I am from Kerala. I have purchased fitbit Surge on Feb 2016 and got the product within a few days. Since then fitbit had been the part of my life and I could reduce my weight from 81 kg to 74.2 kg within this short period less than two months.That is not solely due to the use of fitbit device alone, as I have used proper diet with the help of fitnesspal.com and fitbit app on android which sync calorie data from fitnesspal automatically.
This is an honest review of fitbit since I have used the device and found it much helpful. It has drastically changed my lifestyle. Just a few weeks before I had purchased garmin vivofit 2 from Amazon itself and was quite satisfied about that fitness tracker too. But the quality of fitbit app and interface was much more appealing and easier to understand than garmin 's. So I decided to buy a fitbit. But the need to buy a watch lead me to decide to buy Surge and at that time Blaze was just announced. I wanted a watch and fitness device urgently and I decided to buy Surge after considering other options offered by fitbit.
It is an expensive device who just look at it from a simple fitness tracker point of view. But the device is great for those who want to look into its higher functionalities.
I have never used it to monitor phone notifications yet. It is a fitness assistant for me. Not a smartphone alternative.
The device is strongly built and is not bulky enough to get eyeballs roll at your hand. But considering other smart watches it is thicker. But device firmly fits into your hand and you don't always feel that you are wearing a watch. It is considerably lighter or to precisely speaking 1/5 times lighter than the Titan Fastrack watch I had earlier.
The watch accurately counts your walking and running. I find that some people complain about fitbit and all other brand fitness trackers that they count steps while biking and travelling in car or bus. But what they have to understand is that what these trackers faithfully track is their body movements and all body movements burn some calorie from our body. Even motorbike riding for one hour burn more than 100 calories in good road conditions. So what fitbit counts is still valuable even if it counts while you are on the plane or in the elevator or on your bike.
I am much satisfied about the product and is planning to buy a fitbit Aria to add to my fitness tools list.
What I like more is that it found out that I am sleeping less and cured my lack of proper sleep. It showed me the pattern of my sleep and I could change my sleep time to get better results. Now I feel better in terms of my fitness. May be my bad sleep habits also caused my weight gain.
Now I am happy that my weight is gradually reducing. I plan to reach 70kg by June 2016. I hope that I will reach that target with the help of fitbit.
A final word to fitbit... if they read this..
One important functionality that is lacking in fitbit which I found much useful in garmin vivofit 2 is the inactivity alert. Garmin's inactivity bar is a great reminder tool. Unlike that Fitbit surge will not remind you to be active whole through the day. If that was also added through a software upgrade this will be the ultimate fitness Superwatch... no doubt...
| Manufacturer | Fitbit |
|---|---|
| Country of Origin | China |
| Item model number | FB501BKL |
| Product Dimensions | 20.83 x 3.48 x 1.4 cm; 77.11 g |
| ASIN | B00N2BWF6Q |
