Features:

  • Track calorie burn, heart rate, gauge workout intensity and get a picture of your overall health without an uncomfortable chest strap.
  • Automatically tracks how long you sleep, shows your time spent in light, deep and REM sleep, and has a silent alarm to help you wake more peacefully.
  • Gives you instant access to stats, the time and smartphone notifications.
  • SmartTrack technology automatically detects and logs workouts to the Fitbit dashboard, so you get credit without ever pushing a button.
  • Keeps you connected with call, text and calendar notifications on display, so you never miss the messages that matter.
I love my Fitbit

I love my Fitbit! I think you can get the best usage out of it by also using the phone app. It not only tracks steps, but also heart rate, sleep patterns, food intake, water intake, and exercise.

Tested against the negative comments, all but one are true! Love this Fitbit!

Ok so I promised myself I would test out the Fitbit against the several negative comments and come back and leave a review. All but ONE of the negative comments prove true. Let me start with the negative comments that proved untrue and why: Myth 1: this Fitbit doesn’t record accurate heart data, especially when working out. TRUTH: Yes it does record extremely accurately, including during workouts but you have to read the instructions!! When you workout the instructions say to tighten the strap one hole tighter than you usually wear it. Then you move the Fitbit 1-2 finger widths up from where your wrist meets your hand. After doing this I checked the Fitbit heart rate against my polar heart monitor every 5 minutes during a 45 min kickboxing workout. It was EXACTLY in tune with the polar heart rate monitor, always right on or within 5 BPM. The people who say otherwise are not following instructions or giving it a chance to figure out the best wrist placement. Myth 2: The light against your skin keeps you up at night/you can see the light as you try to sleep. TRUTH: No, you cannot see the blinking light that is against your skin. If you can then your band is way too lose. I wear it every night and never see the light blinking. I don’t even remember I’m wearing it! Myth 3: it scratches easily. TRUTH: I’ve banged mine up pretty bad and to my surprise not a scratch in sight! Okay now for the negative comment that I discovered was true: It does not track steps when you are pushing a grocery cart or stroller. Sadly, this is true. Very frustrating when you have a child and you push them around the zoo all day in a stroller to later discover your steps barely moved. I solve this by letting my husband push the cart/stroller when possible. :) But this is the biggest negative for me about this Fitbit. I just learn to let the number on the screen go on those days when I have no one to push the cart and know that day I had a lot more steps than recorded. Things I love: 1. The constant HR monitoring where you can see your heart health over time improve or get worse (in the Fitbit app) 2. The sleep monitoring - this has been so eye opening! I can’t wait to check the app in the morning to see how much deep sleep I had the night before. I now know based on my results how I’m probably going to feel that day. 3. Getting texts and calls!! It buzzes when you get a text or call and will scroll the message across the screen or show you who is calling. LOVE this feature. 4. Stays charged for a long time. 5. LOVE that it shows you total calorie burn for the day. Like the calories your body burns just by sleeping or sitting to workouts. This was the biggest reason I got this Fitbit (besides the constant HR monitoring) so I could make sure I was truly burning the calories I thought I was burning to aid in weight loss. That helped me to I know exactly how many calories to cut to lose weight. Things I wish I could change/do but in no way a deal breaker: 1. Rearrange which stat I see first when I tap my watch. 2. Be able to set it so that I can constantly see my HR when I’m working out. It gets old tapping it several times while I’m working out to find my HR. 3. I don’t trust the calorie burn calculator. It seems really low. After a kickboxing workout where my polar monitor says I burned 300 calories, the Fitbit only recorded 130 calories. I’ll keep looking into this and see if I can get something figured out. Thankfully you can add your workout in MyFitnessPal and it will sync up to the Fitbit app, including the calories you burned. 4. Would be cool to have an option to add optional stats when you click through on your wrist, such as the weather. I recommend this Fitbit if you are looking to track constant HR, sleep, total calorie burn, and get alerted to texts and calls. I have learned so much about myself and my health.

Sleek look and great battery life

Really like the Alta over my previous Charge! The look is sleeker, the battery lasts a really long time and they continue to upgrade the app to provide some great feedback on sleep and heart rate.

Fits very tiny wrist, mine is just under 5.5 inches!

I have very small wrists measuring barely 5.5 inches. This fits my wrist great! I had an old fitbit charge small and it was bulky and big and left pretty wide gaps around the sides of my wrist. There's no gaps with this one and it feels so light when I'm wearing it. It's also much slimmer which I think looks much better on a small wrist like mine. I've been looking around for a fitbit or other fitness tracker that would fit me properly and not look big and bulky and out of place. If you have tiny wrists like me this will fit you great! I have mine set on the second to last notch and it's perfect.

*you can set up multiple fitbits under your account :)

I have & love fitbit's charge 2 & I just bought the new Alta HR to wear for other occasions (it's half the size & practically does the same as the charge 2) Other bonus is the gray color band the Alta came with. Love the color. It's lightweight & awesome, and prior to buying another fitbit, I read that you can set up multiple watches on your fitbit account & it took less than 10 minutes to fully set up & sync to my phone & computer. Your account will automatically detect which one your wearing. Must buy if your a fitbit addict like me :)

Slit fit, but not slim capabilities

I've only had this for a couple days so I will update as time goes on. So far so good with this tracker! I've had the Fitbit flex, charge, and charge HR as well as a polar FT7 and M400. The polar watches I like but I felt they were too big for daily use. With the charge and charge HR I again thought they were too big for daily use. The Alta HR so far has been great for all day use since it's slimmer than any other fitness tracker. I like the display and have mine set to show the time and my heart rate. I tested the HR monitor out by wearing my polar H7 chest strap and then comparing the results from the polar h7 chest strap to the Alta hr and they were actually pretty similar. Overall I'm really happy with my Alta hr! Added some pictures. The sleep tracker on this is pretty cool. I like how it tells you which type of sleep you were in and for how long.

Perfect for me.

Wonderful quality. Had it for two months. Honestly no complaints. Its the perfect size for me width-wise and the small fit well - I have a little wrist. I love that the screen comes on when you flip your wrist - convenient for the clock without it being visible all the time (and I can casually check the time without being rude!!). I love that the app tracks things - my personal favorites are the steps (of course), the water intake, that I can see my texts and calls on the fitbit (helpful while at work when I am busy or can't/shouldn't look at my phone), the alarm, and the sleep. Heart rate is definitely neat but not really helpful after the cool-ness wears off after a month or so. There are other features but I use those on a daily basis. Battery lasts several days, maybe 4 or so? depending on what features you have turned on/off.

We love that you can use a phone app to track ...

Got one for everyone in our family after we found out our pre-teen son has a heart condition. Now our entire family is reminding each other to drink more water, watching how healthy our eating choices are with far greater care, and hopping up that last 10 minutes of the hour to walk around together. We love that you can use a phone app to track all this and more, and set alarms, how many steps you want to do in a day, how many days a week you want to work out, and so on. It's a bit pricey for a glorified toy, but when it fits your lifestyle and you can buy so many cool colorful bands for it right here on Amazon and CHEAP, it's been a beneficial addition to our family's new changes and has helped keep us motivated and committed!

Wonderful!

I love this thing. It lets you customize almost everything and is easy to use. You can sync from your computer and then to your phone, then to the device. You don't need the dongle although sometimes it might be useful for some. The charger cord is a bit short too but it's not the end of the world. Depending on where you charge this, you can get a USB extension if necessary. It will charge faster from a wall outlet than a USB connection. Over all, this is a great product.

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