So I am looking to get a fitness tracking thingy to wear on my wrist. [Pet peeve crosstalk: I really dislike the word "wearable" as a noun].
I've got a few apps on my smartphone I was happy with at first, but tracking steps at the gym etc with a smartphone is problematic.
My sister and I are researching them for my parents so I'm getting background research done on them. Up and Fitbit are the ones that seem to be the most popular with the most options. From my friend I know Fuelband is garbage (and abandoned by Nike) and that the Samsung's newest one (Gear) isn't getting raves past its actual on-the-wrist design, so that sounds like a future version would be better.
My main requirements are to count steps (I live in NYC) and estimate calories when I run or take boot camp/spin classes. Sleep tracking's optional (it sounds like many of them do this). It also sounds like at this point most will sync data to MyFitnessPal or similar exercise apps.
Anyone out there use one and have strong feelings one way or another?
I've got a few apps on my smartphone I was happy with at first, but tracking steps at the gym etc with a smartphone is problematic.
My sister and I are researching them for my parents so I'm getting background research done on them. Up and Fitbit are the ones that seem to be the most popular with the most options. From my friend I know Fuelband is garbage (and abandoned by Nike) and that the Samsung's newest one (Gear) isn't getting raves past its actual on-the-wrist design, so that sounds like a future version would be better.
My main requirements are to count steps (I live in NYC) and estimate calories when I run or take boot camp/spin classes. Sleep tracking's optional (it sounds like many of them do this). It also sounds like at this point most will sync data to MyFitnessPal or similar exercise apps.
Anyone out there use one and have strong feelings one way or another?