Since mid-April I have finally joined the fitbit Surge owners as well. I do have my Apple Watch but for my training purposes, I find it somehow not precise enough. Sometimes I can’t figure out how the respective workouts and other daily activities are really measured, and at times the results don’t make too much sense for me.
How could it happen, for instance, that I didn’t achieve my standing goal after a day with 3 training sessions and being on duty for 14 hours?
Well, so I decided to switch for a while and try the fitbit Surge.
It all sounds very promising to me, and some participants of the Reboot Challenge used it, too. It was very interesting to see that the fitbit results matched the cardio scan of the performance diagnostics quite often. And, the respective achievements of participants could be clearly measured during the 3 weeks.
One of the participants kindly shared the results with me, and it shows how her heart rate was lowered within 3 weeks based on the same exertion during training due to the increase in her level of fitness. All this measured by a small bracelet around your arm. Awesome, isn’t it?
Well, I personally would regard myself as a Power User of such gear. I had reached all step goals easily during the first days, and I was constantly reminded which mountain I had climbed already. I think there have to be new standards for such active people like me, hehehe…
And now the positive feedback:
It is uncomplicated to handle, quite self-explanatory, and the battery life lasts up to 7 days as well. This is really handy, as one doesn’t need to constantly charge it. Additionally, it enables you to really monitor sleep as well. However, the Surge is somewhat big and bulky, which is more of a disadvantage, and you have to get used to wearing it during the night as well.
The design thought of every aspect: GPS tracking, long battery life, continuous and automatic monitoring of heart rate with your pulse on the wrist, notification of incoming calls and messages, music, and a continuous tracking of distances, trainings, steps, calories burnt, floors and active minutes.
I especially like that you can track other workouts such as BootCamp, Yoga, Spinning and many more.
A small disadvantage for me is the design, at it is simply too big and bulky for me; I would have preferred the prettier fitbit Blaze, but I am very content with the Surge otherwise. Here is a little example of what the app, which is connected with the fitbit via Bluetooth, can show you automatically at all times.
