Anyone use a fitbit?

[scorpio72]

DH just bought a fitbit scale.  I'd never thought about getting one but just looked into them and am very interested.  I'm mainly intrigued by the ones that track your sleep.  I've been a restless sleeper the last few years and it would be interesting to see how I actually sleep.  

It would also be interesting to see how active I am outside of exercise.  I have a Garmin for running but I don't track anything outside of that.  

I'm not trying to lose weight, just stay healthy.

Anyone have one?  Would you recommend?

[labbie]

Jan 9, 2014 7:10:06 GMT -5 scorpio72 said:

DH just bought a fitbit scale.  I'd never thought about getting one but just looked into them and am very interested.  I'm mainly intrigued by the ones that track your sleep.  I've been a restless sleeper the last few years and it would be interesting to see how I actually sleep.  

It would also be interesting to see how active I am outside of exercise.  I have a Garmin for running but I don't track anything outside of that.  

I'm not trying to lose weight, just stay healthy.

Anyone have one?  Would you recommend?

I have a fitbit one and love it. It has the sleep feature, but I've never used that. I do use a HRM for exercising, but the 'outside of exercise' activity is what I attribute much of my motivation to stay on track- parking farther at stores, taking stairs at work, etc. etc. The little things really do add up and I love seeing those #s.

[shellfish26]

I have the scale, as well as the Flex. I'm a stats geek, so I love to look at numbers and see how those numbers translate (Long walk= cookie, haha!) . The entire system is very user-friendly and aside from a big debacle in the initial ordering process (Fitbit pretty much ignored the 'pre-orders' and sent out the first Flexes to stores, making the preorder people wait months),I have been super impressed with their customer service. Mine stopped charging after about 8 months and they ultimately sent me a replacement.

Also, the Flex has a silent alarm that I have been using.  It's a nice added feature. 

[tuggyruns]

I have a garmin (currently on the fritz...need to get that fixed)...anyway I also have the Flex. I mainly got it for the silent alarm, but it turns out that I HATE wearing things on my wrist at night. Also, if I knock it at all at night- it lights up and wakes me up.

I can't say that I love it. My boss just got the Nike Fuel band and I'm really jealous b/c it's actually CUTE!

[sassystace]

I've used the fitbit one for almost a year now. I like it and use it to make sure I'm not having too sedentary of day. It motivates me to walk around more during the day as I mostly sit at my desk job. You can link it into myfitnesspal and track food along with your steps/calories. It counts steps pretty accurately when I run too. Customer service is really good too. I lost mine and they sent me a new replacement for free!

[pamela]

I used mine for sleep tracking for awhile, but it really wasn't usful information for me. More of a novelty. Now I kind of wish I'd saved the $20 and gottn the zip. I have the One and I got tired of taking it in and out of it's silcone holder to put it in the sleep wristband.

[mrsjthompson]

I have one and I love it for tracking steps and stairs, but I didn't think it was very accurate for sleep. I think it thought I woke up every time I moved my arm in my sleep.

[coconutbug]

I've had both a Fitbit One and Fitbit Force. I don't feel like I *need* the Fitbit, but it's a fun gadget that reminds me to periodically get up and be active at work and when I'm studying.