So it seems everyone has a fitness gadget. My sister and my dad both have pedometers. One of my friends got the Nike Fuelband for Christmas and is in love with it. At least three people on my Facebook timeline use some Nike app that let’s you send them cheers while they run or something like that (I always send them cheers because I think that is so cool! haha). But the big trend seems to be the fitness wristbands. Every company in the fitness industry seems to have one.
Over the past year, I have saved up some money and I’m seriously thinking about investing in one of these devices. They are a good way of keeping yourself accountable and I’m at the beginning of a very long journey. To see what these fitness wristbands actually did I spent a few hours researching them and put all the facts in a nice table in the hopes of helping myself (and possibly one of you) decide on a device. I researched the Nike + Fuelband, the Fitbit Force, and the Jawbone Up. These are only a select few of the ones available, but these are the ones I felt would work the best for me.
First thing first. Here is what they look like.
- Jawbone Up
The Facts:
| Specs | Nike + Fuelband | Fitbit Force | Jawbone Up |
| Battery Life | 4 days | 7 – 10 days | 10 days |
| Syncs to | iPhone or Android (Bluetooth) and computer (USB) | iPhone or Android (Bluetooth) and computer (wifi and USB dongle) | iPhone or Android (through headphone jack) |
| App | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Colors | Green, pink, red, or black | Black or Slate | Blue, black, grey, or mint |
| Tracks | Workouts (intensity), sleep patterns, steps | Steps, floors, distance, active minutes, sleep, and calories(on app) | Workouts (intensity), sleep, food and drink, mood(on app) |
| Water Resistant | Yes | Yes | No |
| Alarm | No | Yes | Yes |
| Display | LED; time, Nikefuel, steps, and calories | LED; time, steps, floors climbed, alarm, distance, active minutes, and calories | None |
| Other | Uses Nikefuel to track movement, displays progress in real time, has idle alert (on phone) | Syncs with many apps (including MyFitnessPal) | Connects to many apps (including MyFitnessPal), has idle alert (on band) |
| Price | $149 | $129 | $129 |
So there it is, everything I could find about these devices. I’m leaning towards the Fitbit Force because it is less expensive and does so much! Anyone out there want to throw their two cents in?
xoxo
Going the Distance 