Fitbit vs HRM

dinomomma
dinomomma Posts: 264 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I eat via tdee and my polar took a crap and I'm enjoying not being married to that little gadget lol but was wondering what you prefer hrm/fitbit?!

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  • Babeskeez
    Babeskeez Posts: 606 Member
    They arent mutually exclusive. I have known people to use both. I think mine was over estimating even with my information being accurate. So I am not sure. I lost my fitbit (for the 2nd time) and was using that for cal count and putting exercise in that database ONLY. One of my friends on here use that too and he says he wasnt having a problem. He was the one that suggest I stop using the HRM.
  • gfroniewski
    gfroniewski Posts: 168
    I use a Fitbit Flex in conjunction with a Wahoo Blue HRM. I love the combination since Fitbit syncs with MFP seamlessly allowing me to track 24 hour data while my HRM can be used during workouts to make my burns entered for activity that much more accurate.
  • peeaanuut
    peeaanuut Posts: 359 Member
    I only use the HRM during cardio that isnt walking or swimming based. Otherwise I have my fitbit on me. I dont have the fitbit log while I am doing biking/swimming/misc cardio. I really use the fitbit for counting steps and floors and to motivate me to move throughout the day. The HRM is used with digifit and it all synces back to MFP and I use the MFP for logging food. Its the main hub if you will. I know that the HRM isnt a pedometer and the fitbit isnt a HRM, so I use them as intended.
  • gfroniewski
    gfroniewski Posts: 168
    I only use the HRM during cardio that isnt walking or swimming based. Otherwise I have my fitbit on me. I dont have the fitbit log while I am doing biking/swimming/misc cardio. I really use the fitbit for counting steps and floors and to motivate me to move throughout the day. The HRM is used with digifit and it all synces back to MFP and I use the MFP for logging food. Its the main hub if you will. I know that the HRM isnt a pedometer and the fitbit isnt a HRM, so I use them as intended.

    BAM couldn't have said it better myself.
  • FitnessBeverlyHills
    FitnessBeverlyHills Posts: 189
    I agree if you're using it for the gym I think the HRM is the way to go, for walking and hiking I get the same results just using a free phone application Runkeeper and Mapmywalk, it essentially does the same thing and uses GPS to track my distance, pace, and calories burned.
  • gfroniewski
    gfroniewski Posts: 168
    I agree if you're using it for the gym I think the HRM is the way to go, for walking and hiking I get the same results just using a free phone application Runkeeper and Mapmywalk, it essentially does the same thing and uses GPS to track my distance, pace, and calories burned.

    Run Keeper! Yes
  • peeaanuut
    peeaanuut Posts: 359 Member
    i like the map my apps, but recently moved to digifit. Basically the same thing but geared more towards HRM usage but can be used without one. I like the fitbit because it helps me do daily goals and get moving throughout the day.
  • markjfine
    markjfine Posts: 1
    I have also been using the Wahoo Blue HR as my primary calorie counter during exercise. I have recently started using a Fitbit Flex for everything else. Only issue I've recently found is that ever since I started using the Fitbit Flex, the Wahoo app started getting un-paired with my phone mid-workout, which is kind of frustrating. Not sure if this is a coincidence or not, since this shouldn't happen given the technology.

    Another recent issue is that the Wahoo app now exports to MyFitnessPal, but I've recently noticed that the timestamp in MyFitnessPal is five hours after the actual activity occurred. If you have MyFitnessPal linked to the Fitbit dashboard, this can cause it to show up as two distinct exercise activites (the original it tracked from your arm, and the one it saw 5 hrs later from MyFitnessPal). Imagine getting calorie credit for two 4 mile runs!

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