TechSmartwatchesI’m giving up Netflix to pay for Fitbit PremiumI think I have to give up Netflix to pay for Fitbit Premium – Thanks, cost of living crisis!When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesI’m giving up Netflix to pay for Fitbit PremiumI think I have to give up Netflix to pay for Fitbit Premium – Thanks, cost of living crisis!When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
I think I have to give up Netflix to pay for Fitbit Premium – Thanks, cost of living crisis!
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(Image credit: Netflix/Fitbit)
(Image credit: Netflix/Fitbit)
In case you haven’t noticed, there is a cost of living crisis going on, at least here in the UK, where inflation is rising at the fastest rate in 40 years. And since I’m not made of money, there are a few tough calls to make: do I want to keep streaming movies and TV shows onNetflix, or should I rather keep my Fitbit Premium subscription instead and focus on my physical and mental wellbeing?
I loveNetflixas much as the next person as I can watch tons of stuff that interests me on it. I love Bojack Horseman, and I appreciate seeing movies such as Arrival, Whiplash and Blade Runner 2049 on it. I recently rewatched There Will Be Blood, and it was just as good to see Daniel Day-Lewis go bananas as it was the first time I saw the movie.
On the other hand, I’m a total fitness buff and love my fitness apps. Well, I don’t use many paid apps; my most used fitness apps areGarminConnect, Polar Flow,HuaweiHealth and the likes, all of them providing data for free (well, for now, anyway). Fitbit is a bit different as it puts some features behind the Fitbit Premium paywall, such as advanced health metrics and workout/meditation content.
Do I like Netflix shows enough to keep paying for them?(Image credit: Glenn Carstens Peters / Unsplash)
Do I like Netflix shows enough to keep paying for them?
Do I like Netflix shows enough to keep paying for them?
(Image credit: Glenn Carstens Peters / Unsplash)
Sadly, I can’t afford to pay for all the services I want to use anymore. I foolishly subscribed toDisney Plusfor a year, so I’m locked into that one, but the rest of the stuff I pay for monthly; I can cancel/resubscribe wherever I want. And this is probably what I’ll have to do unless I drastically scale down my food consumption, which I’m not willing to do, so I can pay for app subscriptions.
I’m leaning towards cancelling Netflix as I think I can live without TV shows for a bit, but I don’t want to live without detailed health insights. I exercise every day – recovery for me is of utmost importance, and sleep is a big part of that. Knowing how I sleep and how I can optimise my sleep is worth the money as it helps me avoid injuring myself.
(Image credit: Fitbit)
(Image credit: Fitbit)
Of course, even thebest Fitbitsaren’t the most accurate fitness trackers, but they do track a lot of stuff, including heart rate variability, which is a good indicator of ready your body is to exercise correctly. Through Fitbit Premium, I can also see details on my restlessness and sleeping heart rate – that’s a lot of data to work with.
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