I have wanted a FitBit for a little while now, but it wasn't a necessity. I just thought they sounded cool. So, I decided to take a couple for a test run, so to speak.
The first one I got was the FitBit Surge.
This one came at a hefty price - $267.00 with shipping. The face of the Surge is rather large and bulky. It kept getting caught on my shirt sleeve. With that being said, I have to admit that I was not impressed. I tested it for a week in various trials. I ran on the treadmill with various settings and the calories burned was way off from what the treadmill was calculating. I had even went online to calculate what I should be burning considering my height and weight and the FitBit was still off by 200 calories or more. The same went for cardio workout. The numbers just weren't correct.
When I synced my Surge to my phone, the time was never right. I would run for 29 minutes and the Surge would sync it and it would say I ran 37 minutes even though the display clearly said 29. The display would show 200 calories burned but when synced it would only sync 130 calories burned. This proved quite frustrating.
The calculated daily steps were as accurate as any wearable device could be. No complaints there. The heart monitor kept not wanting to read. I would do the suggested cleaning the sensor, make sure it wasn't too tight or too loose...and yet it still had trouble finding my heart rate.
I tested out the GPS and while it took several minutes to find a satellite, once it did the distance was calculated correctly.
The sleep tracker seemed to be working efficiently, no complaints there.
My overall thoughts - for the price and the boasting technology, I was not impressed. It went back.
Next was the FitBit Charge HR.
The calculated steps were accurate. No marketed pedometer is going to be 100% accurate but I feel this is close. The size is comfortable. And while it doesn't look as fancy or have as many "bells and whistles" as the Surge, I am pleased with the overall performance. And for the cost ($150.00), I feel it is doing the job that I am paying for it to do.
Thankfully, I had the option to take them for a test run. Had I not had that option and paid for the Surge, I would have been quite displeased with my purchase.
Nothing I wear is going to make me lose weight. However, the FitBit keeps me on task. It serves as a reminder that I need to be conscious of my daily activities and intake to remain on the healthy path. It also lets me track my food and water intake so I can eliminate other apps that also do that. It is convenient to have everything in one app.
Hopefully, that helps in some of your decision making processes. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask....I will do the best I can in answering them.
Peace.
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