Help choosing Devices to count steps and cals (

My own story of the Fitbit is they are replacing mine and shipping one soon. The customer service department is outstanding I will buy another one because they are so handy. They are so worth the money!

Would de Fitbit Zip be effective if I'm doing at home workouts (ie 30DH, RI30, etc)? I just want something that helps me calculate how much I'm burning

If it's step based workouts - good chance it's close enough for just 30 min.

If it's a bunch of bodyweight calisthenics where "steps" aren't really steps and have no bearing on how much you burn, then no.

I had the Nike Fuel Band, which I think was like $150 (it was a christmas present),a little more than the fit bit. It felt bulky and uncomfortable. The bracelet isn't flexible it's hard. When I used it back in January (2014) they had not come out with an app yet to sync it to an adroid, only iphone. But you could sync it to your computer. At that time it also wouldn't sync to MFP, but it would sync to another website but it wasn't as good as MFP.

I ended up returning it because it was uncomfortable and I didn't feel that it was all that accurate because anytime I would move my arm it would count as a step. I have a desk job using a computer so I am constantly reaching for files, phone, printer etc. so I didn't like that it was so off. But it was still really motivating and got me up moving to reach my goal, so it wasn't totally bad. But I think I will be trying a fitbit eventually.

I have a fitbit zip, it's tiny! I also have a misfit shine to track my sleep, both I think are fine. Not convinced they are entirely accurate but they are getting me to move more because I like it when I hit my goal!