Most of my cardio consist of dancing. Will the Spark tracker accurately record this type of work out as well?
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I think if you attach the tracker to your shoe or sock, it will work best. I find that up higher doesn't count all the activity. The hip area might work also, depending on what kind of dancing it is. My suggestion is to try both and see which one works best for you and the specific activity. I LOVE my tracker!! I recommend it for whatever activity you plan on doing.
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I just noticed that when I do a Leslie Sansone aerobic 3 mile video it only tracks 1.7 miles. I am busy moving the whole 45 minutes so I am under the assumption that side steps or a side to side movement or a high knee march must not be counted. I just about lost it yesterday I had it on my shoe and when I looked down I only had the clip. Enjoy your dancing, your having fun and moving which is the point.
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It may not automatically file it as dancing but you can change the manual tracking to help it "learn" the activities you're doing and the way you move.
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Wish I could- but the tracker won't work on my Linux computer system; Can someone tell me an where I can get an 'adaptor' that will make it work!! BUT you can write to SPARK PEOPLE.com .... and they can answer your question on "dancing".
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I have NO problems with my tracker as long as it is positioned correctly. I wear mine on the top of my shoe and it seems to be giving me great results. I have not used any other tracking device such as fitbit etc. so I really have nothing to compare it with. But for the price, I am very happy with it. I liked it so much that after I lost my first one, I ordered the second one. They are very addictive. :) Hope this helps. For more comments, you can go directly to SparkPeople.com to check it out.
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As long as your dancing is over 10 minutes, then it counts as a workout. You need to go to the workout menu and pick out the activity that matches your workout. I usually use the high impact aerobics and it works for me. There are plenty of choices for activities so one of them should fit your needs. Hope this helps!
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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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Not sure what hot yoga entails, but I would wager that the answer is no. All of these devices rely on accelerometers that work best for certain kinds of movement. For example walking and running are easy, but weight lifting or say walking while pushing a stroller where your arm is more still produce poor to varied results. The programmers are getting better at the algorithms that work with these electronics, but there is still a long way to go to record your movement when doing something like yoga that does not entail a lot of horizontal movement through space.
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HiI have one and I had a fitbit.i lime the Basis very much. It does not track a stationary bike yet I think it work great and it keeps me going
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Yes, it is like starting a stop watch/timer. Once you click to begin the workout, your heartrate is continously monitored until you stop the tracking by ending the workout on the watch. This is much better than any other heart rate tracker, and I compared results from the MIO to a standard heart monitoring device with a chest strap. The results was almost identical. Calories burned is slightly off from other devices.
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it doesn't track food only physical activity. You can track your food on the SparkPeople page. you can join for free. I highly recommend it.
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Yes, I use it myself to track my soccer performance. Even better if you combine it with the heart tracking and the gps watch.
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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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It will count it as steps but it also picks up rigorous activities. You will have to sync it with your computer in order to view your stats. I love mine! I have it synced with myfitnesspal app. It keeps track of steps, calories burned, water in take, calorie intake, sleep, and you can set timers to remind you to move. It really is a great product. Only thing I don't like is that the hot pink doesn't stay hot pink long. I've had mine 2 weeks and already buying a black band because the pink looks dirty and I can't get it cleaned.
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Hi Janet, I don't know anything about the fitbit, but I'm very happy with my Spark Activity Tracker, it helps me a lot. I recommend it.
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Michael, from what I understand, the pm5 will do more, as far as recording your workouts...I purchased the pm3 and am very happy with it...but my husband and I just row. We're not tracking our progress electronically, although there is a card that comes with it that can do that. We still have programmed workouts to choose from. From what I understand the pm5 is the newer version. Good luck, we enjoy our machine. For what we want, the pm3 works well for us.
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Not that I know of but the heart rate will link with certain gym equipment. You can enter the data in a fitness app though.
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No, not necesarily a dance tape but has dance moves. It is more of a cardio tape.
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Sort of. I turn on the treadmill mode to track my heart rate, but I question how accurate the calorie count is. Also, the treadmill mode will think you are on the treadmill, so you would have to discard/ignore those metrics. When I log into the third party software fitness tracker "map my fitness" and put in the time spent weightlifting, it will automatically approximate my calories. A couple of side notes. Tomtom says that sometime in July they are adding a "generic" activity to monitor activities other than run, bike and swim--but they have not done so to date. However, for the time being, when I do a gym workout in treadmill mode, I then select training option "laps" and then select "manual". This way, after every set, I tap my watch to reset the lap timer to help me monitor the rest time between each set. So I track my heart rate, total time, and time between sets.
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Not really because the watch is primarily meant to monitor distance covered in a specific period of time with the additional heart monitor which is paired with the watch. What I'm trying to say is that there is nothing wrong in using it for non-running cardio workouts, but if you do, you ignore other functions this product offers and therefore should maybe look for a different solution.
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I've used this watch for all different types of work outs. Anything from running outside, sprints on the treadmill, weight training, and crossfit style workouts. Overall I think the heart rate given is pretty accurate. As far as calories burned, I can't imagine it beig 100% correct but either way I'm sure it's a good estimate and always pushes me to work harder. It tracks your workouts and has some other features I haven't even used yet but for what I need I think it works great!
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Short answer: yes. It tracks your daily miles and there is an option to start tracking a "workout". It works like a stopwatch. You have to go through some menu functions to get to it but it doesn't take very long. You press the lower right button and the timer goes off. As you work out, you can check your HR, see how many calories you have currently lost, and the distance in miles and steps. You can even pause it for those bathroom breaks or extended water breaks and then press the lower right button to restart the workout. It won't save it so if you have another work out it will over ride it. It's quick and easy without complications of setting anything other than pressing a button to start tracking. I love this watch. Unfortunately, one downfall I started to notice was the clasp that kept the darn thing on your wrist became distrustful. First couple months were without issue and then I noticed after daily wear and removal, the clasp would easily unclasp and my watch would fly across the room or drop to the floor. Some causes were during aggressive movement as in a weight lifting workout or a run, but even during non aggressive movement (walking, dishes, picking things up) it would come off. So, with that said, I lost my favorite watch two weeks ago :-( be weary but don't lit hinder you. I would maybe buy another band and switch it every so often. I hope this helps some how...
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did you reclassify the workout after it was posted on the spark tracker page and scroll down to find cycling or Biking. You can reclassify after the spark tracker has uploaded the workout and the time by placing the pointer on the "general exercise" and it will pop up in a bubble to reclassify. Hope this helps.