I am looking into purchasing a fitbit. Does everyone like theirs and which one do you have. I like the smaller design of the fitbit flex, but I would like one that keeps track of stairs climbed. Does it motivate you it keep moving?

I have a charge and I LOVE it. Got it for my birthday a week before surgery. It does help keep me motivated. Between it and MyFitnessPal (they sync), I do pretty well on the tracking and they keep me in line better than before. And yes, I have found that the fitbit helps me to do more - when I'm close to a milestone, I'm more likely than not to do more activity and hit the milestone.

I have the fitbit hr. My son gave it to me for Christmas.... Best gift!!!!

It motivates me to move and beat records that are set such as 10,000 steps a day, 5 miles a day etc. To see your fitbit congratulate me on my accomplishments or encourage me to finish my daily goals really help me. This one tracks heart rate , steps, miles, sleep, and stairs climbed.

I love my Fitbit Charge. It is an absolute must that I reach my goal of 15,000 steps a day and the device really helps motivate me to do that. I used to be satisfied with getting close to my goal but as I shed the weight, I step up my game. I only remove it to shower so it has definitely become a part of me so to speak.

I love my fitbit, its helps me stay accountable for my exercise. I set goals and look forward to reaching them by the end of the day.

Edited March 30, 201511 yr by Squeak1867

Yep, have the Charge and love it -- I'm not an expert in all the syncing apparatus, but it definitely is a motivator for steps--hubby and I have a friendly game of competition about steps, ie, if we go to Costco, we'll take the long way around to get to whatever aisle we're looking for just to get our # of steps up, lol -- every little bit helps!

Thanks everyone for you input!!

QVC has a fitbit on special right now for 100.00. My mom got it for me for an early birthday present. I am excited to start using it

The marketers behind the FitBit were brilliant...they launched the notion that we must do 10,000 steps/day and then they launched their product that would track that recommendation for us. (The 10,000 steps/day was not based on anything scientific, just a desire to better sell their product.)

That said, it's cute, it's easy to use and sync, and it is super motivating. There's a whole lot of psychology behind how they built it to motivate and gosh it sure works.

I have one of the originals...the One, nothing fancy but does the trick. When I see I'm getting near that 10,000 mark but it's almost midnight...I'll walk in place just to hit the milestone!

Edited March 31, 201511 yr by parisshel

I thought the 10000 steps recommendation came from the surgeon general?

Here's a hilarious piece about the FitBit. The 10,000 step recommendation originated as a marketing tactic.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/06/30/stepping-out-3

Well, not just a marketing tip. 20 years ago, when I was on Jenny Craig (or was it Lindora, of was it...) they recommended 10K steps. So, it wasn't a FitBit original.

I have the Fitbit Flex and I LOVE it! It definitely motivates me to move more! Reaching my daily goal always makes me feel good about myself and when I start reaching my goal to easily I raise it. In the 3 months since my surgery I've gone from 3,000 or so steps a day to over 10,000! I purchased a really cute necklace from etsy to wear it in so I don't have to wear the band when I'm more dressed up.

I have a fitbit charge, and it's great for keeping me honest. Now I find myself always trying to get extra steps, for example parking far away at the grocery store. I don't think fit bit came up with the 10K steps a day. Actually the app uses an algorithm to determine how many steps a day you should be doing initially, and over time as you become more active, that step goal increases. When I first bought mine, it initially recommended 8k steps a day as a goal, now I'm up to 15k steps a day.