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I have seen a lot of Passporter friends talk about their fitbits. I was wondering if you could tell me more about them? Do men wear them? My husband has started the couch to 5k program and I thought it may make a great fathers day gift. Also, any recommendations?
I've had a fitbit for about a year now, I wear it on my waistband. It's just a tool so anyone can use it, male or female. It's also not visible so no one even has to know you are wearing it. I love mine because it helps me to stay focused on getting a certain number of steps. I think it would make a GREAT father's day gift.
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Margaret
May 1996 All Star Sports May 2000 Dixie Landings Dec 2001 Caribbean Beach - Barbados June 2002 Caribbean Beach - Aruba March 2003 Paradise Pier - Disneyland Aug 2011 Sheraton Vistana Aug 2014 Animal Kingdom Lodge (Yay!!)
I just want to add that you'll probably want to get a "leash" for it, you can find them on Amazon. The leash also clips to my waistband and makes it harder for the fitbit to fall off.
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Margaret
May 1996 All Star Sports May 2000 Dixie Landings Dec 2001 Caribbean Beach - Barbados June 2002 Caribbean Beach - Aruba March 2003 Paradise Pier - Disneyland Aug 2011 Sheraton Vistana Aug 2014 Animal Kingdom Lodge (Yay!!)
It tracks sleep patterns, calories burned and steps. That's about it.
There is a website where you can do more like track activities and food.
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Margaret
May 1996 All Star Sports May 2000 Dixie Landings Dec 2001 Caribbean Beach - Barbados June 2002 Caribbean Beach - Aruba March 2003 Paradise Pier - Disneyland Aug 2011 Sheraton Vistana Aug 2014 Animal Kingdom Lodge (Yay!!)
I wear one Tanya, all the time. Tracks my steps, adjusts my nutrition program for activity and I track my sleep patterns with it. I wear the wrist one, on the same arm as my watch with no issues or difficulties...
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I was looking at the fitbit but I wanted to see my distance and time while I ran and the bands I saw didn't have a display. I ended up with a Garmin Forerunner 10 (GPS) and I love it. Clock and date on 1st screen, distance and time on the 2nd, calories and pace on 3rd. Very easy to use and upload on their website. I'm a beginner training for a 10K in January.
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I have a FitBit Flex.... "I like it but..." is my general statement. I guess I thought it would be a bit more advanced the way it's been hyped.
I have to manually enter almost everything except for walking. I am undecided on how accurate the calories burned are -- especially since it "guestimates" what I manually enter - EX: boot camp work out.
I will say that the sleep monitoring is quite interesting, and seems pretty accurate as far as I can tell.
It seems as though the one worn on the waist is a bit better with steps\stairs, than mine which is worn on the wrist.
Overall -- I am on the hunt for something a bit more high tech to track calories burned durning a work out, and in general, and have yet to find one.
in regards to the style, it depends on which one you go with -- most won't see the waist one, but the wrist bands come in several differnt colors now and are about the size of a "thinner" band watch.
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