Inspire HR Heart Rate and Fitness Tracker, One Size (S and L Bands Included), 1 Count

I bought the purple one in jan 2020 for about $70. It was my first fitbit and I've worn it almost every day since and it's still working great!! After a year or two I changed out the athletic band for a metal one for a more professional look and because the original had started to miscolor. I also had a screen protector for a while but you dont necessarily need one. Its pretty durable and I've literally just rubbed off light scratches with my finger and scraped paint off with my fingernail. Everything still seems to be working great and it still stays charged for days at a time. I don't even bother taking it off to shower or when I go swimming. The heart rate tracking is really helpful. I wish there was a notification or something when it's out of range but by checking the app consistently I'm able to see how it changes over time and I check it most days. It's helped my doctor and I like comparing my heart rate and sleep quality to my stress levels day by day by using a mood tracking app (daylio). I will say sometimes I question the accuracy as it gets older, so this won't replace an oximeter or anything, but I've still found it helpful. The app has a free and paid options. I've tried both but I've found that unless you're working out often or need more detailed information you'll probably be just fine using the free version. The app and the fitbit are both pretty straightforward to set up and navigate. The fitbit has different options so you can choose what you want to show up. Some of the options have bigger font for the clock face, but if you have notifications on, the text is pretty small and can be hard to read in direct sunlight. I also appreciate that you can customize what you want to track so it can be used purely as a health monitor, if that's what you need. I think you could probably turn off all tracking and use it as just a watch, but I haven't tried it myself. My only complaint is it would be great to be able to set up an alarm on the actual fitbit instead of only through the app. This has been a little annoying in situations where my phone has died but I can't change the alarm time on my fitbit. Overall, a great purchase and I love the versatility and durability. I see it's almost double the price I paid right now though, so maybe wait for a sale because I think closer to $100 is what I could be willing to pay for it today. It's been a great watch and when it finally stops working I'll be getting another!

Written in March 2021 - purchased in May 2020. I wear this fitbit almost every single day, even while I sleep. Pros: -The heart rate, step count, exercise detection, and calorie burn tracking features have been revolutionary for my awareness of and adherence to personal fitness. When combined with a calorie counting app, they make it relatively simple to make adjustments to stay on target for weight loss/maintenance/gain goals. -Heart rate tracking during exercise is great for adjusting your preferred level of challenge and knowing when you're really pushing your limits. -Hyper-comfortable. Having never worn a watch before, it took a very brief adjustment period before I simply didn't feel it on my arm anymore. Sometimes I have to feel or look to doublecheck that I actually have it on. -Sleep tracking is a great reality check for bad habits regarding sleep, giving you a decent ballpark of how much you ACTUALLY sleep (hint: you're probably sleeping less than you think). If I'm unusually tired, I can usually track it back to getting 6 hours of sleep multiple days in a row. No more throwing my hands up and assuming I'm just plagued by some soul-sucking fatigue monster. -Calorie tracker app integration makes it relatively simple to deduct your calorie output (metabolism+activity) from your calorie input (food). -Battery life is fantastic. Wearing it all day nearly every day and checking it off and on, I can go more than a week before having to charge it. The idea of having to charge my high-falutin' Apple watch every single day just sounds strange and obnoxious to me now, so, it's probably ruined the concept of full-blown smart watches for me. -Resting heart rate information is an interesting fitness metric to watch rise and fall as you fall in an out of exercise patterns. After I hadn't been working out for a few months and then got covid-19, my resting heart rate had managed to creep from 54 bpm to 66 bpm. A couple weeks into a new exercise program and it's back in the 50's. -Durable. -Easy to clean. -Never used a screen protector and the screen has held up great. Cons: -Heart rate tracker is not always reliable, even when placed on your arm exactly as directed by the instructions. My favorite is when I can stick my finger to my neck and count off a heart rate around 130 bpm and my watch is telling me that my heart rate is EXACTLY, UNERRINGLY 84 bpm. There's absolutely nothing I can do except wait for it to take its sweet time to start tracking my actual heart rate. I feel like its accuracy was a lot better when I first bought it and not even a year later I'm starting to have serious issues with inconsistency. -Battery performance is just beginning to degrade at 10 months. When I charge it to 100%, as soon as I take it off the charger it will then drop to around 90%. Battery life is still great, but I'll wager I get another 6-ish months before it starts to be a real problem. That would line up with it having a 1-year warranty. -Doesn't sync smoothly with every food tracking app. I have to Force Sync it (basically a one-time manual sync) to the LoseIt app every time I want to factor my latest steps or exercise against my calorie intake. -Online integration. The app apparently stores your data online instead of locally, so if you try to scroll down into your historical data, it has to download it. It sure is fun, sitting there looking at a blank heart rate chart as it chugs along trying to download all your data on a crappy signal. Exactly how much storage space would it cost to just keep a local copy on my phone, anyway? 10MB? Fitbit, please. -Premium ads. Fitbit watches are vehicles for selling you a subscription service. They will poke and prod and remind and ask and notify you until you pay up. "Try the trial!" they implore you... every single day. Good God. Imagine buying one of the $200 fitbits and have it basically beg you to buy premium the entire time you have it. That said, I absolutely do not regret anything about this purchase. Overall, it's been fantastically useful. As a data-driven person I find that its informative value empowers me to control my fitness level with enhanced accuracy and motivation. **UPDATE** It's now May 2024 and I've learned a lot about these devices. When I initially bought the Inspire HR, I expected absolutely perfect heart rate tracking, and that's not what I actually received, so I gave the Inspire HR to my wife and ended up trying a couple more FitBit products, the Inspire 2 (functionally the same as the Inspire HR), and the Charge 5 (basically a higher-end/sturdier version of the Inspire line). I also received a free Polar Vantage M ($270 fitness tracker) from my employer and tried that out. Here's what you need to know: -Four years later, the Inspire HR I purchased on Amazon is still working despite constant use. -DO NOT LET THE BATTERY STAY DEAD. It has an extremely long life, but if you put it in a drawer and forget about it for months, the battery will not work the same when you pull it back out again. -Tightening the band (a lot) during cardio seems to help with heart rate accuracy. This is true of all of the optical heart rate monitors. -Optical heart rate monitors just plain CAN'T handle sudden heart rate bursts - they seem to use a sort of long-interval averaging, which means they take a minute to catch up to sudden changes, and they'll never be as accurate as electrical heart monitors. But for an inexpensive consumer-grade device, I'm satisfied with its capabilities. If you need every single beat perfectly accounted for, then you need an ELECTRICAL heart rate monitor - preferably a chest strap. That's pretty overkill for most general fitness enthusiasts or people seeking to be more active. -FitBit probably overestimates your steps and calorie burn by 10-20%. The more you move, the bigger the gap. Be wary of basing dietary decisions on its estimates. Its projections are better for analyzing your overall physical activity trend. -FitBit's device integration and data syncing capabilities make Polar look stuck in 2005. It took days of re-attempts over multiple months to get my Polar watch to even pair to my phone, only to eventually discover that Polar's software is essentially useless for what I need. The Polar Vantage M is a $270 device; that it's getting dominated in ease of use and data accessibility by a $60 plastic FitBit is inexcusible. I have a massively increased respect for the Inspire HR, Inspire 2, and Charge 5 after my experience with Polar. Four years later, I have no regrets and wholly endorse FitBit's non-smart fitness watch lines.

I've had the Inspire HR for about 3 months now. It works well most of the time, but it can be glitchy and inaccurate. It would be unfair to rate the device based on the glitches, because the phone I am using is not on their list of "fully compatible" devices (please check the list before you purchase a fitbit device! My phone is only partially compatible and has a lot of connectivity issues). The tracker itself is fine, but I wish it was more accurate. The heart rate tracker seems to be fairly accurate with a few exceptions, but the step counter is way off. After suspecting that it was over-counting, I wore a "classic" step counter (on hip) alongside the Inspire HR and found that the Inspire was consistently counting about 10% more steps than the "classic" step counter (and this was AFTER I adjusted the settings to improve accuracy). Under closer observation, I have noticed that the tracker counts steps while I am sitting, driving, and sleeping. A single arm movement will add anywhere from 0 to 12 steps--it's super inconsistent. Fitbit's own website mentions some of these things, so I was aware going in, but I still had higher expectations. The step count being off messes up everything else, including calories and exercise. If you're keeping very careful track of these things, this device is not for you. Also, the tracker will sometimes add workouts (shows that I did a 50 minute walk or 45 minute swim, for example) seemingly out of nowhere. I haven't used a lot of other features in the fitbit app, so I can't say anything about those. Overall, wish it was more accurate, but I still enjoy this as a digital watch (which is mostly why I got it). Visually, it looks fantastic on your wrist. This might be the device for you if accuracy and numbers don't matter as much to you and you want something cheap and good-looking.

Fitbit makes the absolute best Fitness Devices and most user friendly Fitness App! Period! I have 5 years of Incredible Data that is so easy to read! I can easily analyze it and see over the years when and how I got in the best shape, when I gained weight, what my eating and sleeping patterns were, and so much more! The whole Fitbit Ecosystem is by far the best, most user friendly information that can be used! Update June 5 2022: The new Charge 5. Awesome. Look at the Color resolution. P.S. I'm an Exercise Physiologist and Personal Trainer of 24 Years. As Amazon can tell you, I've purchased every single Fitbit Watch, and even bought additional ones that I've purchased as gifts for my Clients, Family, Dad (twice), and a few great friends. I'm passionate about Fitbit, because it absolutely gives the most necessary Data that a Trainer needs to almost perfectly analyze what adjustments are needed within a Clients, my own ...., Exercise Program, Training, Nutrition, analysis of calories down to BMR, STEPS, PERORMANCE, and absolutely every Lifelong or even short term Fitness precise goals. Amazon can also tell you that I've also purchased The Galaxy Active 2, the beautiful Fossil Gen 3, and I've had a beautiful Apple Watch, and a newer High Tech Garmin. Im truly passionate about getting my Clients, myself, friends, etc... the very best and precise information, training, analysis, and giving them the most User Friendly App on the Market Ever. Now, if you want a Tracker or Smartwatch for the reasons of beauty, fancy, Hi-Tech, trendy, cool statistics and a Plethora of "other" clever, designer, visually great, Characteristics...., then there are other more aesthetic, Hi-Tech, feature packed watches that u can buy. But, all of those other watches including the beautiful Apple Watch, Fossil Gen 5, The $850 Titanium Garmin, that ALL have to be charged every single night, unless u want to "set" those watches to reduce all their great features that they Market. Did u know even the newest Apple Watch with all the features on, still has to be charged every single night, the Garmin, the awesome Galaxy Active 2, and in my opinion the most Aesthetically Appealing Fossil Gen 5 that has Google Assistant on it, a beautiful display, and even stores and plays music. Using any of those features on ALL THOSE OTHER BRAND WATCHES, make the Battery last less than 10 Hours at times...., if u happen to also take phone calls, texts, etc... MY POINT IS THAT EVERY SINGLE PHYSIOLOGIST AND TRAINER WILL TELL YOU HOW VITAL IT IS TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETELY WHERE UR WATCH ALL DAY AND "ABSOLUTELY" THROUGH THE NIGHT..., preferably for many days straight. Did u know ur still burning calories the whole night, ur resting heart rate can only be accurately calculated if ur able to wear the watch all night. Again, hopefully several days and nights non stop without having to charge it. There are absolutely vital statistics and analysis during the night that a truly great Trainer can ONLY actually show u how to achieve ur fitness goals with. Every single Beautiful new Smartwatch that I've either had or tried many times...,or I ask my clients to please show me on all their Fancy, Beautiful, Smartwaches..., an analysis of all the vital Exercise and Fitness stats that are needed to create a true Plan to accomplish all their Goals....,and they simply can't. So, if u want a Smartwatch or Tracker that is the most User Friendly, and that will actually help you and ur Trainer have the necessary info to accomplish all ur Fitness Goals, Fitbit and the Fitbit App are the absolute best. I still personally can view all my Stats from 6 Years ago, even after wearing 7 or 8 different Fitbit watches. And, by the way, I loved my Galaxy Active 2. And, as long as I shut off Text Notifications, the brightness of the Screen, absolutely never use Bixby Assistant, and reduce a few other options, it lasted for maybe almost 2 days. And, tell me...,how does anyone determine if they are in a Calorie Defect or Surplus every single day, if u have to charge the watch every night?? This Calorie equation and analysis, which needs the watch to truly stay on all day and night, preferably for many days in a row...is Precisely what every person needs if they want to accurately lose weight, lose body fat, increase weight, increase muscle, etc.... THIS SIMPLY CANT BE DONE BY ANY OF THE BEAUTIFUL, FANCY, SMARTWATCHES. And, all those great Companies claim that they can all get up to "full charge" within an hour. WELL, DOES EVERYONE HAVE JOBS OR OTHER LIFE RESPONSIBILITIES?? Gratefully, I can even make my own schedule. BUT, EVEN IF A BEAUTIFUL SMARTWATCH CAN BE CHARGED IN 1 HOUR..., HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY SIT BY THEIR WATCH FOR AN HOUR UNTIL ITS FULLY CHARGED AGAIN. NO ONE. People always have things to do. So, yes, these Beautiful Watches can charge within an hour or two, but not one person I know, including me (who can have an easier, open schedule)..., will ever have "nothing" to do, to be able to get their Watch back on in exactly and hour or two. I COULD DO IT WITH MY GALAXY AND FOSSIL FOR ABOUT A DAY. Then, things in Life would come up, and it ended up taking 2-3 hours before I got back to my watch to put it on. That lasted about 4-5 Days. After, that "Life Happens" all the time and it would end up being 5-7 hours before I got back to my Watch. Then 9-10 hours as something urgent came up while it was charging. On that day, I had to charge it all night. So I didn't record any vital stats for 18 hours that day. Same thing happened with all my Clients, family, friends, who all had the latest, highest tech watches. Then I would miss a day at a time. Bottom line.... There are so many Hi Tech features on many more beautiful Smartwaches and Trackers. BUT IF U ARE SERIOUS ABOUT EXERCISE, AND A LIFETIME PLAN OF HEALTH AND FITNESS.... THE FITBIT IS BY FAR THE MOST USEFUL TRACKER FOR THIS. Of course, in humble regards, a great Trainer can eventually teach you how to understand ur body, and it's needs so naturally, that it is very possible to lose or add weight without wearing any watch. But 95% of people aren't able to do this. As, they are probably Experts in other Fields. FITBIT IS THE BEST. And, this is unbiased, as I loved actually listening to music out loud without headphones or ear buds on my Fossil, as it has a Speaker. My Charge died in 3-5 hours.

If you are buying this for your wife, it works as a cure for headaches, not in the mood, I'm tired.

I have it one day, and am in love! Hear me out... Set up was smooth, the fit is comfortable, it claims to have a 5 day battery life so that is still to be tested. All the features are exactly what I need them to be, step counter, calorie counter, ability to gain information from my sleep.. all easy to use, as well.

Bought Inspire HR for myself for Christmas. In early January I was able to get it setup. It synced immediately and I was excited to start using it. Since then, so many things have been wrong. I am syncing with my Windows 10 laptop as my phone is not compatible (read the compatibility list before purchasing), so the laptop is the only device I've ever tried to sync with, contrary to the error messages that I get almost daily when I try to sync that tell me my tracker is connected to another device and I need to disconnect it from the other device first. It has successfully synced 3 times since I set it up. I have read all the help guides and followed all the instructions in the help and community forums regarding what to do when the device wont sync, and I am done spending almost an hour every day running through all of those suggestions- syncing is a basic function of any fitness tracker and should be seamless and automatic. I have done everything suggested everywhere for the past 6 weeks. I've restarted the watch. My dashboard always tells me to check if the tracker is connected to other devices- it's not. I have removed the tracker from my dashboard, reset the tracker, and tried setting it up again as if it were new. I even disabled my fitbit account and created a new one, hoping that would help. I've turned off and on my bluetooth. The only times it has synced was when I did a complete factory re-set on the tracker, which of course means I lost all my data. Sometimes the sleep and water icons show on the watch. Most days they don't. I wear it to bed every night, yet it has NEVER once shown any sleep data on my dashboard or watch. I read the help guides and forums, and saw the suggestion to change the sleep setting from "normal" to "sensitive". That didn't help. Until 2 nights ago, the sleep icon had been missing from the watch for close to 2 weeks - just gone, then magically it came back. The water intake on the watch has never shown anything. I manually add water via the dashboard, yet the watch never showed anything on the few times I did get a sync to occur. On the dashboard, almost daily I have to delete the tiles for the scale and female health. I don't use these and don't want to see them every day on my dashboard. I have to click the "x" on these times all the time... shouldn't it know I've removed these and keep my settings? Today, for the first time ever, I have the scale icon showing on the watch when I swipe to the bottom - where did that come from? I spend over an hour a day trying to get the thing to sync, changing settings (although if it's not syncing, why are things always changing?) I really love the idea of the features in this watch. but the execution and reliability of those features is horrible. The watch should look and work the same every day. Please read the fitbit community forums before purchasing. Tech magazines give it great reviews, but actual users are not happy with the Inspire HR.

For the price, it is great! Many people posting bad reviews seem to be complaining because they don't know what they signed up for. This fitbit is one of the most affordable smart watches on the market! Here is what I have noted so far. Please keep in mind this is my first fitbit, I have had it for just a few days, and I got it mainly to keep track of time at my job (I am a healthcare worker who sees patients all day and liked the fact the fitbit is water proof and can be cleaned). If anything changes, I will come back and edit. -Several reviews say it looks cheap. I disagree. I was actually surprised by how sleek and nice it looks! It is a sports watch, it is not supposed to look your Michael Kors. -HR tracking, at least while doing your daily activities, is pretty accurate. I have tested it against my galaxy 10 and me manually taking my HR. It was more accurate than my phone and only a beat or 2 off my count. Not sure how accurate it is while exercising, but keep in mind it is a watch and a fairly cheap one (when compared to many smart watches on the market)! As far as technology goes, of course it is going to be more inaccurate when you're bouncing and moving around excessively. If you want something perfectly accurate for exercise, get a chest strap. You get what you pay for with this fitbit, and so far I am pleased. -Many people also complain about step count. I wear mine on my nondominant hand and have the settings under dominant hand in order to keep the sensitivity low. I have tested it so far by manually counting my steps and it is fairly accurate. People don't realize that even a simple walk to the bathroom can add steps. At work, it takes me about 100 steps to get back to my desk! I will be testing it against my phone's step tracker later this week. I also don't have any issues with it counting steps while I am seated or driving, as others suggest. However, many of those complaints are from 2019. Perhaps fitbit addressed that issue? -Some people with small wrists are complaining about the size and it not being comfortable. This is subjective since everyone's body is different. However, as an adult with quite a small wrist (wear a small on the third hole), I got this model specifically because of it is small size. It took a second to get used to, but I am perfectly comfortable with it and even wear it to sleep. Overall, you get what you pay for when you are buying one of the more affordable smart watches on the market. I am happy with my purchase thus far and hope this helps some of you! If anything changes (starts freezing, becomes more inaccurate, breaks etc) I'll be back for an edit (

2 weeks of using this, I have to say I’m loving it. Wore it for my swimming session. It worked! As for battery life, it’s not as bad as what others have commented. I did not turn on the text notification. Only for calls. If they text means it’s not urgent. Well at least that’s my theory. The watch looks great too. The strap is comfortable. Certain material will tend to stick on the strap but u can just wipe it off. I strongly recommend this if you are looking for something less costly yet stylish, reliable and comfortable.

Works well, looks great, light and exactly as advertised. My one real criticism would be that working a desk job where you move your hands a lot (like filing or stapling packages together) does count steps. Make sure you go into the settings and set the watch to your dominant hand so it knows to filter out some of the movements. Or, pick one day you to almost no steps and find out how many steps are counted based on moving your hands around, and then up your daily goals to include that discrepancy. The fitbit app you need to use the fitbit is easy and detailed. And you can get even more detailed activity reports by logging in online. I would recommend to anyone who wants to track their day to day activity. You can set goals and notifications, and quick access options if you tend to run/bike/swim rather than other activities. I would suggest turning of the progress notifications if you're just using it day to day. They can be a little distracting.

The product was easy to order and it came on time. My mum loves the watch, easy to get up and use as well as the face display being clear.

Es el primer Fitbit que me compro y estoy encantada. PROS - tengo un Samsung Galaxy S9 (Android) y el app y el reloj funcionan perfectos - Es muy cómodo de llevar, no me entero que lo tengo puesto. - Se puede medir los minutos activos, las calorías quemadas, la distancia recorrida, las horas dormidas y las fases del sueño, entre otros. - Hay un podómetro, un temporizador, un cronómetro, un monitor continuo del ritmo cardiaco, un recordatorio de actividad y análisis de la salud femenina. - las notificaciones me van muy bien y la vibración no molesta. - Hay 10 formatos diferentes de reloj y se puede ponerlo en modo 12h o 24h desde el app. - Si quieres, hay un registro de alimentos donde se puede comparar las calorías ingeridas con las que has quemado. Se puede también registrar tu peso, el agua que bebes y poner objetivos para bajar/subir/mantener peso. - El app es fácil de usar. - Es impermeable (lo tengo comprobado y va genial). - La batería me dura unos 4 días. - Hay despertador silencioso (vibra el reloj). CONTRAS - el cargador del reloj no es nada práctico ya que trae un cable muy corto y el reloj se queda suspendido en el aire. - el contador de pasos no es demasiado fiable ya que si muevo bruscamente el brazo (sin andar) lo cuenta a veces como un paso. No me pasa siempre. En general estoy encantada con el reloj y lo recomiendo.

Love my fitbit. The slender appearance is barely noticable.