Sorry, another Nike+ and Fuelband post...

I'm looking for friends for both the Nike+ running app and fuelband. I typically will run with my girlfriend, but it would be nice to have some other numbers to go up against as well.

Nothing like a little friendly motivation!

My name on there is Mattoundercover, same as here. Feel free to add me as a friend on here as well, considering in the end, Ill stop filling this out before I stop running most likely. (Which is a shame, because it does wonders for me.)

Thanks!!!
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this is definitely no heart rate monitor... I can guarantee that.

I have a heart rate monitor and they are great for working out. In my opinion they are the most accurate way of finding out exactly how hard and how many calories you have burned during a particular workout. The Nike Fuelband, on the otherhand, is more about your activity during the day.

Its not the most accurate "pedometer" you can get on the market, thats for sure, but what it has is something called "Nike Fuel", and to me thats their admission that in the end of a day, even advanced pedometers dont do a super great job or telling exactly how hard you are working out. So it takes a baseline of all of the activity you do, and adds it up into an arbitrary number called nike fuel. The thing about this, is that since its always calculated the same way, you can compare it to your previous days and know when you need to maybe walk that extra mile after work, or if your extra busy day made up for things. for me it is purely a motivation bracelet with an awesome looking clock. You need to get a true HRM if you want a workout guide that will help you on myfitnesspal and tell you how many calories to burn.

feel free to add me, we can talk about it some more. I have a movie to watch!

-Matt


Ps- Oh! and as for your question, you absolutely dont need a sensor, or shoes or anything for it to work. its an all inclusive band that you war around your wrist that is about the size of those charity bracelets you see people wearing, except it has a really cool lcd screen that shows up out of nowhere when you press a button. Im a fan.