Fitbit Charge HR
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I've had my Charge HR for about 10 days now.
Steps counted seems accurate compared to my old Flex.
It tells me that my resting heart rate is above what I can SEE on my Charge HR is my actual resting heart rate, so I'm kind of baffled about that, but overall very pleased.
It syncs in perfectly with MFP so I don't enter anything into my Fitbit Charge HR.
The silent alarm is terrific, and I love being able to see the date and time.
The stair count is accurate when I am going up and down actual stairs. I have one place I frequently do walking "laps" that has a slight incline, probably close to a floor in height. Some days it gives me credit for one floor for each lap, and other times no credit at all.
The caller ID does not always work or even vibrate when a call is coming in. I found out that that if the Charge HR is syncing, it caller ID/notifications won't come in. And it's never notified me simultaneous with the phone ringing, there is always a delay. That being said, it at least will frequently notify me that I've missed a call, because I feel my wrist vibrate.
I'd love to be Fitbit friends with anyone over 50, send me a message!0 -
Just ordered it! Can't wait!0
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Just bought mine today, and so far, I am happy. It is light and not obnoxious looking. But automatically syncing is going to make my life easier and allow me to loose more weight by tracking everything.0
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I am noticing after two days that my burns during spin classes come in lower than my HRM shows but my overall daily burn is higher by approximately 200 calories, which would explain why I was able to lose weight by eating just slightly lower than the burn number my One was giving me. I am getting the feeling that this device is more accurate than the One for overall daily calories expended for that reason.
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just got mine as well - does anyone know if your heart rate will sync with the machine you are using i.e. spin bike. MY Polar chest strap syncs with the bike and wondered if this will as well?
No, it only has BT, and the data for the HR is contained in a proprietary stream, much like Polar's is. But Polar is much bigger so manufactures made their machine compatible.
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becuzIwanttoo wrote: »bought my ChargeHR yesterday _ previously owned the ONE which served me really well.. so far i like it knowing that the heart rate monitor is not totally accurate but serves my purpose just fine.... steps are in line with my ONE... i like the idea of total burn throughout the day rather than just steps... only time will tell.... will update in a couple of weeks
Just curious, the One would give total daily burn too, what do you think is going to be different?0 -
Just curious, the One would give total daily burn too, what do you think is going to be different?[/quote
@haybales.... a more accurate reading that is not just steps....for instance when shovelling a driveway up here in Canada....or doing weight workouts with dumbbells and barbells...0 -
I was thinking about getting the polar fit instead of the Charge HR for the reason of the chest strap. I think it would be hard to get your accurate HR off the wrist, especially if its not worn tight enough to feel it. I'm leaning towards the Polar fit.
I have a polar loop.... and it's so damn boring!
I hate it, the app is absolutely insignificant, no food tracking, no to any kind of motivation...
so I'd like to buy a charge hr... anything about its comfort? is it ok on your wrist for all the day?
thank you!
Regarding the comfort level of the HR ... I have tiny wrists (5.5" circumference, slightly more than 2" across.) I wear the HR size small. For the most part, the HR is comfortable. It took a couple of days fiddling with the tightness of the band to both get an accurate heart rate AND not feel bruised directly under the heart sensor. Additionally, because the rigid portion of the HR is nearly equal to the width of my wrist, it can cause discomfort when riding against my ulna and/or radius.
I would imagine that for people who have larger builds than I, most of these things won't be an issue. I'm guessing some will have to experiment with the snugness of the band to find a consistent comfort level.
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I just got my Charge HR on Thursday-after work I charged it up, put it on and did a simple 30 min HIIT workout, it gave me an insane amount of calories
I doubted its accuracy but since wearing it all day friday at work and over night until this morning it seems to be more inline with my adjustments like my force- I do have a higher resting heart rate and my charge HR wants to tell me ive been in the fat burning zone for 8 hours- I had wondered if this is falsely giving me extra calories, cause even at rest I can have a HR of 93 or so. I called tech support for a website issue with my premium membership and also enquired about the calories awarded based on HR- they assured me it will not award me extra cals for being in a fat burning zone for 7 hours vs a resting zone for 8 hours- apparently the formula takes into account your HR and steps taken to determine calorie expenditure, so knowing at rest im in a fat burning zone, im not really moving, therefore no extra cals when i didnt really earn them! 0 -
As a runner I have been using HRM's for some years, both chest straps and recently a Mio Link wrist strap. I bought the Charge HR because of it's ability to monitor resting heart rate 24/7. I must say that like many other athletes I have found the Charge HR to be wholly inaccurate for monitoring heart rates when exercising. I now use my normal HRM with my Polar V800 watch and enter the metrics to MFP manually. The Charge HR, great though it is, will not replace your normal HRM. The same, I have been told by fellow runners, is true for the Surge. Being able to monitor resting heart rate still makes it a worthwhile buy.0
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becuzIwanttoo wrote: »Just curious, the One would give total daily burn too, what do you think is going to be different?[/quote
@haybales.... a more accurate reading that is not just steps....for instance when shovelling a driveway up here in Canada....or doing weight workouts with dumbbells and barbells...
That's true, and while the HRM formula for calculating calories is based on steady-state aerobic exercise, and lifting is neither aerobic or steady-state and will be an inflated calorie burn, it better than the nothing you get from standing their doing several of the lifts.
Shoveling probably reads well, but as comment above verifies, if not enough steps to warrant the higher HR, then the HR is not used to calculate calories.0 -
aplhabetacheesecake wrote: »I just got my Charge HR on Thursday-after work I charged it up, put it on and did a simple 30 min HIIT workout, it gave me an insane amount of calories I doubted its accuracy but since wearing it all day friday at work and over night until this morning it seems to be more inline with my adjustments like my force- I do have a higher resting heart rate and my charge HR wants to tell me ive been in the fat burning zone for 8 hours- I had wondered if this is falsely giving me extra calories, cause even at rest I can have a HR of 93 or so. I called tech support for a website issue with my premium membership and also enquired about the calories awarded based on HR- they assured me it will not award me extra cals for being in a fat burning zone for 7 hours vs a resting zone for 8 hours- apparently the formula takes into account your HR and steps taken to determine calorie expenditure, so knowing at rest im in a fat burning zone, im not really moving, therefore no extra cals when i didnt really earn them!
Usually conditions or meds that cause higher resting HR also cause inflated exercise HR.
Same as being dehydrated, lots of caffeine or other stimulates, ect.
So during exercise it's going to be estimating a higher calorie burn because the HR is inflated over what it really needs to be.
So be super accurate on the eating side of the equation, if the weight loss does not follow the deficit you appear to be creating from your daily burn, you'll know why.0 -
Have they fixed the compatibility issue yet? Calories burned are not registered in MFP but steps are.0
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