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My Fitbit Inspire 2 with the "Stats heavy," clock face. I'm standing on a compact treadmill. |
Well, I've used my Fitbit Inspire 2 for walking for a couple months now, so, I thought I would give a few pros and cons of my Fitbit experience. Just a quick note, I'm not a premium member of Fitbit.
Pros - Fitbit Inspire 2 for Walking without Premium
- Good battery life - By far, the number one reason why I got the Fitbit Inspire 2 was for the battery life. I had battery issues with my last activity tracker powering down during my longer walks. I have no complaints about the Fitbit Inspire 2's battery life. I charge it every couple of days within my daily walking routine, and every time I put it back on the charger, the battery is usually around 80%. That's fine.
- Wrist bands are Comfortable - I was optimistic with the Fitbit Inspire 2's slim wrist band, and so far, the band is comfortable for walking, even at night while sleeping.
- The "Stats heavy," clock face is my favorite for walking - I enjoy the "stats heavy," clock face for all-around walking. The "stats heavy," clock face shows the time, steps, heart rate, calories burned, and distance in kilometers all on one screen. I don't have to scroll up or down while walking. It's more useful indoors during treadmill walking because the display brightness isn't the best outside.
- Real-time step count - During my walks, I notice the Fitbit Inspire 2 tracks the steps in real-time. I thought that was cool, it's nice to see my walking steps without hitting refresh on the Fitbit app all the time.
- No GPS - I'm not a fan of GPS within my activity tracker or watch for everyday walking in the city. I find GPS drains the battery too fast making me lose data. Although, If I was hiking deep in the mountains, I would definitely have a GPS device around. The Fitbit Inspire 2 has no GPS in the activity tracker itself. There is a way to sync the GPS with the phone, which I don't use.
Cons - Fitbit Inspire 2 for Walking without Premium
- The display is tough to see when walking outside on sunny days - Unfortunately, even with the Fitbit Inspire 2's "dim screen," set to off, the display is hard to read. I didn't really have high expectations for the Fitbit's screen in direct sunlight, no big deal.
- No simple way to change the screen to dark mode on the Fitbit app - I'm a fan of a dark mode on my treadmill walks. The Fitbit Inspire 2 doesn't have a simple way to turn the app screen on my phone to dark mode.
- 30-day trends for health metrics only available for Premium - Since I like to walk every day, it's interesting to see all my heart metrics, but unless I have FitBit premium, I can only see one week of my health data such as breathing rate (BR), heart rate variability (HRV), skin temperature and rest heart rate (RHR). So, I only get a seven-day trend, not a fan.
Does the Fitbit Inspire 2 Have a "Treadmill Mode," for Walking
There is a way to get to the treadmill exercise option in the Fitbit Inspire 2 by going through the Fitbit app.
- Open the Fitbit app and click on the profile icon (account) in the top left corner.
- Once you are on the account page, there should be an icon with the Fitbit Inspire 2 activity tracker. Give that a click.
- On the "Inspire 2," page, scroll down to the "exercise shortcuts," click
- Once in the "exercise shortcuts," there should be a "plus sign," in the top right corner. Click
- From the plus sign, there should be a list of exercises to choose from.
- Look for the treadmill and select it.
- At the bottom of the selection page, there should be text that says, "Add to Fitbit Inspire 2." Click
- Now the "treadmill mode," should show up on the Fitbit Inspire 2's exercise section.
How Good Is the ”Auto Recognize Exercise,” for Walking on the Fitbit Inspire 2?
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Fitbit Inspire 2, "auto recognized exercises," for walking. |
Do I Have Any Syncing Issues Between the Fitbit App and Fitbit Inspire 2
Overall, I've had no major issues. Sometimes no data is displayed in my weekly "Stress Management," score. For example, I would get data on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, but no data Friday, then Saturday and Sunday are fine. Not sure why. Shoulder shrug.
Why Don't I Use Fitbit Premium?
I don't want to pay for the Fitbit Premium subscription service. I think I'm just overwhelmed with all the subscription services out there. I'm not saying I would not ever get Fitbit Premium, just not now.
What About the Discover and Community Areas for Walking on the Fitbit App, Are They Any Good?
I haven't used anything in the Discover area or Community area in the Fitbit app at this time (April 2022). I have scrolled through though, the walking community sits at 3.5 million members, wow.
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Disclaimer stuff: I'm not a professional and I have no affiliation with the company.