“Competing with myself really inspires me. It motivates me when I try something today and I am OK at it, but then tomorrow, I might be a little bit better. Over time, I might be amazing at it,” says Otilia Mirambeaux, a 35-year-old development policy professional, travel enthusiast and UP2™ wearer.

According to Otilia, her passion for fitness came as a bit of a surprise. “I didn’t work out at all until my mid-to-late 20s” she explains. “I hadn’t done any sports as a kid, and I kind of came to exercise later than many of my friends.” Once Otilia got moving, she found that an active life with measurable milestones suited her. “Having personal goals inspires and motivates me. I like trying workouts and activities where I can see how I could get better at it over time—and where there is room for growth.”

As she ramped up her personal fitness, Otilia began using a calendar to record and track her workouts, but ultimately felt there was still more she could be tracking each week. “Using the calendar system, I’d just write down, ‘I had a workout. I ran three miles.’ But, that didn’t really provide me with deeper insight,” she explains.

Otilia began looking for other tools to assist her with tracking small improvements over time. She got her first UP24™ activity tracker in 2014, but ultimately upgraded to an UP2™ band a year later. “I loved my UP24 band, but I like that my UP2 looks like jewelry. I enjoy accessorizing with it and almost wore it to my wedding,” she says while happily showing the UP2™ in Sand Twist on her wrist. “My UP2 has helped me with managing my workouts, fitness and health,” continues Otilia. “I love having a place where I can look at how active I was and how I was sleeping, during a time when I was doing well or really happy with my fitness. UP helps me to recreate those conditions so I can keep that level of happiness and movement.”