Fitness trackers

[Monotonous]

Hey guys,

So there has been an influx of new fitness trackers and bands; it seems to be the new fad. I would love to hear your opinions on them, are they a gimmick or would you like one?

Personally I really like the concept of fitness trackers however I feel like most of them are quite gimmicky and have little use. I will probably buy one when they get a bit better because who doesn't want to know more about their body. I wouldn't mind knowing my heart rate, how I slept, how many calories I burnt especially when i'm doing cardio to see what HR zones i'm hitting and whether i need to increase it, lower it or keep it constant.

[Alkaz]

I've never really used them. The only one I use is the one on my mobile phone which counts the steps I do in a day, how many calories I burnt, how many of those steps were running etc. I occasionally use the heart rate scanner on my Samsung S5 as well but it's nothing that I would specifically go out and buy, it's nice to have it though to keep some sort of track of what you're doing exercise and health wise.

[welshcake]

Lots of people in work with me use the ones on their phone to see how many steps they have done because we do a lot of walking and running around. If I can remember to start it, I do this too. I don't really do a lot of like, fitness sort of things so I never bother with stuff but I think it's a great idea.

[Earthquake]

been proven to give inaccurate readings.

not recommended if your going to take them serious.

[Kyle]

Glorified pedometers really. You don't need a heart rate measure or to know how many calories you are burning to the decimal point. If you're working out in a gym most of the technology is available there for keeping a closer eye on your fitness.

[TCGEmily]

I use the Nike+ tracker in my 5th gen iPod pedometer but it doesnt really track and calculate properly.