FItbit? pedometer app?

Fitbit is great for walking and running. It is actually a daily activity tracker ($60 - $100 depending on model).

I have a Fitbit Zip ($60 model):
- By inputting my actual stride length, it is very accurate when it comes to steps and distance traveled.
- It underestimates on daily calorie burns (fine by me...way better than overestimating)
- Depending on what I wear, I clip it to my shirt or bra or pants
- Website and phone app are free to use
- Fitbits only sync with a select few phones, but will sync to any computer you have the little usb "dongle" plugged into
- I got mine in April and only recently had to change the battery (the other two models are rechargeable).
- It gives me a better idea of my true activity level
- It can sync with MFP and if you turn negative adjustments on it will subtract calories from your daily goal if your lazy :grumble:
- It can't accurately track all activities. Elliptical is one example of an activity that it can't track. I wear a hrm for work outs it can't track and log the workouts on my Fitbit dashboard.

Overall, it has motivated me to move more which in turn has helped my weight loss.

Here is another users thread/review of Fitbit:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/984540-need-help-figuring-out-your-tdee-get-a-fitbit?hl=need+help+figuring+out+TDEE+get+a+fitbit

Yep, another Fitbit One owner here and agree with the comments above. I find it very motivating and like Minnie503 take the stairs instead of the elevator where possible so I can exceed the magic 10 flights a day! (And if I don't, I walk down and back up until I do!)

I use an Omron pedometer (mine is the HJ-112, about $21 on Amazon) that has been terrific. Once the stride is set right, it's amazingly accurate. I've had to replace the battery once over two years.

I also got a wrist hrm/watch on ebay for about $20, and I'm thrilled with that. On the elliptical, I use the machine's estimate, which seems to match what hrm measurement of calories burned says.

I have the flex, and appreciate that I don't have to remember to put it on / take it off. My previous pedometer spent more time on my dresser than on my belt. But - I know some people find it a bit unfashionable.
And like everyone said, the wireless syncing and scoreboard with my friends really is motivating. As is the calorie tracking, my dog walks have tripled in length since I started wearing it.

A fitbit is an accelerometer and an altimeter combined, it measures movement and elevation change not "steps" as such - it isn't a pedometer in that sense. Cycling up a hill records steps and stairs, for example. It also has a sensitive sleep recording mode.

I just got a fitbit flex and it's just a fancy pedometer BUT it's so motivating and gives you fun lil graphs and charts. I also like it tracking my sleep. You can also add friends and have walk offs and see who can compete for more steps or floors or whatever on their website.

I kind of love it.

I used to complain that I slept really poorly but apparently I do not haha.

Fitbit is great for walking and running. It is actually a daily activity tracker ($60 - $100 depending on model).

I have a Fitbit Zip ($60 model):
- By inputting my actual stride length, it is very accurate when it comes to steps and distance traveled.
- It underestimates on daily calorie burns (fine by me...way better than overestimating)
- Depending on what I wear, I clip it to my shirt or bra or pants
- Website and phone app are free to use
- Fitbits only sync with a select few phones, but will sync to any computer you have the little usb "dongle" plugged into
- I got mine in April and only recently had to change the battery (the other two models are rechargeable).
- It gives me a better idea of my true activity level
- It can sync with MFP and if you turn negative adjustments on it will subtract calories from your daily goal if your lazy :grumble:
- It can't accurately track all activities. Elliptical is one example of an activity that it can't track. I wear a hrm for work outs it can't track and log the workouts on my Fitbit dashboard.

Overall, it has motivated me to move more which in turn has helped my weight loss.

Here is another users thread/review of Fitbit:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/984540-need-help-figuring-out-your-tdee-get-a-fitbit?hl=need+help+figuring+out+TDEE+get+a+fitbit

Oh I am so glad I'm not the only person who thinks the Zip underestimates.

I started with an Omron, and it's a good inexpensive option. I have an iphone, but I just don't want to carry it with me and have it on all day to track steps.

I LOVE my Fitbit. I'm a huge fan, and now we have several in our family (my two oldest boys, both my parents, my brother and his wife).

I did a post on my blog giving a pretty detailed account of what the Fitbit offers ... I LOVE the visual representation of your daily activity, the graph showing intake vs burn. If you want to check it out, here's the link
http://jenbsjourney.blogspot.com/2013/08/wondering-about-fitbit.html

An MFP friend of mine got a fitbit (can't remember which model) and found it to be highly unreliable. It was clocking up steps when it was sitting on her bedside table nowhere near her.

Actually, no it doesn't. It is tracking that you're alive, but not steps. You do burn calories even when you're not actively walking, and that's what it's tracking. Mine has been really accurate and has had a huge impact in making me more active. It doesn't record some things very well, like my weight training, but I can add that in their dashboard.

I just bought a fitbit flex today, should be here Wednesday. yay! but how do you set it to know your stride?

When you set it up on the website, there's an option in the Settings to set this. It will also set which arm you wear it on, which is important.

thank you. I just can't wait!!!!

I have a Fitbit Flex since July 4th, VERY motivational & it works with my Samsung Galaxy 3S. Also have an Omron HJ-113 as I do enjoy actually seeing the steps (& aerobic steps/calories/fat/distance) walked. Heard good things about the Moves app but I haven't tried on on my phone (friend uses iphone).

I like the Flex as its on me 24/7 and waterproof. They've also got great support I might add.

For my walks I use RunKeeper app (Endomondo is nice but they charge for what RunKeeper offers for free) and I just won an Elite membership from walking using the everymove.org website.

Whatever you end up with, am sure you will find it to be motivational.

Hi! Another Fitbit owner. I love it and I am on my 3rd one: Fitbit ultra, Fitbit One, Fitbit Flex. I LOVE IT and CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT! I love the new Flex because it can get wet. I wear it all the time, in the shower, at the splash park wtih my kids, even at the waterpark. That being said, it's awesome, but a little different than the other models. You don't get an immediate feedback of your calories, steps, things like that like you do with the One. All you have to be is close to you smart phone and it will link if you have the correct Andriod or iPhone. It also doesn't track stairs climbed like the One and Ultra did. Even with these changes, I love the fact that it can get wet and I can basically wear it all the time. Oh yah, the battery on the flex doesn't seem to last as long, so you have to make sure you charge it often. I have a charger at home and at work. It comes with the basic black wristband, but you can get other colors too. Also, the Fitbit itself, out of the wristband, is A LOT smaller and discrete than the One/Ultra so it's nicer to slip into your bra if you are getting dressed up.

How does one sync the fitbit with MFP?

Could someone explain what a "fitbit" is?
Also I have an android phone. Are there any accurate pedometers? Do they really work?
Thanks in advance

I have Footsteps pedometer on my Iphone. It seems accurate to me because I use it for running and I am losing weight as I set my goals to lose weight.