Interesting "Fitness Tracker" article (HRM, Fitbit, etc)

noctilumina
noctilumina Posts: 65 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/08/fitness-trackers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wired/index+(Wired:+Top+Stories)

The article (unsurprisingly) concludes that although "they aren’t completely accurate when it comes to calories, fitness gadgets like these still give you a bird’s-eye view of how active you are". I found it interesting to read about how different gadgets do their calculations and to see a side-by-side comparison.

ETA: Sorry the link has to be copied and pasted. I don't know how to make it appear as a proper link. :ohwell:

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  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    Interesting. Thing is to have lower expectations. I like the fitbit more than my pedometer because I often climb hills, and the pedometer doesn't recognize the climbing aspect. But I also don't like how fitbit adds calories burned into my daily total. I with it just gave me my activity burn.
    I don't expect or need it to be 100% accurate, I just need the motivation to see a numeric result both on the fitbit and on my scale. Good artical though on understanding how these tools work.
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    Very interesting! Thanks for sharing.
  • noctilumina
    noctilumina Posts: 65 Member

    I don't expect or need it to be 100% accurate, I just need the motivation to see a numeric result both on the fitbit and on my scale.

    I agree completely. Also, I expect that regardless of its accuracy, each gadget is probably fairly consistent/precise. I didn't link the article to knock the devices; I love my HRM. :happy:

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