Discover your perfect workout with the blue Fitbit Blaze. Designed to track and monitor every aspect of your exercise routine and key elements of daily life, this smart fitness watch lets you see exactly what you're doing and when. Link the blue Fitbit Blaze up with your smartphone and computer to see how you're performing.
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I've been going through different activity trackers for the last few years...I started with a Nike Fuelband, then got a FitBit Charge HR, then that took a swim in Mexico this winter and was replaced with a Garmin Vivosmart, and then I spent a lot of time debating the Garmin Vivoactive HR and the Fitbit Blaze.
Honestly, they were both pretty close. I wanted to get back to a band that would track my heart rate. I ended up going with the Fitbit because of the app, and availability.
I'm very pleased. The Fitbit app is top notch. The Blaze does a good job of tracking things. I like that it keeps good tabs on my bike rides, using GPS from my iPhone, and uploads them automatically to Strava. It seems to track my yoga practice pretty accurately, too, due to the heart rate capability. The Vivosmart basically thought I was napping for that hour.
The device also looks really good. I also picked up the stainless steel band to go along with it, so it's really versatile.
I would, however, say that the alarms are not as good as they were on the ChargeHR. I love that feature, waking up with a vibration on my wrist. But the Blaze doesn't seem to vibrate quite as hard, and it only cycles through 3 times then stops. So if you don't wake up pretty quickly, you're oversleeping. And I've overslept quite frequently since I got this. I never miss work, but I have missed several 6am yoga practices.
That's the big thing, which isn't mission critical in the grand scheme, so yes, I like the Blaze very much.