Counting steps devices

[mieuxmew]

I had a Jawbone up. Worked great for 6-7 months, but then it would not sync or hold a charge. The company replaced it. 2nd replacement had a similar problem.

I decided to try the new Garmin VivoFit. Band is very small and I use it as a watch. It runs on a watch battery so it does not need to be recharged all the time (LOVE THIS!). Battery lasts about a year and is easy to replace (haven't needed it replaced yet). Garmin app is basic, but it does what I need. Sync is very easy to my iPhone 5.

I also tried the Withering. It was ok, but I like the Garmin Vivofit better.

I have a Garmin GPS running watch. Of the 3, the Jawbone Up was the most accurate at calculating miles. The Garmin Vivo fit under calls miles by about about 25% and the Withering over calls miles by about 25%

The wrist straps on the Vivofit and Fitbit One tend to come loose. I purchased Bitbelts for my strap and it has worked like a charm! The Bitbelt also fits on Disney Magic Bands.

 

[dreamin_disney]

Hi, Did you know you can link the two, so when you enter what you eat in my fitness pal, it syncs to your fit bit dashboard

no I didn't know that. I prefer the fitness pal more. I'll have to look into that . Thanks for that

 

[burne99]

no I didn't know that. I prefer the fitness pal more. I'll have to look into that . Thanks for that

No worries, I prefer pal too, it's so much easier if you have trouble linking pm me and I am happy to guide you through it.

 

[dreamin_disney]

How is everyone doing?? I love my fit bit. Its been very motivating. Today has been a very lazy day and am embarrassed to admit that I only did 977 steps.

I'm going to see if theres a thread started in the exercise Forum for fitbit users

 

[dreamin_disney]

I started two thread in the W.I.S.H forum

1. is for anything fitbit where we users can discus anything to do with fitbit or motivation to diet or challenges we are having staying on track

2. is a weekly daily challenge. Pick a daily challenge of # of steps and keep track for the week. You can also set a goal for # amount of days.