Mircosoft Band

ty_palmer09
ty_palmer09 Posts: 22
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
I have a Nike Fuelband but have recently started looking at the Microsoft Band does anyone have any experience with it as far as improving your motivation and health and accuracy? It is $199 so to expensive to just "try out". Which is why I am looking for some advice on it first.

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  • chris215us
    chris215us Posts: 5 Member
    I have a Microsoft band, and have had it since they first released. I love it.

    All of the health tracking features work beautifully and with the Bluetooth sync to your phone you get a lot more out of it.

    The only con I have is that the battery life isn't great, but I just charge it while I am at work and it charges fast.
  • ty_palmer09
    ty_palmer09 Posts: 22
    Does it integrate calories burned and all of that with MFP? My Nike Fuelband will not integrate or anything like that so I don't have a true reading on MFP at the end of the day.
  • chris215us
    chris215us Posts: 5 Member
    edited January 2015
    I does pass on calories burned during workouts and runs, and it will do an adjustment for calories burned for the day for normal activity.

    Only issue is that the integration with MFP isn't 100% there. I see the calorie adjustments when I look at my daily summary on my phone but its different when on the website.

    This I know MFP is working on.

    Here is what it tracked for my quick trip to the gym last night, that it automatically sent to MFP.

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  • chris215us
    chris215us Posts: 5 Member
    Here is another pic of how the band and MFP work together.


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  • ty_palmer09
    ty_palmer09 Posts: 22
    So ultimately is it work $200 I guess is what I am getting at? I don't care for the smart watch side of it with email, social network, etc.
  • chris215us
    chris215us Posts: 5 Member
    Yes it works.

    Honestly I wasn't too excited about the smart side either. But that has changed pretty quick.

    The guided work out feature is awesome for finding new workout routines.

    The best part of the smart watch side is that when you sync with your phone, you get to see who is calling or texting you with out having to take out your phone, and since the range is really good, you don't even need to be in the same room.

    Now instead of running to my phone when I hear it going off I just look at my wrist and know if its something I need to respond to, or if it can wait.
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