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love my polar FT7. go to their website and they have a lot of data to help you find one with the features that you want. I highly recommend one that estimates VO2 max as a measure of fitness so you can see progress if your planning on really working in Zones. One that gives you a plan is also helpful.

Last I looked the "Amiigo" was not fully released but it uses two sensors to "know" what you are doing.

Guessing you used the Polar app that calculated your Fitness which is an estimation of your VO2 (how fast you move oxygen through your body). The new Vo2 was updated in the polar app and as your VO2 goes up so does your calorie burn which is probably the change. If you use the Digifit App which I think is better than…

I have had a Fitbit Ultra and a Polar Loop. I did not like how the Fitbit Ultra did not capture all of my steps and I did not like how it spread the calories over the day. I like the loop much better but the wrist style might be the reason it captures steps better but they visibility/website/app is poor and not up to…

Hi Hay, snow must be keeping you in today. Wife and Youngest is headed your direction so see the KU game. I think they are crazy but my son says "Dad it is like Muslims feel about Mecca", LOL. I have to disagree with you about the slickness of the app. It does not provide much detail compared to other "activity Tracker"…

Your VO2 has a significant impact on effort/calorie burn so the fitter you are the more you burn for the same HR. I have never seen a Gym machine that takes this into account but the more advanced HRM do. Things will only generally match the closer you come to the "statistical" normal.

Not sure where you got that idea, they don't claim that on their website. It detects movement on three axis but it doesn't track actual speed. It doesn't even measure distance, it just calculates it from the number of steps times the default or user input stride. They say you may get steps in a car but it is not from the…

Same as Zephyrg here as well. I have not found a food site better than MFP.

Machines in general take other factors into account besides the simple count of "steps" like fitbit does. Their can be incline, speed resistance etc.If you input age, weight, gender then I would take the machine number sice it probably considers more than just a step movement.

It can also vary by App, Company and what information is input. One of the apps that is advertised and pairs with MFP is Digifit. If you use it to track your HR it will overestimate your calories burnt by as much as 40%. Calorie burn will vary based on fitness level, gender, age, exercise being done and weight. Most…

I am not sure is you enter a start and stop time in MFP for an anctivity that it will double dip. Pretty sure it does not with a FitBit but I don't know about with a Body media. You can always enter the exercise as zero calories if you just want a record or us a different app to record for record keeping. I use a Polar HRM…

I love Digifit also but do not use it for its calorie estimation, It is insanely high on its estimation. I did contact their customer support and they suggested doing more cardio tests to improve its accuracy which I had done. I did several more and they estimated the same VO2 as Polar did but the calorie burn was at least…

I know this is an old post but the issues is new to me. I love the Digifit App, it has great visibility seems to work well with partner apps but the DANG calories seem way out of line. I wear a BodyMedia and use a polar Bluetooth chest strap as well as a polar watch, all of those read within a few calories of each other in…

You are not alone on thinking that sucks, the website charge is one of the major things people complain about and a reason given not to buy one. Now that Jawbone owns them that may eventually change but who knows? I think the reason that the "New and Improved" model fell off the news is due to Jawbone redirection but that…

I think the Loops major failing is the application and website itself. All of the technical issues seem pretty well resolved for me but the lack if an application that meets current norms for integration and detail is its failing IMO. Polar makes a great product but they are not big in the IE area and I am not sure if they…

Agree, you should look into a sleep study.

I have been in that area but I try not to as my goal is to burn fat not increase my endurance or stamina which is what you do at the elevated heart rates. I use a HRM to work out and as such know what hart rate zone I am in. Based on that information I go to preferences and adjust the Mets accordingly. The activity does…

You can customize your goal by sliding the scale over in the customize section. I set mine to equal my MFP goal pulse my deficit which is 1,000 cal. for me. That would be a good starting point to see how you compare. I have my MFP goal set at sedentary with no exercise, with the two matching then anything I do over that…

It is an App and works on all types of phones I believe but I use apple. http://www.digifit.com/ It is also listed as an app partner for MFP

If you are really good about logging your calories you may want to check out "Digifit" it does sync with MFP and Bodymedia and has some trend charts that may help you see what you may want to tweek. If you are a numbers/tracker geek you would probably enjoy it. I like it because I use a HR chest strap to exercise and it is…

The F7 lest you run a test also called "Own index" by polar the estimate your oxygen uptake which is a factor on how many calories you burn. Inputting it with the others like gender, age, etc. gets you a more personal estimate of calorie burn. Depending on your personal fitness your calories may very from a good machine…

Hahahaha, yeah August this year and then .................................... silence.

I cannot hear the tone on mine, I think it is my ears LOL so the only way I know if it is turned on is to go to the app and try to go "Live" if it is not on it will tell you it isn't.

Why can't you wear it on the plane, it is not transmitting unless you try to go "Live" or upload? Just wondering. I don't know how TSA will act when you toss it in the box but it would set off the scanners if you left it on..

There is an app for the loop but only for an apple OS. To pair the loop to the chest strap hold it up to the sensor when you are wearing it and hold the button down until the display goes off, it should be pared. Just push the button to cycle through the views and you should see a heart and a number representing the beat.…

I have used a fitbit ultra, HRM, Loop, and bodymedia link. There are a lot of postings on all of these so do a search and find a ton of thoughts and opinions. I like my Loop a lot but it is having start-up issues, I use my HRM with it. For me the gold standard is the Bodymedia but it is costly with the monthly…

Not swinging your arms as you walk will throw off you step count, I often have mine in my pockets. Fortunately that does not enter into the calorie burn which is all based on the skin sensors as far as I can tell. Being cold may affect the calculations though, I have noticed when I work out and am slower getting hot that…

The BMF measures the same way for ALL exercises. The other "goals" on the app and website are just activity ones and DO NOT enter into the calories burn which is all done by the sensors that capture skin resistance, temperature etc. That is what makes it and HRM different from "activity trackers" that calculate activity…

Exactly what I did. I exercise in zones so as I get more fit I keep tweaking it to match my heart rate I was in.

All that happens when you mess with your MET thresholds is that is changes the credit you get for moderate or intense exercise (brown or Yellow lines in the app), it does not enter into any calorie calculations. Steps don't either, all of you calories burn come from the sensors used to estimate your Heart rate and your own…