I love data. I track
meals, sleep, weight, fitness activities and am always on the lookout to add
new metrics/gadgets to the fold.
My latest interest is in wristband style fitness
trackers. This is more applicable to
work at home individuals and those who do a lot of walking and other activities
during their jobs. As a fairly sedentary
cubicle guy, I am not sure what there is for me to gain.
I was originally interested in the fitbit as it comes in at
a very reasonable price point ($129) and tracks sleep in addition to other
activities. Battery life also seems to
be pretty good at 7-10 days. I can order
this device today.
Recently I saw the new Atlas Fitness Tracker on
Indiegogo. This device offered some
perks in that you could swim with it and it tracked strength workouts through a
series of algorithms. The battery life
was shorter, but the functionality was much higher. The downside is that it did not seem to
monitor sleep patterns, which is a big issue for me. The device will not be available until
December 2014.
During some brief research into these two, I also came
across the Amigo. This combines the best
of both worlds. I could not find any
battery life information, but it does track sleep in addition to other
activities and is roughly at the same price point as fitbit. They seem to be having delivery issues.
2 comments:
Check out the Polar Loop, I got one a couple months ago. The price is about right $99 and it is waterproof, so you can take it with you to log your swim workouts. It also pairs with a HRM, so you can track your cycling workouts (provided you don't track your HR with a GPS watch.)
The web interface and app are going through some growing pains and could use some work, but I'm pretty happy with mine overall!
Thanks for the recommendation.
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