Fitbit One Wireless Activity Plus Sleep Tracker, Black

7 reviews for Fitbit One Wireless Activity Plus Sleep Tracker, Black

1. 

   Doc – April 24, 2025

   Fits My Preference
   Reason for Purchase: intensify self motivation. And I have found the Fitbit One is doing just that. Considering that I was an active person prior to using the Fitbit, post purchase, I have definitely been making an effort to get as many steps and floors logged as possible.
   Set Up Process: since the Fitbit is incredibly simple to set up I give it 5 stars for user friendliness.
   Wearing: The Fitbit One is my preferred style of activity tracker. The current bracelet style activity trackers just aren’t for me. So that ruled out the Nike Fuelband and the Jawbone UP. The Misfit Shine looks interesting but I prefer to have a screen to view the numbers as the day progresses. I just drop the Fitbit One in my pocket and get moving. The One comes with a belt/pocket clip that can be used. Just don’t try to clip it to anything thick and expect it to stay there. Many reviewers have expressed concern about losing their Fitbit. So far I haven’t found it to be a concern. I guess if your pockets are shallow it could fall out. In that case, I would get a small drawstring bag, put the Fitbit inside, drop the bag in my pocket and loop the drawstring around my belt or belt loop. The only con with a non bracelet tracker is that you have to remember to transfer the Fitbit One when you change your pants.
   Display Screen: the Fitbit One, unlike the Jawbone and Shine, has a display that allows the wearer to view steps walked, floors climbed and recent activity level as well as some others. Recent activity level is expressed by a flower. The more flower petals, up to 10, the more active you have been. Flower growth does not represent the total days progress. Throughout the day I have noticed that the flower may get smaller if your activity level has dropped off. I am not sure what time frame the Fitbit One references to calculate flower growth progress. Fitbit will also send motivational messages to your cellphone.
   Accuracy: comparing the Fitbit One to my pedometer, GPS tracking unit and celllphone app Accupedo, I have found the One to be right on. For other activities, such as working out on the heavy bag, Concept 2 rowing machine, Nordic Track or weightlifting, I don’t wear the Fitbit. Instead I use average caloric burning measurements for those activity and add them to MyFitnessPal. The Fitbit One doesn’t accurately estimate the caloric expenditures of those activities very well. And, not wanting to double count calories expended I just set the Fitbit to the side.
   MyFitnessPal: I have linked my Fitbit account with MyFitnessPal and refer to MyFitnessPal for my daily caloric net.
   Sleep Mode: I have been using the Fitbit during sleep and find the info interesting in a fun way. Not very helpful to me. I have averaged 6 hours sleep for years and the monitor just proves the point. Probably will stop wearing at night when the novelty wears off.
   Overall: the Fitbit One is working out great for me and recommend it highly. For anyone interested in getting healthier, using the combination of a Fitbit One with MyFitnessPal is the way to go. Stop wasting money on vitamins and pick up a Fitbit One, eat a healthy diet, stay within your daily caloric requirements and get active.

2. 

   Wendy BH – April 24, 2025

   Fitbit One is My Personal Savior
   My son works at a very great company. His boss had read the studies about how sitting all day was bad for your health, so he went out and bought all of his employees Fitbits to help them becoming conscious of exercising more throughout the day. Great guy, I thought. Well, my son loved his so much that I thought I’d get one. One thing that I know about myself is that I’m very competitive, especially with myself, so I thought that being able to track my steps for the day would encourage me to do more than normal.
   This little device is a revelation. It tracks your steps for the day, yes, but also the number of flights of stairs that you climb, the calories that you burn in a given day, the level of intensity of your exercise and yes, even how well you sleep. I don’t know how it does it, but it tracks how long it takes me to fall asleep, how often I wake up during the night, how restless I am, and my overall sleep efficiency! (And by matching my experience of waking and sleeping with what the Fitbit says, I can tell it’s accurate.) I can synch it up with my computer (VERY easily) and I can log in my blood glucose and blood pressure readings for the day. It then gives me a graph of my readings so I can tell how it’s going. I can journal what I eat during the day (it has an extensive database but it also allows you to add in foods and even whole meals) and it breaks it down into amounts consumed of calories, sodium, fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, giving me a daily percentage. It helps me establish a daily calories in/calories out number in order to meet my own weight loss goals and lets me know where I stand on that. There are weekly results reports and “badges” for hitting certain goals. You can link up with friends if you want to support each other or compete. (You only need to share as much information as you want. My son and I share number of steps per day; the rest is private.) It also has a log which allows you to journal.
   My problem with pedometers has always been how to clip them on, because I often wear dresses with no belts. The Fitbit can go just about anywhere. I where it slipped on to my bra, where it remains secure and unnoticed throughout the day. I often forget I even have it on. It needs to be charged about once a week.
   So yes, it’s fun, but as a tool, it’s been invaluable. It works as I predicted: If I see that I’ve walked 6700 steps that day, for instance, I say to myself that it wouldn’t be THAT hard to walk another 300 or even, sometimes, another 3300 to hit the 10,000 step goal. It takes the fogginess out of life when you see just how little exercise you’ve been getting, and it adds some sunshine when you see how easy it is to push that number ever upward. It’s harder to fool yourself into thinking you’re eating right when the numbers clearly show you just how many calories you are consuming. The bright side of that is that it also shows you when you succeed. When you see the caloric value of a couple of clementines juxtaposed against a package of crackers, it’s hard not to pick the fruit. And as a person with diabetes, it is incredibly useful to be able to very easily track what I eat and how much I exercise against blood glucose readings. Yes, it’s a truism often stated by doctors, but when you actually SEE that walking a half hour a day has resulted in a 40-point drop in your morning bg reading, it’s a whole other, inspiring thing.
   I never thought I would turn into such a data geek, but the Fitbit makes it all fun and challenging. And for an extra $50 a year, you can get a personal “trainer” to set fitness goals for the month, along with the ability to download all of your data into excel or other spreadsheet formats. Now when I go to the doctor, I don’t give her my analysis of what I’ve been doing, leaving her suspicious if my results don’t seem to match up with her expectations. I can put the spreadsheet in front of her, and she can see exactly what I’ve been doing and how it’s been going. We can pinpoint problem areas and come up with solutions. It takes all the fogginess out of my appointments, which is so crucial, especially when you have chronic medical problems which rely heavily on lifestyle behaviors for treatment.
   I know that it’s not an insignificant financial investment. A hundred dollars for what might have been a glorified pedometer would not have been something I would have done, had my son not used it and encouraged me. Not only was I not disappointed, I think it’s one of the smartest investments in my health that I’ve ever made.

3. 

   Tiziana Bongiovanni – April 24, 2025

   Sono molto soddisfatta del mio nuovo amico. E’ sempre con me, anche in casa. Leggerissimo, discreto, non ti accorgi di averlo indosso. Fa il suo dovere egregiamente: molto preciso come contapassi (anche se consiglio di mettere lunghezza camminata 70 anziché 71 come di default altrimenti ne conta meno, ma se abbassi a 68 ad esempio ne conta davvero troppi), i piani saliti li conta quando riprendi la camminata (non conta i gradini), le calorie le brucia anche a riposo (giustamente respiriamo…), la distanza percorsa immagino sia calcolata sui passi effettuati. Non viene fornito con un libretto d’uso. Indispensabile l’app Fitbit (molto ben fatta, completa e di facile intuizione) disponibile gratuitamente per ogni cellulare, da lì hai un pannello che si aggiorna via bluetooth (a volte fa un po’ fatica e devi riavviare) appena apri l’app direttamente con l’One. Possibilità di calcolo di quanta acqua bevi, di cosa mangi (addirittura con scansione del codice a barre dei prodotti) e di allenamenti mirati di pochi minuti. Tutti gli obiettivi sono modificabili (ad esempio puoi anche mettere 3000 passi al giorno). Dopo un po’ non riesci a tenere conto di tutto (sopratutto per cibo ed acqua), ma rimane un validissimo aiuto motivazionale per il movimento. La fascia per la notte è molto leggera e non ti accorgi di averla, ma anche per quella dopo un po’ vuoi stare libero (anche se il “contasonno” è preciso e calcolo tempi di addormentamento decurtando i risvegli dal sonno profondo, quindi dandoti veramente il tempo preciso di quanto hai dormito, che è sempre meno di quello che crediamo). In definitiva, il migliore di Fitbit, sopratutto per chi non sopporta cose addosso come i braccialetti.

4. 

   Alex – April 24, 2025

   Un rapport détaillé, après un peu plus de 3 semaines d’utilisation:
   Acheté dans une démarche globale de perte de poids, ce petit Fitbit One – pas plus gros qu’une petite clé usb – me permet de quantifier les calories dépensées au quotidien, tout au long de la journée. On se prend vite au jeu de “faire ses pas” en empruntant des chemins nouveaux et qui rallongent un peu la distance, ou en prenant l’escalier au lieu de l’ascenseur.
   Au-delà de ce côté ludique qui devient finalement vite une (bonne) habitude, il a une réelle utilité au quotidien en quantifiant les calories brûlées, ce qui permet d’ajuster ses repas en conséquent. Par exemple il s’intègre parfaitement avec myfitnesspal, qui est un peu son mirroir et permet de chiffrer assez finement son absorption de calories. De cette façon, on peut se mettre en léger déficit calorique quotidien pour perdre du poids, ou choisir de se mettre à l’équilibre pour le maintenir, sans pour autant tomber dans des excès intenables dans la durée, trop démotivants, et tout simplement mauvais pour la santé.
   Je n’ai eu aucun problème non plus avec les “vraies” activités physiques réalisées en parallèle et mesurées par d’autres moyens. Par exemple les courses à pied enregistrées avec Runtastic (ou Endomondo etc…) ou les séances de natation enregistrées avec une montre Garmin Swim, viennent s’insérer tout naturellement en lieu et place des mesures du Fitbit One dans ces tranches d’utilisation, ce qui ne fausse pas les mesures, en double comptant les calories “sportives” par exemple.
   Au niveau du format, je me suis longuement posé la question d’un bracelet (comme le Flex de ma femme) ou de celui-ci. Au final je suis très satisfait de ce choix. On ne fait pas plus discret, je le porte dans la poche du pantalon tout simplement. Juste une habitude à prendre au début pour ne pas l’oublier le matin. Ne portant jamais aucun “bijou” (ni gourmette, ni alliance, juste une montre “habillée” parfois) je n’aurais sans doute pas supporté très longtemps un bracelet “sport”, que ca soit au niveau du confort ou de l’esthétique. De ce point de vue, chacun ses préférences. Il est aussi plus riche en fonctions qu’une Flex (altimètre pour mesurer les étages, écran…) et le fait de ne pas le porter au bras évite de compter des pas superflus en agitant les bras pendant une discussion animée par exemple. 🙂
   J’ai eu quelques rares cas où il m’a compté des étages en trop, par exemple une fois pendant un trajet en voiture avec des tronçons très dynamiques sur route bosselée en rase campagne. Mais dans l’ensemble c’est plutôt fiable, et même s’il se plante de quelques étages un jour, c’est sans conséquence significative sur le décompte de calories.
   Autonomie: un gros point fort, il tient 2-3 semaines (au moins deux fois plus longtemps qu’un Flex). En fait je l’ai rechargé une seule fois au bout de 10 jours par précaution bien qu’il affichait encore une demi-charge. 12j se sont écoulés depuis et il apparaît encore à mi-charge. Bon point car le but est bien de le porter 24/24 donc le moins il y a de maintenance, le mieux c’est.
   Pour terminer, la fonction sommeil et le réveil vibrant: donne quelques indications sur la qualité de ses nuits (accessoirement permet de voir précisément à quelle(s) heure(s) bébé à pris son biberon ou ses tétées, les parents apprécieront…) et le réveil agit en douceur. J’aurais apprécié quelque-chose d’un peu plus sophistiqué comme une analyse en sommeil profond, paradoxal, etc… et pouvoir régler le réveil sur des phases de sommeil, dans une fenêtre temporelle définie, comme le font d’autres appareils. Mais c’est déjà bien pour une prise de conscience du (manque de) sommeil… :p
   Au global, très satisfait de ce petit Fitbit One qui remplit parfaitement son rôle, et en toute discrétion.
   Une aide réelle pour améliorer son hygiène de vie et se motiver à le faire dans la durée.

5. 

   Lisa Tahara – April 24, 2025

   I have gotten several Fitbit devices over the last decade but I keep coming back to the One. I am disappointed that Fitbit decided to discontinue this product as it is the only reliable device that does not need to be worn on the wrist. I love the One so much that I got one for my husband who also stated that he was tired of wearing a wrist-tracker. Other great features about the One are that the battery lasts almost one week, it takes an hour or less to charge, and it is so compact that it can easily be clipped onto a bra, or put in a tiny pocket and it even tracks floors – great incentive to take stairs over escalators and elevators!

6. 

   Raymond Orloff – April 24, 2025

   The product needed to be replaced by the manufacturer
   Very disappointed with Amazon

7. 

   Saurabh Majumdar – April 24, 2025

   I settled on the Fitbit One after reading extensive reviews of various fitness trackers. Unfortunately, the only tracker available directly in India is the Garmin Vivofit but I had to rule it out on account of not having an altimeter, besides being inexplicably expensive.
   The closest alternative to this was the Jawbone Up24 and I would have settled on it but for the fact that it has been reported to break down too often. Return might be an easy option in the US, but definitely not when you are importing to India.
   Coming to the One itself, the final price (post-offer) turned out to be less than 7.5k which is quite acceptable for something that costs about $100 in US. The service from Booyah Chicago was quite good, taking a total of 7 working days (11 calendar days) from the time of order to the arrival of the product at my doorstep.
   One thing that I was focused on was accuracy and the Fitbit One is deemed to have the best accuracy among mainstream activity trackers. Going by my experience, it is largely true, but not entirely accurate as my bus commute seems to add up to my step count. However, all things considered, I have learnt to discount such variances and compare my activities across the days since I am competing with no one but myself.
   I find the ability to discreetly track my activities quite satisfying and usually have the One clipped to my pocket and facing inwards to avoid losing it. The OLED display has good outdoor visibility and allows for quick tracking as opposed to having to refer to an app. Having said that, the syncing works great with my PC, iPad and Android phone, so there is never any worry about losing the data. Sleep tracking seems quite rudimentary and the additional hassle of wearing the band is certainly cumbersome.
   On the whole, it is a great device to quantitatively track your activities and motivate yourself towards staying fit. Highly recommended.