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I thought of that too, yesterday I was out walking at around 9am and being in New York State it is rather cold at that time in November and I could feel my body heating up and it occured to me that none (that I know of) of the fitness trackers whether made by Fitbit or others has a temperature sensor to measure the outside temp and a sensor to measure the temp of the user.
Should be easy enough to implement. I would like to see the days high or a refresh every x number of hours. Creating custom watch faces would be the best but for now.
I would like to see a temperature component added for hot weather, too. I exercise in 101F weather downi n Florida with a "feels like" 115F. Surely this counts for more caloric burn?
Being an avid adventurer, and gear reviewer, I often need to record the gear I use for climbs, runs, etc. Including temperature and time of year for that event or series of events. Would be great to have a section after each run or exercise synopsis on the dashboard online to be able to log what type of gear I used with that specific run or exercise. Almost like a journal section per run?
Not sure if it possible to be able to pull temp for that region via GPS, even if its just estimated? By the way, I love the run and sleep trackers. Spot on!
I would love to be able to see the outside temperature during a workout. I like to look back and compare workouts but the information would be more meaningful if I could see if it had been 60°F or 90°F.
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I like the idea of monitoring every aspect of the body while working out. Your devices already have LEDs for HR heart monitoring, I'm sure the same LEDs could be used to monitor body temperature and oxygen in the blood. Such information could help detect on comeing illness, warning of heat exhaustion, or over exertion. I can see this is where fit bits future is and I'm excited for newer versions.
Yes! This is such a great idea and would be useful, maybe even life-saving, information. A lot of illnesses and problems are related to body temps. Thyroid problems come to mind. And seeing if we have a sudden rise in temp that we don't feel ourselves could be a sign our body is gearing up to fight infection, and we can load up on vitamin C, drink plenty of water and rest a little more and so on - and actually avoid getting sick!
And what an important feature this would be for warning of heat exhaustion or over exertion. Sometimes it's hard to tell because we push ourselves while exercising. This added info could help us avoid pushing ourselves too hard in the wrong way.
I really hope FitBit adds these features! It fits right in with what they're already doing.
Women who are peri menopausal and having heat flashes would like to see the temperature spikes and understand when they occur, or under what circumstances. Also athletes performing in hot conditions should consider how their bodies respond to heat and how different ways of dealing with heat might affect body temp.
Some insurance companys might already provide coverage on such devices, as pulseox. Perhaps with the right set of sensors they will cover the cost of fit bits. Selling more units is good business.
It would be nice if the FitBit Alta could use Bluetooth to display the current temp and weather. This should be simple based on the same way the Alta can alert of message notifications.
When I wakeup I want to know the temp and weather before I head out for morning exercise and it would be easier to view on my Alta.
I always thought it would be awesome to have local weather and temperature to be displayed on the charge 2 as one of either our displays before we head out for the day.
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