GoWear fit Lifestyle and Calorie Management System
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GoWear fit Lifestyle and Calorie Management System Details
Manufacturer: BodyMediaBrand: BodyMedia
Release Date: 2008-11-15
Model: 100510
Product features:
- Clinically proven to accurately track calories, steps, physical activity levels and sleep efficiency
- Helps you set healthy weight loss goals ? and reach them
- Easy-to-use Online Activity Manager helps you monitor your progress over time
- Optional Display gives you minute-to-minute updates
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Customer Reviews of GoWear fit Lifestyle and Calorie Management System
Customer Review: 10 Lbs Lost in 4 Weeks!
Summary: 4 Stars
This review is a long but covers things not covered in other reviews. You'll notice a long list of CONS so I need to be clear that I am pleased I made the purchase. This device has been a miracle worker for me. I don't mind exercising or counting calories so had the "calories in" part of the "calories in/calories out" equation. What I didn't have is accurate knowledge of how many calories I burn when exercising and was relying on software to estimate for me, as so many of us do.
This device must be accurately measuring calories burned as, using the device, I'm burning 750 calories more than I eat a day and have been loosing steadily for a total of 10 lbs in 4 weeks. This is the best weight loss success I have ever had in my life!
I am no longer guessing how rigorous my workout was because the device measures whether it was moderate or vigorous. I no longer wonder if I'm really going to be able to loose weight, I just focus on eating the number of calories planned for each day and on meeting the goal for number of calories burned. This has simplified weight loss as much as it could possibly be simplified!
PROS:
1) This is a class 2 medical device so it is regulated by the FDA. You can file a complaint with the FDA if you feel the device is not working or that you have been harmed by the device and it will be investigated. (There is one complaint on file, a problem with the arm band when the device was initially released.)
2) The device really does measure total calories burned (with exceptions noted below), sleep quantity and quality, steps, and number of minutes in moderate and vigorous exercise.
3) Summary report is well laid out and easy to print. You can easily choose the range of days.
4) Armband is comfortable and does not show under most suit jackets, making it possible to wear to work without attracting attention.
5) This device has been used in several research studies (search Pubmed.gov). Initial research showed issues with the algorithms, not with the technology itself which says to me the technology is considered correct for measuring what the device is sold to measure.
5) Battery life seems decent. I haven't gone 5 days without recharging but have gone 1.5 days and it hasn't been very low at all.
CONS:
1) Does not accurately measure calorie expenditure while riding a stationary bike or a recumbent bicycle. I wrote the company and received a defensive and unapologetic reply about this. Limitations like this should be noted in the product documentation. (You can enter exercise online but it's inconvenient due to CON #3.)
2) Not waterproof.
3) Web site is cludgey and slow (>45 seconds to sign on and ~30 seconds between each screen). Every time I try and upload from the device I initially get an error message saying I need to load java software. When I try a second time it gives me the same error message then goes through ok.
4) You must purchase a monthly subscription to their web site (~$7 mo. with a 12 mo. commitment and a $150 fee if you end your subscription early). I would gladly pay a bit extra for the device with software included, especially with the web site being so laborious.
5) I looked up the research cited by the advertisement and it related to a study measuring energy expenditure of teens playing video games. No where in the article is there a mention of the 90% and 10% "research findings" touted in the promotion for the device.
Description of GoWear fit Lifestyle and Calorie Management System
Do you ever wonder how many calories you burn playing with the kids? Or how many steps you take on the way to work? GoWear fit is a clinically proven system that turns your body's everyday information into a tool to help you manage a healthy lifestyle. The GoWear fit armband measures how many calories you burn, how many steps you take, how physically active you are, and how much sleep you're getting.
Want to know how you're doing right now? Purchase the optional GoWear fit display and clip it onto your shirt, pants, or bag. It'll give you minute-to-minute updates on your data--all day, every day! The GoWear fit Online Activity Manager is FREE for three months with Amazon purchase. A small subscription fee applies thereafter: $6.95 per month with a 12-month commitment, $9.95 per month for a six-month commitment, or $12.95 per month with no commitment.
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The GoWear fit system is different from all other performance monitors on the market. It's not a heart-rate monitor, a GPS device, or a simple pedometer. Instead, it's a system that includes:
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| Multi-Sensor Armband Your armband is a small computer that measures a variety of physical characteristics, including motion, steps, galvanic skin response, skin temperature, and heat flux. It's the only multi-sensor monitor that can accurately track:
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Your GoWear fit has multiple sensors. Those innovative sensors take five different "views" of your life: | |
Your Online Activity Manager is a personalized Web page that helps you see the information collected by your armband, including:
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 The Manager is what makes it possible for you to view your data. It also features tools that allow you to set goals, record your weight and waist circumference, assess your average daily caloric intake, print reports for later review, and monitor your body's progress over time. Your monthly subscription gives you unlimited access to your data, the nutritional assessment tool, printable reports, and the ability to see your trends up to 90 days at a time. |
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