Anyone use a Fitbit?

musicnerd90

I've been thinking about getting a Fitbit. I've been researching the Fitbit Zip, and I was wondering if people liked them and found them to be helpful.

Eric_DeCastro

what are you planning on using it for? just to count your steps? I have one like the fit bit. I have the polar loop. I run a lot and don't really find it useful. I use my polar FT7 religiously. it's more useful for my work outs. so I guess it depends on what you are using it for. by the end of the year I'm hoping to ditch them both for a garmin HRM and GPS.

mlcraggs

I had a Fitbit Force and loved it. Unfortunately, the screen died on me, and since they're no longer selling or replacing them, I sent it back and got a One. They're both great.

They're currently offering the Flex, One, and Zip.

I prefer the One (which clips on your belt, pants, bra, etc) over the Flex (the wrist band) because the One will display your current step total, and the Flex will not (just had some LED lights that light up based on your progress). Also, I believe the Flex does not do floors climbed.

The differences between the One and the Zip is, I believe, the floors climbed.

It definitely keeps you accountable if you're the type of person who likes data. For example, I want to hit 100,000 steps in a week, so today I'm getting in an extra walk for the dog in, and an extra run in order to hit the goal. I have also added a few people from the Fitbit community to compete against, and tracking my progress against their progress gets me exercising at times that I don't particularly feel like exercising.

I have not used a non-Fitbit pedometer, so I can't speak to the competition, but I love the Fitbits.

musicnerd90

Thanks for the responses! i want to use the Fitbit for jogging/running, but also to keep myself more accountable for walking and moving in general.

Juliagemz

I am going to start. I have an older version, it's called ULTRA but should still be ok. I wonder if I can sync data with MFP account, that would be great. What I found weird is that FitBit didn't give me the goal of how many steps, stairs, etc to do during the day to lose particular amount of weight with my metrics. It's weird coz it allows me to set it up but how do I know???

mamaleftwich

I have the Flex and I use it every day, I love it!

clrgarcia

I've been using a Fitbit One for about a year. It's helped me lose 62 lbs!

kstand0053

I love my fitbit! It syncs with myfitnesspal!!!! I have the fitbit flex! It even tracks your sleep!! If you enter in your weight and body fat percentage it will graph it, and tell you how much of your body is fat vs lean muscle!

gsager

I have the fitbit One...love it. Tracks steps, calories burned and sleep.

frizztato

I have the One and love it. My husband has a Flex, and his only complaint is that if he holds on to anything (like the grocery cart) it won't track his steps. I've noticed that's the same with any wrist tracker. I like my One because I can clip it to my bra and forget about it.

corderdeb

I have the ZIP and love it. I clipped it to my bra and totally forget it is there. Get one!

captmiddy

I owned a Zip, decided I liked it but wanted more features and bought a One which I use every single day. It does floors, sleep and has the ability to do timers which I find handy. The zip I don't think has a timer and it can't do floors or sleep. If these would be interesting to you then it is definitely worth the extra $40 for the features to get it all to start with rather than spending $60 now to find out you want more later.

There is actually another active topic for today about someone else asking about a fitbit and MFP. And to the person wondering yes you can sync an Ultra to MFP since it really is the FitBit site that does the syncing not your device.

trackercasey76

I love my FitBit!. They keep you moving. It is not a HRM but it is a great tool and measures pretty accurately most exercises. I like the compete with friends feature.

Elizabeth_Darcy

I have a Flex and I love it. It helps me to have a visual reminder to get away from my desk and walk around during the day. Plus the LED lights do a little dance when you reach your daily goal (hey, it's the little things in life...)

_Calypso_

I have the Fitbit One and I really like it!!! I hate/ feel naked when I don't have it with me.

YukiValentine

I have the Flex! I love it! but when it breaks down on me, I might switch to the one because it can count stairs.

ktsmom430

Thanks for the responses! i want to use the Fitbit for jogging/running, but also to keep myself more accountable for walking and moving in general.

^^For this it is fantastic. I love mine. It totally motivates me to move more and that is really all I want it for. I am not really interested in calories burned. I keep pushing myself to get "just a few more steps and staircases climbed", and I am more than satisfied with its performance with miles/steps taken each day.

BTW Fitbit's customer service is phenomenal!

EmilyWest1919

I JUST got the Fitbit Force rash, but I LOVED mine. Kept me accountable, kept me moving. An awesome little gadget that generated gobs of date. I vote get one!

Pamela_June

I have the Fitbit One...love it... no problems...:happy:

_cdaley

My boyfriend just bought me the flex and I love it! I've had it for 3 days now and it definitely has helped motivate me to walk more. I prefer walking outside to doing cardio in the gym, so it is great for me. It doesn't really track anything other than waking/running, though, but you can enter in alternate exercises and it will give you an approximate calorie burn.

It also comes equipped with a silent, vibrating alarm that you can set to wake you up in the morning. Is it bad that for $99 this is probably my favorite feature?