Fitbit Flex 2 Smart Fitness Activity Tracker, Slim Wearable Waterproof Swimming and Sleep Monitor, Wireless Bluetooth Pedometer Wristband for Android and iOS, Step Counter and Calorie Counter Watch

Okay, so I didn't think I would love this as much as I do. I'm not a very "fit" person - I don't go to the gym as a hobby, I don't count calories, I don't drink protein shakes, etc. - so I thought I wouldn't get very much use out of it. However! I use this thing all the time, and it even motivates me to keep moving! I love that you can set your own goals, too. I run three times a week, and it recognizes that as my goal. It's interesting how it keeps track of your sleep, too. The battery charge doesn't last for very long, but I think it charges fairly quickly. I usually just charge it when I'm sitting down to watch TV or something when I won't lose any tracked steps. If you're on the fence about this, I would say go for it! It's the cheapest one and it isn't super bulky. It's very discrete, so it doesn't look so out of place when you have to be dressy, which is something I don't like about the Apple watch or some of the more intense Fitbits. *UPDATE* so like three days after posting this review, my dog ended up chewing my Fitbit while it was charging. I contacted their customer service and explained the situation and told them I've had it for less than two weeks, and despite dog chews not covered under the 1-year warranty, they replaced my tracker for free. I'm actually amazed by their customer service. I contacted them late Saturday night, and by Tuesday morning my new replacement tracker is preparing to ship. Just wanted to share how insanely helpful the Fitbit customer service is.

This was a great product... Lasted well... Did what it was supposed to ... Passed it on to hubby when I got a newer one and it lasted him a while too

I have had this fitbit for over a year, and I wish I hadn't wasted my money on it. It will randomly just stop working and not track anything at all. When it is tracking, it does not keep track of any exercise aside from walking accurately at all. For example if I bike two and from work which is 11 miles I don't even hit my steps for the day, but if I stand in one place and scrape paint for an hour it says I hit my steps. If I do an hour of yoga it doesn't register any of that. I'm sick of tinkering with the dumb thing to get it to sync with my phone and make sure it's actually working. The food log is clunky and way less user friendly than my fitness pal which is annoying because then I have to go into two different apps if I want to log calories. It's supposed to be a handy tool to help make life easier but it's actually just a pain in my rear and I'm through with it.

I loved (past tense) the Fitbit Flex 2. Alas. I'd had it exactly one month. I am very sad. It was on my wrist and latched... then the Bermuda Triangle West ate my FitBit. And I am myself, very very lost without it. I'm amazed at how quickly I adapted to it and started upping my activity level. Getting to bed on time more often. And I appreciated the reminders to move around more often when I was working at home on the computer. I had just got two friends to sign up to a challenge -- this is what I have to do to move more! I still have hope it will reappear. If I buy a new one and the old one shows up, I've already decided I can give it to my sister who is disabled and loves to go swimming. She needs one even more than me! And I need one bad! I didn't know how badly until I got one! I charged it late evening Wednesday and put it on when I went to bed. On Thursday from 1:30pm on I was Christmas decorating a local community center. I left about 5pm and a little bit after that, noticed my Flex 2 was not on my wrist. According to the FitBit App it's last sync was Thursday at 2:01pm and the battery was full... It's been a flat line since then. I've stood in every corner and in the middle of the community center and Sync says "Tracker can't be found." If the battery was full - why can't Sync find it? We've scanned the center, the trash cans and pulled bags, the recycling bin, restrooms, closets, under cabinets, etc.- 3 times since Thursday pm. We went through all the empty decoration boxes too. I didn't go outside of the community center between 1:30 and 5pm. I had charged the FitBit on Wednesday and put it back on just before bed.The wristband was on until Thursday ~2pm - so it had to be latched. I didn't notice snagging my wrist and pulling hard - we were just putting out a Chistmas village and making silk flower arrangements. No ladder climbing involved! Several others unloaded the van even!! I'm holding out hope. One thing I had already learned about wearing it: Make sure the band is tight enough that the band won't flip over. I found the Tracker (black and the size of a skinny Chiclet) one morning on the bathroom rug. I had the band on slightly loose and pushed it back to wash my hands. This flipped the wristband wrong side out and the Tracker popped out. So from that day forward I resolved to wear the band snug enough that it wouldn't roll over. Second resolution: Buy it with whichever one of your credit cards covers loss or damage for double the warranty period. Here's hoping you hold on to your's longer than I did mine. All the best! Cynthia

The biggest negative is that you get two bands and only one clasp. I’m guessing Fitbit does this because they expect you to only wear one of the bands and they’re saving money or can charge you if you want another. I wear the Fitbit on my ankle which Fitbit officially recommends against. However, when I walk I walk my dog and I don’t swing my arms. I adjusted the steps so their accurate and there are many other reviews where people talk about how more accurate the step counts are on their ankle. I got the Flex2 for swimming and for that it has to be worn on my wrist. I tried ankle and it didn’t recognize my movements at all so I didn’t get the lap count. So every time I go swimming I have to move the clasp from one band to the other, which is really difficult and and almost painful on your fingers. The large band is too loose for swimming and I don’t want to wear it out with chlorine exposure. Extra clasps are expensive on the Fitbit site and I can’t find them sold separately on amazon. The other con is the community groups. The options through the app are limited, and it seems like it could be really easy for them to allow community groups to show there and they just choose not to. Positives: I’m finding the information the Flex2 provides really motivating to get walking more. The app is really convenient for tracking water consumption (which until I started tracking thought I was actually doing much better with), sleep, and steps. I was tracking food through LooseIt which I liked a lot better, but Fitbit is ok at it. I like seeing calories in vs calories out. The alarm function is really discrete and I use it a lot. I turned off all the alarms to motivate me to move so I wouldn’t confuse the two possibilities. It still vibrates to let me know when I’ve met my step goal, but other than that it’s really great for waking me up and letting me know when it’s time to leave for work. I set alarms all the time, it’s really easy and convenient bc no one else can hear it. I had a meeting that I needed to wrap up in an hour. I wanted to focus and not keep looking at the clock, I loved knowing when the time was up without interrupting the conversation. I also really like that the sleep tracker deducts time for restlessness and when I’m awake. The sleep tracker I was using just gave me a total time in bed which didn’t accurately reflect how tired I felt. The app has the ability to challenge up to 10 people in step challenges. The cap on people seems arbitrary, but it is motivating. You can also challenge people to scenic races where you can see each other on a map that includes scenic pictures. There are solo challenges with more pictures and little tokens you collect. I find all the challenges motivating, and I enjoy the community feel and the pictures I can unlock in the solo challenge. Overall I’m really glad I got it. I saw a lot of reviews disappointed with the battery life. I haven’t had that problem. I turn off Bluetooth and WiFi at night, and I only sync when I open the app, so maybe I’m saving the battery that way. It seems to need a charge every 4 days. I keep the charge near where I watch TV and plug it in if it’s low. It doesn’t seem to take very long, maybe an hour? Maybe that changes over time. Not a problem for me though.

I was so excited to get this Fitbit Flex 2. I guess my expectations were very high. I preordered it and waited for more than one month to receive it. I was replacing my Fitbit One with this model. I had opted for this one because of the bracelet accessory. I do not like the look of the rubber band and I thought that the bracelet looked nice. What do I like? It it lightweight, mostly accurate, tracks sleep, and has vibrating/silent alarms. I really like the hourly alarm to move (for those of us that end up sitting at a desk for long periods of time). I also like the notifications for text messages and phone calls. What do I not like? It doesn't track flights of stairs (my old model did), the battery does not last long at all! I find myself charging it much more often than my old model. You cannot really track your progress (aside for the number of lights lit up) without syncing with your phone app. Overall, it isn't a bad purchase, but I just think my expectations were too high.

I love my Fitbit. It helps me track my steps throughout the day and can even remind you to move at certain intervals. My boyfriend and I compete to see who walks more in a given day and its been great for both of us. We've started loosing weight and its challenged us to take the next step (no pun intended) and start eating healthier as well. It's nice to have that physical representation of your activity during the day, and it makes you want to get out and walk more to try to beat your previous day's count. I even use it at my desk with my bicycle spinner, I strap it to my ankle and spin while I work. It isn't the most accurate for that purpose but it still allows me to count that towards my day's activities. I had the Charge2 (I lost it) before I got the Flex 2 and I have to say I prefer this one. Charge 2 vs Flex 2: Flex 2 is small and sleek enough that I can wear it all day without it becoming a bother, whereas when I would sit down to work at the computer I would constantly find myself taking the Charge 2 off to be more comfortable. Flex 2 is water resistant so I don't have to remove it when I wash dishes or my hands, which I felt compelled to do with the Charge2 because i didn't want to run the chance of damaging it. Where the Charge 2 beats the Flex 2 is with its capabilities such as the heart monitor and a screen to show time and stats throughout the day, but the you have your phone on you 24/7 anyways those aren't that important. Given the price difference and convenience of the Flex 2, I'd choose it any day over the Charge 2.

I'm lazy, and it shows in my latest lab results from my doctor. I doubt I'll ever be one to so any strenuous exercise, but I've got to step up the activity a little, or I'm headed to an early death. I figure if I can actually see my activity levels, it might be easier to push myself a little further when walking my dog or choosing between the elevator and the stairs. So far, that's exactly what's happening. I'd been eying the Fitbit Flex 2 for a while, and some Amazon gift certificates for Christmas finally made it happen. The price-point is very affordable, and it's mostly waterproof, meaning I won't accidentally kill it by forgetting to take it off when I wash my hands or rinse a dish. And who knows...maybe I'll get a wild hair this summer and make use of the swimming pool. Having never used anything remotely like this before, I was glad the app walked me step-by-step through setting it up. Unfortunately, it just wouldn't connect to my phone after the double-tap thing, but after a little online sleuthing, I found among the similar complaints from other users one comment that said to just keep tapping after it vibrated. And tapping. And tapping. And believe it or not, that did the trick. The app itself is pretty awesome. I loaded it on my iPhone, and it syncs throughout the day, telling me how many steps I've taken and how many calories I've burned (including the ones our body uses just breathing and being alive). I can add things I've eaten, set and track activity and weight goals, and see how well I've been sleeping. I especially love the silent alarm and notification features, since it can (a) quietly alert me to a cell phone call or text message, which is awesome while I'm at work, and (b) silently remind me to get up off my butt and move every so often. Wearing it is surprisingly comfortable. I suppose if you're not used to something on your wrist, it might take some getting used to, but I typically wear a couple of bracelets, so this wasn't really a change for me. The wristband material is flexible and pretty tough, so it can handle the bumbs and scrapes of going about my regular life without damaging the magical pebble inside. I like that it's fairly inconspicuous as well, with no digital face to attract attention. After all, I have my lazy reputation to maintain! So far my activity isn't impressive at all, but at least I can measure what I'm up to, have a concrete starting point, and set a realistic goal. 10k steps? Nope, probably not anytime soon. But 5K would be a huge improvement for a sofa sloth like me, and my dog is loving that I let her take me on longer walks now that I'm able to see my lack of progress -- and finally do something about it!