Fitbit is a complete waste of money

[El Diablo Blanco]

I bought a pedometer yesterday.  Decided to walk around the local highschool during their lunch break and the freaking thing didn't go off once.  I promptly returned it to the store and spent the night alone.

[Simple Simon]

I bought a pedometer yesterday.  Decided to walk around the local highschool during their lunch break and the freaking thing didn't go off once.  I promptly returned it to the store and spent the night alone.

Pedo meters only work around nurseries, high schools are legit.

[Simple Simon]

I've never found much use for the Fitbit, Jawbone Up, or the Nike Fuelband.  I don't care about "points", I want meaningful data.

The new Samsung Gear Fit looks interesting:  it's got a pedometer, but it also has a heart rate monitor, and it looks pretty nice:

http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/gear/gearfit_features.html

Not sure what it's going to cost, though.

Another alternative is a good Bluetooth heart rate monitor strap and a good app.  This is what I use:

http://www.zephyranywhere.com/products/hxm-bluetooth-heart-rate-monitor/
http://www.sportstracklive.com/

epic way to miss the point.   

[BOW]

I never understood why people are so caught up in constantly measuring their heart rate throughout the day?

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Lotsa people missing the OP entirely.

[Papper]

A pedometer is something that strikes fear in the heart of most getbiggers, not in tune with the fitness community, they don't know it's for measuring steps.