Which Fitbit is best for me?

None of the trackers or HRM are really designed for giving an accurate burn during those sorts of sports... soccer maybe a bit since there is a bit of running but still not very accurate. I will say that I like my One because it is not wrist based, so no matter what I am wearing I don't have to worry about it standing out. It tracks very accurately; I have checked in several times by manually counting steps and against the distance on my HRM. On the other hand I just retired my Polar HRM in favor of a newly released Garmin HRM that doubles as an activity tracker. It is is generally off on steps, ahead or behind. Standing still and putting my hair into a ponytail may credit me 5-10 steps, for example. So, for people who are using their hands a lot but not necessarily moving about, a wrist based tracker might get thrown off a bit. However, you may be able to get around it by logging your activity (i.e. typing, so it knows not to count steps an to credit you a proper calorie burn for that amount of time). For me, that would be tedious though.

Now, some of the new trackers do have integrated HR monitors. They are wrist based, so that brings about the negatives that I have already mentioned. The ability to see trends and changes in HR throughout the day is interesting, but I know I have read somewhere that they don't necessarily track HR constantly...more like every few seconds I think. No big deal really but you aren't going to get the accuracy and consistency of a chest strap and whether or not it will result in a more accurate calorie burn estimation is to be seen.

So far, using the data I get from my fitbit along with MFP my loss has pretty much exactly equaled what is to be expected (within about 1/10 of a pound) using a spreadsheet that I use. That tells me that the Fitbit is giving me realistic numbers (when paired with my HRM for running and cycling activities and a food scale for measuring my food).

Out of all the new trackers coming out, the Jawbone Up3 looks the most appealing to me. For one, it is designed to be slim and unobtrusive. It has multiple integrated sensors that could result in some interesting and possibly useful data, and it seems like it has some other good motivational features such as the inactivity alert, which I wish my One had.

wbfd22 wrote: »

But I'm concerned it won't give me an accurate reading when doing some of my sports.

By "accurate read" presumably you mean calorie expenditure approximation?

Given the sports you describe nothing will.

If you want a pedometer then just recognise the limitations, take it off when you're doing phys.

They seem to be a bit cultish though. Personally I don't see the point if you're already active.

The charge is amazing. I love it. I had the flex and lived that but wanted to up grade and have a watch and the caller ID is cool but wasn't a deal breaker. I like the charge because I have all my info right there on my wrist unlike the flex where I had to look on my phone through the app. I find my self pushing to meet my goal more because the information is right there. The charge is worth it for anyone new coming in. Would have liked the hr but it is not out yet.

Just checked, not available yet.