Mxracer532
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Looking at getting a fitbit type deal to monitor sleep/workouts, anyone have a recommendation?
I have the Garmin Vivoactive. It does everything except heart rate so I am adding another band for that. Battery lasts well over a week so far but haven't done a lot with it as far as biking and hiking.
In order to qualify for the "fit" benefit plan at work (reduced rates) we have to earn so many healthy incentive points per benefit cycle. They use Fitbit as one way to help us do this. If you earn a million steps you get X points, another X points for the next two million for a total of X points.
I'm sorry I'm not promoting to 'cheat' for it is your health but I couldn't but help thinking of affixing the fitbit to my dogs collar and playing fetch over and over again.
One of my favorite features as well. I can get up and out of bed without the radio going off and waking up the wife (especially when it's fishing/hunting time and I'm waking up at 0400).The vibrating alarm is actually really nice
Ha! I work with a bunch of engineers. I hear a lot of crazy ideas of how to work the system! Its typically not a problem to get enough points if you are active though. : )
Have you had issues updating yours?I have a vivosmart, it integrates with your smart phone to show messages, and phone calls, if left constantly connected via Bluetooth you get about a week of battery life out of it, and it is rechargeable. If you disconnect the bluetooth and only sync it once daily you can get about 3-4 weeks worth of battery out of it. I like the integration of the Garmin connect app as well I have other Garmin devices and you can view all of your activity data in the app. Good luck in your search!
Have you had issues updating yours?