Therefore this product is worthless and IMO only makes you mentally feel better about yourself. If you exercise seriously, you don't need some stupid band to tell you that you're being active.
Therefore this product is worthless and IMO only makes you mentally feel better about yourself. If you exercise seriously, you don't need some stupid band to tell you that you're being active.
From my experience... Every 3 Fuel Points pretty much equals 1 calorie. Don't know if that's absolute fact, so don't hold me to it, but from my experience that seems to be the connection.
You vs. Usain Bolt on a 100m dash. Sure, he may smoke you but you both gained about the same amount of Fuel based on oxygen intake.
I ordered one earlier this week and it should be on my wrist by Monday.
Unlike most people, I am not going to use it as training/running tool but more like a life tool.
As with those that actually like the Fuel Band and give it a good review, it seems to be a great motivation device. I'm a sucker for pretty lights and sounds and while I know the device isn't accurate by any stretch, the simple fact is that the higher the numbers, the more one is doing on a given day. Movement is better than sitting still and getting a little light show that says I have been doing stuff is hopefully going to be a great little "win" everyday.
I work all day in an office and while I do workout and exercise, a little mental boost here and there is always a good thing. There are days when I am too tired to hit the gym or just too busy to go for a run that an artificial kick in the pants is something I need.
That's what the Fuel Band seems to be and the goal it sets out to accomplish. To get people moving and to hopefully spark a lifestyle a little less sedentary. A simple daily reminder that I am or am not active in a given day is something that I think I can benefit from which is why I ordered it.
Well, I didn't get a Fuelband but someone was saying its a waste of money because it's almost as much as the Nike+GPS, which supposedly does the same but more than the Fuelband. Does anyone know if this is true?
I ordered one earlier this week and it should be on my wrist by Monday.
Unlike most people, I am not going to use it as training/running tool but more like a life tool.
As with those that actually like the Fuel Band and give it a good review, it seems to be a great motivation device. I'm a sucker for pretty lights and sounds and while I know the device isn't accurate by any stretch, the simple fact is that the higher the numbers, the more one is doing on a given day. Movement is better than sitting still and getting a little light show that says I have been doing stuff is hopefully going to be a great little "win" everyday.
I work all day in an office and while I do workout and exercise, a little mental boost here and there is always a good thing. There are days when I am too tired to hit the gym or just too busy to go for a run that an artificial kick in the pants is something I need.
That's what the Fuel Band seems to be and the goal it sets out to accomplish. To get people moving and to hopefully spark a lifestyle a little less sedentary. A simple daily reminder that I am or am not active in a given day is something that I think I can benefit from which is why I ordered it.
I don't understand how Nike Fuelband can track activity, but doesn't track running?
It does and it doesn't. It doesn't do the GPS tracking like a running tracker and it doesn't track sessions or even run times. It only tracked daily activity from midnight to midnight when I used it and I didn't see a way to get more data from it.
Under the hood it is a glorified pedometer (attached to one rm instead of your pants) though it seemed to be tracking a little more than that. It gave me a ton of points when I played football for an hour but only about half of that when I walked the mall for two hours shopping. I know I walked and exercised more at the mall than when playing football since it wasn't a constant activity but the Fuel Band gave me more fuel for football.
So yes it does track running but not a particular session or route. It is more of a constant that basically told me whether or not I was active in a given day. The actual stats weren't accurate but it was a decent indication that I was moving/doing more which is why I think of it as more of a motivational tool instead of a training tool.
Looks like LG have copied the fuelband!
http://gizmodo.com/5974676/lg-smart...nd-clone-is-a-mashup-of-every-wearable-gadget
It shows you calls, texts, controls your music, has a touchscreen, altimeter, as well as a accelerometer. Looks like it has everything the fuelband is missing! Debating if i should return my fueldband now, as it seems like there'll be a lot of these kind of products this year..
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/49200/lg-smart-activity-tracker-ces-preview
All of a sudden the fuleband feels very very expensive and limited! Nike really should update the firmware to allow control in the opposite direction. Although maybe that's not even possible depending on how its wired internally.
What do you guys think?
Well i'd say technology wise LG probably have a better record. But they're both big companies so i'm not too worried about the quality of the hardware itself.
If it were just a like for like product It'd be a no brainer - Nike will probably develop the software side a lot better, and come up with new and novel ways to keep you active with the same fitband.
But, if you're going to wear something on your arm all day long, the more it can do the better. For me I think the price will dictate everything. If it's similar in price i'll probably return my fitband before the 30 days limit. If not, i'll stick to the fitband.
The LG could be a lot more useful when i'm on the train and don't want to pull my phone out all the time. Just my opinion, interested to hear what anyone else thinks.
Is your phone on silent or no vibrate? It's not like it's going to be any different. You still have to pull out the phone when you get a message. However, if the phone is in your bag, that's different.
Tech-wise, I can see how LG may be better, but I trust Nike because the Fuelband is a fitness monitor and Nike makes fitness items.
Just an update on how I'm liking the Nike Fuel Band. I've had it for a week now, and I set my goal as active, so I have to hit 3000 fuel points. To be honest, I've only hit it once! Every other time I'm between 1-3 lights away. I consider myself active and go to the gym every day. The band says other wise, so now I'm stepping it up a notch, taking the dogs for a walk and what not.
So, all in all I'm loving the band. I'm thinking about getting the wife one as well.
What I'm liking is this fuel point stuff, it is motivating, never thought I'd say that. I just got done browsing the Nike Fuel website and seen they now have Nike Missions. So, you can select the Nike device you use, and start a mission and I tried the beginner one out which was 200 fuel points in 30 minutes. Motivated me to get up out of my chair and walk around the office for 15 minutes (I work nights, so no one is in it).
I'm now considering getting the Nike Kinect, I think it would be fun for the wife and I do together. I didn't realize how big Nike was on activities.
Don't get the Nike+ Kinect game. It is not very good. It doesn't detect movements properly and the stat tracking is plain broken in both the game proper and the iPhone app. The fact that it is supposed to help you with your form, yet doesn't actually detect your proper position is really disheartening.
Get the Yourshape Fitness 2012 if you want a workout game. It tracks really well though it isn't integrated into the Nike ecosystem. It also has some cool games that make the workouts a lot more fun. I actually really like the yoga stuff which is something I never thought I would do. It is really relaxing yet a decent workout at the same time. The Nike one has literally one game outside of the workouts and it is an awful one at that. I wasted $50 bucks on that thing and it isn't even a good motivational tool.
As for the fuel band, I used a friends one for a week, then decided to buy my own. I have been using my personal one now for a week as well and for work days I found 2000-2500 to be a decent goal, even when hitting the gym. On the gym days I always beat the goal but on the off days it is a little difficult to sometimes hit it so I end up going for a walk/run or playing some Kinect (I bought a stupid Power Rangers game that surprisingly gets the blood pumping). The point is, even crushing the goal makes me feel a little more accomplished (it is all superficial anyway) and when I am close but haven't reached the goal, gets me motivated to go do it. Failing to reach a goal is missing the point of the motivation to me so I feel setting it around an average (2000) makes the most sense.
I generally have the band always set at 2000 and up it if I know I'm hitting the gym or am actually going to be away from my desk. 3000 on the weekends isn't out of the question so I adjust accordingly. I basically don't want the motivation tool becoming a metaphorical weight weighing me down due to an unreachable goal. Unfortunately working in an office for 9 hours a day plus several hours travel time makes hitting a higher goal daily almost impossible.
Just my two cents.
Side-note: I will say that I wish you could do missions away from your computer and start them on your phone. Until that functionality is added, I don't really see the value. for those.