Fitness Bands!!!
iandrew124
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Hey there!
So I have been doing a ton of research into acquiring a fitness band such as the Jawbone Up or the Fitbit Flex, etc. There are tons of options and have been leaning towards the Jawbone Up but I would like to hear comments and feedback on the type of fitness bands you are using and why. I just want to make sure I get a product I enjoy using and that works over all pretty well for my moneys worth since they tend to be on the pricey side. Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to read my post and I hope you reply. c: If you wish to add me feel free to do it but just make sure you have a good reason.
Thank you all again!
Oh! I'm also a college student who tends to walk a bit and go to the gym either each day or every other day depending on my schedule of the week.
So I have been doing a ton of research into acquiring a fitness band such as the Jawbone Up or the Fitbit Flex, etc. There are tons of options and have been leaning towards the Jawbone Up but I would like to hear comments and feedback on the type of fitness bands you are using and why. I just want to make sure I get a product I enjoy using and that works over all pretty well for my moneys worth since they tend to be on the pricey side. Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to read my post and I hope you reply. c: If you wish to add me feel free to do it but just make sure you have a good reason.
Thank you all again!
Oh! I'm also a college student who tends to walk a bit and go to the gym either each day or every other day depending on my schedule of the week.
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I have been looking into them as well, the jawbone up sounds better to me than most others. I think I might have to splurge a little on myself and get one.0
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Using up and love it!0
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i'm using up24 and i love it but if i had to change i'd go with the fitbit charge HR to get a more accurate calorie spent count with the heart rate monitor inside it...unless jawbones comes up with an HR monitor in their bands before mine gets old and tired haha0
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i'm using up24 and i love it but if i had to change i'd go with the fitbit charge HR to get a more accurate calorie spent count with the heart rate monitor inside it...unless jawbones comes up with an HR monitor in their bands before mine gets old and tired haha
Haha awesome, it seems like a lot of people prefer the UP over the Fitbit. o:0 -
I have the Garmin Vivofit enjoying it so far plus the added bonus of a watch on it and a battery that lasts one year0
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I just bought a Garmin vivofit... is it supposed to sync our daily steps with fitness pal?0
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Yes, the jawbone sounds amazing to me right now. xD I'm going to have to wait a few months before I can buy it sadly. [/quote]
It's going to take me a while, too. I am saving up for it because I think it could benefit my life.
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Best Buy has a sale today and you can get the Jawbone Up for $30.00. I ordered one this morning to try out.0
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I have the Jawbone UP. I think it's a pain in the butt to have to keep plugging it in and opening the app just to see how many steps I've taken. I'm going to upgrade to one that syncs through Bluetooth soon. Probably the Fitbit Charge HR
Also, the band gets caught on sleeves and blankets a lot.0 -
I have tried the Fitbit and also the Garmin viofit and I wear the body media link. It was up til last year what the contestants on biggest loser wore. And it's in my opinion by far the best and most accurate thing out there. I love also that u wear it on ur upper left arm so it don't get in ur way the viofit did when I wore that. And the Fitbit don't even touch ur skin so how can that be accurate? I read that the Fitbit counts the same if u go up 200 steps as if u went down 200 steps?!? The body media link can tell the difference.0
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Yes, the jawbone sounds amazing to me right now. xD I'm going to have to wait a few months before I can buy it sadly.
It's going to take me a while, too. I am saving up for it because I think it could benefit my life.
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That's exactly how I feel. c:
You know, seeing those calories you're burning daily helps you know you're reaching your small daily goals that lead up to accomplishing your over all goal. x30 -
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procolorer wrote: »I have the Jawbone UP. I think it's a pain in the butt to have to keep plugging it in and opening the app just to see how many steps I've taken. I'm going to upgrade to one that syncs through Bluetooth soon. Probably the Fitbit Charge HR
Also, the band gets caught on sleeves and blankets a lot.
Ah, yeah those are complaints I've heard but it seems that it isn't too often that happens and I'm quite sure as a college student myself it won't snag onto things other than maybe by shirt if its long sleeve. Perhaps the Jawbone Up24?0 -
MyOwnPerson wrote: »I have tried the Fitbit and also the Garmin viofit and I wear the body media link. It was up til last year what the contestants on biggest loser wore. And it's in my opinion by far the best and most accurate thing out there. I love also that u wear it on ur upper left arm so it don't get in ur way the viofit did when I wore that. And the Fitbit don't even touch ur skin so how can that be accurate? I read that the Fitbit counts the same if u go up 200 steps as if u went down 200 steps?!? The body media link can tell the difference.
May I ask what is the body media link then since its a lot better than Fitbit and Garmin? o:0 -
I have the vivosmart. Bit more expensive buy has more features than others out there. I use it with a heart rate monitor. Very accurate.
I work for a software company in health and we look into integration of these fitness bands.
It seems that the Led technolgy works great at rest or general activities. The problem lies when undertaking strenuous activity and the readings can get very random. This is down to the light technology not being able to monitor the changes in the blood capillaries due to moving on the wrist.
As a daily step Monitor they all fair pretty much the same out there. Build quality on Jawbone has been an issue, the Microsoft band is too clunky, fitbit does not integrate with Apple health app, the list goes on.
My advice is if you are Serious and your heart rate is monitored as part of your daily regime, get a band with a separate hrm strap or a fitness watch which uses straps.
Otherwise it's personal preference really.
I picked the Vivosmart because I can wear it in the shower, the integration with third party apps and a separate hrm strap.
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I grabbed a Garmin Forerunner 15 for my runs, and was pleasantly surprised to find out it had the fitness tracker goodies too. I can't recommend it highly enough for runners. It's basically as though a vivo fit and a run watch had a baby. It's also nice that the thing looks like a normal watch. I know I shouldn't, but I feel self conscious wearing one of the straight up tracking bands. They just feel conspicuous to me.0
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I work for a software company in health and we look into integration of these fitness bands.
It seems that the Led technolgy works great at rest or general activities. The problem lies when undertaking strenuous activity and the readings can get very random. This is down to the light technology not being able to monitor the changes in the blood capillaries due to moving on the wrist.
As a daily step Monitor they all fair pretty much the same out there. Build quality on Jawbone has been an issue, the Microsoft band is too clunky, fitbit does not integrate with Apple health app, the list goes on.
My advice is if you are Serious and your heart rate is monitored as part of your daily regime, get a band with a separate hrm strap or a fitness watch which uses straps.
Otherwise it's personal preference really.
I picked the Vivosmart because I can wear it in the shower, the integration with third party apps and a separate hrm strap.
Hope that helps [/quote]
It does indeed help but as a college student I can't really spend too much money and I'm uncertain of buying a HRM strap because it seems like something I won't be using. I'd typically be using the bands forseeingg overall steps walked, calories burned and such and the most strenuous would be jogging however I know nothing about fitness bands other than the reviews they receive. But yes, it did help me a bit, thank you.0 -
FoCoAlphaNerd wrote: »I grabbed a Garmin Forerunner 15 for my runs, and was pleasantly surprised to find out it had the fitness tracker goodies too. I can't recommend it highly enough for runners. It's basically as though a vivo fit and a run watch had a baby. It's also nice that the thing looks like a normal watch. I know I shouldn't, but I feel self conscious wearing one of the straight up tracking bands. They just feel conspicuous to me.
Hm, I'll have to look into it and see the reviews abd such for it. Thanks for telling me it. I would just want something inconspicuous that I wear and no one really says anything.0 -
It looks like they have a few left at that price. It is the Jawbone Up, not Up24.0
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Thanks. The color I wanted was only available for store pickup, and there were no stores nearby... I got the light blue one instead.0 -
I have the Fitbit Flex and love it. It gives me the info I need and, most important to me, it can be worn in water. I swim laps and do a water aerobics class so I need a band that is water resistant. I looked at the Jawbone Up3 which has a HRM and is water resistant but it only syncs with android, not a PC, and I do not have a smartphone.
One of the PT's at my gym had a jawbone Up and had it break four times within 6 months. They kept replacing it but she gave up on the fourth time and went to a Fitbit.0 -
I am looking at the Jawbone Up Move, its fairly inexpensive and is packed with features... Thoughts anyone?0
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I've had an UP24 for a couple weeks now and like it a lot but i don't have much to compare it to. Jaw bone is set to release the UP3
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/new-product/gadget/3584402/jawbone-up3-release-date-price-specs-uk/0 -
I'm actually waiting for the UP3 xDrpurcell7485 wrote: »I've had an UP24 for a couple weeks now and like it a lot but i don't have much to compare it to. Jaw bone is set to release the UP3
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/new-product/gadget/3584402/jawbone-up3-release-date-price-specs-uk/
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