EBS1980 Posted 29 May, 2015 Share Posted 29 May, 2015 With the summer in theory not far away I want to use it as the kickstart to getting healthier and more active. Just wondered if anything uses the wristbands that appear popular at the moment and if so what they think to them? There appears to be the jawbone, Fitbit or Microsoft band as the main ones. Anyone recommend one over the others? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 29 May, 2015 Share Posted 29 May, 2015 You don't need a wristband to get off your ass and do some exercise. Waste of money IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 29 May, 2015 Share Posted 29 May, 2015 Go with whatever suits you. I have a Fitbit, for £35 it's good value (tesco club card vouchers deal). It logs steps, miles, weight, sleep and calories if you add the food into the app. You can also do challenges with friends. There are some which do more but are more expensive so depends on your needs. Some are more like training aids for those wanting to get in good shape too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 29 May, 2015 Share Posted 29 May, 2015 Ive tried most, and most arent really worth it really, just very gimmicky. The best fitness app I used was the adidas MiCoach with heartbeat sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 29 May, 2015 Share Posted 29 May, 2015 Being a roadie I obsess about stats and stuff but unless you do proper exercise then anything like that is just pony. I wouldn't ride without a HR strap and cadence sensor because they aid my training and help measure my effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 29 May, 2015 Share Posted 29 May, 2015 fitbit is alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 29 May, 2015 Share Posted 29 May, 2015 Myself, my family and some friends have all got a Fitbit Flex and definitely feel it makes you more aware of how little you actually do! Since having it I do my best to take breaks from my desk and go for a quick walk during the day and do what I can to get my step count up. I think they're worth it if your prepared for the effort. Definitely helped me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 29 May, 2015 Share Posted 29 May, 2015 I use a Fitbit Zip because it's small, lightweight and can't be seen. Syncs to phone and is remarkably accurate. If you want to get the exercise in, it's a good way to push you to reach your daily goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 30 May, 2015 Share Posted 30 May, 2015 (edited) I spent the day with Sony, yesterday. They've something that's due to launch in July. I have to say, I was very impressed. Effectively it's a pair of sports headphones with 16Gb of storage and it syncs to your phone. It measures heart rate etc. just like all these products do but has plenty of programmes to choose from and a few nice touches like the ability to automatically select and pace the music to the speed of your workout. http://smartsports.sony.net/b-trainer/event.html# Edited 30 May, 2015 by Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 31 May, 2015 Share Posted 31 May, 2015 There is currently a fit bit explosion in my work place. Everyone seems to have one, all linked to apps like my fitness pal and seem to be having some sort of competition where they have a leader board using their hilarious nicknames such as 'blobby' Whilst I'm all for a fit and healthy lifestyle it does mean the office now full of boring t*ats going on and on and on and on about how many steps they've done, how many times they've been to the gym this week how far they've walked etc. I also happened to be in the gym the other day as the same time as one of the fit bit freaks. Our gym does a monthly challenge, this months is to run 830m as quickly as you can with the results recorded on a board. he threw down the gauntlet to me so I jumped on the treadmill with him. Half say through he jumped to the side claiming he was 'f*cked and couldn't keep that pace up' meanwhile I recorded midtable respectability time. Conclusion - fit bits are worn by deluded boring c*nts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 31 May, 2015 Share Posted 31 May, 2015 There is currently a fit bit explosion in my work place. Everyone seems to have one, all linked to apps like my fitness pal and seem to be having some sort of competition where they have a leader board using their hilarious nicknames such as 'blobby' Whilst I'm all for a fit and healthy lifestyle it does mean the office now full of boring t*ats going on and on and on and on about how many steps they've done, how many times they've been to the gym this week how far they've walked etc. I also happened to be in the gym the other day as the same time as one of the fit bit freaks. Our gym does a monthly challenge, this months is to run 830m as quickly as you can with the results recorded on a board. he threw down the gauntlet to me so I jumped on the treadmill with him. Half say through he jumped to the side claiming he was 'f*cked and couldn't keep that pace up' meanwhile I recorded midtable respectability time. Conclusion - fit bits are worn by deluded boring c*nts Dell-size mentality, right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 23 January, 2016 Share Posted 23 January, 2016 There is currently a fit bit explosion in my work place. Everyone seems to have one, all linked to apps like my fitness pal and seem to be having some sort of competition where they have a leader board using their hilarious nicknames such as 'blobby' Whilst I'm all for a fit and healthy lifestyle it does mean the office now full of boring t*ats going on and on and on and on about how many steps they've done, how many times they've been to the gym this week how far they've walked etc. I also happened to be in the gym the other day as the same time as one of the fit bit freaks. Our gym does a monthly challenge, this months is to run 830m as quickly as you can with the results recorded on a board. he threw down the gauntlet to me so I jumped on the treadmill with him. Half say through he jumped to the side claiming he was 'f*cked and couldn't keep that pace up' meanwhile I recorded midtable respectability time. Conclusion - fit bits are worn by deluded boring c*nts Bumping this as I purchased a fitness tracker in June. Wasn't sure which brand to go for but since my company was putting in Salesforce and some American fella at Dreamforce Light in London set Fitbit ran on SF I thought I'd try it. Fitness trackers alone are not the answer, they do however provide motivated individuals with the ability to make educated decisions around diet and exercise. The gamification aspect also drives people on, so a bit of fun as well. from biting a Fitbit HR to give me advanced notice of a heart attack, I am now 3 stone lighter, able to run 10k in 50 minutes and generally feel much better for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 23 January, 2016 Share Posted 23 January, 2016 Bumping this as I purchased a fitness tracker in June. Wasn't sure which brand to go for but since my company was putting in Salesforce and some American fella at Dreamforce Light in London set Fitbit ran on SF I thought I'd try it. Fitness trackers alone are not the answer, they do however provide motivated individuals with the ability to make educated decisions around diet and exercise. The gamification aspect also drives people on, so a bit of fun as well. from biting a Fitbit HR to give me advanced notice of a heart attack, I am now 3 stone lighter, able to run 10k in 50 minutes and generally feel much better for it. Impressive. Have you got a before and after pic preferably teh 'after' wearing you old trousers pulling out your waistband, it's all I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 23 January, 2016 Share Posted 23 January, 2016 Bumping this as I purchased a fitness tracker in June. Wasn't sure which brand to go for but since my company was putting in Salesforce and some American fella at Dreamforce Light in London set Fitbit ran on SF I thought I'd try it. Fitness trackers alone are not the answer, they do however provide motivated individuals with the ability to make educated decisions around diet and exercise. The gamification aspect also drives people on, so a bit of fun as well. from biting a Fitbit HR to give me advanced notice of a heart attack, I am now 3 stone lighter, able to run 10k in 50 minutes and generally feel much better for it. Fair play to this by the way, Ive always been keen to keep myself relatively fit, a lot of which is because I still try to haul my battered body around a football pitch, therefore Ive never really needed a fitness band. Anything that gets people fitter and healthier cant be a bad thing though, so whatever works for you I suppose. Still one of the best lifestyle choices is to get all of the convenience food out of the freezer (quick meals and boxed goods) and just fill it with meat and vegetables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 23 January, 2016 Share Posted 23 January, 2016 I was given a Garmin Vivofit last year for my birthday - I was also on a 'fitness drive' at the time after several years of not doing a great deal and turning into a fat bastad - and have found it to be a little bit limited. Great for tracking steps and sleep and calculating calories burned to some extent, but I've always found it a little bit lacking and have had to use separate apps for tracking bike rides and another app combined with a chest strap for heart rate monitoring. I've just - literally, just! - ordered a Garmin Forerunner 225 as that has pretty much everything I need in one neat little package, and not to mention it is less than £170 falling from it's launch price last summer of close to £250. It has built in GPS and built in HR monitor so now I don't need the separate apps on the phone, plus it has all the functionality of the activity tracker as it will count steps, calculate calories used etc etc. So far, the activity tracker has helped to keep me motivated and lose 2 stone last year with another 2 stone planned for this year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 23 January, 2016 Share Posted 23 January, 2016 Impressive. Have you got a before and after pic preferably teh 'after' wearing you old trousers pulling out your waistband, it's all I know Ive given all my old gear to charity. 36" waist to 31". Played golf the other day with my old kit and they nicknamed me clown on account of my trousers. At my heaviest I've been 14.5 stone, and now 10.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 24 January, 2016 Share Posted 24 January, 2016 Ive given all my old gear to charity. 36" waist to 31". Played golf the other day with my old kit and they nicknamed me clown on account of my trousers. At my heaviest I've been 14.5 stone, and now 10.5. What should your HR be? How did you know you were liable to a heart attack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 24 January, 2016 Share Posted 24 January, 2016 I was joking about a heart attack. My resting heart rate is mid 60's now although does spike when I drink at weekends. At night can go as low as 48 bpm. Max heart rate is generally accepted to be 220 bpm less your age. So if I am up at 181 send an ambulance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 24 January, 2016 Share Posted 24 January, 2016 During my 'modest' heart attack my BP was 210/96 but my pulse rate was normal for me at 44. I had always thought that if you had an attack your pulse would be racing but apparently not. Later that afternoon it dropped to 30 bpm and all the alarms were going off. It's weird lying there waiting a couple of seconds for your next heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 24 January, 2016 Share Posted 24 January, 2016 44? Bloody hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 24 January, 2016 Share Posted 24 January, 2016 44? Bloody hell! It ranges from 42 to nearly 60 if I get really excited! This doesn't happen very often these days It's actually 43 at the moment. The blood pressure is perfectly adequate, if a little high but not by much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 24 January, 2016 Share Posted 24 January, 2016 Bumping this as I purchased a fitness tracker in June. Wasn't sure which brand to go for but since my company was putting in Salesforce and some American fella at Dreamforce Light in London set Fitbit ran on SF I thought I'd try it. Fitness trackers alone are not the answer, they do however provide motivated individuals with the ability to make educated decisions around diet and exercise. The gamification aspect also drives people on, so a bit of fun as well. from biting a Fitbit HR to give me advanced notice of a heart attack, I am now 3 stone lighter, able to run 10k in 50 minutes and generally feel much better for it. Well good on you pal as its clearly worked for you. Have you lost all that weight and able to run that just from starting in June? That's a great effort. I think I just got bored with hearing all these idiots boasting about how many steps they've done and the endless conversations about how many steps "blobby" had done and so on. How people who had never done a days exercise in their life suddenly thought they were experts on the subject. I suppose if it gets people off their arses its not a band thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 24 January, 2016 Share Posted 24 January, 2016 The weight loss I started in June, shed the 3 stone by end of November. I just started to play 5 aside again, walk from station to work instead of taking the tube 3.5k each way and not snack. Started running in December pretty much so I could eat more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 24 January, 2016 Share Posted 24 January, 2016 Fair play to this by the way, Ive always been keen to keep myself relatively fit, a lot of which is because I still try to haul my battered body around a football pitch, therefore Ive never really needed a fitness band. Anything that gets people fitter and healthier cant be a bad thing though, so whatever works for you I suppose. Still one of the best lifestyle choices is to get all of the convenience food out of the freezer (quick meals and boxed goods) and just fill it with meat and vegetables. ....and don't marry an Italian bird. She cooks like a dream, but I put on 2 stone within a year of meeting her. To be fair, when I met her I was badly underweight and her mother decided to fatten me up. Every time I walked into their house there was a pot of something delicious on the stove, good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keith Posted 25 January, 2016 Share Posted 25 January, 2016 i got a fitbit surge recently, it has been brilliant for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsey Posted 25 January, 2016 Share Posted 25 January, 2016 Xiaomi Mi Band 1S is a no-brainer. The last generation was widely regarded as more accurate than a Fitbit, the new generation just released has added a heart rate monitor. £13 brand new. My brother sold his Fitbit after having his Mi Band for a week. Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 30 January, 2016 Share Posted 30 January, 2016 i got a fitbit surge recently, it has been brilliant for me Still pleased? I've not used a watch for a while and tempted to go for one of these as I cycle a fair bit. I'm between the Charge HR, Surge or Blaze - but not seen them in the flesh yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 30 January, 2016 Share Posted 30 January, 2016 I went for the Charge HR as I wear a nice watch on my other wrist, the surge and blaze are watch size so would look odd. If you don't wear a normal watch I'd go for surge or blaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 31 January, 2016 Share Posted 31 January, 2016 Just got a Surge and happy so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Keith Posted 1 February, 2016 Share Posted 1 February, 2016 Still pleased? I've not used a watch for a while and tempted to go for one of these as I cycle a fair bit. I'm between the Charge HR, Surge or Blaze - but not seen them in the flesh yet. yep its been great. i like it becasue its got HR monitor, GPS, and stop watch all in one, and the pace setting is brillant as its stoppj gme going off to fast. i really like the HR as it doesnt need a chest strap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 1 February, 2016 Share Posted 1 February, 2016 44? Bloody hell! They checked my heart rate at the gym today, was 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 2 February, 2016 Share Posted 2 February, 2016 Waste of money. My daughter gave me a Fitbit whatever, cost a lot. I drive round in my Golf buggy, play about eighty shots at the most, walk a bit on the greens and because of the vibration over the golf course it credits me with over ten thousand yards plus about twenty sets of stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 12 March, 2016 Share Posted 12 March, 2016 I've just - literally, just! - ordered a Garmin Forerunner 225 Frankly, it's crap! I had it for five weeks and then sent it back for a refund. The biggest issue is with the HR monitor. I was turning the HR on before starting an exercise to allow time for the watch to stabilise, then you go to another menu to start recording the exercise and the watch would lose the HR! It would then take anywhere from 8 to 20 minutes to re-establish the correct heart rate again which, when doing a quick 30 minute turbo session is pretty useless when 20 minutes of it is recorded at 70bpm! The idea behind the watch is sound, unfortunately I don't think the tech is good enough at the moment. I have replaced it with a vivosmart HR which works much better, is a fair whack cheaper and a lot smaller on the wrist. It doesn't have GPS but I always take my phone when out on the bike anyway so use that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 12 March, 2016 Share Posted 12 March, 2016 Mrs. h has the Fitbit Surge HR. Fantastic when it works but really bad at syncing with her iPhone. Rarely goes more than 2 days without having to be deleted and reinstalled, so pretty useless really for measuring trends. Does anybody else have this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 12 March, 2016 Share Posted 12 March, 2016 Garmin with Android is excellent - the bands are anyway. I have the vivosmart HR, the wife has a vivosmart and daughter has vivoactive. All three of us have Android phones and never have an issue with syncing the bands and having bluetooth always on doesn't seem to affect the battery life of the phone much and allows the sync to happen in the background. The forerunner was a bit of a pain to sync as you had to access a menu in order to turn bluetooth on and then turn on the app on the phone to get the sync to start, a bit fiddly but never had to delete the app or device from the app... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 12 March, 2016 Share Posted 12 March, 2016 Mrs. h has the Fitbit Surge HR. Fantastic when it works but really bad at syncing with her iPhone. Rarely goes more than 2 days without having to be deleted and reinstalled, so pretty useless really for measuring trends. Does anybody else have this problem? Yes they are a nightmare. I cannot change the time on the Mrs's Fitbit Surge. It does however sync quite easily but on my laptop. Unfortunately you cannot measure the enrgy you use trying to sort it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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