BodyMedia Fit vs Fitbit?!?

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  • themedalist
    themedalist Posts: 3,218 Member
    Nothing beats a side by side test of BMF and Fitbit. One of my treasured MFP friends has done just that and posted the results on her blog:

    http://getwithitforlife.com/blog/
  • marathon64
    marathon64 Posts: 378 Member
    Cool stuff!!
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    no, it doesn't link with the core- the core doesn't have bluetooth built in. If I could go back and change my choice I'd totally pay more for the link. The plugging in twice a day does suck a little.


    The core is smaller though. Is it enough to make a difference?
  • cupboard_stalker
    cupboard_stalker Posts: 62 Member
    Can you use the BMF without the subscription? Its £99 for a year, which is excessive for what it is imo, but i think the way it tracks cal burn is far superior. I was just wondering if you can get a calorie burn readout without the subscription?
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    No you have to have the subscription. As you're in the UK, you can't use the BMF site as you need a USA bank. In the UK it is licences to Kifit. They only do the Advantage, not the Core or Link. I'm waiting for them to get back to be about if I buy core from USA can I use their website.
  • alexroet
    alexroet Posts: 65 Member
    no, it doesn't link with the core- the core doesn't have bluetooth built in. If I could go back and change my choice I'd totally pay more for the link. The plugging in twice a day does suck a little.

    Yes, the plugging in twice a day sucks. So imagine my disappointment when I found that even with bluetooth, you still had to plug in the link!! the sync to the phone was just like an 'extra' display, but you had to plug in to 'really' sync.

    BUT- that was all fixed with the update! yay! stll not as automatic and seamless, but much much better
  • mcanavan05
    mcanavan05 Posts: 210 Member
    following
  • Starlage
    Starlage Posts: 1,709 Member
    Can you use the BMF without the subscription? Its £99 for a year, which is excessive for what it is imo, but i think the way it tracks cal burn is far superior. I was just wondering if you can get a calorie burn readout without the subscription?

    Like someone else already said- nope, have to have the subscription in order to see the readouts. Really though- there's no need to use it long term in my opinion.... a few months of using it gave me a good window of what my average burns are on given days and given workouts, etc.... I had all of the info saved in a document and i LOST IT!! That's the only reason I re-upped'd my subscription, I'm going to use it for another three months and save the data, then I'll stop the subscription. Then I'll have an idea about what I burn in a day. Already having only worn it for a few weeks (since I put it back on) I know that my average burn is between 2100-2400, a few hundred more if I do a long workout. That's valuable information to have. So... I really don't think keeping the subscription long term is necessary.
  • mcanavan05
    mcanavan05 Posts: 210 Member
    Star, Can you help me? I just linked BFM to MFP and now it shows I've exercised today (500cal). BFM is charging, havent worn it.
    I set caloric goal to BFM 2075 in MFP.. what else?
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    If its like Fitbit, that's the calories you've learnt by just being alive. Look on the help section - top of the page to find out about linking it to MFP.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Fitbit. The calorie burn during Zumba is not that different to my HRM. In fact it was only a few calories off. I wear both when I workout but my fitbit all day. If you can afford both, get both..... but not the bodymedia...... nothing on earth is like the fitbit..... and get the ONE...


    Plus you don't have to pay extra to see your info.... that's a plus. Anywhere that you buy something for $$$ and then have to pay extra $$$ just to look at it is not great in my books.
  • Nickiii_123
    Nickiii_123 Posts: 134 Member
    I got my fitbit ultra two months ago and love it so far. Its small enough that it's not noticeable when I wear it during the day and it seems fairly accurate. It tracks sleep using a nice, soft little wrist band that you wear while you're asleep. I think they just came out with a new model so I bet you could get an ultra for a good price right about now :)
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    I got my fitbit ultra two months ago and love it so far. Its small enough that it's not noticeable when I wear it during the day and it seems fairly accurate. It tracks sleep using a nice, soft little wrist band that you wear while you're asleep. I think they just came out with a new model so I bet you could get an ultra for a good price right about now :)

    Actually Ultra is no longer for sale, unless you buy it elsewhere other than Fitbit themselves. FItbit ONE is perfect. I wear mine ALL the time unless I'm in the shower, that's when I charge it (and it only needs a top up charge of about 10 mins if that at all)
  • obored1
    obored1 Posts: 32 Member
    I like my fitbit one, I think it has all been said as to why, tracks, sleep, stairs, walking, discreet, sweat proof.

    only downfall i have had to it is I can't swim with it :)

    and I never had sync issues, I think those are all fixed now anyways, they did something to give us a choice on how we want it to link to MFP, so gives you more power as to how you like your number to show, either small and grow as you earn it, or guesstimate based on averages and adjust if you seem to be way over or under performing in steps/exercise.

    good luck
  • vikingheart
    vikingheart Posts: 79
    I can't compare the two, but I really like the fitbit and their customer service is fantastic.
  • vikingheart
    vikingheart Posts: 79
    Oh, but I would add that it is NOT sweat proof. I train pretty intensely in muay thai kickboxing and sweat a lot. I kept my fitbit in the "media" pocket of my shorts, and the display still got messed up from my sweat...so be cautious if you are a sweat beast like me.

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