Lastly, at the end of the day keep in mind I’m just like any other regular triathlete out there.

I ordered a unit (well, actually a ton of different units from different companies) with my own cash and started testing them. There are of course many other activity monitors out there (big brand and smaller brands), but this made a significant splash (similar to the Jawbone Up) due to it’s relatively clean design and connectivity promises….and the fact that it’s Nike.īut does it hold up? And is it accurate? And how does it compare to other units? Well, I set to find out.

At the time, it was the third major dedicated device after the Jawbone Up and Fitbit. You’re starting to see health insurance program premiums (or rewards) tied to use of these devices.įirst up is the Nike+ FuelBand, which first entered the market back in the March/April timeframe. It’s to potentially motivate someone who may be otherwise sedentary into doing something, anything, to improve their lifestyle. The primary goal of these devices is to get (or keep) people moving and active.

It’s important to understand that step/activity monitors aren’t really a substitute for something like a GPS running watch, heart rate monitor or cycling computer. This review will be the first in a series of reviews (every couple of weeks or so) of each of the numerous units I’ve been using. Back in the spring I started to compare various activity monitors – in the hopes of making sense of this fast moving and exploding market segment.

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