iFit Fitness Band Review

As part of my ambassadorship for the Runner’s World Half & Festival next weekend (there’s still time to register using my discount codes in the sidebar) I was sent an iFit Fitness Band to try out and review. I’ve been wearing mine for two weeks now and can officially say that I love it!

Now let’s get into the deets! 😀

Things I LOVE (ie. pros)

1. The display screen – I’ve used a FitBit before and it was so annoying to have to pull up the App on my phone to see how many steps I was at. With the iFit you can simply press the bottom button and viola! you can see your steps, distance, calories in, calories out or net calories.
2. Along the same lines as #1, if you click on the top button it shows the time. I love that they incorporated a watch into the band!!! 
   
3. The different options on how to wear it! I wear it as a bracelet on my wrist which is usually easiest for me but there were a few days that I got a little more “dressed up” and wore it as the belt clip on so that I could wear jewelry, I thought that was pretty cool.
4. You can calibrate your stride distance (for walking and running) which makes the distance much more accurate!
5. The stats are easy to read and really extensive. 
   
6. The battery life is realllllllllllly long. I think I’ve charged it twice in the past two weeks and it wasn’t dead yet either of the times I did charge it. 
7. It is really easy to put it into/take out of sleep mode. Just a few clicks and you are all set to go. The sleep tracking is probably my favorite thing about the iFit band just because it helps ensure that I get as much sleep as possible!
8. It vibrates when you reach your goal for the day, and you can adjust your goal to be whatever you want!
9. I don’t have experience with this because I don’t have an iFit enabled fitness machine, but if you do the iFit band works with your treadmill/elliptical/bike and can do some pretty cool things.

Things I didn’t LOVE (ie. cons)

1. The band is kinda big for my little baby wrist. I usually wear my Garmin every day and wearing both the Garmin and the iFit is kinda bulky.
2. Nope… there’s no number 2. I can’t even think of any other negatives!  

If you’re thinking about getting a “pedometer band” I highly recommend the iFit Active Band. It is pretty darn great!

Have you ever used a pedometer band?

What is one of your favorite fitness gadgets?

Do you track your sleep??