BodyMedia armband

caffeinated_frog
caffeinated_frog Posts: 86 Member
edited January 11 in Fitness and Exercise
For those of you who have/use one, does it seem to make a difference where exactly you wear yours? I switch between my left arm and my right arm to help avoid the inevitable reaction that happens when wearing it (red spots and lines from the band). I use either arm fairly equally, but do try and put it on my left when I have to but on the right arm for sleeping. I also move it around on the arm so that it is not always stationary over the tricep. What has been your general results?

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  • RunDoozer
    RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
    Wear it really loose it doesn't need to be pressed into the skin. Mine doesn't even leave marks
  • caffeinated_frog
    caffeinated_frog Posts: 86 Member
    Thanks.
  • Ryokat
    Ryokat Posts: 168 Member
    I don't move mine around once it's on my arm, but I do switch it from my left arm to my right while I'm sleeping, just to give my skin a breather. Doesn't seem to adversely affect the readings.
  • caffeinated_frog
    caffeinated_frog Posts: 86 Member
    Yeah, I had wondered about that. I hoped it was okay to wear it on my right for sleep, since I sleep on my left side and it was uncomfortable there. Thanks.
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    I found it to be useless. It does not really log anything except walking and sitting still.

    I called the customer support and they said that all of my activities were "non-standard": dancing (it only logs FORWARD steps, wtf?), cycling, spinning, paddleboarding, weight lifting. The guy actually told me it would log my housework though. Ha -- 0 right there.

    When you enter all your data online, it seems to just be using a basic TDEE formula and using that for your estimated calories. I can do that myself! As far as counting steps, I'm not interested.
  • caffeinated_frog
    caffeinated_frog Posts: 86 Member
    I found it to be useless. It does not really log anything except walking and sitting still.

    I called the customer support and they said that all of my activities were "non-standard": dancing (it only logs FORWARD steps, wtf?), cycling, spinning, paddleboarding, weight lifting. The guy actually told me it would log my housework though. Ha -- 0 right there.

    When you enter all your data online, it seems to just be using a basic TDEE formula and using that for your estimated calories. I can do that myself! As far as counting steps, I'm not interested.

    Well, I'm trying mine mostly for the walking. I do a lot of that at work and was trying to figure out calories in/out on days on/off. I knew it did less for weight lifting, but MFP seems to have numbers for that. I also do things like unpacking inventory at work, and couldn't find anything comparable in the database. I do ignore it for "housework", etc, just pull the numbers for the times when I walk/jog etc. Although it did point out that I sleep a lot less than I thought I did. Interesting.
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