FitbitCharge 6 Fitness Tracker with Google apps, Heart Rate on Exercise Equipment, 6-Months Premium Membership Included, GPS, Health Tools and More, Obsidian/Black, One Size (S & L Bands Included)

I had a Fitbit for the last few years that I acquired for free, from my insurance company and I absolutely loved it. It finally died. Completely. And I was heartbroken.I didn’t want anything like an Apple Watch because they’re too big and bulky and I don’t need all the extras that are on it. I’m 63 years old. My old Fitbit saved my life because I went into a fib and had no idea what was going on until I checked on my Fitbit to see that I was in trouble. I was at the hospital already with my daughter, sitting with her and immediately a team came in and took me straight downstairs to the ER. I stayed there for a week until I got better. That’s due to this Fitbit that I had.I ordered this Fitbit six, and I love it just the same. Does everything the older one that I had did that was not a six. I have not scratched it at all, and I’m rough on things because I work outside a lot with my hands. I love the heart rate monitoring and the sleep tracking. It’s very comfortable. The size is perfect. If this one ever dies, and I hope it’s a few years before that happens, I will order another one. I’m very happy with these.My only complaint is that the bands from my Fitbit five do not fit this six model. They will not stay attached so I’m scared to order extra bands to go with this six.

I have had a Fitbit for so long at this point that when mine starts acting up, replacement is automatic. It does sleep tracking, pulse/ox, and so much more than just steps (which is how I originally used it). Just checking my sleep stats helps me realize the cause when my energy is tanked while setting a step goal just slightly out of reach is a real motivator. I have it set to prompt me when I haven't walked 250 steps in hours that I am active and also when I am approaching my goal to get the last few steps before midnight. I might not do anything about either prompt if I'm not able to, but when I am, I'll go for a short walk or jog on my rebounder exercise trampoline for a minute or two.Basically, I find the Charge 6 as successful at motivating me and tracking key points for my health as my previous Charge 5 (and I like that the charger and wristbands I had for the 5 work perfectly with the 6). The battery life at least so far is much better than the 5, however, so I'm charging about once a week instead of every 3 days.The only downside for me is the data access and view. Since Google bought Fitbit, the exports of my data that I used to give my doctor are no longer available. The raw data is easy to get, but you have to parse it and organize it yourself. The other downside is your data is no longer accessible on the computer. I'm not much for using my phone for anything beyond calls, texts, and games. I much prefer looking at stats and charts on a bigger screen. If you have been a Fitbit user before, you may miss these features. If not, going in you should know that the results of your efforts will be viewable primarily on the phone. If that doesn't bother you, then you'll be all set.Oh, and one other feature that either didn't work on my 5 or I turned it off without understanding it is the notifications. I like being able to quickly read a notification on my watch regardless of the game or conversation I'm in on my phone. You can read, clear, or open the notifications. Open switches your phone to the app that sent the notification. Downside is that if the notification itself doesn't say who sent it (app name or contact name if a text, voicemail, or messenger), so you have to check the phone for that.

A family member had recently raved about her FitBit and I had a very old Apple Watch which needed replacing (due to terrible battery life) so I was convinced to give it a try. Unfortunately, my experience has been quite awful and I want others to be informed before they buy.My main reasons for using a smart watch are the health functions such as exercise logging, step counting, heart rate etc. So if these things are important to you please read further:1st disappointment: Inability to sync FitBit to Fitness app on iPhone. I had a pretty impressive streak in my Fitness app and it was a huge motivator for me to exercise daily (something I have always struggled with). It was QUITE the blow to see all my progress completely wiped away. (No more 200+day streak for me! I guess).Fitbit does have a free app to collect new data but I’m still disappointed that they cannot combine all your progress from both somehow.2nd disappointment: SEVERE Inaccuracy on distance. I head to the gym for my first workout with the Fitbit. I get on the elliptical and select the “elliptical workout” option on the watch and press start. As I’m warming up I notice the watch does little vibrations as my heart rate increases to different levels “light” “moderate” and then “vigorous” - which I think is a nice touch. When I get 1 Mile (on the machine) into my run I decide to check my progress (on the watch) but to my HORROR it says only 0.3 miles… How did it miss 70% of my workout!?! I cannot express how devastated I was to see that. I’m working so hard to change my life and watching the miles stack up day after day is my only reward so far. I’ve done lots of googling to solve this problem and tried manually adjusting the stride length to every length there was but nothing fixes it and I’ve read plenty from other people who report the same exact problem so I’m convinced it’s just their terrible calibration.3rd disappointment: Major exaggeration of calories burned. As I mentioned I have an Apple Watch I used every day for quite some time. I am very familiar with my typical calories burned daily. I also follow the amount on my exercise equipment as well. For some reason the FitBit consistently shows an abnormally high number for calories burned. For instance something that should burn about 200 calories suddenly burns 2 THOUSAND…?? This all makes EVEN LESS sense when you consider the aforementioned distance tracking issue; claiming I burned 2,000 calories by running 0.3 miles??? Ridiculous.This combination of discouragement from the “it won’t matter anyway” distance tracking, to the absurd number of calories I’ve “already burned” today is a recipe for disaster for me. Un-motivating my workouts and encouraging my laziness.Please DO NOT rely on this watch for your health goals.The final straw for me is the terrible battery life. To be completely clear - I have had this device for 4 days and I have already charged it 4 times. So please do not be mislead by claims of charging “once a week” or “once every other week”. NOT true. And, yes, I’ve tried all the different display settings.I hope someone takes the time to read this like I did not do. If Amazon returns weren’t such a headache I would’ve sent it back after that first workout. I’m actually stunned at HOW awful it is. There are many more issues I did not get into because they are mainly aesthetic and I wanted to focus on the ones that could genuinely cause someone harm but I’d be glad to elaborate on those other issues as well if anyone is curious.

Bought 2 years ago and still going strong. I've used Fitbit Charge for many years, each lasting 3-4 years. Since Google bought the company, haven't had software issues and the app has had improvements over the last 2 yr. The only negatives I see are the wristband (have changed to cloth velcro ; orig silicone band too sweaty) and having to pay Premium if you want a comprehensive report