Fitbit Surge for Cerebral Palsy?

[plume15]

Hello!

I am writing because I can't seem to find any information on this. My brother has cerebral palsy, and is extremely active. Although he uses a walker mostly, he can use a cane to get around. He is very interested in getting a Surge to help him lose some weight. I am under the belief that the surge works mostly off of motion and for him, his wrists are generally stationary on his walker, so this wouldn't be accurate.

So my question is, does the Surge or the Charge HR give calorie burn information off of motion or off of the heart rate information that it gathers?

Thank you so much!!

[Odyssey13 · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the forums @plume15

How wonderful of you to help out your dear brother.

This article on burned calories may help you better understand how that information is gathered. click to read

The devices are incredible, but most of them do go by arm movements for steps.

Had you considered getting him the One, which is attached to the waist? You could probably attach it to his walker, too.