BodyMedia FIT LINK Armband Weight Management System
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BodyMedia FIT LINK Armband Weight Management System Details
Manufacturer: BodyMediaBrand: BodyMedia
Release Date: 2010-11-15
Model: 100792
Color: Silver/White
Product features:
- Clinically proven ? the technology used in the Bodymedia FIT system has been clinically proven to improve weight loss by 3x
- Validated to be accurate; provides the most accurate calorie burn in the market
- Multi-variable tracking using four sophisticated sensors; armband captures over 5000 data points, per minute, to track everything from temperature, sweat, steps, calories burned and sleep quality, every minute, of every day
- Logging meals made easier with pre-loaded foods and restaurant menus; manually enter your own recipes and meals as well
- Free iPhone and Android application uses Bluetooth technology to show real-time statistics on calories burned, steps taken, activity levels and daily nutrition through food consumed
Customer Reviews of BodyMedia FIT LINK Armband Weight Management System
Customer Review: Definitely worth the 5 Stars
This was hard for me to decide what to rate this item. But my final decision came with "Would I buy it again?" "Was it worth the money?" and I determined this WAS five stars.I read all the reviews and I knew what the issues were going in. I wanted the bluetooth technology, and while I knew it was not a great app for the iphone, I figured there would be improvements on it over time and I wanted to be in with the bluetooth technology. I am guessing that many of the technological advancements are going to pertain to the bluetooth-iness of this unit. I started out with about a 20% connectivity rate and not that is up to about 75-80%. I just had to figure out what was the best time to hit the button and open the app. I do not have to constantly reconnect. But I think the bad part of the app is that it overestimates the data. On the Facebook Bodymedia Fit page I read that the formula for crunching the numbers and spitting out your data(steps taken, calories burned)is much more complex in the online activity manager. The app can't handle all that. As a result the numbers are less accurate. Not hundreds of calories off or anything but I burned about 3000 calories yesterday and at the end of night using the app I was 60 more than what the activity manager said. I updated on the A(ctivity)M(anager) and then the app takes the info from there and you get the right info. So, I try to sync to the computer and the AM when I really need to know where I am at. I read that the display also did perfectly estimate for the same reasons. And you don't have the layout in front of you like the app does, so I prefer the app and I didn't have to purchase the app which is nice. The display isn't cheap.
Customer service is a serious serious issue right now as I write this. There are tons of reports on the FB page about 1 week to get an email response, having to leave a message for CS and hope they get back to you and items showing in stock and that they ship same day if your order is in by 8am but the item is actually backordered but they don't tell you and you are waiting and waiting. They keep saying it is because they didn't anticipate this amount of business.... but it is January and now Jenny Craig is using the BMF apparently. I feel like they should have been prepared before they got involved with JC, and I don't think they are handling this well. But I do think it is temporary and that will work itself out. The band this shipped with didn't fit and I had to order a new band and that was a difficult experience....
So you might wonder why I will still give it 5 stars. I love the BMF that much. It offers information that you cannot get anywhere else. For me and my health journey, it offered the missing information I have been needing. You can guess all you want how active you are and how many calories you are burning but everyone is different. And when you are told to not eat too little and have a calorie defecit of 1000 calories or so and lose steady.... you can't effectively do that unless you know what your burn is. You can only guess and that guessing might be far off and people really get stuck in their weightloss and as a result get discouraged.
It had also given me a very different perspective on my workouts and made me a little less obsessive about working out for 1 1.5 - 2 hours a day. I look more at the whole day as a fitness goal. How active was I today? Where is my burn? I always clean the house on my non-workout days and those tend to be huge calorie burn days as a result. It really changes your perspective. I workout pretty hard and used to 'rest up' before a big workout but the reality is from a weightloss perspective that is counter productive, I could burn a lot just going about my day normally and can still shave a half hour off my workout to make a good daily defecit. The 2 hour workouts started to take their toll and I was burning out, so this has really helped me regroup and think about it differently.
Despite the buggy app and the bad customer service I give it 5 stars and would buy it again, The bluetooth technology runs about 50.00 more than the non BT as I write this and I would stick with that model, that is where the future is in my opinion.
Description of BodyMedia FIT LINK Armband Weight Management System
What is BodyMedia FIT?Your body talks. We listen.
The BodyMedia FIT system gives you highly accurate information on activity, calories and sleep patterns - the most accurate in the market. Clinical study results show it can improve weight loss up to 3x!
BodyMedia FIT is an on-body monitoring system that consists of the BodyMedia FIT Armband monitor, online Activity Manager*, an optional Display and free downloadable apps for mobile device users. BodyMedia FIT Armbands automatically track the calories burned during your daily activities - from pumping iron to using an iron - and monitor the quality of your sleep, an important factor in weight loss. The information tracked can easily be managed with BodyMedia's online Activity Manager. Add in the easy-to-use food log and you have the right information to improve your weight loss.
*Subscription required.
All BodyMedia FIT Armbands use four sophisticated sensors to capture over 5,000 data points per minute to track everything from calories burned, steps taken and levels of physical activity to sleep. BodyMedia FIT Armbands give you the most accurate calorie burn* in the market, and the technology used in the BodyMedia system has been clinically proven to improve weight loss by 3x!
The LINK Armband, enabled with Bluetooth® wireless technology, sends information to your fingertips by communicating directly with your smartphone and providing near real-time caloric burn data.
*Formerly known as Armband BW (name and packaging graphics change only)
The BodyMedia LINK Armband helps you take fitness body monitoring wherever you want to go. Enabled with Bluetooth wireless technology, the LINK Armband communicates directly with your mobile device to provide near real-time caloric burn data. Capturing over 5,000 data points per minute, it accurately tracks calories burned, steps taken, physical activity levels, and sleep quality. An on-body wellness monitor that tracks information with greater than 90 percent accuracy, this Armband fits your lifestyle and gives you the information you need to improve your weight loss and meet your fitness goals.
Personal Activity Information at Your Fingertips
Powered by Bluetooth technology, the LINK Armband makes information immediately available by communicating directly with your mobile device. You can view your Dashboard with near real-time caloric burn data, see calorie input versus output, and track your calorie balance using BodyMedia's food logging app. You can also create personalized workouts based on your caloric, activity, or step targets and power through your workout with tunes from your phone. Use the online Activity Manager* to analyze raw data, set goals, and monitor your progress.
Accurate Monitoring Day and Night
The LINK Armband's multi-sensor technology provides convenient, continuous body monitoring that measures your activity with greater than 90 percent accuracy. Capturing over 5,000 data points per minute using four sensors, the Armband automatically tracks calories burned during your daily activities--from pumping iron to using an iron--and monitors the duration and quality of your sleep, an important factor in weight loss.
Track Your Personal Calorie Balance and Sleep Quality
You burn calories differently than anyone else, which is why cookie-cutter weight loss programs are often unsuccessful. The BodyMedia FIT system captures your individual metabolic profile and gives you personalized information that helps you pinpoint actions to take.
Weight loss boils down to three key factors: calories burned, calories consumed, and sleep efficiency. BodyMedia FIT captures your personal calorie burn with 90 percent accuracy. And knowing more about your caloric intake, including a detailed nutritional breakdown, and sleep quality can help you adjust these factors to improve your personal fitness plan.
Proven Weight Loss System
Studies over the last 10 years have proven that BodyMedia technology is accurate and that it delivers the results you're looking for. Weight loss attempts can fail not because you lack willpower, but because you lack the right information. BodyMedia gives you accurate information to make these changes so you can lose weight and lead a healthier life. The BodyMedia system is clinically proven to help improve weight loss up to 3x!*?.
Compatibility Information
Mobile devices tested to work with the LINK Armband and mobile apps include the iPad 2; iPad; iPhone (4 and 3GS); iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation); LG Ally; LG Optimus S; Motorola Droid (original, 2, and X); Samsung Epic; Samsung Intercept; Samsung Transform; and Sanyo ZIO.
Best when used with iOS 4.3 or later. Mobile devices running Android 2.0 or higher should work, but have not all been tested and thus cannot be guaranteed by BodyMedia.
About BodyMedia, Inc.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, BodyMedia is committed to developing wearable body-monitoring systems designed to help people lose weight, improve performance, and live healthier lives. Their multi-sensor technology provides comfortable, convenient body monitoring that accurately measures physical activity and calories burned. At BodyMedia, the excitement lies in the potential of putting information directly in the hands of individuals, empowering them to take charge and improve their lives.
*Subscription required. The LINK Armband does not display information on its own, but rather works in conjunction with the online Activity Manager. Package includes a free 3-month trial period subscription. Monthly, 6-month, and 12-month subscriptions are available.
?Information taken from a clinical trial conducted by the Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC., and presented at the AHA 50th Annual Joint Conference in San Francisco, CA., 2010.
The BodyMedia LINK Armband is backed by a manufacturer's one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
BodyMedia LINK Armband, medium size strap, USB cable, manual, and quick start guide.
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