What "counts" with nike fuel band? Would the fuel band know when I'm doing these things?
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When you go on the Elliptical just take it off your wrist and put it on your ankle. It doesn't need to clasp to stay on, as the band grips the ankle pretty well. In my experience it is pretty accurate to what the machine gives you as well. You can also do this on a stationary bike, just put the band where you are experiencing the most movement in your workout.
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No. I went on a run and half way through I checked my count and it was still 0. It is more how much you thrash your arm around, which is counted. I use this more to keep track of my heartbeat during workouts. I wouldn't recommend this one.
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The watch does not sync with nike+. Tomtom has its own site (mysport) and it syncs with that. It does sync with sites like strava and endomondo.I know there are some third party software that can sync external files to Nike, but are not supported by either tom Tom or Nike.
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The Fuelband currently (as of Nov 2015) only has app support for Iphone 5 and up, and android 4.3 and up. So you wont be able to sync to your kindle, but you can still sync everything online to the Nike+ website if you have a bluetooth enabled laptop using the Nike+ connect program they have available on their website for free.
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Only if you wear the breast strap, which would be rather uncomfortable. I have the Basis now, which does that, but is not very good at measuring calorie consumption during activity. In any case, calorie count during sleep is rather uninteresting - the Basis shows I burned some 500 cal between midnight and 6:30 am and I would bet that this is within 10% of what it shows any other day, even after a hard workout when the actual consumption is higher.If you look for calorie count, I'd go with a Polar for workout and a Fitbit or similar with MyfitnessPal for the rest.
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Fuel is a measure invented by Nike - it measures your level of continuous movement and exertion - so running up 50 steps would show a different fuel level than walking up 50 steps for example. If it's just steps you're interested in looking at then you simply view the Steps measure rather than the Fuel measure. I find them both of value.
711335
I have never used the sensor in the shoe since I do not care for nike shoes. When I run on the treadmill the kms match up very accurately in my experience.
1998587
NO! It totally charges my Nike Fuel band!!! and it's longer than the cord that came with it.
1159096
I have had the band for three weeks. I wear it riding to and from work, 7.5 miles. It registers fuel points of about 800 per trip. I tried putting it on my ankle and it registered basically the same amount of fuel. My ride is on bumpy Anchorage trails and paths, so perhaps it gives me credit for shaking the hell out of it. :)
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Yes your Spark Tracker will keep track of your steps while dancing. I go to WalMart 20 miles from my home and the Spark even tracks my steps that far away from my computer. We never realize how many steps we do just walking around the store shopping. It also keeps track of exercise equipment movement too.
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I believe the heart rate monitor only syncs with the Nike+ watch and the Nike+ GPS watch requires a USB cord to hook up to a PC. By the way this is by far the best HR monitor I've owned & the GPS does a great job keeping track of pace and elevation for even 6+ hour cross country runs and bike rides. The Google maps of the workouts on Nike website has allowed me to find nearby trails I would have otherwise missed.
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Yes, although you may have to "reclassify" what the activity actually is. Sometimes you need to reclassify -sometimes it reads my elliptical or stationary bike as a "walking event" instead of elliptical or cycling, but that may have something to do with the action of my foot.
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Nope. It counts your steps without a foot pod. In addition, it keeps track of your calories and reminds you to move when you've been idle for too long.
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Hello Bruce, I had the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS and needed a HRM to go with it. I just checked the Product Description here on Amazon and found the following:"Polar WearLink+ transmitter Nike+ picks up your heart's signals and transfers that data into the Nike+ system. The soft fabric chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.Transfers heart rate information while swimming with products which support 5kHz transmission** FT1, FT2, FT4, FT7, FT40, FT60, FT80, RS100, RS300X, RS400, RCX5, CS100, CS200, CS300"so I guess it does work with the CS300 Hello Bruce, I had the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS and needed a HRM to go with it. I just checked the Product Description here on Amazon and found the following:"Polar WearLink+ transmitter Nike+ picks up your heart's signals and transfers that data into the Nike+ system. The soft fabric chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.Transfers heart rate information while swimming with products which support 5kHz transmission** FT1, FT2, FT4,... » Read More Hello Bruce, I had the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS and needed a HRM to go with it. I just checked the Product Description here on Amazon and found the following:"Polar WearLink+ transmitter Nike+ picks up your heart's signals and transfers that data into the Nike+ system. The soft fabric chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.Transfers heart rate information while swimming with products which support 5kHz transmission** FT1, FT2, FT4, FT7, FT40, FT60, FT80, RS100, RS300X, RS400, RCX5, CS100, CS200, CS300"so I guess it does work with the CS300 « Show Less
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Just went down to check my bike to refresh my memory. There is 1 sensor unit you install on your bike. It houses 2 sensors inside (1 for the magnet you put on your pedal for cadence, and 1 for the magnet you put on your back tire for speed). Then of course there is the heart rate band you put around your chest. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks!
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Fuelband only scenes motion, and not its magnitude or direction, waking or swing or swatting a fly ....for example on this particular day I did not walk more than 100 steps, I was driving my car, to my amazement the Fuelband showed I have done more than 2460 steps !!!, the Fuelband motion detector will not be able to distinguish between walking and swimming motion.
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It is a Nike thing. Nike has come up with a standard to measure activity. I believe it probably takes into account the "Hours Won", the "Steps" taken, and "Calories" burned. It seems as the hours won increase or steps greatly increase, fuel is increased as well. It really doesn't take a lot of effort to ear more "Fuel". We like it because if you are next to your goal by say, 200 points, it causes you to have an attainable goal reached and met by simply not accepting that and getting up and exercising for maybe 5 minutes, or walking to the end of the block, etc. vs. laying down for the night and accepting a lost goal.