Fitbit activity tracker

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  1. dbswansea

    dbswansea Regular Member

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    Anyone using a fitbit tracker here? One of these www.fitbit.com

    I bought one to help with my weight loss and fitness and I'm really enjoying it.

    It has a website that logs activity etc.
     
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    Yep, had one for a couple of years now. Started out with the One, but just upgraded to the Charge HR. I've found the HR tracking good for normal activity and running, but had issues with it when playing badminton. Only tried it for one session though so need to test it a bit more before I retire my Polar setup.

    This is me: https://www.fitbit.com/user/24CSK2
     
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    I have the charge hr, the heart rate monitor is accurate enough for me to get a solid idea of peaks in order to replicate using training intervals.
     
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    I am happy with my apple watch + runtastic combination. not looking to upgrade too soon
     
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    I have the Charge HR. For resting heart rate, it's kind of wonky for me. It's anything between 60 to 90+. LOL.

    But when tracking activities, it's not as inaccurate. For even more accuracy, after syncing, you can go to the dashboard and input in the specific timings of your activities to see your performance. Sometimes when I slowed down during training (like walking), the number of steps would reduce or the average pace speed will go down, so I know what to improve on.
     

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