I had bought this on a whim, since I was in a rut with my workout routine and thought a tool to track it might help me stay more motivated. Thankfully, I was right! I had been looking at more expensive items that do essentially the same thing, so I was at first pleased by the low price. But when I received it, it was so cute and small (the device itself without the clip is only a little bigger than a quarter in terms of diameter, and maybe 1/4 in tall), I knew I would be able to wear this all the time, unlike the ones that require you to wear it on a band. I go to school and work and I'm just not sure I'd be able to be discrete with the bands.
It was super easy to set up, both on my computer and my iPhone. The online "dashboard" (which you get for free!) has a wealth of information. From how many calories you've burned, to a break down of how long in a day you've been inactive/lightly active/fairly active/very active, etc. You can also set a goal of how much weight you want to lose (if any) from .5 lb/wk to 2 lb/wk. After setting that, there is a dynamic tool which tells you, based on how much activity you've done and thus how many calories you've burned, how many calories you have remaining to consume and still hit your weight loss goal. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this. If I've worked out for 2 hours, I'm just not going to be able to stick to that low calorie target all the time. This accounts for that, and increases how many calories you can eat, while still hitting your goal! LOVED this.
That this device can be used on an iPhone app is WONDERFUL. The iPhone app does everything the dashboard does, and syncs via bluetooth if you aren't near your computer but want to upload your data to adjust your calories burned/calories available on the go. Can't rave enough about this.
I also love that you can sync this up with sparkpeople. If you also use that website, this is an even easier tool to use! Any food you input on sparkpeople is automatically imported to your fitbit account after you've linked your device to sparkepople. I like this because I feel the massive database of food on sparkpeople dwarfs even the very good fitbit database. Also, you can automatically import the activity information from your fitbit to your sparkpeople account, taking out a lot of the guesswork. I love this!
In addition to linking with sparkpeople, you can become friends with other fitbit users and "challenge" each other to hit certain targets (this is in addition to being able to set your own targets for just about everything!). I don't know anyone with a fitbit so I haven't tried this feature yet, but I would think this would be an even bigger motivator!
While it doesn't track this automatically, the dashboard also has a database of activities, so if you go biking or do yoga (activities the fitbit is not meant to track) you can add that into your dashboard and account for those burned calories, too. They've really thought of everything with this little guy.
I know others had mentioned problems with opening the back of the fitbit and it breaking. I did not have a problem with that, but did proceed cautiously because of these reviews - perhaps its a question of force?
In any case, it has definitely motivated me to be more conscious of my level of activity, and that is exactly what I wanted. I can't recommend this enough!
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Syncs stats wirelessly and automatically to your computer and 150+ leading smartphones – including Android, iOS and Windows.
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Fitbit Zip
Wireless Activity Tracker
Get a kick out of fitness with this little device. It tracks your steps, distance, and calories burned – and syncs those stats to your computer and select smartphones. In doing so, it celebrates how much more you do each day. Zip encourages you to set goals, challenge friends, and go farther - one step at time. That's how you turn everyday life into a social, achievable, awesome path to fitness.
- All-day activity
- Tap display
- Wear + water-resistant
- Long battery life
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All-day activityTrack steps taken, distance traveled and calories burned. |
Tap displaySee daily stats and time of day just by tapping the display. |
Wear + water-resistantThis colorful, comfortable, water-resistant clip fits securely onto clothing. |
Long battery lifeThe replaceable watch battery lasts up to 6 months for easy wear without recharging. |
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If only it would track correctly!
I was really excited about receiving the Fitbit zip in exchange for an honest unbiased review, because I had been wanting one for awhile. I really like the style and how I can clip it to my jeans I put it near my waist. It doesn't move, and after awhile I forget that I even have it on. It's a little bigger than the size of a quarter. The actual device is placed in the clip holder, which keeps it pretty secure. The device can be removed from the holder if it needs to be reset or to do a battery change. On the face of the device you can see steps taken, distance, and calories burned, plus also displays the time. To view ea number all you have to do is tap the right side of the device. For example the time is displayed, if i tap it, it then displays # steps taken, and so on. The fitbit zip was easy to set up, and create an account for it online to activate, so your activity will be recorded not too bad, but I did have my husband help me with that. Having the program on my laptop is pretty neat, you can see all your activity, earn badges, set a goal, and even compete with your friends, assuming they have a type of fitbit device as well. Oh and a neat thing is that you get a fresh start the next, because the device resets itself at midnight to zero! Pretty neat!I set up my fitbit zip in the evening after it was delivered so of course i really didn't have much activity, but the fitbit zip showed I had done like 3,000 steps, within like 2 hrs, when I knew that was incorrect. Husband then help me reset it. So I think I'm good to go. Well the next day I put it on and forget about it and I go off and run errands. Later that night we checked my steps and logged in as well, it showed i had done 10,000 steps! Now I know I didn't walk that much!! So I'm guessing with the movement of the car, from driving it just kept adding steps! I was hoping it would bring me some much needed motivation, to get me active. But I'm not feeling so motivated when it is not tracking correctly. It's a nice device when it does work and I am not having to reset it! It does make a nice watch though!! I really like the design of it and hope after resetting for a 3rd time that it will finally record correctly. I don't know if any other owners of this device have this same issue. I would have liked better directions or more info on the device included in the box. I'm hoping third times a charm, I really want it to work correctly!I will be resitting the fitbit zip and using it for a couple of days and depending how it does, I will update you.
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Kamal
... using Fitbit for over a month and found it useful for tracking daily activities and counting calories
Reviewed in India on August 25, 2015
Kamal
Reviewed in India on August 25, 2015
Works with several fitness apps
No need to recharge batteries
Waterproof silicon cover with strong clip to hold on to your cloth
Too small, so easy to lose
No alarm function
Overall a good fitness tracker if you have limited budget.
Update on 25th October:
Fitbit still working great but the metal part from silicon cover has come out so I am unable to clip it to my cloth.
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