Fit Bit

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  • rosieg1979
    rosieg1979 Posts: 99 Member
    Not unless you get the fitbit Aria scales, but that is a whole other addiction

    :-)
  • Kristy528
    Kristy528 Posts: 63 Member
    Does the FitBit only run off of Apple Phones or do they have something for Android as well? I am not a I-phone user, I prefer Android.
  • rosieg1979
    rosieg1979 Posts: 99 Member
    There is a Fitbit android app, but you can only actually sync the fitbit with an iPhone.
  • wildfirediva
    wildfirediva Posts: 212
    I have the Body Media Fit Link....


    I LOVE IT!! Links via bluetooth to my phone and it links to MFP!! Great data!!
  • faceoff4
    faceoff4 Posts: 1,599 Member
    Its cool to start out with, but its more of an expensive pedometer. Get a HRM, its more accurate. I thought it was awesome for the first few weeks, but the novelty wears off

    Couldnt agree more with the above. You will get way more accuracy out of this and I think there are other devices out there that are more meaningful. Plus the setting for sleep on the fit bit is crazy. One night it tells me I woke up 300 times and only got 2 hours of sleep, and then when I take it off the sensitive setting it had me never waking up and sleeping 10 hours....definitely not accurate and I found little help with the device for long term purposes. But that is just my opinion as I know others who like it...so its personal preference I think.
  • MIM49
    MIM49 Posts: 255 Member
    Its cool to start out with, but its more of an expensive pedometer. Get a HRM, its more accurate. I thought it was awesome for the first few weeks, but the novelty wears off

    Couldnt agree more with the above. You will get way more accuracy out of this and I think there are other devices out there that are more meaningful. Plus the setting for sleep on the fit bit is crazy. One night it tells me I woke up 300 times and only got 2 hours of sleep, and then when I take it off the sensitive setting it had me never waking up and sleeping 10 hours....definitely not accurate and I found little help with the device for long term purposes. But that is just my opinion as I know others who like it...so its personal preference I think.

    I bought One and returned it after a couple of weeks. It had me walking to town (I was a passenger in a car), climbing stairs (got a badge for that and there wasn't a stair around), walking in my sleep. Too many inaccuracies and I could find no way to edit. Plus it was not good for the type of exercise that I do do (I workout to a Leslie Sansone "walking" DVD which isn't really walking.) Also, like another poster my sleep activity (waking vs sleeping was really inaccurate). I think if your main activity is walking it is probably better but it really isn't much more than a upscale pedometer.
  • Majicthighs
    Majicthighs Posts: 7 Member
    There is a Fitbit android app, but you can only actually sync the fitbit with an iPhone.

    Or a PC...
  • xidia
    xidia Posts: 606 Member
    I believe the Ultra will sync with any Bluetooth 4.0 device.
  • Majicthighs
    Majicthighs Posts: 7 Member
    I believe the Ultra will sync with any Bluetooth 4.0 device.

    Not the Ultra - that comes with a dedicated receiver, but the FitBit "One" which _is_ Blutooth
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Thanks for asking this - bumping to read later
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    If your main activity is walking or running it's great. If it's classes at the gym, then your best bet is an HRM.

    The fitbit is a pedometer only. It is very accurate. It will count steps and elevation. It uses math to calculate your TDEE.

    It has some pretty awesome tools like the glucose and BP recording. It's sleep monitor is kinda cool too. The badges are fun.

    I am very happy with mine. (Ultra) My husband has one too and the competition is fun. LOL.

    I wear mine on my waist band or in my pocket. Or on the collar of my tshirt.
  • bhurley1424
    bhurley1424 Posts: 927 Member
    This is great! I asked 'Santa' for a fitbit. I believe this is what I need now because I want to be able to track my whole day. I'm a SAHM so this will be good for me. I have an HRM - but I can't wear that all day. And that chest strap is just annoying now!!
  • lollyish
    lollyish Posts: 75 Member
    I love mine. It helps keep me motivated. I accidently washed my first fitbit and the team at fitbit replaced it for me. Amazing customer service too.
  • Kristy528
    Kristy528 Posts: 63 Member
    Now I am getting confused and conflicted, is this not going to work for my group exercise classes like pump, zumba and body combat? i want something that will track all of my progress not just my time at the gym. Feeling confused at this point.
  • Chrissiecurit
    Chrissiecurit Posts: 74 Member
    Now I am getting confused and conflicted, is this not going to work for my group exercise classes like pump, zumba and body combat? i want something that will track all of my progress not just my time at the gym. Feeling confused at this point.

    I have both a FitBit and a HRM. They each do something different.

    The FitBit will count your steps, floors climbed, calories burned (doing regular activities such as walking), sleep patterns, etc.. This is what helped me figure out what my TDEE was. I sit at a desk all day and even though I walk around, I am still pretty inactive during the day. It's not really made for figuring out calories burned doing any other exercise except walking/jogging.

    I wear the HRM any time that I exercise. This is what tells me exactly (well, as close to accurate as you can get) how many calories I burn. So any time that I do C25K, 30 day shred, etc. I rely on my HRM and not my FitBit. I picked up a fairly inexpensive one at Target. It doesn't calculate the calories on the device itself, but I just go to a website and enter the numbers to get calories burned.

    Hope that helps!
    Chrissie
  • Kristy528
    Kristy528 Posts: 63 Member
    Now I am getting confused and conflicted, is this not going to work for my group exercise classes like pump, zumba and body combat? i want something that will track all of my progress not just my time at the gym. Feeling confused at this point.

    I have both a FitBit and a HRM. They each do something different.

    The FitBit will count your steps, floors climbed, calories burned (doing regular activities such as walking), sleep patterns, etc.. This is what helped me figure out what my TDEE was. I sit at a desk all day and even though I walk around, I am still pretty inactive during the day. It's not really made for figuring out calories burned doing any other exercise except walking/jogging.

    I wear the HRM any time that I exercise. This is what tells me exactly (well, as close to accurate as you can get) how many calories I burn. So any time that I do C25K, 30 day shred, etc. I rely on my HRM and not my FitBit. I picked up a fairly inexpensive one at Target. It doesn't calculate the calories on the device itself, but I just go to a website and enter the numbers to get calories burned.

    Hope that helps!
    Chrissie

    Thanks a lot! Sounds like I need both :) Maybe I will start with the HRM and see how that works out and then get the fitbit. I want them both, but I really need the HRM to get a calorie count on all my group exercises classes. Since I am going off of a guesstimate.

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