The Charge HR comes with the tracker, a USB charging cable, and a USB sync dongle that allows for automatic, all-day syncing with a computer. While Fitbit packaging says that the Charge HR is water resistant, users are reminded in the online documentation that it should be taken off before showering and should never be worn while swimming. Users can also connect and compete with friends, as well as share metrics automatically or manually through Twitter. It also shows the impact that the activity has had on the rest of the day.

When a run, hike, or walk session is logged, it uses the phone’s GPS to show distance traveled and pace, and the Charge HR’s heart-rate monitor to graph out time spent in the different heart-rate zones. Current weight, food consumption, and water intake can be logged manually as well. The dashboard features brightly colored, graphically pleasing representations of steps taken, resting heart rate and current heart rate, miles travelled, minutes active, floors climbed, calories burned, and hours of sleep. The Fitbit smartphone app and partner Web interface make viewing daily movement trends very straight forward. It does not, however, do text notifications. And when paired with a compatible smartphone, the Charge HR can pass on call notifications with a quick vibration and a text scroll of the caller’s name or caller ID. The Charge HR’s silent vibration alarm can be programmed with up to eight different repeating alarms via Fitbit’s free smartphone app (available for iOS and Android). It allows for both a more accurate calorie-burn count, and detailed feedback on exercise intensity. All of these metrics are clearly viewable on the Charge HR’s blue OLED display.įitbit calls the Charge HR’s heart-rate feature “PurePulse.” This optical heart-rate sensor, located on the back of the band, logs your pulse 24/7. It can also monitor sleep quality automatically. It displays the time, counts steps, tracks mileage, calculates calories burned, records exercise time and intensity and, thanks to the altimeter, keeps track of the number of “floors” climbed.

When it comes to health and fitness metrics, the Charge HR packs it in.

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