A bit of advice please.......

[Chrysanthemum]

I'm thinking of treating myself to a Fitbit or something and as I'm a complete technophobe I have no idea what I should get, if at all.......I want something that counts calories burnt, heart rate, the distance I've ran and the time it took to run.

Can anyone suggest the thing for me. It will need to be something for a numbskull to understand though😄😄😄😄😄

[JenRunsSlow]

I have a tomtom. It's easy to use and great for doing intervals. I have this one:

amazon.com/TomTom-Runner-Ca...

[misswobble Graduate in reply to JenRunsSlow]

Loads here use Garmin. I have th simplest Garmin, the f10 but it doesn't do heart rate though. The dearer ones do

I like simple so,went for,the basic

You don't need any of this for the programme. You could get something post Graduation as a gift to yourself

[Chrysanthemum Graduate in reply to JenRunsSlow]

Thankyou. I will look into this.

[Chrysanthemum Graduate in reply to JenRunsSlow]

Thankyou for your reply. 😄

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Hi... I wondered where you had got to You okay ?

I am sure there will be loads of advice for you... I just have a Garmin Forerunner 10..like a few of us on here... So simple to use... really clear to understand and it does what you are talking about, except for the heart rate.. If I had anything like that I would be worrying!

[Chrysanthemum Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Hello Oldfloss! Yes, I'm still about. Thankyou for your reply, I will look into the Garmin. How's you?

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Chrysanthemum]

I am good, thank you! Still running, still having fun and some new adventures.. lovely to hear from you x

The Garmin is a great basic bit of kit

[Joy57 Graduate]

I second what Oldfloss says - I have a Garmin forerunner 10 as well and it has more features than I really need. Very cost effective 😄

[Chrysanthemum Graduate in reply to Joy57]

Thankyou for your reply Joy57

[timbradley Graduate]

I can't stress this enough. Buy a device with built in GPS and a Heart Rate Monitor which you wear around your chest. Anything else will give you woefully inaccurate data. Garmin, Tom Tom and Suunto all make decent devices. Being able to review your performance is the first step to improving.

[Chrysanthemum Graduate in reply to timbradley]

Thankyou for your reply, appreciate your advice.

[GoogleMe Graduate]

I have a Fitbit Charge HR - there's a newer model - and it meets my needs well as it is quite simple, I hate fuss and I run with my phone and I'm quite happy tracking run routes with Runkeeper on that. I really just wanted something that would monitor overall activity and to see what was going on with my heart rate generally. (Plus it was a gift, bought on Black Friday, and cheap)

I have family members who spend lots of time with their Garmins and chest straps... never fancied it.

It was surprisingly useful back in January when I had flu.

Main drawbacks, once your skin has got used to it, are that it needs recharging a tad more often than claimed, and you can't use it for swimming

[Chrysanthemum Graduate in reply to GoogleMe]

Thankyou for your reply. It's handy to know good and bad point to these things.

[Shorty7 Graduate]

I had a Fitbit and had to have it replaced several times as it stopped working...I loved it when it worked and loved competing with work colleagues for step counts! I was bought an I watch for my 50th, which probably wouldn't have been my first choice but it has good features and does focus me on getting my heart rate up each and every day. I was shocked and not a little dismayed that I had to walk more to get 10000steps out of my iwatch than had been the case with the Fitbit.

[Chrysanthemum Graduate in reply to Shorty7]

Thankyou Shorty7. It does make you wonder how accurate these things are doesn't it?!

[Rignold]

I would go for an entry level Garmin or Suunto in your place. I would also suggest buying a secondhand one on Ebay. They can be picked up cheap as chips.

[Chrysanthemum Graduate]

Thankyou Rignold.