Are there any fitbitKats out there?
I think they look like an overpriced pedometer but I have some buds all getting them and wanting to do a fitness challenge. How do you like them? Are they actually accurate in measuring work done? One of my concerns is, if i'm doing a lot of weightlifting are the cardiocats going to outpace me, even if we might be doing a similar amount of work?
You're both doing the same amount of work.
I imagine in both instances the e-livestrong band could tell that work was being done, but my concern is how good is it at accurately knowing how to compare the differing amounts of work?
For example, if i'm lifting 2 plates (135 lbs) for a combined 10 minutes of strength training, that's a caloric equivalent of running 1/4 of a mile. To calculate that I need to know how heavy those weights are and how much I way to make an accurate comparison... and google. How does this little wristband think it can tackle that? In an actual fitness lab, the only way they accurately measure relative work being done is by monitoring CO2 produced, that's a perfect analog for calories burned.
I dunno, I just think this Fitbit sounds like a bill of goods. I'd like to join in on everyone's reindeer games and not be the grumpy skeptic but I just can't in good conscious. Does anyone have in experience with the device to at least say "yeah well its pretty close" ?