Gadgets

melissamj90

Been looking into wrist type trackers, ie. Fitbit, jawbone etc..
Which devices do people have and reviews on them please?

Psychgrrl

I used to have a BodyMedia arm band (2.5 years--JawBone bought them out). I credit it with keeping me accountable as far as activity intensity and calories burned goes.

I did a lot of research and recently bought a Garmin Vivoactive watch and chest strap. I was considering a Fitbit Surge, an Apple Watch, Mio Fuse and a Runtastic Orbit (I already use Runtastic to map my runs). I decided on the Garmin as a "best fit for me" for the following reasons:

• I don't care about heart rate on a minute to minute basis, but do care about it when I'm training. Everything I've read says there's a larger margin for error with the wrist HRMs. I also don't like things tight on my wrist. So I wanted something with a chest strap.
• I like getting the notifications on my phone. It's much more subtle during meetings to check my wrist for a text than to reach for my phone to see if it's something to which I need to respond.
• I like getting the notifications, but I like that it only vibrates and doesn't make noise.
• I like the apps and they are constantly adding new ones for more functionality.
• I like the different settings for indoor vs. outdoor exercise.
• I like the color interface.
• Set-up was super easy.
• Good phone app and website interface with the device.
• Battery lasts well and charges really fast.

I love Apple, so it was hard to resist the watch, but I really want the HRM functions I get with what I've got.

Hope that helped a little! Here's a site with lots of reviews that I looked at:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404445,00.asp[\url]

shadowfax_c11

Fitbit Flex. And I like it a lot.

marieamethyst

shadowfax_c11 wrote: »

Fitbit Flex. And I like it a lot.

^ What they said!

Liftng4Lis

I have the Jawbone up, love it.

KariFreeman2

Fitbit charge!!!! I love it so much I bought all my family one and they all love them ☺️ we have weekly challenges with each other. Great motivator

spatulamom

The Garmin Vivofit and I love it so freaking hard:). It was between this and the Fitbit Flex, and I think I went with the Vivofit because it runs on a watch battery and doesn't need to be recharged by USB. I lose USB cords .

gilliebee63

I love my fitbit flex. I am not into hardcore training (where GPS or heart rate might matter) but I like having a little more info on my calorie burn, because I have very little flexibility as a shorter middle aged woman. 100 cals this way or that matters!

melissamj90

I think I'm leaning more towards the the fitbit flex as I'm not overly bothered about the HRT. More of a calorie and step watcher lol. Thank you for your comments though as I hadn't heard of some that have been mentioned, will have to research them ones first

Sued0nim

I started with a Fitbit Flex and downgraded to a Fitbit Zip because I wanted to wear bracelets again .. I can wear the zip in a pocket or in my bra

the only difference is it doesn't track sleep .. I never really tracked sleep anyway

love it ..

SezxyStef

I like my jawbone...i have a Fitbit Zip but didn't care for it...

leahcollett1

i have my sturdy polar ft4!

SwindonJogger

Vivoactive. Like that it can track daily steps and doubles as a gps watch for running.

unrelentingminx

I have a Tom Tom GPS running watch. Does outdoor and treadmill running and has race, training and interval modes. I love it. Picks up GPS quick and is very accurate.

Angiefit4life

I love my jawbone up. It keeps me motivated:)