SoMuchFattitude does link to a good thread on my thoughts. At that time I had only had my Fitbit a few days. I'm now completed 3 full weeks with the Fitbit and the ActiveLink.
707goddess - Some people feel that an AP is about equivalent to 80 calories. However, the point is that you shouldn't really count it unless you've met a baseline for the day.
Lindalee9 -
I actually like both the Fitbit and the ActiveLink. If I had to have only one I would probably choose the Fitbit but the bottom line is that either one of them is way, way, way better than not having one of them at all.
If your choice is ActiveLink or nothing then I would strongly recommend the ActiveLink. It is good at telling you whether you have met your baseline for the day and in telling you if you have earned Activity Points. You get that in a much more accurate way than you get from just counting Activity Points on your own.
The reason I also have a Fitbit is I'm sort of a quantified self geek and like to see all the numbers. To me, while I liked the information from the ActiveLink it didn't actually do much to help me change my behavior. That is, I gained 10 pounds while using the ActiveLink. I found the info from it valuable but it wasn't precise enough to create motivation for to change. Now - after using a Fitbit for the last 3 weeks, I've lost almost 4 pounds (which for me is a lot - I've always been a slow loser). I am just really hooked on seeing how many calories I've burned during the day and how many steps I've walked and it is motivating me to change. So it works better to me for motivation purposes.
On the other hand, I understand fully that for others - such as SoMuchFattitude - they find the ActiveLink itself sufficiently motivating and they would gain nothing additional from a Fitbit.
I would recommend looking at both of them and getting whichever one you feel would be most motivating to you.
The ActiveLink is cheaper but has a $5 a month fee. The Fitbit is more expensive but a monthly fee is not required (you can buy the annual premium but it is not at all necessary). So economically I think it basically works out similarly between them.
Last edited by Koshka; 03-29-2013 at 08:15 PM.
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