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Do you like your fitbit

I am still oxox — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:08:19 GMT

I bought on this weekend and returned it within 24 hours, I found the length of the tracker was bigger than my 6 inches wrist.

I ordered a Garmin tracker and hope that it works for me

Re: Do you like your fitbit

brandiwine — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:15:31 GMT

I don't like fitbit at all, but I love my Garmin HR. I have a very small wrist and I ordered the small size. I work out in water and this works great under water. Mine isn't very expensive, but you can spend as much as you want depending on what functions you want. Mine does my heart rate, steps, miles, sets of stairs, and many other things. I got it thru Amazon.

Re: Do you like your fitbit

mac116 — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:19:54 GMT

NO! I really liked it when I first got it. I had been using a pedometer that was recommended by my doctor, but had to be kept in a pocket or clipped onto pants. There were times that what I was wearing made that difficult to do. Enter my fitbit. It seemed that I was getting in many fewer steps during the day than before. I realized that I had to be moving my arms in order for it to record steps. If I was holding onto a grocery cart, or the handles of my treadmill, VERY FEW, if any, steps were recorded. I wore both for several days, and the difference between the number of steps was over 1,000...sometimes more. Maybe if they made one for the ankle...

Re: Do you like your fitbit

GCR18 — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:23:47 GMT

Yes, I like my fitbit. I like knowing that I need to kick it in gear if I haven't walked much. I have a desk job and need the reminder I need to take a walk break. I have the HR2. I've also had a Garmin. I prefer the fitbit, but they both do the same thing.

Re: Do you like your fitbit

jackthebear — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:34:21 GMT

love mine

but as mentioned here before I have the sadly discontinued One that can be clipped to your clothing,

not sure what I will do when it goes.

certainly will not rebuy a wrist fitbit

Re: Do you like your fitbit

hopi — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:35:45 GMT

Love my Fitbit.. I have a Charge 2 and Alta HR. The universality in what it reports and the interactiveness is fun and keeps me on track.

My only other consideration would be the Apple series 3 watch but the investment is much larger and still read that the Fitbit leads in app features.

Re: Do you like your fitbit

wagirl — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:38:26 GMT

I wore my fit bit all the time until I realized that the thing tracks the movement of your arm-------and not really, your leg strides! I can lay on the couch and move my arm all around and add a few hundred "steps" by not really moving my whole body!. I did put it around my ankle for a day and thats when I got a more accurate count of movement. I do like how it keeps track of my sleeping/heart rates. However---if I coud return it, I would. also I bought bands from E bay to fit my small wrist size.

Re: Do you like your fitbit

Meowingkitty — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:42:24 GMT

@jackthebearwrote:
love mine
but as mentioned here before I have the sadly discontinued One that can be clipped to your clothing,

not sure what I will do when it goes.

certainly will not rebuy a wrist fitbit

My husband likes those also and I’ve washed a couple of them and had to replace them. I’ve gotten mine off eBay.

Re: Do you like your fitbit

hopi — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:45:22 GMT

@Meowingkittywrote:
@jackthebearwrote:
love mine
but as mentioned here before I have the sadly discontinued One that can be clipped to your clothing,

not sure what I will do when it goes.

certainly will not rebuy a wrist fitbit
My husband likes those also and I’ve washed a couple of them and had to replace them. I’ve gotten mine off eBay.

@Meowingkitty

It they are under a year old fitbit will replace for free and a couple of months after they will give you 25% of certain replacements. They can see on their site if it is broken so you do not have to return.

Re: Do you like your fitbit

SeaMaiden — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:11:16 GMT

I love my fitbit HR charge. I bought the large band so I can wear it around my ankle. I just like to keep track of my steps... all the other things I could care less about.

Re: Do you like your fitbit

I am still oxox — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:04:05 GMT

@brandiwine

I ordered that yesterday and it should be here tomorow.

The Charge2 was so uncomfortable I would never of been able to wear it for any length of time. The Garmin was 1/3 of the price we have a Garming GPS and their CS is really great

@brandiwinewrote:
I don't like fitbit at all, but I love my Garmin HR. I have a very small wrist and I ordered the small size. I work out in water and this works great under water. Mine isn't very expensive, but you can spend as much as you want depending on what functions you want. Mine does my heart rate, steps, miles, sets of stairs, and many other things. I got it thru Amazon.

Re: Do you like your fitbit

jeanlake — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 17:02:25 GMT

I like my Garmin. Husband wears his daily so he can sync results to his insurance company for a discount. I wear mine for 'fun.' Now that I have a good understanding on activities = results, I can determine steps - close enough. Either that, or I've gotten lazy and don't wear it every day. Let's go with the other idea.

Re: Do you like your fitbit

willdob3 — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:43:03 GMT

@jackthebearwrote:
love mine
but as mentioned here before I have the sadly discontinued One that can be clipped to your clothing,

not sure what I will do when it goes.

certainly will not rebuy a wrist fitbit

@jackthebear

Same here. I have no interest in a watch style one and I don’t want one that does less than the one I have.

Re: Do you like your fitbit

LindaSal — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 12:50:15 GMT

I have some friends that are obsessed with their fitbits. All they do is talk about how many steps they got in that day, blah, blah,blah....... Me on the other hand, I just work out everyday and I'm done with it. I don't like the idea of wearing that thing as at times it takes away from my jewelry. LOL I also don't like the idea of wearing anything electronic on my body. I wonder if at some point they will become more of a health hazard (such as holding a cell phone to your head) than a health promoter? JMHO

For those of you who love it I mean no offense.