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<blockquote data-quote="mekalu2k4" data-source="post: 921242" data-attributes="member: 171561"><p>I am familiar with Garmin. Vivofit is very basic and cheapest, but can do most of the fitness measurements. You need to study the following when buying these gadgets:</p><p></p><p>1. Battery life [battery of garmin vivofit lasts about 1 year; no recharging is required at all; can be replaced when required]</p><p>2. Ease of use [does it require a high end smart phone or computer/ how the data is transferred; Garmin vivofit comes with ant+ usb stick to transfer the data]</p><p>3. monitoring of steps, cardio and resistance exercises [most pedo meters monitor steps and calories. However, to monitor calories of exercises some - like Garmin - require a separate heart rate monitor. this looks like a strap and goes around the chest; very accurate, no buttons or setting on HRM].</p><p>4. accuracy - Garmin, polaris, samsung are well known and almost have same accuracy. </p><p>5. If heart rate measurements is there - how the reading is observed [most gadgets require the person to stop doing the activity and press some button to measure - this is a major disadvantage. That is why I went for Garmin with HRM. Polaris offers same combination.</p><p>6. Bells & whistles - some guys need alarms, bells and whistles - to alert them; bluetooth and wi-fi; functions of smart phone on fitness gadgets. My position is that a good level of concentration on walking or any other exercise is needed and sms/ phone calls are distraction. Garmin vivofit is 'deaf and dumb' cannot make noise or cannot hear anything! These bells and whistles drain the battery very fast.</p><p></p><p>hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mekalu2k4, post: 921242, member: 171561"] I am familiar with Garmin. Vivofit is very basic and cheapest, but can do most of the fitness measurements. You need to study the following when buying these gadgets: 1. Battery life [battery of garmin vivofit lasts about 1 year; no recharging is required at all; can be replaced when required] 2. Ease of use [does it require a high end smart phone or computer/ how the data is transferred; Garmin vivofit comes with ant+ usb stick to transfer the data] 3. monitoring of steps, cardio and resistance exercises [most pedo meters monitor steps and calories. However, to monitor calories of exercises some - like Garmin - require a separate heart rate monitor. this looks like a strap and goes around the chest; very accurate, no buttons or setting on HRM]. 4. accuracy - Garmin, polaris, samsung are well known and almost have same accuracy. 5. If heart rate measurements is there - how the reading is observed [most gadgets require the person to stop doing the activity and press some button to measure - this is a major disadvantage. That is why I went for Garmin with HRM. Polaris offers same combination. 6. Bells & whistles - some guys need alarms, bells and whistles - to alert them; bluetooth and wi-fi; functions of smart phone on fitness gadgets. My position is that a good level of concentration on walking or any other exercise is needed and sms/ phone calls are distraction. Garmin vivofit is 'deaf and dumb' cannot make noise or cannot hear anything! These bells and whistles drain the battery very fast. hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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