topic Re: Fitbit in Wellness

Fitbit

Coquille — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 05:40:55 GMT

Has anyone bought this and if so, does it work well? I read that it registers steps, even when you are sleeping (sometimes). Ironic. Thanks. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Re: Fitbit

jaxs mom — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 05:42:16 GMT

It doesn't measure steps when you're sleeping, it measures how rested your sleep is.

Re: Fitbit

HHC1 — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 05:48:58 GMT

It's not accurate. It gives you credit for steps when you're not even walking. Also be very careful if you get the one with the wristband. Make sure the band is completely closed. Otherwise, it will fall off your wrist and get lost.

Re: Fitbit

divine — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 05:57:23 GMT

I've had the Zip since May 2nd, and it worked great for a few months. Then they started taking away steps and miles and messing everything up, so now I'm not so impressed anymore. If I could do it over I'd skip it. I don't like feeling like I'm their "beta tester."

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GCR18 — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:11:47 GMT

I have a fitbit flex. Had it since March. I like it. The only negative I have is I forget to charge it. The charge lasts a week. I use it as a gauge. It helps remind me that I need to get more steps in.

Re: Fitbit

Coquille — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:34:08 GMT

Thanks! You have all been a big help. Stay well and again have a happy Thanksgiving.

Re: Fitbit

jackthebear — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:38:21 GMT

On 11/20/2014 Divine said:
I've had the Zip since May 2nd, and it worked great for a few months. Then they started taking away steps and miles and messing everything up, so now I'm not so impressed anymore. If I could do it over I'd skip it. I don't like feeling like I'm their "beta tester."

There was a big mess up with the app upgrade-- very annoying, which has been fixed now. Is yours working correctly?

Re: Fitbit

jackthebear — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:39:13 GMT

We like ours, so much that I am missing our after dinner walks as it is dark and cold now

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PamelaSue72 — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:39:13 GMT

I've had my Flex since June 2013. Love my Flex. It keeps track of my steps very well. It doesn't do that great of a tracking job when I'm on the elliptical....I have found that I need to take it off my wrist and just plop it into my sock when using the elliptical and then it will track better. It does NOT track steps during your sleep (how could it?), but does track your sleep patterns, how often you awaken and go back to sleep.

As graycatsrule said, it needs to be charged about once a week (mine goes about six days as a rule). I get an email saying "Your Flex battery is low". And since I have the Fitbit app for my phone, I also get a notification on my phone for when my battery is low. My app just upgraded the other day and it works fine.

I like the Flex because I can just keep it on my wrist. I use different colored bands and change every couple of days. I have mine set for 14,500 steps a day. It will notify me on my phone how close I am to getting my target steps in and that pushes me a little bit. I might come home from work and if I know I only need 2,000 steps, I'll go down and hit the treadmill for a while to get my steps in for the day. It's good motivation.

I had one problem with my Flex. One day after charging it, it completely died and I didn't know why. I Googled about my problem and it just needed to be reset. Easy to do and I was back in business in no time.

If you get a Fitbit, you might want to sign up at MyFitnessPal.com as you can sync the two together. On MFP, you can keep track of your food intake and your exercises. I tell MFP that I've walked for 62 minutes, for example, and it will show up as active activity in Fitbit, too.

I really like my Fitbit.

Re: Fitbit

jackthebear — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:45:21 GMT

On 11/21/2014 PamelaSue72 said:
I've had my Flex since June 2013. Love my Flex. It keeps track of my steps very well. It doesn't do that great of a tracking job when I'm on the elliptical....I have found that I need to take it off my wrist and just plop it into my sock when using the elliptical and then it will track better. It does NOT track steps during your sleep (how could it?), but does track your sleep patterns, how often you awaken and go back to sleep.

As graycatsrule said, it needs to be charged about once a week (mine goes about six days as a rule). I get an email saying "Your Flex battery is low". And since I have the Fitbit app for my phone, I also get a notification on my phone for when my battery is low. My app just upgraded the other day and it works fine.

I like the Flex because I can just keep it on my wrist. I use different colored bands and change every couple of days. I have mine set for 14,500 steps a day. It will notify me on my phone how close I am to getting my target steps in and that pushes me a little bit. I might come home from work and if I know I only need 2,000 steps, I'll go down and hit the treadmill for a while to get my steps in for the day. It's good motivation.

I had one problem with my Flex. One day after charging it, it completely died and I didn't know why. I Googled about my problem and it just needed to be reset. Easy to do and I was back in business in no time.

If you get a Fitbit, you might want to sign up at MyFitnessPal.com as you can sync the two together. On MFP, you can keep track of your food intake and your exercises. I tell MFP that I've walked for 62 minutes, for example, and it will show up as active activity in Fitbit, too.

I really like my Fitbit.

Just so new people know, you can input your food into Fitbit as well via the app or the laptop dashboard. Myfitnesspal has a much bigger database of foods though. HTH.

will find out about resetting the fitbit,thanks for that

Re: Fitbit

PamelaSue72 — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:41:13 GMT

You're right. I'm so used to using the two of them together that that's just what I do now.

Here is info on resetting your tracker, if you need it: http://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/How-do-I-restart-my-tracker

Re: Fitbit

HULAGIRL — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:47:30 GMT

Mine quit working (wouldn't charge) after two months....called cust. service and they had me send it back marked defective......won't buy another.

Re: Fitbit

DrKelli — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:37:49 GMT

I've had 3 of them in the last year. The first one I bought quit charging after a couple of months. The second one I bought wouldn't charge at all, so I exchanged it and the 3rd one quit charging after a month. I will not own another.

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makeup addict — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 02:45:02 GMT

I have a zip for six months and love it!

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June Lands — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 02:50:52 GMT

I have the zip for about 2 years. My only complaint is that I have to replace the battery about every 3 months... The batteries cost about $6.00. They are suppose to last 6 months.

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Wsmom — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:29:39 GMT

I've had a One since January and love it. Even if it is not 100% accurate, it still keeps me moving. I also have it synced to Myfitnesspal. It's especially nice if you have "friends" that you can watch. I happen to have a number, but one in particular is a fiend; I can't keep up with her but she definitely gives me motive to get up and do some more exercise.

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Debbie555 — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:30:15 GMT

On 11/24/2014 Wsmom said:
I've had a One since January and love it. Even if it is not 100% accurate, it still keeps me moving. I also have it synced to Myfitnesspal. It's especially nice if you have "friends" that you can watch. I happen to have a number, but one in particular is a fiend; I can't keep up with her but she definitely gives me motive to get up and do some more exercise.

I have my one since january too and I absolutely love it. I have "friends" too and with the recent upgrade you can challenge people or be challenged in the daily showdown, weekend warrior etc. I don't worry whether it's 100 percent accurate though I do think it's pretty close. I just find it very motivating and the challenges especially keep me moving and that's a good thing!

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Bird — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:17:24 GMT

We've been using the Flex (Costco) for about a month now. For us, it's basically a glorified pedometer, which is good for us as we were always forgetting or losing the clip-on types. It has been a bit buggy but works well overall. We are not using the water or food logging options yet.

It tracks your arm movements. When on a recumbent, I let my Flex wrist lay in my lap to get my credit for the effort, as that slight movement counts as a step. Overall it does let me know my general amount of activity. Bottom line is that I like it.

Mine has a bit of condensation inside where the lights are. A bit troubling! - Bird

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sidsmom — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:01:04 GMT

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sidsmom — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:03:17 GMT