REVIEW-- FITBIT FLEX

   ~  I always said that if I had a blog, one of the things I would do would be to share bits and bobs that I've grown to love in product reviews. So, here I go!~



I've been trying to get fit, or more active than I used to be. My years of eating ramen noodles and watching Korean Dramas was starting to affect my waist line, not to mention my health. I knew I was not going do fad diet, I wanted a lifestyle change. I started eating healthier and using apps such as MyFitnessPal to watch my food choices. However, I am a gym-hater and one who prefers walks and the occasional kickboxing lesson; therefore I needed something that tracked my activity and motivated me. That's where my relationship FitBit began.



I first had a FitBit Zip in Magenta, but the cute Tamagochi-like pedometer  got lost within the first month. Luckily, FitBit's awesome customer service policy sent me a new one free of charge, which I lost in H&M whilst trying on trousers... I know that was careless, but that's how I am, a ditz of the most ditzy persuasion imaginable. I decided to splurge the extra forty dollars on a FitBit Flex. This little guy is a lot different as it tracks sleep (which the Zip does not) as well as is worn on the wrist and not as a clip on. This makes it a heck of a lot harder for me to displace, which is a very, very good thing. It is accurate. I have tried walking around counting fifty steps, and the pedometer counted the same. It uses Bluetooth to sync to the FitBit app on your iPhone or android to see how you've been doing OR you can tap the sensor to see the flashing lights. Five lights= you've got to your ten thousand step goal; therefore one light = two thousand steps. The tracker also comes with a USB dongle for your computer so you can sync it that way if you don't have a smartphone.



One pet peeve I have got with the device is the need to charge it. It charges via USB where the sensor is removed from the band and placed in the charger. Full charge takes about 45 minutes, which is reasonable. The FitBit Zip did not need to be charged , but it used a 3V coin battery to show a black and white LED display where the FitBit Flex uses lights and vibrations as well as is active during the night for sleep tracking so the difference in battery life is justified.



It retails for $99.95 on Amazon for the black and $89.99 for the slate, which is a a good $30 less than most other wristbands with similar capabilities such as Jawbone. It comes with a large and small wristband, USB dongle (which is TINY so try not to loose it!), the FitBit sensor to go into the wristband and the USB charger.

    

   Charging Sensor

Wrist-Bands and USB DONGLE

Full Set.