Originally Posted by
waltonalice
I've got a Vivfit by Garmin, which costs less. It tracks my steps, makes a rough calculation of calories used based on my steps and weight, lets me know how many more steps I should take based on the goal I set. it also monitors my sleep, gives me the time and date. The cons are that the face is not back-lit, the band is tricky to secure, and the instructions are not complete. I had to download instructions from the internet. Pros are that I'm moving more; the watch will work for a year out of the box without having to be recharged; syncs with either my iPad or iMac (and, I presume, iPhones, and probably Androids); tracks my sleep patterns. I'm highly tolerant of wearing a watch, even one with a fairly thick plastic band, 24-7, so that is not an issue for me. it was about $67 at BJ's.
this is the one I got for around 50 at BJ's. Works great and I have a problem that first of all most watches, etc are too big for my wrist, the small one fits great, and normally things bug me but mine doesn't bother me at all.
Dr Oz did a study on them and even though he wouldn't give out brand names he said the more expensive ones which can go over 500 were the least accurate of all of them. None were completely accurate. Mine does really well and it can motivate you to do more. Mine is really accurate as to my sleep so I'm assuming its more accurate on the other things too. It syncs to my Samsung phone, tablet, computer, etc.