In b4 the paper and pen warriors who say to just trial and error the **** out of what your tdee is. Also I'm not one of those people that needs a fitbit for "motivation to move"
Essentially im looking for word of mouth reviews or links on how fitbits, bodymedias etc. perform in calculating your actual calorie expenditure during daily movement and exercise to dial in my diet as I work physical therapy and my daily movement varies wildly between days depending on the patient case load, so my TDEE is inevitability changing on a daily basis. I'm not looking into buying into a glorified ****meter so if anyone has good experiences with one of these smart watch things and it doesnt look gay as hell on your arm let me know!
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10-11-2015, 10:32 AM #1
Looking at fitness trackers-wearables
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10-11-2015, 01:05 PM #2
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10-12-2015, 03:00 PM #3
I have a FitBit Charge HR. I highly recommend it. I don't use it exclusively for calorie expenditure but I believe it gives me a fairly accurate reading.
For example, yesterday I did a back workout in the morning and some cardio in the afternoon and apparently burnt 2850cals. Today, sat behind a desk or car for most of the day and no workout, I've burnt 2150cals (it's 11pm UK time now, so nearly end of the day).
Whether these figures are accurate or not is up for debate, but it's all relative. If you use the same wearable over a period of time, you will be able to analyse the calorie burn on off days, cardio days and weight days (which is what I have done).
I couldn't believe how truly sedentary my job actually was, which encouraged me to include more cardio in to my routines. Using this analysis I've lost 20lbs of fat and around 8% BF in 3 months.Oct 1st: 178.8lbs
Oct 8th: 173.4lbs
Oct 15th: 170.5lbs
Oct 22nd:169.2lbs
Oct 29th:
Nov 5th: Nov 12th: Nov 19th: Nov 26th
Dec 3rd: Dec 10th: Dec 17th: Dec 24th: Dec 31st:
Start 178.lbs//26% BF ----- Goal 158lbs//15% BF
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10-12-2015, 03:06 PM #4
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I could be completely wrong but I've been looking into them as well and my understanding is that if you're looking for more of the "calorie" tracker, you're best with something like a polar m400 with heart rate monitor. Again, I could be wrong but that's what my browsing has led me to believe!
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10-12-2015, 03:21 PM #5Oct 1st: 178.8lbs
Oct 8th: 173.4lbs
Oct 15th: 170.5lbs
Oct 22nd:169.2lbs
Oct 29th:
Nov 5th: Nov 12th: Nov 19th: Nov 26th
Dec 3rd: Dec 10th: Dec 17th: Dec 24th: Dec 31st:
Start 178.lbs//26% BF ----- Goal 158lbs//15% BF
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06-05-2016, 04:15 AM #6
what do you think about actofit wearables? actofit.com -- It keeps track of the entire gym session by auto tracking and logging exercises.
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06-05-2016, 05:58 AM #7
Such devices are little more than gimmics. Not a good idea to base one's fat loss plans around rough estimates of calories supposedly "burned."
Spend your money on a food scale, then start using it.No brain, no gain.
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