tell me about the Fitbit

petemeep
petemeep Posts: 62 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
cool useful tool or over priced pedometer... how well does the sleep tracker work?
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  • serenetranquility
    serenetranquility Posts: 125 Member
    Bump. Curiious here too
  • RedefiningMe
    RedefiningMe Posts: 44 Member
    I've done some online review research and they are pretty evenly mixed. I was all gung ho to pick one up and then I saw that the reviews were mixed, so I hesitated.

    I'm going to ask my trainer during our next wo session. She raved about this site when I told her I was considering it and she was right, so I trust her input on fitbit, if she has any.

    Will come back and share once we have the discussion.
  • MeMountainMom
    MeMountainMom Posts: 88 Member
    Bump
  • Thechiplover
    Thechiplover Posts: 118
    cool useful tool or over priced pedometer... how well does the sleep tracker work?

    I have a Fitbit and sometimes i think "yes it is an overpriced pedometer" but I really do like it and the sleep part of it is very good....

    Would i recommend it? yes i would
  • RedefiningMe
    RedefiningMe Posts: 44 Member
    I'm going to ask my trainer during our next wo session. She raved about this site when I told her I was considering it and she was right, so I trust her input on fitbit, if she has any.

    Will come back and share once we have the discussion.

    She wasn't familiar with fitbit :~(

    I am still trying to decide what device to use for the purposes of tracking daily calorie use from average daily activities. Recommendations have been fitbit, boddybugg, mediabody fit. Anyone know of any others that can be worn all day to track calories burned and also steps taken?
  • fishergreen
    fishergreen Posts: 109 Member
    I've had my fitbit for a year and I love it. I would definitely recommend it.
  • shelleycolton
    shelleycolton Posts: 400 Member
    I'm interested in this debate too; toying with the idea.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    i've had mine for 4 days now, and loving it. very motivating. makes you want to do more all day, not just in your work outs, which has got to be a good thing. seems to track my sleep very accurately. I'm loving it! x
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    I love mine. What in particular are you looking for/would you like to know....Let me know and I will add more info.
  • charming72
    charming72 Posts: 37 Member
    I love my fitbit. I debated between the fitbit or the bodybugg. I didn't like the fact that you have to pay for service with the bodybugg and you have to wear it on your arm. I like that the fitbit service is free and is really compact. Yes, it could be considered an expensive pedometer, but I like that it tracks my calories burned and it adjusts on MFP so I get accurate info. It also integrates with my Aetna challenge I am doing at work and logs in my steps and exercise minutes!
  • grlgemini
    grlgemini Posts: 42
    Love mine. I have had it for about 2 weeks now. It definitely makes me aware of how much activity I am getting throughout the day. I like to check it and then walk around the building at work! LOL! Sleep tracker works pretty good.
  • casslynn298
    casslynn298 Posts: 13
    Bump, I wanna know more too
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
    Rubbish! Didn't track steps and when clipped to my bra was highly visible! and then stopped working.
  • BubbleGumKisses
    BubbleGumKisses Posts: 156 Member
    I'm getting a motivia pink petite ladies watch/heart rate monitor that calculates calories and everything... 75 at Walmart, I hear good things about it
  • shannieboo
    shannieboo Posts: 144 Member
    bump
  • GermanicKnight
    GermanicKnight Posts: 445
    Had mine since March, and I love it. It really keeps me motivated climbing stairs, taking additional steps, and keeping active. I also love to see how well I slept the night before. Was worth the money.

    Only downfall is they say women can just slip their fitbit into their bra and now every time I see a woman I stare at her chest to see if we can be fitbit buddies......not a great icebreaker! :P
  • mummytobeslim
    mummytobeslim Posts: 367 Member
    I have had mine a few weeks now and it really does motivate me to walk more .I think its fab and has been great for finding out my true cals burned in a day .I was really interested in the sleep function and its brill .I knew I was having some bad nights and it was good to see on the graph how much sleep I was actually getting .It does get a bit obsessive and its good to see your progress throughout the day ,they are quite expensive but well worth it if you like this sort off thing .I have recently given up a slimming club so the money saved weekly will pay for my fit bit and with mfp being free and fitbit being compatible with mfp its ideal for me
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    I've had mine a week now and really like it, and most importantly its making me do extra things I wouldn't otherwise be doing. I've had normal pedometers in the past which bump up with any slight movement and the latest one I bought (and took back!) showed 21 steps for walking just 7 - that's no good.

    The website is free (unlike some of the others that you have to pay an ongoing fee for, effectively bumping up your purchase price) and it's fairly accurate although can take a minute or so to start counting when I put it on in the morning. I tested it today against the treadmill at the gym and the burn difference over 35 mins was only 4 calories away from what the treadmill was telling me - which I think it extremely accurate.

    If you do a lot of cardio you could be better off with a heart rate monitor, but if it's something to get you active generally I would recommend it.
  • VanessaGS
    VanessaGS Posts: 514 Member
    I just bought one and even though I was skeptical at first I love it. It seems to keep really good track. Even when I wake up in the middle of the night it records my activity. Also if I burn more calories than what MFP has my Fit Bit syncs to MFP and adds up more calories for me. Also fit bit sets goals for you and I find myself doing more things just to add up my steps. Just yesterday I noticed I only climbed 2 floors and my goal was 10, so I went up and down the stairs 8 more times till I reached my goal. It keeps you motivated. I found mine on Ebay. It was a little less. I say try it.
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    Only downfall is they say women can just slip their fitbit into their bra and now every time I see a woman I stare at her chest to see if we can be fitbit buddies......not a great icebreaker! :P

    Oh I don't know.... gets a certain message across!
  • Heaven71
    Heaven71 Posts: 706 Member
    I LOVE MY FITBIT!

    I don;t go anywhere without it,it motivates me, it lets me know how I am sleeping (this part is useful and does worl), it challenges me. I was so close to 10,000 steps last night at 11:30 that I jogged my apt to get my badge. I finally had a 20,000 step day when I ran my first 5k!

    I can't imagine life without my fitbit buddy. Even my fit BF bought one, he loves tracking his sleep and pushing me to keep up with his step count. We have fun with them.
  • sbbc09
    sbbc09 Posts: 22
    I got mine in July 2011, and I don't think I've gone more than 10 days without it since. It actually became easier to use when it got linked to MFP since the Fitbit food database isn't as extensive. The sleep tracking function is really important to me since I know I don't get enough sleep. Might be overpriced, but it definitely keeps me in check.
  • turnerm65
    turnerm65 Posts: 58 Member
    I've had my Fitbit since January and I love it! The sleep tracking is neat, you wear it on your wrist in a soft band and it keeps track of how much you move around in your sleep or if you get up in the middle of the night. I like that it keeps track of my steps, also flights of stairs as well as calories burned thru the day. I originally got it for my Zumba classes to see how many calories I burned but the number was lower than I thought it should be, like 300 for a whole hour and I was sweating my butt off! I read somewhere, I believe it was one posts in MFP, that it doesn't really pick up on arm movements like it does for leg and torso. I went to another web-site (zumbacalories.com) to figure out my calories burned. It should be around 560 for me for an hour of Zumba. I still love my fitbit, though! It's always with me. I wear it on my belt or on the watch pocket of my pants.
  • VanessaGS
    VanessaGS Posts: 514 Member
    Also You can set the timer and it monitors your calories lost during a workout. I was doing the Jillian Michaels DVD's and MFP would log as 200 something calories lost, but my Fit bit showed around 100 something. I knew MFP was wrong but the workouts were not all cardio. My fitbit gave me a more accurate count so when I ate back some calories burned I knew I wasn't over doing it.
  • cygnetpro
    cygnetpro Posts: 419 Member
    I LOVE mine. I feel naked if I forget it at home.

    Besides the pedometer, it counts how many flights of stairs you do per day, also. It has the sort of Wii technology that can tell where you are in space, or something. It's pretty accurate.

    And I LOVE the sleep feature. It counts how long it takes you to fall asleep, how many times you wake up, and total time slept. Again, I think it's pretty accurate!
  • crimsontech
    crimsontech Posts: 234 Member
    I love my FitBit too! Been wearing one since last August, and now I have my fiance, aunt, mom, sister, and three friends wearing them! It makes you very aware of your activity level during the day and if you love neat charts and graphs, you'll be motivated to park a little farther away or take the stairs to get a better score.

    Love love love!
  • LorryGuthrie
    LorryGuthrie Posts: 113 Member
    BUMP FOR LATER
  • cygnetpro
    cygnetpro Posts: 419 Member
    I LOVE MY FITBIT!

    I don;t go anywhere without it,it motivates me, it lets me know how I am sleeping (this part is useful and does worl), it challenges me. I was so close to 10,000 steps last night at 11:30 that I jogged my apt to get my badge. I finally had a 20,000 step day when I ran my first 5k!

    I can't imagine life without my fitbit buddy. Even my fit BF bought one, he loves tracking his sleep and pushing me to keep up with his step count. We have fun with them.

    ^^^^ I did this, too! I went hiking one day, and was about 800 steps short of a new "record" (yes, it keeps your stats, and e-mails your progress!) of 20,000 steps in a day. So I marched around and around my house till I hit the number.
  • jennylee133
    jennylee133 Posts: 26 Member
    Sounds like the feedback would be very motivating!

    Are you able to purchase them in a store or do you have to order directly through the website?

    Thanks!
  • deeannhill
    deeannhill Posts: 85 Member
    Yeah - gonna check this out later!

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