Activity Tracker Owners - Post Here!
SmithsonianEmpress
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Anyone own a fitness watch?.....
Fitbit
Garmin
Samsung
Polar
Apple
TomTom
Fossil
Let us know if you do.
Maybe you can add a couple of friends here to your feed and/or discuss ways you use your device to positively influence your health. App info can be discussed here as well.
Fitbit
Garmin
Samsung
Polar
Apple
TomTom
Fossil
Let us know if you do.
Maybe you can add a couple of friends here to your feed and/or discuss ways you use your device to positively influence your health. App info can be discussed here as well.
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I'm a Fitbit user!
I have a Charge HR I wear at home and at the gym. I have a Fitbit Aria HR I wear at work and a Zip I tuck into my clothing for more formal occasions when I don't want to have one on my wrist. I'm always covered.
My username is jyo3507 (Jennifer Y.)0 -
jyoung3507 wrote: »I'm a Fitbit user!
I have a Charge HR I wear at home and at the gym. I have a Fitbit Aria HR I wear at work and a Zip I tuck into my clothing for more formal occasions when I don't want to have one on my wrist. I'm always covered.
What do you think about the Ionic? Worth the money?0 -
Fitbit user here too!
I have the Alta (no HR) that I wear for all occasions. I also have a Garmin vivosmart HR somewhere but I don't like how it looks.1 -
SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »jyoung3507 wrote: »I'm a Fitbit user!
I have a Charge HR I wear at home and at the gym. I have a Fitbit Aria HR I wear at work and a Zip I tuck into my clothing for more formal occasions when I don't want to have one on my wrist. I'm always covered.
What do you think about the Ionic? Worth the money?
Good question! For my purposes, I don't think it's worth it. But for real athletes or very active people it could probably provide a lot of guidance and insight.0 -
jyoung3507 wrote: »SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »jyoung3507 wrote: »I'm a Fitbit user!
I have a Charge HR I wear at home and at the gym. I have a Fitbit Aria HR I wear at work and a Zip I tuck into my clothing for more formal occasions when I don't want to have one on my wrist. I'm always covered.
What do you think about the Ionic? Worth the money?
Good question! For my purposes, I don't think it's worth it. But for real athletes or very active people it could probably provide a lot of guidance and insight.
I had the Surge forever. LOVED it but it kept breaking....first the band started splitting, then it broke off. Got another one and the screen stopped swiping. Got another one and the HRM stopped working. I was done after that. Wasn’t going to get the Ionic because I felt like I’d have issues with it.0 -
poeciliareticulata wrote: »Fitbit user here too!
I have the Alta (no HR) that I wear for all occasions. I also have a Garmin vivosmart HR somewhere but I don't like how it looks.
L, we have the same Garmin I LOVE mine. No issues so far. I have a navy one and I like the way it fits and that the screen is long and slender. No complaints here. 0 -
SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »poeciliareticulata wrote: »Fitbit user here too!
I have the Alta (no HR) that I wear for all occasions. I also have a Garmin vivosmart HR somewhere but I don't like how it looks.
L, we have the same Garmin I LOVE mine. No issues so far. I have a navy one and I like the way it fits and that the screen is long and slender. No complaints here.
I had the non-HR one in purple which I LOVED, but the pixels on the screen kept breaking, and after sending me two replacements where the same thing happened they acknowledged that there was a real issue and 'upgraded' me to the HR version, but it was much chunkier. The Fitbit Alta is much more similar in size/shape to the non-HR one although still not as slim. I have tiny wrists and wanted something small, and wasn't actually that bothered about the heart rate monitoring.0 -
I have a Fitbit Charge 2! I actually just got it so I definitely welcome new friends! My email is kburkhardt08@yahoo.com if anyone wants to add me 0
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poeciliareticulata wrote: »SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »poeciliareticulata wrote: »Fitbit user here too!
I have the Alta (no HR) that I wear for all occasions. I also have a Garmin vivosmart HR somewhere but I don't like how it looks.
L, we have the same Garmin I LOVE mine. No issues so far. I have a navy one and I like the way it fits and that the screen is long and slender. No complaints here.
I had the non-HR one in purple which I LOVED, but the pixels on the screen kept breaking, and after sending me two replacements where the same thing happened they acknowledged that there was a real issue and 'upgraded' me to the HR version, but it was much chunkier. The Fitbit Alta is much more similar in size/shape to the non-HR one although still not as slim. I have tiny wrists and wanted something small, and wasn't actually that bothered about the heart rate monitoring.
Ahhhhhh. I see. I better not have any issues with this one working or I’ll be disappointed.0 -
I have the Garmin vivosmart HR+.
Not sure how to add people though..0 -
tephanies1234 wrote: »I have the Garmin vivosmart HR+.
Not sure how to add people though..
Hi Stephanie! What’s your username on Garmin Connect? I’ll try and search for you then add you. I have the same watch without the GPS so no +. How long have you had yours? Do you like it?0 -
I have a Garmin vivosmart HR synced with MFP. I love it. Set my activity to sedentary on MFP and it automatically adds calories. I don't manually input my workouts ( I don't want them posted on MFP and I don't want to "double dip" exercise calories).0
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I don’t have one, but been thinking of getting one ... just debating if to spend the money or not and not sure which one to get either (any suggestions ?)
So far I have been just inputting manually my workouts and MFP calculates the estimate of what I burned.... but my guess is not that accurate.0 -
happygirlxxx wrote: »I don’t have one, but been thinking of getting one ... just debating if to spend the money or not and not sure which one to get either (any suggestions ?)
So far I have been just inputting manually my workouts and MFP calculates the estimate of what I burned.... but my guess is not that accurate.
If you can afford it, they are worth the money. I have only had Garmins so I can't recommend one brand over another. If you can, get one with HR monitor; thats how they calculate calorie burn. It took about a week for mine to calibrate to me, it was eye opening. Workouts that say they burn 500 calories, I burn closer to 3000 -
happygirlxxx wrote: »I don’t have one, but been thinking of getting one ... just debating if to spend the money or not and not sure which one to get either (any suggestions ?)
So far I have been just inputting manually my workouts and MFP calculates the estimate of what I burned.... but my guess is not that accurate.
If you can afford it, they are worth the money. I have only had Garmins so I can't recommend one brand over another. If you can, get one with HR monitor; thats how they calculate calorie burn. It took about a week for mine to calibrate to me, it was eye opening. Workouts that say they burn 500 calories, I burn closer to 300
I have the same watch. If you purchase one it depends on what you’re looking for. I’ve done extensive research on many of them. Steps, swimming, running, heart rate.....they all differ in their focus. I can tell you I had a Fitbit for years and compared to the Garmin I love the Garmin much better. The two don’t compare to me. It’s more accurate and precise in nature and so far no hardware or software issues. I had several Fitbit (same model-Surge) because my band broke, screen stopped swiping and the the HRM stopped working. I was done after that. The Fitbit app is awesome though. Lots of good info and great people on there. Anyway, that’s just my experience. Decide for yourself what you like.1 -
I have a Garmin vivosmart HR synced with MFP. I love it. Set my activity to sedentary on MFP and it automatically adds calories. I don't manually input my workouts ( I don't want them posted on MFP and I don't want to "double dip" exercise calories).
Is there a reason you set yourself to ‘sedentary’? How would you double dip? Mine is synced as well so my workouts posts automatically too.1 -
Is there a reason you set yourself to ‘sedentary’? How would you double dip? Mine is synced as well so my workouts posts automatically too. [/quote]
I set it to sedentary because my non excercise activity varies dramatically depending on if I'm working or not. Maybe I'm just being overly cautious as far as the double dipping, because when I actually think about it -the watch would know when I did the workout so it wouldn't add step calories for that time frame.1 -
Is there a reason you set yourself to ‘sedentary’? How would you double dip? Mine is synced as well so my workouts posts automatically too.
I set it to sedentary because my non excercise activity varies dramatically depending on if I'm working or not. Maybe I'm just being overly cautious as far as the double dipping, because when I actually think about it -the watch would know when I did the workout so it wouldn't add step calories for that time frame.[/quote]
I believe thats why MFP subtracts out some steps. I think they have all that covered that your speaking of. I think. I don’t know for sure.0 -
I wear a pedometer at home so I get some steps in. My first HR monitor watch worked for body cycle workout but unable to change the battery. The new one is so hard to get the pulse rate, I just use it for time and go by MFP.0
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gesundundmunter wrote: »I wear a pedometer at home so I get some steps in. My first HR monitor watch worked for body cycle workout but unable to change the battery. The new one is so hard to get the pulse rate, I just use it for time and go by MFP.
Which one do you have?0 -
Just like @poeciliareticulata, I used to have a non-HR Garmin Vivosmart (purple also) that I LOVED. Just like hers, mine went wonky. Even though the guarantee was over, the company kindly replaced it at no charge with the Vivosmart HR version. Again like @poeciliareticulata, I found it to be less attractive on my wimpy wrist, but like @smithsonians, I loved the features.
Alas, the Vivosmart HR also konked out after only a couple of months and I didn't bother to deal with the company anymore. I miss the data, though, and also had it nicely synched with MFP. Seeing this discussion makes me think that I should get a new one or try to resuscitate my old one. I liked seeing the calorie burns. Even if they are not perfect, all I do now is use the MFP estimates from its "exercise bank", which is surely far less accurate.0 -
Ladies, it seems some of us have had similar issues with our devices no matter the brand. May I suggest, and I’m no expect nor a spokesperson for anyone or any company (I NEED TO POINT THAT OUT), if you purchase a fitness tracker from Best Buy and put Geek Squad protection on it you’ll be covered no matter what. Now as far as issues with the actual device itself....extensive YouTube research is what I suggest. None of these devices are 100% accurate but some are just better than others. An example— during my research I told myself when I get REALLY serious about running I’m going to get a Garmin (higher end one than I have now)...WHY?....because they make GPSs for cars, which they started before they made fitness watches and I’ve watched tons of videos and they are accurate enough for me. Also when I press the run function on my watch I love the features and how I receive such detailed info. But some people want to focus on steps and steps alone. Get you a basic model of something and you’ll be satisfied.2
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Just like @poeciliareticulata, I used to have a non-HR Garmin Vivosmart (purple also) that I LOVED. Just like hers, mine went wonky. Even though the guarantee was over, the company kindly replaced it at no charge with the Vivosmart HR version. Again like @poeciliareticulata, I found it to be less attractive on my wimpy wrist, but like @smithsonians, I loved the features.
Alas, the Vivosmart HR also konked out after only a couple of months and I didn't bother to deal with the company anymore. I miss the data, though, and also had it nicely synched with MFP. Seeing this discussion makes me think that I should get a new one or try to resuscitate my old one. I liked seeing the calorie burns. Even if they are not perfect, all I do now is use the MFP estimates from its "exercise bank", which is surely far less accurate.
Maybe the model has gotten “better”....you know, over time. I think for me it’s just motivating to see data. I’m into numbers. Geek here. Don’t judge
It’s fine to use MFP if that’s what you want. When I used it I just logged 1 calorie for my workout, 2 if I worked really hard. Lol! 1 -
SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »tephanies1234 wrote: »I have the Garmin vivosmart HR+.
Not sure how to add people though..
Hi Stephanie! What’s your username on Garmin Connect? I’ll try and search for you then add you. I have the same watch without the GPS so no +. How long have you had yours? Do you like it?
I've had mine since April 2017. I'm really loving it and honestly it's the only watch I've ever worn day in and day out. I'm very much a data person being an accountant and I love history on my stats. It's very motivating too when you see how little you burn when you don't do much activity!!
My username is tephanieS1234.
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Is there a reason you set yourself to ‘sedentary’? How would you double dip? Mine is synced as well so my workouts posts automatically too.
I set it to sedentary because my non excercise activity varies dramatically depending on if I'm working or not. Maybe I'm just being overly cautious as far as the double dipping, because when I actually think about it -the watch would know when I did the workout so it wouldn't add step calories for that time frame. [/quote]
I also set mine to sedentary because I don't like the massive negative adjustments at the end of the day. So I put the bare minimum calories and let the watch keep track of if I'm active or not.1 -
I have an Apple Watch 2. I love it. I have had it for a year and would be lost without it.1
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Can anybody explain the negative steps? Why do we get them? How can we prevent them?....I don’t understand.0
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tephanies1234 wrote: »SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »tephanies1234 wrote: »I have the Garmin vivosmart HR+.
Not sure how to add people though..
Hi Stephanie! What’s your username on Garmin Connect? I’ll try and search for you then add you. I have the same watch without the GPS so no +. How long have you had yours? Do you like it?
I've had mine since April 2017. I'm really loving it and honestly it's the only watch I've ever worn day in and day out. I'm very much a data person being an accountant and I love history on my stats. It's very motivating too when you see how little you burn when you don't do much activity!!
My username is tephanieS1234.
I sent you a request. You’ll be my first friend on there 1 -
I have the fitbit Alta HR. I love it, and I also have MFP set to sedentary because as a teacher there are days I will have 12000 steps, and other days only 2000. I think the fitbit it pretty accurate on the calories it gives me for exercising.
The only time it doesn't seem to make sense is when I bike ride. For instance if I walk 10000 steps it gives me about 500 calories, but if I ride 10 miles it gives me 400 calories for that, but then only gives me an additional 100 calories for the steps even though I may have walked 8000 steps.0 -
I have the fitbit Alta HR. I love it, and I also have MFP set to sedentary because as a teacher there are days I will have 12000 steps, and other days only 2000. I think the fitbit it pretty accurate on the calories it gives me for exercising.
The only time it doesn't seem to make sense is when I bike ride. For instance if I walk 10000 steps it gives me about 500 calories, but if I ride 10 miles it gives me 400 calories for that, but then only gives me an additional 100 calories for the steps even though I may have walked 8000 steps.
So if you set your activity to sedentary versus lightly active that’s better?0
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