Fitbit Force- to buy or not?

Awesome! Is it waterproof?

It is not waterproof....but is water resistant. I pretty much wear mine 24/7. They do not recommend taking a shower with one, but I have done so multiple times with no adverse problems....but I typically take it off for my shower.

I have a Fitbit Flex. Not the same as the Force, but similar. And I looooove it! Best investment I've ever made. I wear it 24/7 - even in the shower. It is the best.

Awesome! Is it waterproof?

It doesn't have problems when I'm doing dishes or out in the rain, but I take it off when I'm taking a shower and for swimming.

God bless,
Karen

I had the Flex and sold it and bought the Force because I can get an instant read without having to sync it with my iPhone. I really liked the Flex and now I love the Force. I've had it a little over a month now and I love being able to track how I'm doing as far as steps and activity daily. It also syncs with MFP which is cool. Also if you have friends with any of the Fitbit products you can add them to compete/motivate each other. There is also a commumity similiar to MFP for Fitbit users. I'm not on it as often, but I did joing the users in my area and I like to see where I am vs my fellow city dweller as far as steps for the month. Can you tell I'm just a little competitive? For me it's been worth the purchase.

I believe that the Force is water resistant, not water proof, so you can wear it in the rain, but don't swim with it.

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My husband got me a Force for Christmas. I like it a lot. I am already pretty motivated, but it's nice to keep track of steps, stairs climbed, miles etc. and compare day to day. Gives you that little extra motivation to reach a specific goal that's displayed on a nice dashboard - vs. just doing something because you know you "should". It seems to be pretty accurate, and to sync pretty well with MFP too. I wish it was smaller (I am very petite and it's kind of big on my wrist) but nothing is perfect. if you are looking for something to motivate you to keep moving I think it's a very good tool.

I recently received the Force as a Christmas present and it has shown me that I overlooked and under calculated my overall calories burned on a daily basis. On off days (no workout) I was putting down a very low number for steps walked and taking out the garbage etc. However after wearing the Force for a week, I was logging a lot more calories burned (I sit at computer most of day), which allowed me to eat more.

Before the Fitbit I was always hungry - and now I know why. I wasn't logging all my calories burned, so I was eating less. Since I have started wearing the Force, I am no longer hungry, and even lost another 2 pounds.

I have it synced to MFP - I used to manually log my cardio days by taking a picture of the screen, and logging the calories burned when I got home. NOW, I don't need to do that. The Force synced when I got home, and when go to MFP to see how many calories are left (for dinner) it's automatically calculated. No more picture taking.

Force also monitors your sleep habits, however I noticed that if you just lay there and don't move your arm, it thinks your asleep so it logs as you being asleep. I am trending this a bit longer to come to a more certain way of logging sleep.

Overall the Force has helped me reach my goals and has basically taken out the hunger part. It is very comfortable to wear - I barely notice it's on, even during a 70 minute high intensity workout.

Good Luck!

I bought the Force 2 weeks ago (plenty of Star Wars jokes abound in my house...."I see you are using the force! Hahaha"). I needed something to keep me motivated to get up and move because I'm at a computer literally all day (I sit in front of one for 8 hours at work, then go home and sit for another 4-6 for grad school). I LOVE it. So far I have found it to be accurate for tracking walking, running, and since it has an altimeter, hiking (lots of going 'up' here in Colorado). The sleep tracker is only approximate, but fun to look at. I take mine off to shower but wear it for everything else. It needs charged about once a week and charges up super fast. I have the MFP apps on my phone and ipad, so I can easily sync up activity and calories. If you do an activity that the Force doesn't track well, such as ice skating, weight lifting, etc, you can go into the MFP activity tracker and tell it what you did and at what time of day you did it and how long, and it will compensate accordingly on the fitbit for calorie burn (although some people just take it off and track it here seperately). Best of all, if you exceed your step goal, the fitbit app will call you an overachiever. I sort of love that.

Good luck with your decision!!
Lindsay

For those who wear the Fitbit Force - does it matter which wrist you wear it on? The reason I ask is because I'm naturally righthanded, and when I walk (especially when I have my bag over my shoulder), I tend to hold the shoulder strap with my left so the bag doesn't swing. I don't know if the Fitbit needs to be on my right to register the arm movement when I walk.

Which then raises the other interesting question - I wonder if it will register the movement of my hands when I type, because I type all day for work, and I type FAST.