Fitbit Alta HR (Black)

The Fitbit Alta HR is the perfect fitness tracker for the aspiring enthusiast. It has all the essential activity tracking bits in place that should satisfy the fitness curious (but probably not the obsessed). I believe step/exercise tracking, sleep and heart-rate monitoring should be the bare minimum a fitness tracker should be offering in today's age and Alta HR does that very well. It's exercise monitoring may be not perfect (it tries to detect it automatically and so isn't 100% perfect) and the step tracking may not be accurate for the hard-core (it just fine for my 20 min run though). The real time heart monitoring is for the curious (interesting to observe how the heart rate goes up during driving, waiting for interviews, doctors appointment, meeting a girlfriend etc) but the rest heart rate measurement really ties in to your fitness (visible in the app). The sleep monitoring is a fantastic insight into your nightly proclivity as it measures deep sleep, light sleep and REM (dreaming) phases. Lastly, the Fitbit app ties in all the above things into a cohesive package that tries to give you a better holistic insight into your health regimen.All in all the Fitbit Alta HR is greater than the sum of its parts. If you're just getting started on the fitness thing but don't want to go overboard right away, this is the perfect stepping stone. Sure, it's a bit more expensive than the ones from Huawei and Mi but arguably the Fitbit Alta HR is more stylish, less obtrusive, has better social integration (invite your other Fitbit buddies for challenges etc), has a more polished app, and is admittedly a better fit (pun unintended) for the brand conscious.

All things said, it’s a great product and starts in You a healthy habit. BUT if you buy this within India there is zero support or zero availability of genuine accessories which would go the whole nine yards. My charger stopped working just after a month and there is no genuine charger for Fitbit Alta HR anywhere( they keep sending Alta charger which isn’t same standard as Alta HR) . So good people out there ..... be warned.

This is my first fitness tracker review. Got it at an amazing price deal and I feel I did the right investment.Pros -1. This piece looks superb on my wrist.2. Calculates steps accurately3. I love the sleep pattern because it shows my dream period also .4. I wear it without second thoughts in drizzles also.5. When my phone is in silent mode, I no longer bother for checking the display again and again . Now my tracker shows who is calling me on my hands.Cons1- whenever I ride my motor bike it wrongly assumes that I am doing outdoor cycling and it considers it an exercise and burns a lot of calories. It would have been better had any mode been there2. I don't understand how it calculates calories burnt. when I wake up in the morning and check my tracker it shows that I have already burnt 500-600 calories even though all I was doing was sleeping.3. Other trackers In market show fb and watsapp notifications also but Fitbit only shows incoming calls and messages notifications.Apart from these 3 cons everything else is just perfect. It looks lovely on my wrist and everyone asks me from where I purchased it. Amazon was as usual prompt in its delivery. Overall very good.

I started out long ago with a classic Flex. Fell prey to its failed strap design and lost my tracker. I replaced it with a Charge 2, and found the tracker to be really accurate. Now I’ve moved on to the Alta HR and it’s my absolute favourite. In terms of performance it’s not much difference than the Charge 2 but I love Alta HR’s sleeker looks. It also feels a little more comfortable on my wrist. I debated whether I should pay extra for the gunmetal, and then decided to go for it, because I do wear it everyday, all the time.The best part: I bought it for INR 11,999 in a lighting sale on Amazon, which incidentally is the same price you would get it for in the US.

An incredibly useful fitness product. It has incredible app and community which sets it apart from any other fitness brand. The design of altar hr is very good for both men and women. If you are looking for something to track your steps and daily calorie count or distance travelled or heart rate, then go for this over any other watch. If you are looking to track other specialised exercises in the gym and also need a few smart watch features the go for a higher model in the fitbit line up.