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Garmin vivofit or fitbug orb?

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overwhelmedbyitall · 20/08/2015 17:45

I've just signed up for life/health insurance with Vitality and need to get something to measure my activity levels.
Never having done anything like this before I have no idea what is best.
I'm likely to be walking most and slowly starting running and swimming too. I know neither will measure the swimming but any advice otherwise?

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MadFatRunner · 21/08/2015 11:48

Dunno about fitbug but I have a vivofit (purely because already have Garmin running watch so no duplicating activities, already use their software etc) and it's ok, all I wanted from it was step counting while I couldn't run as normal, but am not in love with it for various reasons: it is rubbish at measuring my steps, I can prowl around the house for ages without a single step registering - it only seems to work if I'm actually travelling somewhere on foot, and then it brutally underestimates the distance especially when running (when I compare it with my Garmin watch or similar things worn by other people I'm running with) so eg a route I know to be properly measured 6.2 miles will be recorded almost a mile shorter

so I dunno if it's possible to recalibrate mine but it does at least give me a rough idea of what I'm doing each day, I suppose better to be short changed than to wildly overestimate steps but it's annoying

pros: do like the sleep and nap function, never has to be charged, syncs quickly and easily to my phone, doesn't give me insanely high calorie allowance

Purplerunner · 21/08/2015 20:19

I also have healthcare with Vitality and have been pondering this too. Currently run a reasonable amount and for this I use an app on my phone (endomondo) which unfortunately isn't one of the approved activity trackers. Looked at the Move app but has terrible reviews. Bit reluctant to buy a bit of gear when my current app works well and has all my runs for the past 3 years saved. Plus, my friend uses it and we can see each other's runs.

Let us know what you decide. I keep hanging off in the vain hope they decide to link endomondo Smile

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