FitBit or ???

HG3185
HG3185 Posts: 37 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
Does anyone else have a step counter that is not a Fitbit? Looking for other good options. Suggestions?

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  • youdoyou2016
    youdoyou2016 Posts: 393 Member
    Depends on your goals and what you want to measure. I think the Garmin Viviosmart HR is very good -- tracks stairs, steps, sleep, does a good job telling me how many calories I've burned, etc. (Does some stuff I don't need -- like telling me what the temperature outside is and that I've got a voicemail ...)
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    I dislike the Garmin Vivosmart HR. It has software issues so that it can't track individual activities without double counting the calories. My wife has mine now, but just using it as a step counter.

    I have a Garmin VivoActive HR and it does not have the issue and is more flexible in what it does.

    But what is your reason for not wanting a FitBit? Be aware that a Fitbit is better from the social and sharing side and probably more of your friends will have one. So if that is important to you (it isn't for me), than you may want to stick with them. For me, the FitBit not being waterproof eliminated it as I fish and will be dunking mine when the water isn't so hard.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    Had a Flex and now have a Charge 2. Nothing wrong with the Flex, I just wanted one that was an actual watch too.
    I didn't use my Fitbit to count calories. I just used it to see if I was active enough during the day. Still do that with my Charge 2 and to check heart rate.

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  • alid8333
    alid8333 Posts: 233 Member
    I have a Fitbit HR and I have a Apple Watch. I use to use my Fitbit all the time but the heart rate monitoring wasn't that great. So I wear my Apple Watch all the time. But if you don't have a iOS device then the Apple Watch is pointless lol

    My friend has the Fitbit blaze and likes it.
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