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Post by kluski on Mar 22, 2016 2:40:04 GMT
I have the one you clip on. It's a few years old now as it sits in my drawer.  now my teen dd wants one. I really like the newest one they released, the Alta, for me not her. I'm afraid her wrist will vibrate off with all the text alerts. I however don't have that problem! So that leaves me with the charge or charge hr. I've done the side by side comparison. I get it's the heart rate ie HR but is the auto exercise feature really that important? |
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 22, 2016 2:42:46 GMT
I don't have one but everyone around me has the wrist one with the heart rate. They swear it is wonderful.
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Post by shaniam on Mar 22, 2016 2:45:25 GMT
I have the charge HR. I like it but have never used the exercise feature on it. Maybe I'll try to remember to do it tomorrow.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Mar 22, 2016 2:50:58 GMT
I got the Charge HR for Christmas. I've only worn it maybe 10 times, I always forget to put it on! But when I do wear it I really like the heart rate feature it has.
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Post by pjaye on Mar 22, 2016 2:52:20 GMT
It's a few years old now as it sits in my drawer.  now my teen dd wants one I'd say it's obvious. Give her the one in your drawer. Then if she uses it regularly and likes it, she'll know what features are important to her and then maybe upgrade to a fancier one at some point in the future. I also think if your current one is sitting in the drawer that you probably don't need another one either. No matter how many different features it has, it's not going to make you exercise, if you aren't using the one you have, then a one with a HR isn't going to be any more motivating...unless you are interested in your resting heart rate! I have the Fitbit One (waist/clip on) and I've worn it every single day for the last 3 years. I look at it about 10x a day and I pretty much get 10,000 steps every day. I don't need a new one. I definitely don't need one with a heart rate as I'm not a runner and I'm not in training for anything. I don't need one that buzzes every hour to remind me to walk...I can just look down and my current one gives me all the info I need. |
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Post by kluski on Mar 22, 2016 3:11:35 GMT
It's a few years old now as it sits in my drawer. now my teen dd wants one I'd say it's obvious. Give her the one in your drawer. Then if she uses it regularly and likes it, she'll know what features are important to her and then maybe upgrade to a fancier one at some point in the future. If it were only that easy! She is actually quite active so the clip on is not a good choice for her. I'm hoping I will start wearing mine again in order to compete with her. Of course, only on the days she's not training otherwise I won't have a chance. |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Mar 22, 2016 3:15:36 GMT
I had the flex and then upgraded to the charge. I wear mine every day and walk with co-workers every day at work. I got my dad the charge hr and it's perfect for him. It helps him pay attention to his heart rate which is good.
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Post by pjaye on Mar 22, 2016 3:23:21 GMT
It is exactly that easy.
If she loses it what does it matter? It's just sitting in the drawer now not being used anyway. I am "quite active" and I've never had mine fall off, ever in 3 years.
I also don't see why it's not a good choice, she can clip it onto her pants or her bra. Whatever she has been 'training' in, she's obviously done just fine without one for this long, so it's not critical...why does she need to go straight to a several hundred dollar model?
You already have one, start her using that and see what she thinks.
I think if you were the type to be motivated by this, then that first one wouldn't be in a drawer already.
It's still just a fancy pedometer and it's not going to 'make' you do anything that you aren't inclined to do anyway.
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Post by pjaye on Mar 22, 2016 3:38:52 GMT
It helps him pay attention to his heart rate which is good. Why is that useful for him? heart rate in terms of exercise & weight loss is only useful if you understand what it means. Just watching your heart rate means nothing on a daily basis, it will fluctuate quite significantly depending on your activity. It might make him feel better to watch it, but I doubt it is giving him any useful information. Athletes or personal trainers or serious exercisers etc who understand what a target heart rate is and why they are aiming for that and aim to keep it in that range for a certain amount of time, then yes, this feature can be useful to them. An ordinary person walking around the block and looking at their heart rate and observing it goes up to 95bpm from 75bpm while sitting at a desk, or if you go for a run and note that at one point your heart rate was 130bpm - not useful or significant information in any way. As a nurse who worked for 10 years with monitored patients I can tell you that what the general public think is interesting or significant about heart rate on a monitor - isn't. Any information needs to be taken in context, and a Fitbit isn't a medical device, it's a pedometer. |
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Post by Rachel on Mar 22, 2016 4:17:56 GMT
I agree with pjaye. If yours has been sitting in a drawer then I wouldn't buy a new one for you and I would give dd the one that isn't being used. I wore my Ultra every day for three years..then it accidentally went through the laundry and won't charge any more. I'm not interested in a wrist one. I can't comprehend how they can be accurate since you move your arms all day long and I just dont want anything on my wrist.
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Post by AussieMeg on Mar 22, 2016 4:27:01 GMT
I have the Fitbit Flex. Co-incidentally I only found mine last night after having misplaced it about a year ago. I currently have it charging so that I can start using it again tomorrow. I have enough credit cards points to get one of the new ones but I don't want to waste my points on something that I might not use. I'm going to wait and see if I can stick to it before upgrading. Speaking of which, pjaye now that I've found mine we need to become Fitbit Friends - I need motivation! |
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Post by pjaye on Mar 22, 2016 4:40:36 GMT
Speaking of which, pjaye now that I've found mine we need to become Fitbit Friends - I need motivation! If you send me your email address (that you used to set up your Fitbit account) via PM then I think I can send you the friends invite via that. |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Mar 22, 2016 4:41:14 GMT
It helps him pay attention to his heart rate which is good. Why is that useful for him? heart rate in terms of exercise & weight loss is only useful if you understand what it means. Just watching your heart rate means nothing on a daily basis, it will fluctuate quite significantly depending on your activity. It might make him feel better to watch it, but I doubt it is giving him any useful information. Athletes or personal trainers or serious exercisers etc who understand what a target heart rate is and why they are aiming for that and aim to keep it in that range for a certain amount of time, then yes, this feature can be useful to them. An ordinary person walking around the block and looking at their heart rate and observing it goes up to 95bpm from 75bpm while sitting at a desk, or if you go for a run and note that at one point your heart rate was 130bpm - not useful or significant information in any way. As a nurse who worked for 10 years with monitored patients I can tell you that what the general public think is interesting or significant about heart rate on a monitor - isn't. Any information needs to be taken in context, and a Fitbit isn't a medical device, it's a pedometer. I had a feeling a professional would make some type of call out or question  No one is saying a Fitbit is a medical device nor are most people replacing their doctors with it. |
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 22, 2016 4:50:25 GMT
I have the one that clips on my bra, which appears to be accurate for me, but is inconvenient for me to check on during the day. I would like to get a wrist one, but wonder how accurate they are. I move my arms a lot when I talk, does it track that as steps?
I disagree that just because the clip on one is in her drawer a wrist one won't be motivational. The clip on ones are difficult to check during the day. I can only discreetly check mine while in the restroom, which I may only visit once during a normal work day. A wrist one is going to be much more noticeable and I know I check my watch for the time a lot, having a pedometer notification at the same time I check the time could be very motivating to me. Also, I think I get so swept in work sometimes I lose track of time and having the little vibration to remind me to get up and walk around a bit would be great.
I know when fit bits became a thing it was thought the wrist ones weren't terribly accurate, and since I gesticulate a lot I worry that half my steps registered would just be me flailing while talking. Anyone have any knowledge on how accurate they are now?
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Post by pjaye on Mar 22, 2016 5:04:45 GMT
I had a feeling a professional would make some type of call out or question  Well yes...but if you make a general comment like that saying it is doing him good, then naturally someone who knows better will point out that's not true. Looking at a simple "bpm" heart rate is not "good" just by virtue of knowing what it is. It seems a lot of people think that having the heart rate function is "good" and are willing to pay several hundred dollars to know what it is...my point is that's a total waste of money (but no doubt clever advertising on Fitbit's part to make you think it has some value) for the majority of people who simply use this to monitor their step counts. If you know about target heart rates etc and you are the sort of person that exercises or trains seriously, only then will this feature be of any use. No doubt there's lots of people deluding themselves that they know what they are looking at and what it means (i.e....mostly nothing) |
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Post by JoP on Mar 22, 2016 6:26:07 GMT
I have the Fitbit flex it does everything I need
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Post by pjaye on Mar 22, 2016 6:36:11 GMT
but is inconvenient for me to check on during the day Don't you use the app on your phone?. I clip mine to my pants and I never a problem checking it as I just have to lift up the corner of my shirt to see it. I haven't looked into the wrist ones, they are probably about as accurate as any other and I wouldn't be concerned about that (unless you are an elite athlete a few hundred steps either way isn't really an issue). I just think they are mostly ugly and I like to wear my watches (I have quite a few of them) and I don't want a watch and an activity tracker on the same wrist. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Mar 22, 2016 6:43:04 GMT
I have started wearing my Charge HR again. It isn't making my wrist sweat any longer and I like having it on. I do watch my heart rate when I am exercising because I like the challenge. For a time my HR was up to 180 or higher and my doctor read me the riot act. (It was fun exercising like that). Then I lowered the intensity and it was about 140 (incline and decent speed on the treadmill or walking outdoors). Then I slowed down tonight and had no incline (I was tired) and kept my heart rate at about 130. I don't think it's that high so I am hoping I have no reason for concern. It does keep me motivated to workout. I was using one of the old ones OBSESSIVELY because I could. I wanted to track everything under the sun. Now I just do my steps and my heart rate. I also tell my GP what I am doing and she will tell me if I am working too hard or not. Tonight it felt too hard, but I was tired from being out all day long today. That shows how out of shape I am right now as I never used to get tired while or after working out. I really had to work hard tonight to get my legs to work.
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Post by Patter on Mar 22, 2016 10:34:21 GMT
I have the One (clip on) and just got the Alta. Not sure I like the Alta yet. The steps seems inaccurate. The battery does not last long, and the screen is hard to tap and scroll. It also does not count steps which I like. There are lots of threads about the Alta on the FitBit site. You might want to read them before buying. I am thinking of sending mine back.  |
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Post by fkawitchypea on Mar 22, 2016 10:44:54 GMT
This. I am not sure about the steps being inaccurate, but the screen is hard to tap. I used the charge for a long time until the clip broke and I lost it. I waited to replace it until the Alta came out. I do love the size. I have small wrists and the charge always felt too wide.
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Post by BGsMom on Mar 22, 2016 11:11:05 GMT
I have the zip, I clip it on my bra. I check my steps using my phone app. It's pretty basic, but I like how small it is. I would be afraid I would forget to wear the wrist ones.
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Post by melanell on Mar 22, 2016 11:47:21 GMT
I just have the little zip. I don't want anything on me, and I want something as small as possible, so this works well for me.  (I clip mine on my bra as well.) For me, I just use it to gauge how I am doing today in comparison to yesterday, the day before, etc. |
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Post by mari on Mar 22, 2016 11:53:27 GMT
I have The One, which clips on my bra. I know I wouldn't wear one on my wrist daily so this works well for me. I wear it daily and check the app throughout the day.
I do have a separate heart rate monitor for training/exercise that I use for some exercises, but I don't need one for daily activities.
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Post by STBC on Mar 22, 2016 14:17:23 GMT
I have the One (clip on) and just got the Alta. Not sure I like the Alta yet. The steps seems inaccurate. The battery does not last long, and the screen is hard to tap and scroll. It also does not count steps which I like. There are lots of threads about the Alta on the FitBit site. You might want to read them before buying. I am thinking of sending mine back. Oh no! I just ordered an Alta to replace my One. I really like my One, but decided to "upgrade" to the Alta. It is arriving today. I usually clip the One to my pants unless I'm working out - then I clip it to the inside of my sports bra (in case it comes unclipped, it's still in the bra. I've been happy with it. I have a separate HR monitor that I use when I'm running. |
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Post by queenofkings on Mar 22, 2016 14:19:33 GMT
I have the Zip and I wear it clipped to my bra. I have never had an issue with it coming lose that way. I use the app on my phone to check my steps. I totally agree with everything pjaye posted. It's the simplest and cheapest model and does everything I need it to do. If you have one not being used I don't see why you wouldn't let her use that one to see if she even likes using one or is motivated by it before purchasing another. Just because it's fancier doesn't mean it will be more motivating.
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Post by melodyesch on Mar 22, 2016 14:25:02 GMT
I have the zip and it works fine. I clip it to my bra or put it in my pocket. Then I just use the app to view my stats during the day.
But yes, if only having one made one get one's lazy a$$ off the couch.
As previously suggested, I'd give your daughter yours and see if she even uses it consistently or if it's a novelty that will soon wear off.
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Post by magentapea on Mar 22, 2016 14:26:30 GMT
I have the One and I wear it clipped to a lanyard that I wear all day. I used to wear it clipped to my bra, but I didn't like that I couldn't check it discreetly so I hooked the case over the ring on the lanyard. I have been wearing it this way for about a year now and I haven't lost it yet (and it still measures the same as it did when I wore it on my bra).
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 22, 2016 14:30:20 GMT
but is inconvenient for me to check on during the day Don't you use the app on your phone?. I clip mine to my pants and I never a problem checking it as I just have to lift up the corner of my shirt to see it. I haven't looked into the wrist ones, they are probably about as accurate as any other and I wouldn't be concerned about that (unless you are an elite athlete a few hundred steps either way isn't really an issue). I just think they are mostly ugly and I like to wear my watches (I have quite a few of them) and I don't want a watch and an activity tracker on the same wrist. I can't type outside of the quote box on this tablet, sorry. I don't use the app as I don't like pull my phone out at work either. I dislike seeing other teachers on their phones all day, so I am very conscious of using my phone during the day. I don't use my watch as a fashion accessory, so it wouldn't bother me to not wear one. Bummer about the Alta not being so great. I don't understand why it doesn't track steps though, isn't that the point? . |
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Post by MsKnit on Mar 22, 2016 14:32:26 GMT
I have a One that I quit using because it had ruined a number of my bras.
Now, I have an Alta. I miss the stairs. I climb stairs way too much and it was fun to see how many I ended up climbing in a day's time. Otherwise, I do like it. I like that I can change out the bands, allowing one to be cleaned and dried while still being able to wear it.
The display comes on--I have mine set to time and day--when you turn your wrist toward you. It doesn't pick up the taps as well as I would like. However, I tend to grab my phone to see the array of info anyway.
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Post by MsKnit on Mar 22, 2016 14:37:48 GMT
I can't type outside of the quote box on this tablet, sorry. I don't use the app as I don't like pull my phone out at work either. I dislike seeing other teachers on their phones all day, so I am very conscious of using my phone during the day. I don't use my watch as a fashion accessory, so it wouldn't bother me to not wear one. Bummer about the Alta not being so great. I don't understand why it doesn't track steps though, isn't that the point? . The Alta doesn't track # of flights of stairs. It does track foot steps. I like mine. |
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now my teen dd wants one. I really like the newest one they released, the Alta, for me not her. I'm afraid her wrist will vibrate off with all the text alerts. I however don't have that problem! So that leaves me with the charge or charge hr. I've done the side by side comparison. I get it's the heart rate ie HR but is the auto exercise feature really that important? 
(I clip mine on my bra as well.) For me, I just use it to gauge how I am doing today in comparison to yesterday, the day before, etc.
