels are based on your activity. Its simple, fun, and motivating.
Take ChallengesSelect a challenge, wager your energy (earned from taking steps), and push yourself farther than you thought possible. Striiv's time-based challenges are designed to keep you motivated, so you can bet on yourself and win.
Chart Your ProgressStriiv sets customized goals based on your level of activity. Charts and graphs allow you to improve against your personal best over weeks and months.

Features:

• Fitness Results: Average Striiv user walks 3 miles or 60 minutes a day
• Motivation via walkathon, games, challenges
• High-resolution 2-inch touch screen
• Works out-of-the-box
• Works anywhere on your body; carry in your pocket, on your keychain, or in your bag

What's in the Box?

• Striiv
• Keychain Quick Release
• Micro-USB 2.0 Cable
• USB Adapter
• First Steps Guide

Simple To Use

• Works out of the box
• No PC/Mac Setup required
• Large easy to read fonts
• All charts, games and apps are built in

Compatibility

• Mac OS X 10.5 or later
• Windows XP or later

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 2.75 by 1.7 by 0.5 inches (L x W x D)
• Weight: 1.4 ounces

Striiv is a personal trainer in your pocket. Its a little car key sized device that you slip onto your key chain, belt, purse, or pocket. Striiv's walkathon, games, and challenges are designed to get you moving. Finding time to go to the gym is tough and spending $100 an hour for a personal trainer is way too expensive. The great food we eat during the holidays makes keeping off the weight seem impossible. There is a simple solution: walking. In addition to the benefits of weight loss, leading studies show that walking 30 minutes a day dramatically reduces risks of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Striiv Gets You to Walk...A Lot!The average Striiv user is walking 3 miles a day for 60 minutes - that's almost double the national average! Striiv was designed by expert game developers who created some of the most popular games on the iPhone and Facebook today. It has been featured in the O list (Oprah magazine), ABC News, Time, USA Today, Self, and Prevention Magazine. Striiv's secret to motivation is simple: we build highly addictive applications that require walking to make progress. The walkathon takes your steps and applies them to helping others. At no cost to you, Striiv and corporate partners donate on your behalf. Just walk, earn, and plug into your PC or Mac to donate. Striiv also gives you "awards" while you walk that are based on real world achievements (such as burning off a large fries or climbing the Eiffel Tower). Striiv's personalized charts will show you how you are doing against your personal best as well as the national average. Striiv was designed to be simple and easy to use. The large 2 inch high-resolution touch screen clearly displays steps, stairs, calories and distance. It comes with everything you need: Striiv, keychain attachment, USB cable, adaptor, and a quickstart guide. Get Striiv and give the gift of health and fitness to yourself or someone you love today!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches ; 1.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00546T5MY
• Item model number: STRV01-001-0A
• Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
  

Product Features

• Striiv is a personal trainer in your pocket that delivers results and motivates you to move
• Average Striiv users walk 60 minutes a day--almost double the national average
• Striiv donates to your chosen charity per steps walked
• High-resolution 2-inch touchscreen displays your steps, distance, calories, and stairs
• Simple-to-use; works out of the box with no instructions
• Put Striiv anywhere on your body - purse, pocket, belt, or arm

 

Striiv: Personal Trainer in Your Pocket

 

Customer Reviews

I bought one in November 2011 and loved it. I was walking over 10,000 steps a day. I was driving my husband and son crazy walking back an forth threw the house and around circles around the kitchen island. It lasted 10 days. It stopped counting my steps and then the screen went black. I turned it back on a it wiped out all my saved data, all the trophies, the two donated glasses of water that I didnt get around to downloading, everything. I sent it back and purchased another one along with the fitbit. I started them both on December 6th 2011. The fitbit was great to track sleeping patterns and the striiv was great for motavation. The fitbit is still going but the Striiv died Dec 27th 2011, not even a month. The screen locked up on achievments. Ive plugged it in to the outlet to recharge it. Ive tried to turn it off. I plugged it in to the computer and the computer isnt reading it. Im going to try to let it run completely out of power and see if that will unlock it but I will probably be sending this one back also

Ok, so I found out about this thing yesterday afternoon, decided I had to have one, paid the extra $3.99 to have it overnighted (Go Prime!), and got it around noon today. Let me tell you - I'm super pumped about this little guy!
Before I get into my experiences with the Striiv, let me give you a run down of the person using it. I have been going to the gym regularly for the last 6 or 7 years, but I'm by no means "fit". I'm pretty strong yes, but also pretty round. More of a Chunk than Hunk. I Love lifting, but Hate doing cardio (as well as eating like I should). Tough to admit, but I'm one of those 30-something year old dudes who used to be in shape and thinks they still are, until they see a picture of themselves with the belly/double chin/manboob trifecta going on. Unfortunately, there's a lot of us out there...
Anyway, I've tried quite a few pedometers, heart rate monitors, and even the BodyBugg a couple years ago. I actually used and wore the BodyBugg for over a year, and I liked it for the most part. I just was too lazy to log my food consistently and transfer all my activity to my computer. What actually got me to quit using it was the recurring subscription expense - I just couldn't justify paying for it anymore. It did help me though, and I lost 20 lbs and have kept it off while using it. This is definitively something I love about the Striiv - I don't have to upload my data onto my computer if I don't want, and there's no ongoing cost to owning this thing.
So why am I so amped about this? I think this could be one of those things that could be a game changer! I really do! It's so intuitive and easy to use, I could see a ton of non-tech people using this. Heck I could see my dad using this, and he doesn't even own a computer (and proud of it!).
But as important as its ease of use is its ability to motivate you! Like I said, I actually do like going to the gym, but cardio is what I always slip on. No problem lifting, but I'm lucky if I normally get 20 minutes of walking/elliptical trainer in before I wuss out. Well I went for 70 minutes today! And it's mainly because of the Striiv I went so long! I actually lost track of time while doing cardio. That has never, ever happened! Seriously, that has never happened for me, but I went 25-30 minutes before I even looked at the time on the elliptical. The Striiv not only keeps track of your steps/distance "walked"/calories spent, but it gives you trophies for hitting milestones. Big deal right? Well it is, cause you want to hit the next goal! The game on it is very addicting too! I'm not much into games, but this is a very ingenious motivational tool. You build a world and the way you build it is by spending "energy" and money, which you get by being active. There's also a deal where you can actually donate to one of 3 charities, but using your "energy" you earn by being active. I'm telling you this thing is genius! I've only had this about 8 hours, but I've taken almost 11,000 steps today! A LOT of those steps I would not have taken if I didn't have this Striiv!
Time will tell how motivated I stay, and how durable this is, but so far this has motivated to to move like nothing else! If I would have known about this before Christmas, I would have bought one for everyone on my list. It's may seem pricey at $100, but if it lasts it'll be worth every penny. Heck, I actually don't know if I've ever written a review on Amazon, so that should show you how pumped I am.
I'll post an update in a week or two to let you know how it's going. In the mean time....Get To Steppin!