Does Anyone Here Use Mio Active Connect?

notreallytrillian
notreallytrillian Posts: 77 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm thinking about purchasing the Mio Active Connect but it's not cheap and I want to make sure the people who have it are enjoying it before I do. Does anyone on here us it? What have your experiences been? Is it good quality and accurate? Is it worth the $129 investment?

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  • mlb2661
    mlb2661 Posts: 14 Member
    Yah it is a little price, is this just to get your stats when you work out?
  • notreallytrillian
    notreallytrillian Posts: 77 Member
    Yeah kind of. I have some very sedentary days at work and then I have other days where I'm literally running around the whole day escorting people all over our huge building. I just want something that tracks how many calroies I burn on those days because I have no idea how to calculate it.
  • mickatoad
    mickatoad Posts: 8
    What about the fitbit? Mine does all that and syncs with MFP effortlessly. You can get one for $59.
  • notreallytrillian
    notreallytrillian Posts: 77 Member
    What about the fitbit? Mine does all that and syncs with MFP effortlessly. You can get one for $59.

    Awesome - thanks for the tip!
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    Also look at Bodymedia fit and the new Basis and Amiigo.
  • hoovergram
    hoovergram Posts: 3
    Thanks for the question notreallytril--I came here looking for the same answer.

    Also thanks for the fitbit info--I was trying to figure out if it syncs with MFP but wasn't seeing that it does.
  • lyssielou1620
    lyssielou1620 Posts: 21 Member
    I have the fitbit and while I do like it, the step count isn't always accurate, along with the stairs, sometimes I have climbed maybe 2 flights of stairs and it'll say 12!

    Also I have a problem with it syncing. This is my 3rd fitbit because of malfunctions. :(
    It's nice but I'm definitely upgrading to the mio that has heart rate monitoring.
  • KirstenTheFamilyCoach
    KirstenTheFamilyCoach Posts: 327 Member
    I started this reseach process last fall. I'm a social worker so price was a huge factor. I also have to wear girl clothes three times each week to work so style was a factor. I needed something that would track my weight, body fat, lean muscle, movement, sleep and heart rate. Here's what I decided.

    Body bug was out for several reasons: initial cost was high and the monthly cost of keeping it up was astronomical. It wasn't something I could ever hide.

    Nike thing, along with all other wrist bands, were out because I couldn't wear it to work without it looking like I was wearing a teen-ager's rubber band around my wrist.

    I setteled on the following mix:
    *FitBit (easily hidden and pretty accurate to track movement, elivation gain and sound sleep)
    **Affordable intiall cost
    **No monthly fee
    **Syncs to MFP which, in my opinion, has the best database for food
    *Aria digital WiFi scale
    **I sync it to MFP and https://trendweight.com/ both of which are free
    *Endomondo
    **I purchased the $5 "pro" version becuase I WOG not run and the interval program on there is easily customizable for me.
    **I sync this to MFP too
    *I just bought a Wahoo Fitness Heart Monitor Run Pack because FitBit doesn't track non moving exercise like Yoga, Weights and Pilates.
    **It syncs to both Endomondo thorugh my iPhone

    That makes my overall cost:
    *FitBit $99
    **free website
    *Aria Scale $125
    **trendweight free website
    *Endomondo $5
    *WaHoo Fitness Heart Rate Monitor $99
    **That's a grand total of less than $330 without needing any other costs.

    Worked for me :)

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