fitbit vs polarf7?

QueenWino
QueenWino Posts: 106
in Fitness and Exercise
I have a polar f7 and use it to record swimming, walking etc calorie & heart rate. Is there a reason to use a fitbit instead?

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  • nathalier71
    nathalier71 Posts: 570 Member
    I use Jawbone UP - I think they are more or less all the same. I'm finding the new Pulse by Withings very interesting - if only they had it in bracelet form!
  • FakingFitness
    FakingFitness Posts: 325 Member
    They're two completely different things.
    The Polar f7 is a heart rate monitor and it does just that. It's used specifically while you exercise.
    The fitbit is a glorified pedometer. It tracks your steps, calorie burn, tdee for the whole day.

    I personally use both. I wear my fitbit 24/7 and my HRM when working out. :)
  • QueenWino
    QueenWino Posts: 106
    Thanks. I don't need to buy one then as I have a small pedometer. My Polar does calories as well as heart and charts my progress.
  • peeaanuut
    peeaanuut Posts: 359 Member
    They're two completely different things.
    The Polar f7 is a heart rate monitor and it does just that. It's used specifically while you exercise.
    The fitbit is a glorified pedometer. It tracks your steps, calorie burn, tdee for the whole day.

    I personally use both. I wear my fitbit 24/7 and my HRM when working out. :)

    I do that as well. I also dnt wear the fitbit during non walking/running exercises since I am logging from another event and I dont log from the RHM on walking/running exercises. No doubling up for me. lol

    But yes, they are 2 different devices as quoted above. They each have their purpous.

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