fitbit

Chriscut7163

Hi all,

Im looking for a motivational tool to help me start with exercise. I have a knee injury and cant go running just yet! Ive come across a review for fitbit and think it could be just the tool!

If you have one, what do you think of it, and which model do you own.

thanks guys

viciouslitany

a fitbit flex!

it is my best friend in the world. it makes me more accountable. I wear it literally every day, all day, and overnight. the band might have bothered my wrist a little at first, but I'm used to it now.

Petrapoo45

I literally just got one today! I chose the fitbit "One" because it seemed like a good middle of the road option. I got it set up, which was very easy to do, and synced to MFP which was also very easy to do. Now, I just gotta go be active!! haha

jstockler

I've had the fitbit zip since the beginning of January and I love it. I even stayed up late one night going on the treadmill for 15 more minutes just to cross the 20K step badge!!! I hook it my bra and that way I don't lose it and am not likely to throw it in the wash by accident since it is hot pink.

jchadden42

I've had the fitbit zip since the beginning of January and I love it. I even stayed up late one night going on the treadmill for 15 more minutes just to cross the 20K step badge!!! I hook it my bra and that way I don't lose it and am not likely to throw it in the wash by accident since it is hot pink.

Me too! I have gotten a lot more steps because of friendly competition between some other people and me. Although I don't know most of the people on my Fitbit list, I'm still just competitive enough to want to at least match their steps.

jennable

I have the fitbit ultra. Bought it two years ago. LOVE it! They have actually sent me two replacements free of charge. (Both times it was my fault it was broken). I wear mine all the time except when I am sleeping.

Llamapants86

I have had the fitbit one for about 2 weeks now.
I clip it to my bra and just do my thing. The leader board keeps me motivated (I have a competitive streak). I had the jawbone up for about 5 days and took it back because I just couldn't stand wearing the bracelet and fitbit's app is much nicer.

Pixi_Rex

I have the flex, and until I got it I was super super sedentary. I would go to the gym in the morning but after that nothing - I wore it when I first got it and had a "regular" day and honestly it was not surprising why my *kitten* is the size it is - I had 3000 steps by 4pm.

eemitchell1984

I have the fitbit flex. i have it synced up with both MFP and RunKeeper. There is a learning curve- but there are a lot of awesome forums on here with great informaiton and really supportive and knowledgable members. I love my flex. It truly keeps me in check. There are a lot of other devices out there that probobly track a lot more than that fitbits do like heartrate etc. It really depends on how much detail you will be looking at when it comes to your daily activities. For me, it is a great motivational tool and i've become quite fond of it. Being able to sync it with other apps is awesome too.

trish07tx

I just got mine Tuesday night and I must agree with the others when I say it opens your eyes to how much you are really moving and makes you want to hit the target. That being said you indicated you had a knee injury and could not run yet? Fitbit primarily tracks your steps (like walking, elliptical, running) so if you are doing stationary bike, lifting or some other non step related excercise it is not neccesarily anymore helpful than logging on directly to MFP.

eemitchell1984

oh- on chosing your fitbit device - i chose the flex because im very absent minded and forgetful. It would be far to easy for me to forget to clip on a device that is worn as an attachment to a clothing article. my flex stays with me all the time- its shower-friendly, and it records my sleep. I LOVE THE SILENT ALARM! its not the most attractive thing ever - but Tory Burch is in the process of developing more fashionable fitbit flex bands so it looks like good things are coming!

ps - my step-mom had the one that you clip to your clothing. she kept it cliped to her bra... and it ended up being thrown in the washing machine. she got it replaced, and discovered today that at some point it came off of her bra and is lost. just something to keep in mind...

Mav3rick54

I have had the fitbit force since last November. I love it as it was a huge motivator for me and I give it a lot of credit for the number on the ticker below. Just keep in mind, as with any fitness gadget, it is a tool, not the end all be all. In my opinion, well worth the money.

Nige_Gsy

I had an Ultra, which I lost in Valencia, since then I've had a One, which I have used for nearly 2 years now. Just had a replacement clip free of charge when the original broke.

I've found it a great tool. Occasional problems with the sync to MFP, but nothing too dramatic. I post food to MFP, exercise to Fitbit, and all seems to work reasonably well. The only slight oddity is that MFP seems to use a different basic metabolic rate, even if you set your own, but it's not made any noticeable difference to me.

In summary, get one, and you'll never look back. As for model, unless you want to see numbers all the time go for the Flex ... You never need to take it off;)

Lemmynade

I've had the FitBit One for 6 months now, and I LOVE it. Like you I'm getting over an injury (fractured hip) that put me on crutches for 10 weeks. Being able to get back up to my step and stairs goals was really fun for me. It encourages me to park further, take the extra steps, etc.

I'm hoping my orthopedist releases me to run this week! Hoping to increase my goal steps from 10,000 to 13,000 very soon

kikityme

I've had the fitbit zip since the beginning of January and I love it. I even stayed up late one night going on the treadmill for 15 more minutes just to cross the 20K step badge!!! I hook it my bra and that way I don't lose it and am not likely to throw it in the wash by accident since it is hot pink.

LOL, I've done this too....gotta hit that mark! As a motivational tool, it's pretty awesome. I take the calorie count with a grain of salt, but it definitely gets me moving. I have the zip, but I kinda have buyers remorse and wish I'd gotten the one up. Zip doesn't track elevation and I quite regularly climb this 200 ft sand dune near my house but don't get any extra credit for it. :noway:

alaskaengineer

I have had the Fitbit One for about a year now. It stays in my pocket wherever I go. People sometimes ask me why not just get a cheap pedometer - I tell them it's because the Fitbit tells me so much more! I love that it counts my steps, daily calories, miles walked, stairs climbed, etc etc. I find that is it quite accurate on stairs especially. My Fitbit has definately been a very good motivational tool in that it tells me if I've been active enough or not. The graphs that it creates on my online profile are very useful and easy to read as well. Did I mention it tracks your sleep too? Super awesome tool and you'll wonder why you didn't buy one sooner!!!

Hope this helps you in your journey.

Bubbsterd

I just got the Fitbit Zip this week & I already love it! Just clip it in my pocket & off I go! I catch myself walking a lot more now. I'm amazed at how little I was exercising...

garrods

I have had my flex for about 2 months now and have woren it everyday since, I love it!!! I got it at first because i was just really curious as to how many steps I took on a average day at work. i am a nurse and work 12 hour shifts. I can get 10000 easy at work. But it has made me painfully aware just how much I like to sit when I am not working. So it has been a great motivation for me. Would highly recommend to anyone.

Wandering_1

I have the fitbit flex & I absolutely love it! The only time I take it off is to charge it. I don't even know it's there. It is one of my motivators & I think I would be lost without it now. I also love the fact that it syncs up with MFP. I got mine for $20.00 less getting it on ebay. If I ever have a problem with it fitbit will still deal with it. Good luck in your decision.

Chriscut7163

thanks guys, great response, i will be getting my fitbit one soon

JenJBS

I have a Fitbit One and absolutely love it!!!

amhafford

I have the fitbit flex and I LOVE it. Took a little while to get used to having it on my wrist all the time, but I literally take it off to do dishes and to shower and that's about it, now. It's a little bulky and I hope they make more bands soon, but honestly it isn't that bad.
I have never been so motivated to keep moving! It's nice to have something that is constantly reminding you to get off your butt and move around.. and it's always exciting when you reach goals /get badges.

Rocky791

I ordered the Fitbit Zip from amazon and am waiting for it to arrive - should be early next week. I also ordered a food scale that should arrive at the end of next week. Looking forward to seeing better results by using both!

Nedra19455

I got mine about 5 weeks ago. I saw that it synced with MFP and thought "why not?" And signed up for that too. I've lost 10 lbs in 5 weeks using the two together. It's amazing how well they work together. I feel like my metabolism is well-regulated -- on days when I am more active, I can eat more because my exercise calories are automatically provided to my MFP account. On days when I am not as active, I feel pretty much the same, since I just eat less because I don't need as much those days.

My husband just got his yesterday and he's already pretty addicted. He is a little disturbed, actually, that in less than 24 hours he's already a total step-geek.

We both have Fitbit Ones. I think they are the best of all worlds. I LOVE seeing how many flights of stairs I climb and the flexibility with how/where I wear it. And the silent alarm clock is really useful!

earlnabby

I got the flex because it can be worn in water and I do water aerobics 3x a week. I really love it and can't wait for the time in the day when it vibrates and all kinds of flashy lights go off to tell me I reached my goal for the day. I only take mine off once a week when I charge it. I also like the sleep mode part of it.

fatalis_vox

I've had a FitBit One for about a year and a half. When I decided I wanted to get an activity tracker, I did a LOT of research into them, reading user reviews and scientific comparisons (Where people would wear the gadgets and do the same thing to see where the differences were) and the One came out right in the middle of the road between what the Jawbone up and the Nike-whatever-it-is tracked. Now I'm not saying that that necessarily makes it more accurate, but it DOES mean that it's likely the best option, because assuming none of them track perfectly, I'd rather go for the middle-of-the-road and either be a little up or a little down, as opposed to possibly way up or way down.

I love this little thing. I stopped using it for a good while when I just stopped taking care of myself, but when I -want- to take care of myself, it works so well. I find myself -wanting- to get those badges and -wanting- to meet those goals. It syncs with MFP, which is nice because I like MFP's calorie-tracking interface better, but I like everything else about the FB better. (I use the FB calorie goals, which seem to adjust better based on how much activity I've done that day) and doesn't yell OMG YOU'RE GOING TO DIE at me on more sedentary days when I don't get to 1200 calories.

I've never had any issues losing it or throwing it into the wash. I keep it on my belt on my uniform, then I just clip it to a pocket or waistband of my jeans or workout clothes, then leave it on my nightstand overnight. I love the silent alarm feature.

I've considered upgrading to one of the newer models, but I don't much care for wristbands (Sweat + wristband = chafing, and they're a lot harder to hide when I'm wearing a fancy dress out for a night on the town or a classy date. The one I can clip to my bra and it's very nearly invisible. As long as I'm not wearing anything too low cut. If the dress is too low cut, sometimes I'll clip it to the band of my underwear, because skirts can hide things as long as they aren't too clingy.)

So there's my input.

willdob3

I've got the Fitbit One and really find it helpful.

I set challenging but reasonable & achievable goals every week. I started out with strolling around the neighborhood and progressed to power walking without even thinking about it. The more I did the more I knew I could do and I found myself doing more. Very cool. I do my Fitbit walking in addition to weight training & other cardio.

I never really considered any bracelet ones because having a tracker that does not show is a must for me. I wear mine facing the inside of my bra (fastened in the center or close to it depending on bra style).

airangel59

I started with the Flex (july 2013) loved it and realized how little I actually moved. Started walking and haven't stopped yet :bigsmile:
I wanted more than just those lights on the band and I got the now recalled Force (nov 2013), and was in until yesterday when I realized it died ovenite :brokenheart: so it's going back for a refund :sad:
I'm back to my Flex

Fitbit does connect with a few websites that will give you discounts, incentives, cash rewards & your "calories burned" can feed others :flowerforyou:

jofjltncb6

Easily worth the $100 (assuming you won't be taking food off the table or losing your electric for it). I have had the One for over a year now and love it.

PunkyRachel

I have fitbit one. I don't like bracelets, or wearing watches, so I figured flex would be annoying for me to try and wear everyday. I clip it to my bra and wear all day everyday. I love the fitbit website and looking at the graphs and getting new badges. I love that it syncs with MFP and automatically logs my calories burned for me. I just absolutely love it!!! You will too if you decide to get any of the fibit trackers

theoncomingstorm6464

I have a One and love it. Never leave home without it. I don't like bracelets so I like clipping the One to he inside of my pocket.