All about fitbits...

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  • MissMissle
    MissMissle Posts: 293 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Get a zip

    You can put it on your waistband or in your bra

    It is cheaper and the best model I've found tbh (I also have a flex but had no reason to track my sleep)

    I do not buy into the rationale behind the HR versions - there is no point in tracking your HR 24 hours unless you have a heart condition, it certainly doesn't give you any more accurate TDEE calorie estimate because the formulae underpinning HR to calories are for steady-state cardio (like jogging at a steady pace) only

    I personally have used a fitbit every day for the last 8 months or so to track my movement, my MFP is set to sedentary with negative calories enabled, I am far from sedentary but it works for me. I also use an HRM (Polar FT4) for my workouts.

    I bought the HR and can attest to the fact that other than being interesting for the first week, once the luster wore off - its pretty useless. It doesnt account for heart rate when you are cooling down, and in turn, ends up telling me I burn way more (as in, 1000 calorie over estimate) than what I actually burn...

    That beaing said i do like the social aspect of it... i never thought I was a competitive person until mid way through my first 'wprk week hussle" - now Im absessed with winning every week...hey.... whatever gets you moving!
  • eseeton
    eseeton Posts: 80 Member
    edited April 2015
    @Hearts_2015

    Do not swim with a fitbit.
  • Dave55412
    Dave55412 Posts: 88 Member
    I got the $250 Surge (practically brand new) from a guy on Ebay that didn't want his for $95. It has an HRM, GPS, Bluetooth (syncs and music controls for my phone), call and text notifications (great when I have my phone in my pack), tracks many different exercises. It is big and bulky. I love it!
  • tracie_minus100
    tracie_minus100 Posts: 465 Member
    It keeps me extremely motivated, which makes it 100% worth it for me. I started with the Flex but switched to a One because I didn't like having it on my wrist all the time.
    I love it. When I started I was getting 5000-6000 steps a day, now I'm averaging 15,000-20,000.
    They are not perfect, they are not 100% accurate, but in my opinion, nothing is. It's helped me immensely on my weight loss journey, and I would recommend it to anyone.
  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
    epawelek wrote: »
    I was originally going to get the Charge HR because it is a thinner band, but I'm really glad I went for the bigger screen on the Surge. I don't think I would have been happy with the smaller screen on the Charge HR

    I was worried that the bigger band would look odd on a smaller woman's wrist. What do you think?? Is it something I ought to save my pennies a little longer for when it's time to upgrade from the Flex??
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    epawelek wrote: »
    @Hearts_2015

    Do not swim with a fitbit.

    Except the Flex. That is the only model that is water resistant (to a depth of 10 meters).

  • ythannah
    ythannah Posts: 4,373 Member
    CoachJen71 wrote: »
    I love my Flex, most of the time. I never forget it because I rarely take it off. The only real problem I have is that there is a general design flaw in how it charges. If it doesn't sit in the charger just right it won't take the charge, or worse will start to charge and then drain itself. I have found ways around that, but they are hit or miss.

    I have the same issue. I just prop the charging end of the cord up on something so it is sitting at an incline, which seems to keep the contacts together.
  • eseeton
    eseeton Posts: 80 Member
    CoachJen71 wrote: »
    epawelek wrote: »
    I was originally going to get the Charge HR because it is a thinner band, but I'm really glad I went for the bigger screen on the Surge. I don't think I would have been happy with the smaller screen on the Charge HR

    I was worried that the bigger band would look odd on a smaller woman's wrist. What do you think?? Is it something I ought to save my pennies a little longer for when it's time to upgrade from the Flex??

    I was worried about it looking too large as well, so I tried on my brother's because he got one before I did and I still thought it was too big for my wrist. The features outweighed the size for me, and I went for it! Now, I don't even notice the size of it and in pictures it doesn't look too big/bulky. Just looks like a watch. I would go for the surge if you want the features!
  • 23susu23
    23susu23 Posts: 68 Member
    I have a Flex and it has definitely motivated me to get up and get steps in. If the band bothers you go to etsy and you can get some cute handmade fabric bands for it. It says not to put on your ankle, but I have a band and have worn on my ankle and it seems accurate for steps there, if you have to push a stroller or cart or can't wear on your wrist for some reason. I like that you can set an alarm. I enabled the negative calories on MFP to encourage me to get moving or lose some calories. I don't wear in the shower or pool. There is some conflicting info on that with some people having failures with it. I personally don't want to chance it.
  • RolemodelmomT
    RolemodelmomT Posts: 107 Member
    edited April 2015
    MissMissle wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Get a zip

    I bought the HR and can attest to the fact that other than being interesting for the first week, once the luster wore off - its pretty useless. It doesnt account for heart rate when you are cooling down, and in turn, ends up telling me I burn way more (as in, 1000 calorie over estimate) than what I actually burn...

    That beaing said i do like the social aspect of it... i never thought I was a competitive person until mid way through my first 'wprk week hussle" - now Im absessed with winning every week...hey.... whatever gets you moving!


    Does the plain Charge still have the social aspect? I like that idea as I can be quite competitive as well!
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    edited April 2015
    My flex is pretty accurate with the step count.

    There is really only one activity that it counts steps for when I am not actually walking, but I don't expect many here will be doing. My flex seems to think I am walking when I am doing compressions for cpr. Not sure how it gets the calculation though because the step number it registers is no where near the rate of the compressions (it's about 1/4-1/3). Not too concerned about it though. I just go back and manually log 0 calories for that time span. I'd imagine there are other activities it might accidently count with similar motion, so just be aware of that.

    Other than that, it's been really consistent.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    23susu23 wrote: »
    I don't wear in the shower or pool. There is some conflicting info on that with some people having failures with it. I personally don't want to chance it.

    I wear mine in the pool. 3 x a week I swim laps for an hour and go right into a water aerobics class. I have been doing this for the year that I have had my fitbit and have not had any issues with it. I do take it off and charge it in the evening after my pool workouts. It gives me a chance to dry it off, just in case some water got into the band. The only issue is that it doesn't count steps for swimming and I don't get every step taken in the water aerobics class because of the buoyancy of the water. I log those as separate workouts anyway so, in the end, it doesn't matter.

  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    All the Fitbit models have the social/challenge option. Note: the actual challenges are a phone app option.
  • RolemodelmomT
    RolemodelmomT Posts: 107 Member
    StaciMarie1974 wrote: »
    All the Fitbit models have the social/challenge option. Note: the actual challenges are a phone app option.

    Perfect! Thank you :)
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    edited April 2015
    epawelek wrote: »
    @Hearts_2015

    @epawelek
    Do not swim with a fitbit.
    Thanks!! :)
    earlnabby wrote: »
    epawelek wrote: »
    @Hearts_2015

    Do not swim with a fitbit.

    Except the Flex. That is the only model that is water resistant (to a depth of 10 meters).

    @earlnabby Thanks :) Great to know that!
  • kpkitten
    kpkitten Posts: 164 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    My flex is pretty accurate with the step count.

    There is really only one activity that it counts steps for when I am not actually walking, but I don't expect many here will be doing. My flex seems to think I am walking when I am doing compressions for cpr. Not sure how it gets the calculation though because the step number it registers is no where near the rate of the compressions (it's about 1/4-1/3). Not too concerned about it though. I just go back and manually log 0 calories for that time span. I'd imagine there are other activities it might accidently count with similar motion, so just be aware of that.

    Other than that, it's been really consistent.

    I think because it measures from your wrist, it thinks jolting movements are steps. I've had the occasional 10 or 20 on a long car journey, and I've heard it counts certain other...wrist movements!
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