Fitbit vs. Bodymedia vs. HRM

I've not tried the others, but my husband got me a FitBit for Christmas and I LOVE it.

It's so small I don't even think about it being there most of the time. I just wear it clipped to my bra where it's out of the way. At night I just transfer it to the wrist band and I'm good to go.

I don't know precisely how accurate it is when it comes to how many calories have been burned, but if it off I think it under estimates rather than over.

Fitbit combined with an HRM for when you do planned specific workouts would probably work the best. I just use fitbit now, only had it two days so far though. I really do like it, it has motivated me so much. The steps were accurate when I checked them.

I got the Fitbit Zip this Christmas, (thanks Santa) and it is totally easy to wear, clipped to bra. I have only been using it for 2 days and I have no idea what's its doing, I have it synced to MFP and so far it has not adjusted anything. I weight lift and cycle so I am not sure how it's calculating steps. I am going to continue to wear it hoping someone on the boards can enlighten me.

I use the Bodymedia Core because it monitors your sleep. The only time I take it off is when I put it on the charger in the morning while I'm getting ready for work. While exercising, I also wear a Polar FT7 HRM so I can monitor my heart rate. I haven't had any issues with the Bodymedia Core, but my transmitter for the Polar FT7 HRM failed last week and needs replaced.

I have a polar HRM that I was always pretty happy with. I stopped using it once I stopped religiously counting my calories. For Christmas my husband got me a Fitbit Zip, and I have been using that for the past week. I am not sure what to think. I feel like my HRM showed a higher calorie burn than the Fitbit.I dont usually eat back my exercise calories so I don't it is going to hurt me much at this point, but I am inclined to think the the HRM was more accurate, simply because I wore the the chest strap and I feel like that tracked my heart rate more accurately. The same work outs I did using my HRM showed a calorie burn between 45-500, and with the Fitbit, Im barely breaking 400 calories burned. Same workouts, same distance runs, etc...
So I guess in my opinion the HRM would be more accurate. Im actually going to try wearing them both next time I work out to see what I get.

bought a bodymedia ... it seemed like it would be more accurate for what I wanted to track. However, i also use a heart rate monitor to track myself during exercise to see that I am in the zone i want to be and to make sure I don't die. I also use Endomondo to track walks, etc. which is not a device but another cool app.

i have a polar HRM and i am obssessed with it XD money well spent

I must say I love my bodymedia core armband with display , I had my fitbit one starting out and I HATED IT! I mean how is a small device that straps to my bra suppose to tell my accurately how my body is handling and burning things when it doesn't even touch my skin!! I can say the calorie count on it was way low, I mean I started out walking with both and my bodymedia counted steps and burn more accurate than the fitbit. Also had the awesome Customer service with bodymedia armband my armband strap broke and they sent me another one out with no questions asked and nothing needing to be returned also got to use CS with fitbit it was not so great customer service with fitbit, they are slow and do not answer your question at all. I had issues with my fitbit syncing up and they kept telling me it was my computer, and would not help really anything further so I returned my fitbit and went to best buy and bought one to see if it did the same thing and it did not! it worked perfectly FINE! so I was really turned off when it came to that!! Also the dashboards are so different!! Fitbit is a psycho mess of everything everywhere as with Bodymedia armband its a plug it in and a quick scan of everything on one page and a good smile off on to your day.

So I have had the awesomness :P of using both and well Fitbit was just not for me!! my bodymedia core armband and display and this is my opinion and hope whatever you choose works for you!!

I have a fitbit ultra and love it, got a new Beurer HRM yesterday and did 30 day shred level 1. Fitbit came in at 145 cals burned and HRM was 152 so not a huge difference. Compared to MFP which was 181 cals burned (using the circuit training calculation).

I just use a basic polar HRM. I don't use it to track calories though I use it so I can zone my exercise in the correct target zones for weight loss or fitness.

I Love Love Love my Fitbit, Dont know about the others.x

I had the Fitbit One--returned it after a couple of weeks. I couldn't deal with the inaccuracies: counted steps as a passenger in the car, counted steps while I was asleep (when it stayed on--it was constantly falling out of the wrist band pocket and I would find it on the floor or in the bed), credited stairs when there weren't any (I even got badges for climbing stairs that didn't exist.) Now I have a Bodymediafit LINK. It seems very accurate. Plus I like that I don't have to push any buttons or put it in a wrist band for sleep. Basically wear it and forget it (some people worry about the armband being uncomfortable--after a couple of days I stopped noticing it. In fact, I have almost gotten into the shower with it on. Also there is a complaint regarding looks; there are faceplates and different colored straps available if you are fashion conscious. But I almost always wear sleeves so it doesn't show.) Charges very quickly at the computer when I am downloading info.I can also download and check out info on my tablet and phone by bluetooth. The monthly charge for the site is affordable (and I am on Social Security with very limited income) Plus there are several payment options that make it more affordable. I don't begrudge the charge because they use the money to develop other products. Yesterday I completed a survey for the new CORE2 to come out this Fall. It will even have an optional HRM strap (optional as in an additional cost which may or may not be worth the expense.) It is going to be much smaller (smaller than a quarter) with fashion accessories. If you want an all-day monitor I feel this is the way to go.