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Croweater
·I always wear the Garmin for walking or bike rides,but gets taken off when the exercising is over.
What to wear: Fitness tracker and/or wristwatch?
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gostang9
·Totally interested in wearing it under my socks, but risk looking like I'm under house arrest. Interesting solutions, guys.
No worries when wearing long socks covered by pant legs.
I spend a fair bit of time in airports and therefore security checkpoints. I have come across concerning looks when I've hiked up my pants, pulled down the sock and removed a nondescript black strap with flashing green lights... nothing to do but casually place it in a bin and act like it's no big deal. 😉
I wouldn't recommend wearing on an ankle while wearing shorts, that would likely inspire a call to your neighborhood law enforcement... 😀
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pault8084
·Just to resurrect an old thread I have just bought a Fitbit flex 2 which is very minimal and a good solution to wear on opposite wrist to a traditional watch. It's waterproof and tracks steps, distance calories as well as some exercise activities. Didn't want anything bulky or a display as I personally think two watches look a bit odd.
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BenBagbag
·Just to resurrect an old thread I have just bought a Fitbit flex 2 which is very minimal and a good solution to wear on opposite wrist to a traditional watch. It's waterproof and tracks steps, distance calories as well as some exercise activities. Didn't want anything bulky or a display as I personally think two watches look a bit odd.
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pault8084
·I'm on the fence about a flex 2 or an alta. I still think the alta will look like two watches...
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panaitchrono
·Were the watch..for other cool stuff you have the smartphone...😀
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skkali168
·I wear that super skinny Fitbit on right and watch on left. Looks like a bracelet, it's the one with no watch
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melanieux
·I think so. I also looked at a misfit ray and jawbone up. The flex 2 is basic but very minimal with good iPhone app and keeps me motivated. it's also cheap so will keep me entertained until something more complete is available.
I've got a Flex2 from Fitbit and the Ray as well. I thought I would love the Fitbit model, but I wear the Ray daily.. There's something nice about not having to plug it in/charge it for six months.. I think since I wear a watch on my other wrist, it's too obnoxious to have two items that constantly need attention. The Ray is no-nonsense, and it has smartphone alerts, which I find useful. 😀
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Mtnmansa
·Before I bought my first few watches that I like to wear consistently, my wife bought me a fitbit. I truthfully like the step counter and heart rate monitor (it also has a text message notification feature). But now that I have other watches I want to wear, I feel like I have to choose. I think it looks goofy to have a fitbit on my right wrist and a vintage seamaster on my left. Has anyone tried pulling off both? Anyone can relate to the struggle?
I was thinking of trading my fitbit down to a tracker that is much much thinner, one that looks like a wristband (any recommendations?).
First world problems...
PS: The and/or in the title never implies to wear the fitness tracker 😉
I wear my Fitbit Charge/ Apple Watch on my right wrist and my watch of choice on the left. I enjoy the realtime data and fitness benefits and the feeling of a well made watch on the other.
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BrianMcKay
·I really don't care how many steps I take ..
Fitbits seem to be a western women's fad like Michael Kors-brand bags. Women feel compelled to buy whatever is advertised in their magazines an television shows.
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sjg22
·Essentially any smartphone gives you access to apps that will count your steps. Perhaps not to quite the same precision, but perfectly reasonable for non-Olympic walker purposes. I use an app on my iPhone called "Pedometer" - works well enough for me.
Whenever my heart rate would be of interest (at the gym.... during MI5 training...) I'd likely not be wearing a wrist watch anyway, so no conflict.
Some people also like to monitor their sleep patterns with a Fitbit - I don't wear a watch when I sleep, so again I don't really see a time where I'd be wearing both...
Unless you're a CrossFit trainer, do you really need to wear a Fitbit during the day? I usually know whether I've engaged in healthy or unhealthy activities without the aid of an electronic bracelet - particularly if you carry a cell phone less than 3 years old.
Whenever my heart rate would be of interest (at the gym.... during MI5 training...) I'd likely not be wearing a wrist watch anyway, so no conflict.
Some people also like to monitor their sleep patterns with a Fitbit - I don't wear a watch when I sleep, so again I don't really see a time where I'd be wearing both...
Unless you're a CrossFit trainer, do you really need to wear a Fitbit during the day? I usually know whether I've engaged in healthy or unhealthy activities without the aid of an electronic bracelet - particularly if you carry a cell phone less than 3 years old.
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BenBagbag
·Fitbits seem to be a western women's fad like Michael Kors-brand bags. Women feel compelled to buy whatever is advertised in their magazines an television shows.
This is pretty offensive - sexist even...
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Shailor
·My wife and I went to a party where one woman had a new smart watch. The discussion turned to watches. My Seamaster turned out to be a crowd favorite.
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pault8084
·Essentially any smartphone gives you access to apps that will count your steps. Perhaps not to quite the same precision, but perfectly reasonable for non-Olympic walker purposes. I use an app on my iPhone called "Pedometer" - works well enough for me.
Whenever my heart rate would be of interest (at the gym.... during MI5 training...) I'd likely not be wearing a wrist watch anyway, so no conflict.
Some people also like to monitor their sleep patterns with a Fitbit - I don't wear a watch when I sleep, so again I don't really see a time where I'd be wearing both...
Unless you're a CrossFit trainer, do you really need to wear a Fitbit during the day? I usually know whether I've engaged in healthy or unhealthy activities without the aid of an electronic bracelet - particularly if you carry a cell phone less than 3 years old.
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pault8084
·For decades I have not desired to know how many steps I make.
Fitbits seem to be a western women's fad like Michael Kors-brand bags. Women feel compelled to buy whatever is advertised in their magazines an television shows.
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blufinz52
··Hears dead people, not watch rotors.I think that if they motivate people to lead a more active/healthy lifestyle that can only be a good thing.
I agree with this statement, but I doubt that it is the case that wearing a fitbit motivates someone to lead a more active/healthy lifestyle. It probably does for the short term, but once the newness wears off, most people will fall back to their usual routines. jmo
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Timmert
·I only wear my running / smart watch when I exercise. Other times I wear a normal watch. It's a bit silly to wear two, imho...
I use it to track my exercise time and heart rate, but don't really care about the rest of the day. It can be used for sleep tracking as well, which would be alright, since I don't wear a normal watch when I sleep.
I use it to track my exercise time and heart rate, but don't really care about the rest of the day. It can be used for sleep tracking as well, which would be alright, since I don't wear a normal watch when I sleep.
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melanieux
·I work in an AD/DEV role, and the silly little vibration alerts every hour seriously do bring me out of my trance and remind me to take a walk.. Many times I don't even look at the step count for days. I guess I could just set an hourly alarm, but something about the subtle vibration doesn't make me lose my train of thought, but is just enough to get me to move as soon as I can break away. jmho
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opticalserenity
·I double wrist my mechanical watch and my Apple Watch all the time. It's my wrist, my preference. 😀
