Fitbit, Fitbug, and the Jawbone UP fight, who wins?

msarro
msarro Posts: 2,748 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Pretty much this. I just paid off my car, so it's time to splurge. I'm going to buy my fiancee and I each one of these all-day monitors. I'm mostly interested in accuracy (I'm used to my trusty old polar f11), and am concerned about the lack of a chest strap to keep them accurate. I also like the wear-24x7 thing to get an idea of your highs and lows.

Which of these do you use? Why do you like it? Have you ever used another heart monitor and how accurate was it in comparison?

I'd love to hear some feedback!

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  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    If you like the HRM aspect of tracking, have you looked into the Basis? www.mybasis.com/

    I haven't used any of the ones you listed, I chose a BodyMedia Fit when I did it. I wore it foe two years and beyond finding the data cool to look at, it didn't actually help me lose any weight. And it would be close to my HRM burn on running, but ARC trainer, stairmill, stationary bike, and the elliptical it was never accurate because my arms weren't engaged 100% like with running. So I would always end up taking it off for those workouts and just entering the calories from my HRM into the database.

    I know that the Fitbit is worn on the body, so it wouldn't have that issue, but the UP is on the wrist, so it might. That's why I like the Basis, because even though it's on the wrist, it adds in the HRM as well, which seems like it would keep it more accurate.

    If I were to buy another 24 hour monitoring device, I'd be going with Basis. But I doubt I'd ever take that plunge again.

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