These devices use purepulse technology to measure your pulse. Your bmr is based on the physical data you entered in to your fitbit account height weight sex and age and accounts for at least half the calories you burn in a day. There are 3 main reasons why someone would want to wear a fitbit. Fitbit estimates your vo2 max and refers to it as your cardio fitness score. For fitbit aria and fitbit aria 2 if you turn lean mode on or off your body fat percentage reading can be affected. Some of these go hand in hand.
I would love to have a place to record body measurements neck upper arm lower arm chest waist hips thigh calf ankle in order to have a more accurate account of my weight loss or muscle gain. For best results make sure your weight is correct in your fitbit profile. 1 fitness tracking 2 weight loss 3 improve the way they look. So why is it the only option with fitbit. The weight loss and body measurement trackers go hand in hand. The fitbit charge hr the fitbit charge 2 the fitbit blaze and the fitbit surge.
Purepulse is fitbits version of optical heart rate monitoring in which flashing lights located on the bottom of the device measure blood flow. Fitbit scales needs to recalibrate if you move it between measurements or store it sideways when not in use. The fitbit community is a gathering place for real people who wish to exchange ideas solutions tips techniques and insight about the fitbit products and services they love. It was once part of fitbits design but somehow was discontinued. A fitbit is about getting healthier weight is not a key factor. Fitbit has four devices that track heart rate.
Choose to track a variety of other stats including sleep exercise water and food intake weight and female health in the fitbit app. Most people just dont use a scale they look at the entire picture with measurements. All fitbit devices track steps taken and active minutes except fitbit charge 4 which tracks active zone minutes. The body measurements element of this software is really underwhelming. Additional core stats vary based on your device. How does fitbit measure my cardio fitness score.
Up to 2 weigh ins might be required before your scale displays accurate measurements. As i see it fitbit is handy for tracking things that change on a daily basis whether the metrics come from fitbit itself steps calories active hours etc or weight if you have a smartscale that can link to your account or not food intake weight if you dont have a supported smartscale. By joining our community you agree to uphold these guidelines so please take a moment to look them over. Why wont they update the app to have body measurements record. Your cardio fitness score is determined by your resting heart rate age sex weight and other personal information.