The Biggest Loser bodybugg ® System Includes 12-Month Online Subscription
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The Biggest Loser bodybugg ® System Includes 12-Month Online Subscription Details
Manufacturer: Innotrac - NBC UniversalBrand: NBC Universal
Product features:
- The revolutionary new bodybugg makes it easy to manage the calories you consume and burn so you always stay in control of your weight
- Start with a phone coach session with your personal phone
- Monitor how much you exercise, manage how many calories you eat, then track if you are burning more calories that you are consuming
- Customized - Your program is based on your age, weight, height and personal goals
Customer Reviews of The Biggest Loser bodybugg ® System Includes 12-Month Online Subscription
Customer Review: Amazing tool to guide you in your weight loss journey (Update to SP version)
Summary: 5 Stars
As of this writing I am nearing 30 pounds lost since I got my Body Bugg. The price difference is not just because of the Biggest Loser name. You get 12 months of website assistance with this model and also the 30 minute telephone coaching by an exercise professional.
This is more than just a gadget, without the bodybugg I would exercise and see the say "250 calories burned" after a moderate walk. I would then think what could I eat less that day to be sure I didnt eat the 250 calories back on. While that is an OK approach it does not come close to the whole picture. I would starve myself hoping I didnt eat that 250 calories back. Which, in turn would make me miserable until I would give up and just gorge within a couple of days.
What the bodybugg does amazingly well is it gives you the whole picture. While walking up the stairs to put on my sneakers before my walk I burn calories. While sleeping I burn calories, while washing clothes I burn calories. Bodybugg adds them all up and gives you a 90% accurate count of your daily burn, so, you can actually eat pretty normally as long as you are willing to burn some calories on the treadmill later. It is the monitoring that we as humans can never achieve on our own. It takes some practice, some initiative to enter in every bit of food you eat. What you get in the end is an amazing system that will have you lose weight. As long as you are meticulous and honest you cant lose! Well actually you can you can lose as much as you want.
Pros:
+ 90% accuracy means that you have a very good knowledge of food in and cals burned. Keep it on the negative and you will lose weight.
+ light and low profile so you can wear it under most clothing without being noticed
+ Interactive website that can guide you in your loss
+ Pedometer and accelerometer measure every movement and combine this with skin temp and other data to accurately measure calories burned.
Cons:
- Nickel covered sensors means that you need to clean it often to not develop a rash. It can be managed just be fastidious in your cleaning methods.
- Addictive - may not be a con completely but I am watching my website a ton to see how I am doing.
TIPS FOR OWNERSHIP for those with nickel allergies:
After reading so many people with legitimate complaints about the nickel on this, I decided to edit my review to offer some help. When I first got this I left it on 24 hours a day and never cleaned it. I eventually got some little rash on the back of my arm. Since doing some real research I have found out that cleaning it will lessen your issues with it. Now I clean it several times a day and have 0 bumps on my arm and I still wear it 24 hours a day.
How can I make this work?
You have to clean this thing every day and maybe more if you have nickel allergies. What causes most bumps on the skin from nickel is from nickel salts that form when your sweat and acid break down the nickel. If left between the bugg and your skin + moisture you will get a rash. To prevent this do not wear it for like 30 minutes after you have a shower. After each exercise that you sweat, take it off, clean the plates thoroughly with ALCOHOL. Let it dry. Then put it back on once your skin is fairly dry. If this does not work you should use cortisone cream very thinly under the bugg. Last resort would be taking an antihistamine such as Alavert. If you want this bad enough you will find a way to make it work. Please check with your allergy doctor with regard to other measures you can take at home to allow you to wear this fantastic tool.
Overall if you are fat and need to drop your weight then you MUST get this tool. It is more important than any other piece of exercise gear you own. You could spend nearly this much on a pair of sneaker, so why not get a monitoring tool that can and will help you lose weight.
Good luck!
UPDATE 1/5/2011- BodyBuggSP
So we as humans enjoy salty foods. Apparently dogs do too; and mine decided to eat my bodybugg. Not enough to eat any parts but enough for it to no longer work. So, I was in the market for a new version. Apex fitness (makers of BB) have a new version the SP. This version connects to your iPhone or Android phone and allows you to monitor on the fly all of your data.
Mixed results.
The SP version is exactly the same as the previous version except this one has bluetooth built in. You will need to download the free app for your Android or apple phone. Once installed you have to pair it (***See note below). Then the screen on your smart phone becomes a great place to monitor the data (when it works).
Pros:
>> Clean looking interface and very accurate results in an easy to read presentation
>> Can be used during exercise to act as a pedometer and also trip meter
Cons:
<< Setup can be a real pain (*** see below)
<< I wouldn't use the phone 100% of the time while exercising, but instead use it from time to time.
<< Tech support missed huge issue and it took 2 hours to figure out on my own.
<< Phone didnt talk to the website so I still needed to hook it up at the end of the day to do a real sync. Had to input my own foods on the site because the phone never talked to the site and vice versa (at least in the 2 days I have owned it).
*** Problem with pairing: this is a bluetooth device and will need to be paired to the phone (paring basically is a link to the device so it can talk back and forth). If you cannot get it to pair the BB is basically a standard version and you will need to use the website to upload the data. Here is what I found after a very frustrating tech support call. Even though the app says it is connecting to the armband, and even though I had Bluetooth enabled it still refused to connect. To get around this I had to go and make my phone discoverable, and link it inside my phone's bluetooth menu, then go back to the BB app and link it again in there.
Its kind of convoluted but once I paired it, it works just fine.
So where does this stand today? I would hold off buying the SP version for now if you have a modern Android phone. Older ones like my Eris seem to work better. Also the app is a bit buggy and I prefer to input my food on the website because the phone is too small to type it in. Once they fix some of the bugs this product should be a great tool to use. Its very new right now and has to be fixed up a bit.
In closing:
Think of the phone connectivity as a better version of the wristband they offer. You can workout with your phone listening to music or whatever, and then when the run is over sync it to see how you did with regard to burning calories. Get home and sync it with the computer and use it like a normal BB.
Thanks for reading my review.
Description of The Biggest Loser bodybugg ® System Includes 12-Month Online Subscription
bodybugg® calorie management system + 12 months web subscription* - Featured on NBC's "THE BIGGEST LOSER", and the syndicated TV show "The Doctors". - Reviewed in the New York Times, The New York Post and The Houston Chronicle. The revolutionary new bodybugg® makes it easy to manage the calories you consume and burn so you always stay in control of your weight. Get started with a personal phone coach. Then manage your results daily on our user-friendly web based nutrition program. As reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2008 edition, the bodybugg® armband achieved average accuracy rates of 90% in studies comparing calorie expenditure measurements from the bodybugg® device to calorie expenditure measurements in a metabolic chamber (the "gold standard" of calorie expenditure measurement). it's easy - monitor how much you exercise, manage how many calories you eat, then track if you are burning more calories that you are consuming it's flexible - eat what you want, when you want, workout on your own terms it's customized - your program is based on your age, weight, height and personal goals it's personalized - start with a phone coach session with your personal phone coach * View your progress with a 12-month subscription to the web based nutrition program / personal calorie management system, included with the initial purchase of the new bodybugg®. Online subscription renewal fees are: $9.95 for month to month, $49.95 for 6 month and $79.95 for 12 month. Click the PREVIEW CLIP tab above to watch a video about the bodybugg® - a state-of-the-art calorie management system that's helping people across the nation lose weight and stay in control of their weight loss. This item is only available for purchase and shipment in the USA. For bodybugg® technical support, please call 866-314-9423. For bodybugg® customer service support, please call 1-800- 656-2739, select OptioReviews and Prices for Health and Personal Care Products
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