Saturday, 4 October 2014

Fitbit vs Polar

Well, it really is no contest. After religiously wearing my Fitbit, I actually gained weight! It was my own fault. I know the calorie count on the Fitbit was not correct. Ridiculous, actually. But I WANTED to believe that I was burning 3000-4000 calories every day. I wanted to have treats again. So, I believed and have been bad.



I also knew that it wasn't counting enough calories during my tough workouts as it really is looking at movement, not heart rate. So, I was burning too many during rest periods and not enough during active periods. I wore both today and this was the result:

My fitbit had been on my wrist all night.
I put my Polar on at 8:11 before my workout.

Starting calorie burn -
Fitbit - 584
Polar - 0

After my workout -
Fitbit - 1087
Polar -641

The Fitbit didn't give me enough love and shorted me almost 100 calories.
So, do I keep it on? It does make me more aware but so does my Polar.
I have one Fitbit friend, Steve, and he does nudge me a lot.
I can't decide. Maybe I just need a cuter Polar. :)

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