05-04-2015 00:25
05-04-2015 00:25
I'm on day 2 of fitbit ownership (ChargeHR) and i'm very impressed. I earn points on my health insurance for reaching step goals each day and last night i found myself going out for a little walk just to top up to hit my goal for the day. It's already changing my behaviour!
The only thing i'm not that impressed with is the sleep tracking. I sometimes use an app called Sleep Cycle and it shows periods of deep sleep and light sleep, and it can also wake you up during the light sleep periods to make the transition to daytime easier. I'm surprised that Fitbit can't recognise deep/light sleep based on the accelerometer data like my iPhone can. Does anyone know if this is possible and if fitbit might consider developing this feature?
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01-05-2016 13:28
01-05-2016 13:28
01-05-2016 19:31
01-05-2016 19:31
01-06-2016 07:46
01-06-2016 07:46
02-19-2016 18:26
02-19-2016 18:26
Has anyone noticed the difference between efficiency of sleep at night and napping? I have had interrupted sleep patterns for the last 40 years, so napping is a big help to me. Retirement and napping go hand in hand for me! My naps are very solid and I wake up refreshed!
What is your experience napping and with tracking?
03-11-2016 17:34
03-11-2016 17:34
Charge HR actually does not use the HR to determine your sleep. At least, when I asked their customer support how it tracks sleep, they did not mention that it uses the HR, and when I sent back an email asking specifically if it uses the HR, they didn't reply.
I think Sleep Cycle is better than the Charge HR because on the non-sensitive setting my Charge always says I slept 96-98%, while on sensitive it usually says 55-65%. Sleep Cycle usually ranges between 75% - 85%, and when it's outside of that range one way or another, I really feel the difference.
Jenn
03-15-2016 20:23
03-15-2016 20:23
05-13-2016 21:06
05-13-2016 21:06
The efficiency only counts how well you stayed asleep, not how long it took you to fall asleep.
05-16-2016 11:37 - edited 05-16-2016 11:39
05-16-2016 11:37 - edited 05-16-2016 11:39
In addition to my Fitbit Flex, I use MotionX 24/7 on my iPhone with it on the bed. One good thing about MotionX is that it records a few minutes during the night. Nothing like hearing proof that I do really snore throughout the night.
I have found that it and my Fitbit Flex data seems to line up pretty well. Which gives me confidence that the data recorded by both is pretty accurate. The little arrows are the minute of recorded snores. I have also used Sleep++ on my Apple Watch but I need to charge my watch each night so that is never a good idea.
06-21-2016 10:08
06-21-2016 10:08
G2EWS, I would like to know more about REM sleep. You mention that it takes 90 minutes to get there. Can you tell me where you have researched this information? I very seldom have more than an hour of uninterrupted sleep according to my Fitbit and have wondered if I am sleep deprived.
I would appreciate any references to articles about sleep cycles, REM, sleep deprivation, etc.
Thank you.
07-15-2016 06:54
07-15-2016 06:54
@Colinm39
How do you create a custom chart to cover when you are sleeping?
I see charts on this Forum which I never see on my Dashboard ( I have to use the Windows Dashboard to see my results - and it seems really limited to me).
Can you spell out how you get that chart you show please?
07-15-2016 09:15
07-15-2016 09:15
@CobaltStargazer wrote:
How do you create a custom chart to cover when you are sleeping?
I see charts on this Forum which I never see on my Dashboard ( I have to use the Windows Dashboard to see my results - and it seems really limited to me).
Can you spell out how you get that chart you show please?
@CobaltStargazer You create a Custom Activity and @wildweeder has given a point by point description in this post.
See how you go and let us know.
08-22-2016 09:03
08-22-2016 09:03
Hello I have 2 fitbit device one was a fitbit zip and I lost it one day
and at x-mas time last year i got a new fitbit Charge HR and I love it it's nice....
Every steps its keeps me moving up more steps I like to see my steps go up and up I am up to now 13k steps a day..
that's awesome to get more steps in
01-01-2017 13:22
01-01-2017 13:22
I actually found the tracker helpful. I noticed that on the days where I binged on The Walking Dead, ( trying to catch up ) there were a lot of restless reports like 6-7 and waking up 3 times. When I cut back to just two episodes. I would have maybe 2 -3 restless periods waking 1-2. I also noticed that when I woke up around 3AM I was overheated. I reporgramed the themostat on my heater and now I sleep through the night.
03-21-2017 05:26
03-21-2017 05:26
So you're saying that the solid dark blue on the graph is REM sleep, right?
Thanks!
dollyg1944
06-07-2017 23:46
06-07-2017 23:46
Jileha - Thank you for such a superb answer/response. And for such detailed and well written information.