HardOCP News
[H] News
- Joined
- Dec 31, 1969
- Messages
- 0
Seriously, who wears this kind of stuff? These remind me of smart watches...everyone talks about them...nobody wears them. Do any of you wear a fitness tracker of some sort?
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
America is the fattest country in the world. No one gives a shit about health.
Fail.
Do any of you wear a fitness tracker of some sort?
I have been looking to get a FitBit, but since this one combines the good parts of a smart watch, and is a very advaced fitness tracker, I may get one of these instead. I also like that it works with every smartphone OS out there. Very un-Microsoft of them.
35percrnt of people in the US are obese. Yes that's ridiculous but it also says that we have 65 percent that are fit, or at least not obese, which means around 65 percent of people do give some shit about their health.
Officially, it's "water resistant"If this were waterproof I would seriously consider it. But it isn't.
Oh, that's definitely the recent MS strategy. They release all their shit on iOS & Android before paying any attention to Windows Phone. I can say that pisses both of us WP users right off./QUOTE]
Actually, the Band was released on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone same-day.
Not only that, but some features (like integration with a voice assistant) are only available when paired with a Windows phone.
I'd say they have their priorities in order.
America is the fattest country in the world. No one gives a shit about health.
Fail.
35percrnt of people in the US are obese. Yes that's ridiculous but it also says that we have 65 percent that are fit, or at least not obese, which means around 65 percent of people do give some shit about their health.
Wrong.
It doesn't imply 65% are fit. Apparently you forgot that there's another category in between "fit" and "obese," under the name "overweight." So no, much less than 65% of MURICA is actually considered to be healthy.
35percrnt of people in the US are obese. Yes that's ridiculous but it also says that we have 65 percent that are fit, or at least not obese, which means around 65 percent of people do give some shit about their health.
I wear a vivofit.
No offense, but I would suspect many of the present crowd probably don't do a whole lot of fitness. This isn't exactly the core market for these things.
Does anyone wear one of these fitness trackers?
The king has been dethroned: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexico-takes-title-of-most-obese-from-america/
Yes. I wear a Garmin VivoSmart to track my fitness, activity, and pair with a heartrate sensor during workouts. Added bonus, it also tells me my calls, txts, and other notifications.
But then again, I'm also an athlete. So it makes sense for me to wear one.
I'm not sure about the MS entry here. It could be a great device but in a crowded marketplace (everyone makes a band now) it needs to:
- Be compatible with all phones via BLE. Not locked to a particular OS (*cough* Windows *cough*).
- Actually provide quality sleep tracking and data presentation. Not some meaningless graph (Garmin and Polar are terrible for this).
- Have 48+ hrs of battery life. No point doing sleep tracking if you have to take it off during the day to charge.
America is the fattest country in the world. No one gives a shit about health.
Fail.
Wrong.
It doesn't imply 65% are fit. Apparently you forgot that there's another category in between "fit" and "obese," under the name "overweight." So no, much less than 65% of MURICA is actually considered to be healthy.
Well, the way they calculate "obese" in this country is retarded too. An athlete / bodybuilder with less than 5 - 7% body fat that weighs 210lbs at 5'9" is severely obese.
BMI is stupid hip waist ratios are far more relevant to health although still not perfect just as quick and dirty to measure.Well, the way they calculate "obese" in this country is retarded too. An athlete / bodybuilder with less than 5 - 7% body fat that weighs 210lbs at 5'9" is severely obese.
Back in my bodybuilding days, I had to actually have a physical by a doctor for insurance because the BMI for 5'8" - 220lbs was something like 35% body fat.
Wrong.
It doesn't imply 65% are fit. Apparently you forgot that there's another category in between "fit" and "obese," under the name "overweight." So no, much less than 65% of MURICA is actually considered to be healthy.
Well, the way they calculate "obese" in this country is retarded too. An athlete / bodybuilder with less than 5 - 7% body fat that weighs 210lbs at 5'9" is severely obese.
Back in my bodybuilding days, I had to actually have a physical by a doctor for insurance because the BMI for 5'8" - 220lbs was something like 35% body fat.
The weight categories are under, normal, over, obese, and morbidly obese.
And there is no serious difference in long term health between people of normal weight and over weight.
Even people labeled as "obese" don't have significantly more health problems.
It's when people get to the upper end of the obese or into the morbidly obese categories that you start to see significant increases in health problems.
Basically, as long as you don't have any real problems getting around, such as taking a 2 mile walk or spending a couple hours walking around a park, then your are not likely to have any more health problems than someone of normal weight. In fact you might have less problems when compared to someone who wears out their knees jogging every morning.