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Tracking

pjb58
pjb58 Posts: 100 Member
edited February 18 in Fitness and Exercise
Can anyone give me advice on tracking devices, please?
Thank you

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  • pjb58
    pjb58 Posts: 100 Member
    Exercise tracking.....
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    What activities do you perform? Are you looking for an all day activity tracker or something geared towards calculating calories from cardio exercises specifically?

    The post is so broad that it is impossible to give any advice and most of what you want to know is probably covered in the multiple HRM/ Fitbit threads created every single day.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Can anyone give me advice on tracking devices, please?
    Thank you

    yes
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    My advice is to use a tracking device if you want to. But if you prefer manual tracking, don't use a device to do it for you.
  • SalemBoSox88
    SalemBoSox88 Posts: 237
    FitBit Is The Only Way To Go!!!
  • pjb58
    pjb58 Posts: 100 Member
    I would like to track steps, speed, distance, calories burned, etc. as I walk/jog.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    I would like to track steps, speed, distance, calories burned, etc. as I walk/jog.

    Have you tried Google or even Amazon?
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    I would like to track steps, speed, distance, calories burned, etc. as I walk/jog.

    The only way you'll come close to accurately tracking speed and distance is with a GPS enabled device ... either a GPS watch or smartphone. A fitbit will track your daily steps but distance is dependent on a consistent stride length and that length input into the device.
  • pjb58
    pjb58 Posts: 100 Member
    So a simple answer would be fitbit comes closest to what I am looking for?
    GPS sounds like overkill....
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