I bought my Inspire 2 a couple months ago, and I just love it!
What I use it for is as a heart rate monitor and to track my sleep. It has a really long battery life - I recharge it about every 10 days (it sends me an email to remind me when it needs charging). It is also really lightweight.
My normal forms of exercise are: weights, treadmill, walks (our neighborhood is quite hilly), and yoga. My fitbit does really well at tracking my heart rate on walks - and it leverages my phone's GPS for distance. It sometimes does well at tracking intensity on the treadmill, and sometimes not. How tightly you wear the watchband affects if it misses beats. An amusing aspect of the heart rate monitor is - that something about going shopping at Costco with my wife sometimes causes my heart rate to go up quite a bit. I think it is we naturally shop at different speeds. I try to fob the increase in heart rate off as the romance of shopping together, but my wife is not buying it... The fitbit will report those bouts of high heart rate as exercise. Normally, though, the heart rate is pretty accurate - I was in the hospital for a little while - and one of the things I liked to do was compare my fitbit's heart rate measure - with that of the hospital's heart rate monitor. In general they were within 1 beat of each other. I use the Active Zone Minutes feature of fitbit to help me track my 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week. Active Zone Minutes can be more or less accurate, so I don't follow them religiously, but more as a motivator to do more.
As a sleep tracker my fitbit is also very useful. I am trying to get more sleep -- and having an objective source of data gives me feedback on how I am doing . I have noticed though, if you sit really still for a long period of time, such as in an emergency room, it interprets that as sleep. I suppose sitting quietly is a form of rest, so I don't feel too bad about that.
I find my fitbit very motivating -- it causes me to do more exercise than I would have otherwise. I think the mind set that it promotes is very helpful. It makes a great watch. For the most part it is unobtrusive. If you already have a smart-phone, and want to improve your health, the Inspire 2 is reasonably priced for what it gives. So far I have not used the Premium features that much - so I don't have an opinion on that at this point.
Cronometer (a nutrition tracking app - that can also be used to track biometrics) can be linked to my fitbit, and automatically grab some metrics - I find that very useful too. Fitbit is mostly focused on exercise - I find it easier to use Cronometer to track food, blood pressure, blood glucose, weight etc...
I did also try the fitbit smart scale but it did not work well for me, so I manually enter weight data into my fitbit app.
The Inspire 2 is definitely a keeper and, for me, well worth the money.
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TL/DR Not a smartwatch, an EXCELLENT fitness tracker
Love the look. Lightweight and unobtrusive. Easy to sleep with- I usually find accessories or additional layers hard to sleep in... not this device. Pretty intuitive and easy to use if you know how to use any electronics- got two of em, wife is not "gadget inclined" but is in LOVE with hers. Love the exercise presets for quickly tracking a workout. Recently went on a hard walk with lots of stairs for about 20 mins during lunch break, didnt track it on purpose to test autotracking- worked perfectly. Fave feature by far is active zone mins tracking, the reason I got it, to test the efficiency of workouts. Very motivational using basic human psychology just like kids and stickers; sounds stupid but you'll be surprised how quickly you're obsessing over earning the lil stars and fireworks and attaboys.Adressing common complaints:No onboard GPS (bluetooth connected to phone only): didn't think I would be using the GPS at all but recently took it for a spin tracking a 2 mile walk/run and was AMAZED at how accurate the mapping was. All the data that was available as soon as I was done only makes me want to use walk/run tracking more. Was very easy to navigate. I dont mind pairing with my phone for this but if you absolutely cant have your phone on you for a run you need tracked I guess you should get a smartwatch.Limited notification/response options: not looking to replace my phone with my tracker. If you are, get a smartwatch. (Personally, having my wrist buzz for every scam likely or solicitation txt seems miserable, I havent enabled notifications at all and probably wont ever)No digital pay: not looking to pay for things with my tracker. If you are, get a smartwatch.Too much "buzzing": never had an issue with buzzing when I dont want it. Manage your notification settings. Sounds like user incompetence to me.Some will miss GPS and pay. This isnt a smartwatch and isnt for them. What this is is an excellent fitness tracker, motivator and accountability partner. My first tracker so I didnt know what to expect... turns out its everything I kinda thought it would be and more. A few years ago I lost big weight (80lbs) but in recent years (especially quarantine) have found myself riding the 15 lbs up, 15 lbs down coaster over and over. I feel confident that with my inspire 2 those days are over. It tracks you, but then with the app it helps you learn about yourself, analyze your patterns, and adjust accordingly. It takes the guess work out. Any complaints I have are with the app, not the tracker, but to be clear I will definitely continue to pay for fitbit premium after the ONE YEAR FREE TRIAL is over. The app is making me look at things I never thought of, such as how to improve the quality of my sleep, taking an honest look at my water consumption, the power of meditation, and a deep dive into macronutrients besides just "protein good, carbs bad". Also it's very customizable, easy to hide info you're not concerned with and prioritize data categories that matter to you. If I could, I would make the workouts streamable to a tv or other large display (or make a companion smart tv/streaming device app); since they're not I dont use em. I wish you could customize the name of your workouts on the app for easier identification of exactly what you did which day when comparing efficiency (for example, labeling certain days "A circuit" or "B circuit"). Other than those minor tweaks I find the app super helpful and will gladly spend 9.99/mo on premium (formerly vending machine cash anyway) once trial is up.Bottom line, I never thought I needed a fitness tracker, but now I can't imagine not having THIS one.
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