Product Description

The CalTrac is a device that can track total calorie burn. CalTrac makes it easy for you to balance the calories you burn vs. the calories you eat. You can't imagine how easy it is to control your weight with CalTrac keeping score! Simply wear it while you perform any activity and CalTrac's sensitive sensors record every move you make.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7436 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Body Max
• Model: CT500

Features

• Caltrac counts the number of calories you burn for virtually any activity
• Simply enter age, sex, height and weight
• Unit has special entries for cycling, stair climbing, elliptical machines and weight training
• Features tough plastic case, LCD readout, and easy five-button controls
• Includes instructional DVD and a tape measure to track fat loss

Customer Reviews

Great Tool for Exercise/Weight Loss
I saw Caltrac mentioned in "Shape" magazine and decided to buy it. I'm very happy with the product. It's about the size of a pager and is easy to use. Enter some personal data (age, weight, etc.) and it will track the calories you burn all day long -- whether you're working out or sitting at your desk. Best of all, it has special modes to track calories burned during weightlifting and other forms of exercise.

At its simplest, this product will make you more aware of how many calories you burn and hopefully inspire you to move more. Take it a step further and you can input the calories you consume to see if you wind up eating more than you burn.

In the past month, I've lost 10 pounds using this methodology. Of course, I still have to exercise and monitor what I eat. But I love that I now have specific data to inspire me to do so!

The only suggestion I would make to the manufacturers is that they make it in black . . . the turquoise color is not exactly subtle!

Caltrac Gets Results for Fitness Trainers
I first came across the Caltrac as part of my Fitness By Phone training course. I was not a mad keen calorie counter, but the ability to measure calories burned through structured exercise was a great feature.
However, what got me in is the way you can track incidental movement.
You look at the Caltrac during the day every now and again, and remembering that 3500 calories burned equals a pound of fat gone, I could see if I was moving around enough during my average day.
I was most shocked at the lack of energy burned whilst siting at my computer all the time.

As an experiment I tried counting the calories I ate during the day, trying to get an overall burn of 500 calories a day more than I ate. It is amazing how every little bite adds up and foils the best laid plans of mice and men. You could get very anal about it I am sure, but just raising my level of awareness about what I ate made the purchase worthwhile.

The only negative is it is easy to lose if you ride a motorbike and should come with batteries (you have to get your own) and a lanyard of some kind as standard.

Still, I think the Caltrac is a very useful feedback device, and will suit anyone who is interested in getting healthier, losing a bit of weight or wanting to get fitter. All my clients get one and report good results.

Rick Rakauskas
Certified Fitness By Phone health coach
http://www.reviveyourlifeonline.com

Love it!
I'm in the process of using my CalTrac...day three, now. I love the ease of use, and it's been a great motivator! I normally hit the floor running each day, and it's cool to see how many calories I burn just from normal daily activities, but even better to see the Net Calories after each meal entry. I used it today while gardening and was amazed at the calorie burn I achieved in that short time! Wearing it at home and at work keeps my motivation turned up just seeing those numbers add up!