Fitbit

MK24551
MK24551 Posts: 174 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
I am seriously considering getting a fitbit. Can I get your take on them, which one do you have? Do you love it?

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  • NewSue52
    NewSue52 Posts: 180 Member
    I have had a fitbit for3 or 4 years. I really like it. I find it very motivating to keep me moving through out the day. My goal is to get to 10.000 steps 6 days a week. I do better some weeks than others but I don't give up. I recommend it to anyone who is not on a regular exercise program. It will help you get started.
  • overlook237
    overlook237 Posts: 160 Member
    I got a FitBit Zip for Christmas, and I love it. It motivates me to take those extra steps that I might not otherwise because I want to hit and surpass 10,000 steps per day. I walk for exercise, and it helps me keep my pace up: my goal every workout is to walk 6.5 miles in 90 minutes (a little over 4 mph), and I check my Zip every 30 minutes to make sure that I'm walking fast enough. :)
  • MK24551
    MK24551 Posts: 174 Member
    overlook237 wrote: »
    I got a FitBit Zip for Christmas, and I love it. It motivates me to take those extra steps that I might not otherwise because I want to hit and surpass 10,000 steps per day. I walk for exercise, and it helps me keep my pace up: my goal every workout is to walk 6.5 miles in 90 minutes (a little over 4 mph), and I check my Zip every 30 minutes to make sure that I'm walking fast enough. :)

    wow, ur a rockstar!
  • Rheagansmom
    Rheagansmom Posts: 53 Member
    I have the fitbit Charge Hr and I am loving it. It keeps me excited to work out and see how many calories I can burn a day
  • MK24551
    MK24551 Posts: 174 Member
    edited April 2015
    I'm so excited I just won a listing on eBay for a Fitbit Charge for ONLY $86, can't wait to get it!
  • MK24551
    MK24551 Posts: 174 Member
    I use the MapMyWalk App, will using the Fibit mess that up?
  • tracie_minus100
    tracie_minus100 Posts: 465 Member
    I have a Fitbit One and love it.
  • MK24551
    MK24551 Posts: 174 Member
    edited April 2015
    pinklotus_56 wrote: »
    I have a Fitbit One and love it.

    Is that the one that u clip on?
  • tracie_minus100
    tracie_minus100 Posts: 465 Member
    Yes. I started with a Flex but really didn't like having something on my wrist all the time. So I switched to a One.
  • MK24551
    MK24551 Posts: 174 Member
    edited April 2015
    pinklotus_56 wrote: »
    Yes. I started with a Flex but really didn't like having something on my wrist all the time. So I switched to a One.

    I had the Flex about a yr and a half ago (I returned it after not having it very long) and having something on my wrist all the time did annoy me, so I'm hoping I will be ok with this. I guess I will just have to get used to it! LOL
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,300 Member
    MK24551 wrote: »
    I use the MapMyWalk App, will using the Fibit mess that up?

    You can still use MapMyWalk; however, your Fitbit will not pass your HR information over to MapMyWalk
  • MK24551
    MK24551 Posts: 174 Member
    edited April 2015
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    MK24551 wrote: »
    I use the MapMyWalk App, will using the Fibit mess that up?

    You can still use MapMyWalk; however, your Fitbit will not pass your HR information over to MapMyWalk

    So how does that work, I get exercise credit for walking through MMW, won't I get double exercise using MMW and Fitbit?!
  • overlook237
    overlook237 Posts: 160 Member
    MK24551 wrote: »
    overlook237 wrote: »
    I got a FitBit Zip for Christmas, and I love it. It motivates me to take those extra steps that I might not otherwise because I want to hit and surpass 10,000 steps per day. I walk for exercise, and it helps me keep my pace up: my goal every workout is to walk 6.5 miles in 90 minutes (a little over 4 mph), and I check my Zip every 30 minutes to make sure that I'm walking fast enough. :)

    wow, ur a rockstar!

    Thanks! :) Hope you enjoy your FitBit Charge! (Awesome price, BTW.)
  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
    I love my fitbit.

    Even on rest days I still walk 10k steps because I have to get it to green, lol
    It really does keep you motivated to stay moving as much as possible
  • SunflowerCat74
    SunflowerCat74 Posts: 258 Member
    I love my fitbit flex. It motivates me to move more. I'm not bothered by having something on my wrist, but can see how some people would be annoyed by that.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    I got a fit bit surge as a gift.

    I find it motivates me, especially with negative adjustments in in mfp.sit around all day and find u have minus 500 exercise. Makes me jump on the treadmill for a quick walk.
  • Spedangie
    Spedangie Posts: 108 Member
    I have been using a Fitbit Charge HR since January and like it very much. I was already pretty physically active but seeing amounts on the Fitbit Dashboard (on my laptop or phone) really helps keep track of how much activity, was it just "regular" steps or active ones, seeing heart rate tracking, etc, has helped me do just a little more. Keep in mind that not every recorded statistic will be 100% accurate, but mine has been pretty close and it really does keep track of trends. I also am super pleased with their superior customer service--I had a split in the band where the pin holds the buckle in place, and after reporting the problem to them, I have a brand new one on the way without even having the original sales receipt.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Spedangie wrote: »
    I have been using a Fitbit Charge HR since January and like it very much. I was already pretty physically active but seeing amounts on the Fitbit Dashboard (on my laptop or phone) really helps keep track of how much activity, was it just "regular" steps or active ones, seeing heart rate tracking, etc, has helped me do just a little more. Keep in mind that not every recorded statistic will be 100% accurate, but mine has been pretty close and it really does keep track of trends. I also am super pleased with their superior customer service--I had a split in the band where the pin holds the buckle in place, and after reporting the problem to them, I have a brand new one on the way without even having the original sales receipt.

    Do they make you send the defected one back to them?

  • nanasheryl
    nanasheryl Posts: 7 Member
    They say the Fitbit is water proof, I just ordered the charge HR. I swim laps 3days a week. Can I wear it in the water and dies it measure my swimming?
  • NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner
    NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner Posts: 1,018 Member
    nanasheryl wrote: »
    They say the Fitbit is water proof, I just ordered the charge HR. I swim laps 3days a week. Can I wear it in the water and dies it measure my swimming?

    The ChargeHR is not waterproof. At all. It's the Flex that you can swim in.
  • NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner
    NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner Posts: 1,018 Member
    I have a ChargeHR and I love it. It sometimes gives me a gross sweat rash if I don't clean it every day so make sure which ever one you buy, you keep it clean. Or you end up looking like a leper lol
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,757 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »

    Do they make you send the defected one back to them?

    This is how awesome their customer service is. I bought my Charge HR from Target and emailed CS to see if they had any suggestions why it was grossly overestimating my calories. We emailed back and forth a few times with them giving the usual suggestions and when none of them worked, they deemed it defective and sent me a new one. When I hadn't bought it straight from them. And they told me to recycle the one I bought from Target. Which kinda surprised me since it's not a cheap product.

    They'd also sent me a brand new One when my original (before it was called the Classic) fitbit cracked. This was 4 years after buying the original fitbit.

    Their customer service rocks. :smile:
  • LovingLife_Erin
    LovingLife_Erin Posts: 328 Member
    I have a flex and also find it super motivating. I'll second how great their customer service is. I got my flex as a Christmas gift and the strap broke, so I emailed Fitbit and they sent me a new band within about 2 days. Brilliant. The flex is waterproof, however since it doesn't record swimming (not a step based activity), I never wear mine in the pool. I do wear it in the shower, but figure there is no point in risking it in the chlorine, although I'm sure it would be fine.

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