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Posted: Feb 02 2012 at 10:28pm | IP Logged Quote Angie Mc
anyone familiar with Fitbit?

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Posted: Feb 04 2012 at 2:12pm | IP Logged Quote MommyMahung
I don't know anything about this, but my husband thinks this is what one of his soccer buddies uses. He has stopped using it while playing soccer because he doesn't want his wife to make him workout more than he already does!

Let me know what you think of it and if it really helps, please.   
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My husband has been using one for over a month and really likes it. He finds it helps to keep him moving more. Sometimes after dinner he will go up and down the stairs holding the baby while I do dishes, just to rack up a few more flights of stairs and steps!   . The website that tracks the info is quite useful as well, especially if you are the type that likes charts, graphs, and tracking data. (I definitely am!)

He's trying to convince me that I should get one to replace my fairly basic $20 pedometer but I am not sure if if I want to spend my Christmas money on it. I could buy a fair amount of books and yarn with that $100!   

I actually have his fitbit in my pocket right now and it seems to work far better than my pedometer. It registers 5137 steps and my basic pedometer only 3168. The fitbit seems to register the around the house sort of steps a lot better.

I hope that helps, I would be happy to answer any questions!
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Posted: Feb 04 2012 at 4:37pm | IP Logged Quote Angie Mc
I'm with you MommyMahung, I want to know!

Amber, thanks SO much for sharing. This is exactly what I wanted to hear. I'm pretty faithful at wearing a pedometer so am considering this as an upgrade...to keep me motivated to reach 10,000 steps daily. It's silly but, I *really* want each step to be counted!

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Posted: Feb 05 2012 at 10:55pm | IP Logged Quote Amber-v
I know exactly what you mean, Angie! I ended up having about 5000 more steps with the fitbit than with my old pedometer on Saturday. It makes me feel better - I never hit 10000 with my current one, even if I took a walk and was on my feet moving around all day. I was beginning to wonder if it was even possible!

The fitbit was $87 on Amazon over the weekend but now it is back up to $100 as of a few minutes ago. Grr! Their pricing drives me mad sometimes. And I was just this close to getting one.
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Posted: Feb 08 2012 at 7:00am | IP Logged Quote mamaslearning
Looks interesting. One reviewer said it recorded steps while he was driving, so maybe it's a bit too sensitive to movement? You might get an overinflated step count, but I don't own one so I'm just speculating.

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