<p>Looking for “reviews” from anyone who has used one. I admit I like gadgets and I’m intrigued!</p>
<p><a href=“https://jawbone.com/up[/url]”>https://jawbone.com/up</a></p>
<p>Tracks your movement, sleep, etc. - syncs with many apps including RunKeeper, MyFitnessPal, etc.</p>
<p>I know about FitBit - this seems to be maybe a level above???</p>
<p>just google fitbit vs up–there are quite a few differences. Each has its strengths and weaknesses.</p>
<p>Here is a review. The guy says Up is a great product but it breaks and so he switched.</p>
<p>[Jawbone</a> UP Vs Fitbit Flex Review: Giving Up on Jawbone?s UP | BGR](<a href=“http://bgr.com/2013/08/15/jawbone-up-vs-fitbit-flex-review/]Jawbone”>Giving up on Jawbone's UP)</p>
<p>I actually read that one!!! ^^^ Sounds like he clearly preferred the features, etc. but that the QI of the product was lacking. I’ll have to see what my friend thinks after she gives it a whirl for a couple of weeks. She’s fairly active on a daily basis at work and at home and will give it a good workout.</p>
<p>I was on the verge of buying the fitbit!!! Now I will take time to check this out. I feel like closer to Christmas all these prices may come down.</p>
<p>^^^That would be great. Something under $100 would make me happy. :)</p>
<p>I do prefer a bracelet over a clip on thing I think. Are all the FitBits clip on???</p>
<p>^^ The Fitbit Flex is a bracelet. I highly recommend it!
[Official</a> Store](<a href=“http://www.fitbit.com/store]Official”>Shop Smartwatches, Fitness Trackers, and More | Fitbit)</p>
<p>My fiance has had his up bracelet since Christmas. His did break just recently, but they sent him a free replacement with no hassle. I have appreciated the company’s customer service. When I ordered it for him for Christmas last year it was actually backordered and not supposed to arrive until after the holidays, but it came early just in time to go under the tree-- and they were great when it broke, too.</p>
<p>I have no experience with the fitbit, but if I were in the market I would definitely consider both.</p>
<p>I don’t get how something worn on the wrist wouldn’t “over track” wrist movements, such as using your hands while talking, or typing. Maybe it works fine and I’m just skeptical but it seems to me that something on the torso would better distinguish body movements?</p>
<p>If you like gadets, you’ll probably like Fitbit. My DH likes his Fitbit and bought one for each of his brothers for birthday gift. </p>
<p>For those that just want a cheaper way to count steps, this is my choice
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<p>I bought the Fitbit Flex after debating between that and Up. I actually like the look of the Up better (and I think it seems to be more precise about tracking sleep), but there were SO many reviews about how quickly they broke that I decided it wasn’t worth the hassle. I do like the Flex; it’s very lightweight and I really don’t even notice it’s there.</p>
<p>my2sunz, Do you have the bracelet or the clip on? I think the bracelet would bug me.</p>
<p>We don’t have any problem with the Up over tracking, however I did just remember that he doesn’t wear it to work because it doesn’t fit comfortably under the cuff of his dress shirts. That may be a consideration. The bracelet is comfy but maybe only if you wear short sleeves, it is thick enough that I think it would be uncomfortable with most any sleeve.</p>
<p>The latest issue of Consumer Reports magazine has a brief review of several of these fitness gadgets. I don’t remember off the top of my head which ones were recommended or which ones were not.</p>
<p>My neighbor just bought the Fitbit and said that the reason he picked it over the up was that consumers reports recommended the Fitbit.</p>
<p>He also picked the fitbit because he is having problems sleeping and it’s affecting a heart arrhythmia problem he is having.</p>
<p>I have the Fitbit and really like it. I opted for the clip on instead of the bracelet, because I’d rather it not be obvious and I wanted the altimeter. A friend of mine had the Jawbone (I think, it may have been the Nike one) and said she stopped wearing it when it didn’t register her walking around the golf course because her arms weren’t moving (she was pushing her golf clubs).</p>
<p>AllThisIsNewToMe: I have the Flex, which is the bracelet one. I am super sensitive to things like this (whenever I wear bracelets they end up driving me crazy and I fiddle with them and take them off) but I really barely notice this one. It is much lighter weight than I would have thought. Even during the night I don’t notice that I’m wearing it. I wear it 24/7 (even in the shower!) except for when I have to take it off to charge it, which is about every 5-7 days.</p>
<p>My neighbor has the clip on fitbit and it definitely worked when he played golf and pushed his cart. We played golf last night. He did say that today when he mowed his lawn on his riding lawn mower, the fitbit thought he was walking and registered it as steps and elevation. So these things must have some quirks.</p>
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<p>Read more at [Fitbit?s</a> Force is a wristband health tracker that can tell time (but don?t call it a smartwatch) | VentureBeat](<a href=“Fitbit's Force is a wristband health tracker that can tell time (but don't call it a smartwatch) | VentureBeat”>Fitbit's Force is a wristband health tracker that can tell time (but don't call it a smartwatch) | VentureBeat)</p>