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Is Fitbit worth it?

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Marghe87 · 30/03/2022 11:00

Excited about returning to the gym after having had DD 18 months ago. I was thinking of getting a fitbit but I am not sure what to use it for exactly and whether it's a useful tool to have to be more fitness-wary? I had thought about getting one in the past but was always put off by the idea it wouldn't match my jewelry, lol. I now think maybe it could look good anyway as it's nice to mix and match.
Do you have one? How/when do you wear yours? Do you find it useful?

Also, which one would you recommend buying? I don't think I'd invest in one of the very expensive styles.

Thanks!

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Barton10 · 30/03/2022 11:04

I have had two and both broke just after the 2 year warranty had expired. I have now got an apple watch and much prefer it. I know others have had the same experience.

dogschewbones · 30/03/2022 11:05

DH has one. He likes the heart rate measurement, but the step count is wildly inaccurate (it seems to count typing as steps!)

WhatHaveIFound · 30/03/2022 11:12

I've had 2 Fitbits and then DH bought me an Apple Watch for Christmas. I much prefer the Apple Watch.

GregBrawlsInDogJail · 30/03/2022 11:13

I wear mine all the time. It tracks my sleep, stress levels, heart rate etc. I've never found it to be inaccurate on steps. I use it to make sure I'm sufficiently active each day and to gauge and support my sleep. I also use it to track my runs and workouts and my general level of fitness via resting HR and VO2 max.

Marghe87 · 30/03/2022 11:14

@WhatHaveIFound I don't want to invest in an Apple Watch straight away as I fear I might not end up using it much, hence why I was looking at fitbits as a first fitness watch purchase.

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Wastwater · 30/03/2022 11:30

I've got a Versa 3. I find it quite motivating for step/ stair counting, active minutes, heart rate etc. You can work towards little awards or 'badges' and they send you a weekly summary comparing to the previous week.

I like the data it shows you for your sleep- time in light/deep/ REM sleep etc. I also like how I can check my messages/ texts etc on the watch screen.

This model also has the GPS so you can get little maps of your walks/ runs that show how your pace varied along the route etc.

I like the Mindfulness stuff- but there's much more out there free on, say, You Tube.

I've never used it to input calories- I've used MyFitnessPal periodically and prefer to keep my calorie count on a separate system. I don't track my weight on Fitbit either... there are SO MANY things these trackers can do!

Versa 3 is waterproof but it has been a bit of a disappointment in the pool for me. (I call it my Shitbit in this respect.) It doesn't do heart rate while you're in the water ( so this means ALL my heart rate stats are inaccurate as swimming is my main exercise), it often misses counting lengths-- and you can't get messages bluetoothed to your watch while your swimming unless your phone is very close to the pool- which isn't practical. This was a big reason for me buying it- I swim a lot and often get out of the pool to urgent messages and missed calls from school.

Also, the calories for swimming seem really low to me- if it can't do heart rate how does it know whether you're a poor swimmer working out at your max rate or an amazing swimmer taking it easy??? Calories counted for walking seem quite high....- just my personal opinion.

On the whole, I'm enjoying it. There are so many interesting things it can do. But if/ when it breaks, I would try a different brand entirely purely because it's not great for pool swimmers.

Shurl · 30/03/2022 11:32

I prefer my garmin, I have the vivoactive 4s (a bit smaller than most fitness watches and fits my wrists well). It strikes the balance between being good for day to day watch wear and fitness tracking well for me

WhatHaveIFound · 31/03/2022 15:12

[quote Marghe87]@WhatHaveIFound I don't want to invest in an Apple Watch straight away as I fear I might not end up using it much, hence why I was looking at fitbits as a first fitness watch purchase.[/quote]
Both my FitBits were ok and I found them pretty accurate with step count because I used Strava too. The last one was a Inspire HR.

I used to sleep in them so it made me a bit paranoid about my lack of sleep. Less stressed over it now as I don't sleep in my Apple Watch though i'm not sleeping any better.

Jillyfernilly · 01/04/2022 00:28

I had to wear a Fitbit (versa 2) as part of some coaching I had at work to look at modifiable lifestyle factors affecting performance.

I liked it so much I bought a wearable…I went for a Garmin as in my aspirational life I run.

I really enjoy the sleep and exercise tracking. It does make me do more as I hat not getting my 10000 steps each day!

Jillyfernilly · 01/04/2022 00:28

I have a forerunner 55

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