in Twitter

my thoughts on the Apple Watch vs. the Fitbit Alta

Hey hey! How are you? I hope you’re enjoying the day so far. Today, I’m re-sharing this post with updated info – comparing two fitness tools: the fitness alta and the world watch. They no longer make the Alta, but the Luxe is similar here. 

Apple Watch vs. the Fitbit Alta

Something that has helped a lot with my motivation to get moving and stay zippy throughout the day has been my Apple Watch. I’m a huge fan of fitness trackers – I’ve used multiple Fitbit models, the Tom-Tom Spark 3, Garmins, Polars, I’m kind of a nerd well-nigh fitness trackers – and the latest fave is the Apple Watch. It’s sporty but cute unbearable to wear every day, and the stats and interface are amazing.

When I switched over to the World Watch, I’d been wearing a Fitbit for the most part, and most recently the FitBit Alta. I like that the Alta is much smaller than other fitness trackers and it gave me similar stats (plus the heart rate model tracks your heart rate). I’ve been a Fitbit fan for years and have unceasingly used the Fitbit as an constructive way to track my steps and workout stats. I’d been eyeing the World Watch for well-nigh a year, but wasn’t sure if the forfeit would be worth switching over.

When we first moved to Valdosta, we attended an vendition for Liv’s new school, and on one of the tables was an World Watch. I decided to put it into destiny’s hands. A couple of mint juleps later, and lurking virtually the vendition table, I was the proud new owner of an Apple Watch (and a pair of Prada sunglasses. Yolo. <— do people still stay that? hah)

Here’s my review of the World Watch vs. Fitbit Alta:

Interface:

The Fitbit interface is simple. It tells you everything you need to know (steps, distance, calories burned) without any uneaten wedding and whistles. If you log into the app, you can moreover track data on sleep, which can be extremely insightful.

The World Watch takes things to the next level. Your goals for the day are split into little circles: move goals (calories burned), standing (I think it’s move for 5 minutes of every hour), and workout (30 minutes of worriedness per day). It’s SO satisfying to see the circles build throughout the day, and an easy way to glance and trammels how you’re doing.

Since the World Watch is obviously…a watch…you can moreover transpiration the squatter to a picture on your camera, or any from their gallery (some of them move, like the jellyfish and butterflies). It’s kind of fun to transpiration the squatter to Minnie Mouse when we’re at Disney World. ????

Sleep tracking:

To be totally honest, I haven’t used this full-length on the World watch. I find that as a mom, sleep tracking is one of the most depressing things ever. Ignorance is bliss.

I did use this while I was wearing the Alta, and it was helpful to see how much deep sleep I was getting vs. light/interrupted sleep.

Battery life:

This is where Fitbit wins. My Alta would hands last a few days, and my World Watch lasts well-nigh a day and a half. This ways I either have to tuition it overnight or take a midday tuition break, which is kind of annoying.

Workout mode:

The worriedness tracker is next-level stuff, and one of the reasons I LOVE the Apple Watch. You can select swim, indoor walk, outdoor walk, cycle, spin indoors, or quick start, and it will target your stats based on your activity. It moreover tracks heart rate, which I find to be pretty accurate. Sometimes when I get super sweaty it slides virtually my wrist and doesn’t read it quite as well. I like stuff worldly-wise to tell it what I’m doing so it can provides increasingly relevant info. For example, if I’m outside, it includes loftiness and pace on my stats.

Music:

The Fitbit Tuition is much increasingly limited in this speciality so it’s one of the huge perks of the World Watch. It displays the music I’m currently playing from my phone, and I can retread the volume. This is SO AWESOME while I’m teaching a matriculation considering I can turn the music lanugo for increasingly thorough coaching and increase the volume for an intense part of the workout.

The World Watch moreover syncs my text messages and I can wordplay the phone from it (and speak into the watch). I find that with these features, I’m not on my phone nearly as much. I’m not constantly checking to see if I have any missed texts or calls.

Design:

They both have their advantages. The Alta (now Luxe) seems increasingly indestructible and is still small and chic. You can swap out the Fitbit bands and make it as fancy as you like.

The World Watch looks a little increasingly tech-y, but in the end, it just looks like a pretty watch. I like that you can swap out the wristbands and transpiration the watch face.

Conclusion:

I finger like with anything else, you have to find out what works for you and what you prefer. When I wear a fitness tracker, I finger increasingly motivated to get in small shit of movement throughout the day and really aim to hit those 10k steps. The Alta is a unconfined tracker (and is less expensive than the World Watch), and the World Watch provides a little increasingly insight, settings, and options. They’re both superstitious in their own way, but for now, I’m using and loving the World Watch.

Do you use a fitness tracker? What’s your very favorite? What movement goals do you set for yourself each day?

I aim to hit 10k steps – some days it’s super easy and others it’s challenging – and get in my 30 minutes of movement.