http://www.ozy.com/acumen/dont-trust-your-fitbit/32079.article

I've never trusted a tracker except for the GPS function to tell me how far I walked or biked (and in one case where I was, lol).

what a stupidly negative article. if trackers help people move more its all good, even of it isnt totally accurate!

Ten to twenty percent error for a consumer device???? I'd say that is pretty darned good, and gives at least some idea of what is going on. Some writers write to write, and really don't care about accuracy. Getting attention and page views is all that is important.

Close enough for me. My FitBit One tracks my steps (I watch it sync to my phone and see the numbers go up with very step). It tracks my sleep cycle accurately. Flights of stairs seems accurate as well. I don't use it to counter my calories eaten so I don't know how that math pans out. All I know is I love it and it keeps me aware of movement all day.

I didn't think the article was so horrible. I love my fitbit, but I am a techie I love all the bells and whistles that chime along with the newest craze in technology.

That said if your not a techie a regular pedometer will do ya. I think we have always known that, but if having one strapped to your wrist or your bra, that does it job silently and reports those stats to me directly via my phone or computer gets me to get up and moving and pushing myself to reach a "badge" level or gives me incentive to beat my friend who's number are higher then mine and ultimately gets me off my ass and moving more I say HOORAY! and I would tell everyone to go out there and get yourself one!! cost be dammed.

The article and research is just telling us what we already know. It wasn't written in a mean spirit and it doesn't discount the benefit of the devices, even if it does call it into question their 100% accuracy. We know if we are eating an entire cheese cake and walking for 45 minutes no matter what numbers we put on that device it's not going to equal up the amount of fat and calories we consume.

People are not as dumb as they want us to think they are, in fact we can be pretty smart at playing dumb but are only fooling ourselves

Edited June 27, 201412 yr by lisacaron

I too lovely fit bit one. It is a SUPER motivator. Before surgery I made it a daily goal to at least reach my 10,000 step reqirement. Since my surgery I have progressed from 2,000 to 4,000, to 6,000 and today I have already reached 9,000. It may be close enough that I may be motivated for one more walk to get that 10,000 step level. I had surgery on the 17th of June.

All of my family members are using the device too and we have fun competitions. Love love love my fitbit one tracker. My scale is also tied to this fitbit program. Received a 20# loss badge today! Made me smile.