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  • 16-01-2021 11:44pm
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    tom1ie
    Registered Users Posts: 10,036 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    I’m in the market for a fitness tracker watch.
    Budget of 150-200 euro.
    Don’t want a chest strap.
    I want the watch to tell me how many calories I have burned as I’ll be tracking calories I have eaten via my fitness pal.
    I’m aiming to have a caloric deficit so I want the watch to make this easier for me to track.
    I want the watch to accurately track HIIT workouts as I do them 3 times a week.
    I also do 2-3 resistance workouts a week either callisthenics or weights.
    The odd spinning (bike on turbo stand in garage) session would be there also.
    Any recommendations guys? Thanks.


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    timeToLive
    Registered Users Posts: 283 ✭✭timeToLive


    I use a FitBit Charge 2 or 3 and I don't think it matches your requirements.

    I don't think any fitness tracker will accurately tell you how may calories you have burned though. It could give a consistent indication from day to day but if you use it to alter what you're eating it could throw you way off.

    For example, a tracker might say you burnt 800 calories on a treadmill. If you eat back those 800 calories you'll probably soon see you're gaining weight.


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    tom1ie
    Registered Users Posts: 10,036 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    timeToLive wrote: »
    I use a FitBit Charge 2 or 3 and I don't think it matches your requirements.

    I don't think any fitness tracker will accurately tell you how may calories you have burned though. It could give a consistent indication from day to day but if you use it to alter what you're eating it could throw you way off.

    For example, a tracker might say you burnt 800 calories on a treadmill. If you eat back those 800 calories you'll probably soon see you're gaining weight.

    Yeah get ya.
    Well it’s really just an indicator I want.
    I’m setup for 2000 kcal on my fitness (as maintain) so I’m aiming for 1800kcal or thereabouts to drop BF.
    so I just wanna make sure the kcals burned throughout the day at least match my calorie deficit, if ya get me.


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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,022 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    timeToLive wrote: »
    I use a FitBit Charge 2 or 3 and I don't think it matches your requirements.

    I don't think any fitness tracker will accurately tell you how may calories you have burned though...
    Pretty much every fitness tracker will have the feature to track calories.
    I have Fitbit Charge 2, which also tracks workouts. I imagine current fitbit models will.
    tom1ie wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I’m in the market for a fitness tracker watch.
    Budget of 150-200 euro.
    Don’t want a chest strap.
    I want the watch to tell me how many calories I have burned as I’ll be tracking calories I have eaten via my fitness pal.
    I’m aiming to have a caloric deficit so I want the watch to make this easier for me to track.
    I want the watch to accurately track HIIT workouts as I do them 3 times a week.
    I also do 2-3 resistance workouts a week either callisthenics or weights.
    The odd spinning (bike on turbo stand in garage) session would be there also.
    Any recommendations guys? Thanks.

    These are pretty basic requirements. Any decent wrist based tracker will track calories. Most would also track exercise.

    Fitbit Charge 4 is available for under €150. The app probably integrates with MFP. Personally I think it's easier to keep them separate.


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    melissajeffrey
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭melissajeffrey


    I was also looking to buy a fitness tracker, but still I couldn't buy it.


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    tom1ie
    Registered Users Posts: 10,036 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    I realised I had a polar m400 that I had bought a couple of years ago. The buckle had broke so I swapped the buckle for one on a different watch and that’s what I’m using now. Does everything I need and the polar app is brilliant. I use the chest strap during workouts and then just the watch for the rest of the day.


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