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Totally agree Kanga. I use it at home all the time as a watch and also to help with keeping fit. So I take it on Camino's as a watch and as an interest thing to see how far I walk. It never has any bearing on where we are going to stay each night.I exchanged the Surge for the Charge HR without trying out the Surge - it was too bulky for me. The Charge battery does not last as long as I'd hoped. Three to four days. I enjoy using it as a watch and to get an idea of how much I've walked each day. Nothing dramatic - it certainly does not change my behaviour.
Maybe it's the GPS. I use the Charge HR and it goes for 3-4 days and recharges in a couple of hours, vast improvement on the Flex. Bought before Surge was out here and glad I did. Interesting comparison between Charge HR and Surge here: http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/02/fitbit-charge-hr-review-the-king-of-fitness-trackers-is-back/
I have a Charge HR and had the same problem, it didn't last long between charges. In the end I deactivated the HR function when not on a hike and the battery now lasts a lot longer. Is there some function on your Surge that you don't need and could switch off while you use your GPS, to avoid draining the battery?
Leave it at home. I started the Camino with a Fitbit, but the Camino taketh away.......best thing that ever happened. I didn't even realize that it was preventing me from being in the moment until I lost it. Just walk until you get there; wherever there may be.
Why do you need it?
I used 'map my walk' on my phone, just as a curiosity more than anything. See how far I had walked. How far to go.
Annie:
Could I ask why?
Joe
I exchanged the Surge for the Charge HR without trying out the Surge - it was too bulky for me. The Charge battery does not last as long as I'd hoped. Three to four days. I enjoy using it as a watch and to get an idea of how much I've walked each day. Nothing dramatic - it certainly does not change my behaviour.
Totally agree Kanga. I use it at home all the time as a watch and also to help with keeping fit. So I take it on Camino's as a watch and as an interest thing to see how far I walk. It never has any bearing on where we are going to stay each night.
I have been using a Surge for several months now and the battery drains fast indeed when using gps. I am not sure if it will last a full day on the camino so I will probably not be using the gps and use the surge for steps,HR,calories.
There has been an update (http://www.cnet.com/news/fitbit-surge-update-doubles-gps-battery-life-adds-more-running-features/) for the surge recently which should increase the batterylife to 10 hours (with gps and HR) but I am not sure if the Surge will really hold on for 10 hours.
Buen Camino.
The first one I bought was the wristwatch one.
It was bulky and bugged me.
I hit it on everything.
Then I got the one you pin to your clothes.
I don't know. It just seemed I didn't find it useful.
I had trouble making it work correctly.
But I am not the most computer/electronics literate person around.
I'm sure it was me.
Perhaps my wrist is quite smallerAnnie:
I have had no discomfort with the watch. We all have a different comfort level with electronic devices from nothing to everything that we can find.
Joe
I have the Charge HR, worked great. I had to charge it about every 4 or 5 days but that was not a problem. It gives you some idea of distance to go before the next village. If you like this sort of thing then I think the Charge HR on a Camino is a great idea. You take a watch so why not combine a watch with a step/km counter.Marbuck:
How did it hold up day to day?
Joe
There was a recent news article on criticisms that the Fitbit HR monitor understates real HR, can't remember which model. Fitbit claimed in response that it performed accurately in lab tests, so maybe it works for most people. I've used different HR monitors for years, last watch type (MIO), before that the chest strap type. Both agreed with the built in ones on gym machines. The Charge HR understates my HR by 10-15% compared to these others, so I would be wary about relying on it without cross-checking its readings with another device, especially if you mainly use it for medical reasons, not just as a fitness accessory.Robo:
I use it to monitor my HR and to track my walks. My plan this year was to use it to way-mark point of interest.
Joe
There was a recent news article on criticisms that the Fitbit HR monitor understates real HR, can't remember which model. Fitbit claimed in response that it performed accurately in lab tests, so maybe it works for most people. I've used different HR monitors for years, last watch type (MIO), before that the chest strap type. Both agreed with the built in ones on gym machines. The Charge HR understates my HR by 10-15% compared to these others, so I would be wary about relying on it without cross-checking its readings with another device, especially if you mainly use it for medical reasons, not just as a fitness accessory.
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