Fitbit or Garmin

It's hard to answer without knowing which models you're looking at and what type of exercise you want to track, exactly. As a general rule: If your exercise routine consists of walking and not really much else, buy whichever you can get a better deal on or prefer the looks of. If you do more varied types of exercise, Garmin.

Definitely Garmin if you run.

I've been using Garmin for over a ayear and it is good for running and steps, it isn't perfect and is sometimes slow to connect to the GPS signal but I still like it.

I can't speak to the vivofit but the vivosmart is WAY more accurate than the fitbit flex was. the calorie burn is more in line with my actual activity, and the adjusting goal is a nice challenge.

almancorona88 wrote: »

Help guys... Looking for advise... I need one that track HR when jogging/running, track steps, count calories and also when I do weight, gps etc.... Ive been looking at the fitbit blaze and polar m400 ... Any ideas on an accurate one? Thanks in advance guys!

Don't go with the Blaze if you want something that is both accurate and includes GPS. I had the Blaze for a short period of time and returned it as it was constantly under reporting my walked miles everyday by as much as half to one mile. That was even after I went through and redid my true steps within the settings menu. The Blaze also does not include true GPS but uses what it calls "Dirrect Connect" that requires you to carry your mobile phone on you while exercising outdoors. While this brought the miles closer to what I did, it was still off by a couple of 100 steps. Read the community threads over on Fitbits site about the Blaze as there are many people complaining about this issue and as of yet there has been no Software update to fix it.

I used the Fitbit Charge HR for 9 months, and I am now on a Garmin Forerunner 235. I like them both, but I prefer the Garmin because it's all in one. You can use the Fitbit to track exercise but it requires the phone app, which has been crashing like mad lately. I've always used a Garmin for running so when I wore the Fitbit, I still put on the Garmin for exercise, which meant I was running around with two watches. I also like the Garmin better aesthetically.

gemmatallent wrote: »

Thanks all I should of added most of my exercise is done on treadmill. I like the fact the garmin runs on battery rather than having to keep charging. So Garmin is better than fitbit then? X

I could be wrong but all the Garmin watches I've ever had run by charging, not battery like normal watches.

I'm a dork. I have both. I may have a gadget problem. I love my garmin forerunner for running and I've been using it (and its predecessor) for 8 years. Real-time pace and distance plus the ability to go through my log later and compare my runs with incredible detail - these things make me really happy. But for a treadmill runner - that kind of detail probably wouldn't benefit you much.

But I love my fitbit for the social aspect and it's incredibly motivating for regular, daily activity. I was surprised to discover that I sometimes put in FEWER steps on a run day - as if I believed that once I ran a few miles, I could then veg on the couch for the next 24 hours.

Both require charging, but I know there is at least one fitbit model that doesn't - you just put the battery in and replace it once a month or so. Maybe the vivofit works the same way.