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Apple Watch or Fit bit

edlanglais5
edlanglais5 Posts: 172 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'll be getttinn one of these in the short term future. Looking for something extremely accurate at logging calories burnt. Money not a huge issue because I can save for the difference. I'm kind of tempted toward the apples Watch apps but that's just the geek in me.

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  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    I liked the thoughts shared in these threads:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10535757/apple-watch-vs-fitbit
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10551179/apple-watch-or-fit-bit-blaze
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    edited May 2017
    None of them are "extremely accurate at logging calories burnt" based on studies. But the study I just saw did say FitBit was the most accurate for calories burnt. @edlanglais5 My HeartRate portion for my FitBit is very accurate.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    Also, I have a FitBit Charge 2 (there are many versions). I love my FitBit.
  • kyliemarie24
    kyliemarie24 Posts: 9 Member
    Love my Apple Watch xx
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited May 2017
    Apple Watch was found most accurate for HR in a recent study (look around, there are multiple threads about the study posted all over the forums). None of them are particularly accurate for calorie burns.

    I prefer the Apple Watch because I have an iPhone and Mac desktop/laptop, so it ties nicely into the Apple ecosystem. It's nice having my calendar, text messages, weather forecast, etc. all on my wrist. It also has a lot of other apps (both fitness and non-fitness related) which other wrist-worn devices can't touch.
  • SteveVx
    SteveVx Posts: 12 Member
    Definitely get the Apple Watch. I had a Fitbit Charge 2 and returned it after a day for the Nike Sport Apple Watch Series 2. Like going from a Kia to a Rolls Royce.
  • KirbySmith46
    KirbySmith46 Posts: 198 Member
    I have a Fitbit blaze and it's very inaccurate! I'm waiting for my Apple Watch to arrive.
  • rdgfit
    rdgfit Posts: 98 Member
    I had a Fitbit, graduated to the Garmin HR, and now I have the Apple Watch. I do think the Apple Watch is the most accurate. In comparing calories burned between my Garmin HR, Apple Watch and the Elliptical machine I have (which has a HR belt), I do find the Apple Watch to report a slightly lower burn but I attribute that to more information about me. And to be fair I have totally bought int to Apple ecosystem so I may be a little biased. Oh the other great thing is you can store all your music on the watch and connect to your Bluetooth headset and leave your phone at home - gps tracks your walk and syncs when you get back in range of your phone.
  • Aarjono
    Aarjono Posts: 228 Member
    I've had 3 different Fitbits over the years (because they kept breaking). When my last one broke a few weeks ago, my kids bought me an Apple Watch for Mother's day, and I LOVE it. I think it is a little more accurate on my calorie burn (although I'm still trying to figure out where a difference of a couple hundred steps per day is coming from), and I like being able to look at my wrist and see the nutrition I have left on MFP, as well as the other apps that are accessible. (I also have an iPhone and a Macbook for home use, but I'm *not* a die-hard apple person.)
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