Features:

  • Better measure calorie burn, understand resting heart rate & more with 24/7 heart rate tracking and a battery life of up to 7 days (varies with use and other factors)
  • Choose from 15+ exercise modes like run, bike, swim, yoga, circuit training and more, set a goal, and get real-time stats during your workouts to see how you can keep getting better
  • Automatically record time spent in Light, Deep and REM sleep stages and see activity trends, health insights and personalized guidance in one place with Fitbit Today
  • Swim proof and water resistant to 50M so you can track swims and wear in the shower. Also connect to smartphone GPS for real-time pace and distance during outdoor runs and rides
  • Stay connected to your day with everyday apps for weather and more and get call, text and smartphone app notifications on your wrist
  • Operating temperature: -10° to 45° C
Light and waterproof

I haven’t used it for long but it’s a lot more updated than the charger 2. It is waterproof. I wore it canoeing. It’s about to go on an adventure for 70 mile canoe race next week. It’s actually very light although the band is a little thicker than I’d like.

Comfortable and sporty fitness monitor

I LOVE this Fitbit! Wasn’t sure about something on my wrist all the time but it’s so comfortable so I got used to it quickly. Wish I could see the screen better in the day light but that’s the only negative. Ordered another mesh band so this Fitbit looks good at workout or out on the town! I’d get another one if something happened to this. Easily able to sync with Fitness Pro.

Love my Fitbit Charge 3

I have had an off brand fitness charger for about 6 months and enjoyed it, but I really wanted to upgrade to Fitbit. My daughter got one of these and loved it, so I ordered one for myself. I got the one that comes with a black and white band. One side of the band has a smaller or larger piece to use. I used the smaller one. My version is the special edition which comes with two different bands. I was surprised that you do not have to wear this tight at all to get the heart rate monitor to work. It works with a little green light and seems accurate to me. I have another monitor and it registers the same. It instructs you to put it on so that it can slide up and down. I like to wear it that way as it's more comfortable and do not have any issues getting anything to work. So far everything is working great. I was surprised that there were no instructions in the box except to download the app, but once I did that it walked me through setting up my Fitbit Charge 3. The tracker bracelet comes with a charging cord. You have to clamp it on the back and then plug it into a usb plug. They tell you to do that first as part of the set up. After that it walked me through setting up my account and downloading an update that took about 15 minutes to complete. After that it was up and running and functional. This blows my other cheaper fitness tracker out of the water. The reason I chose this one was the guided breathing exercises. I have some generalized anxiety and wanted to use this to try to combat that. Also the heart rate tracker can sometimes show when I might be putting myself under stress, so it seemed like a great feature for me. I have also been losing weight since spring and I wanted an app and tracker that would help me track that and give me some motivation. The tracker will show how many pounds you have lost toward your goal. I was able to go back and add my starting weight from March so that it showed my total weight loss rather than just what I lost since getting the tracker. I love that! It has a bunch of optional features like one where it prompts you to take some steps if you have not reached 250 in any hour you set it up to use this feature. The 250 is a static amount but you can change which hours it does this. I sort of like that the amount is such that I can get up and walk around the house and get the steps in. It alerts you 10 minutes before each hour that you have not met the 250 steps yet. The other reason I wanted the fitbit was to help track my sleep. My other one would think if I got up to go to the bathroom that I was up after that. The fitbit shows that I was awake but then shows when I have gone back to sleep and counts it all as one night. I think it does a great job. With that. The fitbit has many other features too numerous to mention and probably some I have not discovered, but I mainly wanted to mention my favorites. I am almost 60 and not super tech savvy, and was able to set this up without having any issues. Thanks for reading my review Becky Brooks

Cute, and works exactly as it should.

I've only had my fitbit for about 3 weeks but I love it so far! I bought the special edition one and it came with a black and a white band, and small and large sizes available for each color. I can't really compare it to any others as I am a first time fitbit user but so far it works pretty well. I've read alot of other reviews saying the fitbit charge 3 doesnt provide the option for the date on the display but mines definitely does. Maybe there's been an update since those other reviews?

Fitbit Charge 3 Worth the Price and the Wait!

Love my Fitbit Charge 3 and talk about easy to set up! Placed my iPhone next to my Fitbit and it synced up without any issues. All I had to do was go in and pick the watch face I wanted and other details. It was amazing! Haven’t gone swimming with it yet so guess I’ll find out if the Charge 3 and water actually work together once I go to the pool. Only issue I had was actually getting my Fitbit. Multiple arrival date changes but finally arrived Nov 18 after dates of Nov 7....14 (my birthday so that would have been ideal)...Dec 8 to Dec 21.... back to Nov 16....then Nov 17 and finally delivered Nov 18....whew, luckily I’m a patient person! It was worth the wait!!

Fast Delivery at a Good price

Deff. buy from these guys instead of the store. Sealed box, in good condition, with new watch that looks just like the picture. Upgraded from my Charge 2 and so far I'm loving it. One of the BIGGEST differences and something that so important is the increased comfort of this model. The heart rate sensor is smoother so you don't have to get use to it feeling like it's always jamming on you. Haven't tried the swim function but I'm looking forward to it.

A Nice Surprise

I bought this item for my wife as a Christmas gift -- thinking it was just a silly "gadget". But when she started going afield with me to check game cameras, I learned that we could keep track of all the miles we were walking on every venture. Now I ask her, "Did you bring that watch"? Ha! I don't have one, and don't want one, but I sure enjoy having hers with us when we are out and about doing chores.

Easy to use, makes me smile, and I’m learning!

Love this Fitbit!!!! I’ve never had one before and thought about it a long time before purchasing but I’m so glad I did! It’s actually super fun and very useful. I use the timer and alarm features, the little vibration is a friendly reminder or reward, and I even like the relax feature for meditation, I haven’t meditated in forever and probably wouldn’t have but it just is so easy why not?! I love how easy it is to use and had no trouble at all navigating. Having text alerts is also very helpful and I’m less tempted to answer text messages in the car because I can see but not respond, it’s great. Plus there’s all the community stuff and actually some awesome data collection on the app! I’m learning so much about sleep, I could go on and on...I highly recommend!

Love the new Fit Bit

I had a 2 and I am over the moon that I upgraded. I love that I can wear this in the shower and swimming now. The sleek design makes it even less bulky than the 2. The notifications are nice and super easy to use as well. Highly recommend anyone upgraded. The seller got me my Fit Bit in a timely manner too!

A lot of improvement - I recommend this product

Tldr summary: Charge 3 is the activity band I have always wanted, finally. Who you are and what you do will dictate whether this review will help you. I am over 45, female, professional, busy and I want stay healthy and become healthier over time. I care about my health but I also have other stuff to do. I use a Fitbit because I want to try to keep moving throughout the day and be mindful but not obvious at work and then try to do low and moderate intensity workouts 3 to 5 times a week. There, I said it. The Fitbit needs to fit the rest of my life and it finally does. I feel the Charge 3 has something valuable to offer for the person who is in the back or middle of the fitness pack. Appearance first: I want my Fitbit to match my professional persona at work and not exude a gym vibe. This has always been my problem with activity trackers in general; I think they are unattractive at work with a suit. I really like the Charge 3 size; it isn't too wide, it isn't too thick, the face isn't too big. To me, it can look like a watch and not some giant work out thing. I switched out the band for more professional and feminine straps from Amazon and I think it looks like jewelry at my professional job. The Fitbit has made this the easiest band to change straps. It is no problem at all and feels secure. I can tell when it is clicked into place and I lost a Fitbit before so this is important to me. I bought the black Charge because I can buy off brand, affordable straps and not worry about metals clashing. I do not pay for the "designer" bands from Fitbit... I bought 2 leather slim profile and one rose gold slim band for less than $20 each on Amazon. I have the plastic cheap one it came with for actual sweaty or swimming work outs. I think a man could buy a thicker strap and it would look masculine. Visual/face: I like the face of the Charge 3. I have it set to see time, date, and stat. It is a lot easier to scroll through the other available information than the Alta and it is a lot more readable. I like the choices of watch faces but I don't anticipate changing it now that I found one be that works for me. Function: I like the heart rate, the sleep cycle, the waterproofing. I like everything about what it shows me. I think the sleep cycle is accurate for me. The heart rate is accurate. The heart rate tracks all day without missing a reading. The battery is better than my Alta and lasts 5 days for me. I don't do notifications or use the smart watch features so cannot comment on it and that may be why my battery is lasting longer. I use the 2 minute breathing a couple of times a day. I use the 250 steps an hour challenge now that I can see it on my new watch. Other review comments: I did the Firmware update and have no problems connecting to my work iPhone or my personal Samsung phone and tablet. No issues syncing so far. I wore with my Alta at the same time and steps matched. I have been testing my steps for 4+ years and I find Fitbit accurate for me. I agree My Fitness Pal is best for food tracking vs the Fitbit app. App: I realistically don't want to join a gym and it is too cold for me to make myself swim right now. As you can tell by reading this, I am not a hard core person for exercise. I am trying the Fitbit Coach and I like it. I travel and I like that I can just do the exercises anywhere and there are a lot of choices of activity. I like that there are inside and outside exercises and things in can just do in my living room or hotel room. I like that there are all different lengths of exercises from 10 min to 18 minutes to an hour. It is a small commitment, no equipment needed, as convenient as you can get, and a lot of variety. I am trying for a month and I think this is what I have been looking to add to the my walking 10,000 steps a day. I see the Fitbit as a tool but I don't want it to annoy me. Most of the time I found the badges and challenges tiresome and making something out of nothing. I do like knowing I walked to the Moon but really it is just kind of not relevant. I was only using the Fitbit for steps and checking the app once a week or maybe less. Now I feel like I am going to take advantage of the more sophisticated offerings. I like seeing the graphs that show REM sleep and resting heart rate and cardio insights. This is the first time where I feel the app is offering me more than just glib surface information. Other bands I have used: I had the One, which I liked because it was hidden but didn't do much. I had to dig down my shirt or look at my phone to see my steps. I bought the little tiny Fitbit Flex 2 and the metal holder was ridiculously hard to get the Fitbit in and out of and didn't show anything - you had to look on your phone. The Alta had a slim profile but was hard to see and super hard to change bands. Ultimately I lost the Flex2 due to a necklace malfunction and abandoned the Alta for not being useful enough to justify wearing something I thought was ugly. I briefly had delusions of fitness grandeur and have a Garmin Vivoactive HR. It was too hard core for me and too big and plastic. Alas, Garmin made me realize I am just not into fitness as a "lifestyle."

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