Fitness trackers- what do you get from them

Hello, I have a Fitbit Charge HR and I love it. I have had it since Jan 26th and I have lost 9lbs since then. I just recently linked it to MFP and I wish I would of done it sooner it shows me how many calories I lose just by normal everyday activities even if I do a workout I don't log them anymore because it automatically adjusts my calories. Also it has automatic sleep recognition which is nice and it's interesting to see how much I actually sleep and toss and turn.

Used mine to mainly track training sessions. The data for more as a nice to know, as I didn't do much with it nor did it affect my life any differently before or after have a tracker.

Btw, I only used it daily for about 2 months before it became another forgotten purchase.

I think it's somewhat worth it if the data it tracks really meant something to you that will make a change for the better in your life.

Otherwise, if you've gotten your diet and training down to a good habit, then any health tracker provides nice to know data since it may not change your fitness and diet plans.

I've had my fitbit Charge HR since last August and still wear it daily. I had trouble with it over-counting my steps when I was working in retail, because folding a shirt would count for anywhere between 5-15 steps. Now that I'm working an office job, though, I don't find that it tracks any extra steps. I had problems with my first Charge HR, but I contacted Fitbit's customer service, and they sent me a new one. My husband bought one on eBay, and when we contacted them with issues for his not holding a charge, they sent him a brand new one still in the box.

I sound really negative about it but honestly I really love it and have convinced about 6-7 other people to get them, too, and they all love it. I really like the sleeping pattern options, and the "activity" setting that'll tell you how many calories you burned during a specific workout.

I have a Jawbone UP2 and I love it! it is a lot cheaper than a fitbit and doesn't have a heart rate monitor (which isn't something i specifically wanted) i find it incredibly accurate in how many steps i'm taking and how much exercise i'm doing. after i do a workout my phone will vibrate and say something like "were you active between 6 and 7 a.m.?" and then after you say yes, it asks you what you were up to (running, elliptical, etc, lots of things are listed)

it has auto sleep detection and it's very interesting to see my sleep stats. it's connected to my android phone via bluetooth, and also synced to MFP so all my calories burned are added.

it has something called "smart coach" that gets to know you and gives you little motivation tips and stuff. the battery life gives you about 8 days on a 4 hour charge.

the only thing i don't really like about it is the "food score" where it just gives your meals scores based on healthiness, i just feel like it doesn't take enough into account (for example if i eat a lot of fruit i get a low food score because of the sugar, to me, sugar content of an apple shouldn't really be taken into account...) the only thing that usually gets a high food score is my protein shake in the morning... so...

anyways, if you are into keeping data like this about yourself, i highly recommend! i'd rather rely on MFP for the food portion anyway

DaisyHamilton wrote: »

I've had my fitbit Charge HR since last August and still wear it daily. I had trouble with it over-counting my steps when I was working in retail, because folding a shirt would count for anywhere between 5-15 steps. Now that I'm working an office job, though, I don't find that it tracks any extra steps. I had problems with my first Charge HR, but I contacted Fitbit's customer service, and they sent me a new one. My husband bought one on eBay, and when we contacted them with issues for his not holding a charge, they sent him a brand new one still in the box.

I sound really negative about it but honestly I really love it and have convinced about 6-7 other people to get them, too, and they all love it. I really like the sleeping pattern options, and the "activity" setting that'll tell you how many calories you burned during a specific workout.

I have an office job too and I have had it synced for the past week and it really has helped!

I have had different fitbits for years. I recently upgraded to the new Blaze. What I like, is it helps me be active, and makes sure I am eating enough by adjusting my calories based on activity. This has been pretty accurate for me. That means on days where I have an exercise class, plus walk, and remain very active, it adjusts my calories goal higher. Prior to synching them I underestimated my activity and often ate too little, resulting in headaches and fatigue. I am a data person, though, so I love having graphs and comparing and all of that.

I'm a data nerd, so I just like having the data and comparing it to others to determine correlation/causation. I've a massive spreadsheet, where I track calories, macros, steps, weight, time of the month, etc. And a bunch of graphs that help compare data. Do I eat more carbs when my step count is high? Do I lose more weight when my steps hit a certain average that week? I just like having the info to answer those questions.

I don't really use it in terms of how many calories I've burned, since I don't trust its accuracy in that.

After tons of research, I just got the Garmin VivosmartHR. I went with it over the FitBit ChargeHR because it is waterproof...I wanted to be able to swim in it and wear it in the shower. So far, I love it! It's been great to see an accurate estimation of how many calories I'm burning during my workouts, and I feel motivated to get those steps and stairs in!I also love how it tracks sleep! I synced it up with MyFitnessPal, so I can easily see how many calories I've consumed versus how many I've burned each day...helps keep me in check! An extra perk is that I can see all of the notifications from my phone on it...texts, phone calls, updates from FB, SnapChat, Instagram, etc....that isn't completely necessary at all..but it is nice if you are out for a run or working out, and you get an emergency call/text...you can tell right from your wrist instead of having to get your phone out. You should definitely get a fitness tracker! Do the research and that will help you decide which one is right for you.

I use a Fitbit Charge HR and an Apple Watch. I work in Finance and I am very data driven so I actually keep spreadsheets of all my workouts (I used this method before when I lost over 40 lbs). The number of steps, floors, and calorie burn are the main things I look at throughout the day. The heartrate is also important when I want to see how hard I've worked out. I like the challenges with Fitbit as well and the reminders on the Apple watch are also extremely helpful as well.

My fitbit was given to me by a family member who got it as a Christmas gift from the company he worked for. I put it on and it did so many things. steps counting, time, alarm, calories needed and more. But I realized it was wrong when we drove from Santa Caterina to Venice. While I was riding along it said I was burning calories and counted steps I wasn't taking!
Eventually my husband threw it in the garbage. He thought it was evil. Lol! I guess I got a little obsessed with it.