Did you wear your bands in the ocean or pool? Did they remain effective after?
793928
Yes.. they stayed active for the 4 days.... in and out of the water. They were great... a little smell to them.. but that is to be expected.
793929
Wore it in the mountains, not in pool or ocean. Mosquitoes shouldn't be around in pool or ocean, you can get rid of them easily when you swim or dip in water.
1269112
I phoned Timex and it's all waterproof (unless you press any buttons) but I forgot to ask them about chlorine effect. They did say the heart rate signal can't transmit to the watch while under water.When I wear it all day, I usually feel like my ribs got bruised, and I have it on it's loosest setting. I even took off the elastic, and just but the stiff part on my with sports tape (and it transmitted), but I still got that feeling. But I sit maybe 80% of the time I wear it so maybe that's a factor for the ribs pressing against something hard.
855920
I wore them wading briefly at the beach but I'm not sure how well they'd hold up if they got soaked in a pool.
147893
I'm not sure. The bands were a present for my girlfriend, she loves to varying tensions, had bands from physical therapy but they were nowhere near as good!
245968
Yes. You can take a shower, go swimming, etc. They stick well. The only issue I've had is forgetting to take one off and it got really stuck. They are a lot like a bandaid, except bigger.
153938
Waterfi fuelbands definitely are. For the regular ones I suppose that Nike can answer this. I heard that you can wear them while swimming but not use them for diving.
1511315
I agree with the "temporary immersion" theory. I would think chlorine or salt water would eventually mess with the band or screen. The thought is that you don't have to worry about it getting wet when it rains, or washing your hands, or a quick shower.
2004689
I've worn my hat while swimming. I didn't put my head/hat under the water but it did get wet but it dried off pretty quickly.
1760962
They are made of silicone so they are waterproof but not sure if it will stay on while swimming or not. It's worth trying.
576584
My husband and I wear ours daily in our pool. If we "should" I can't answer. However, I will say they do fine with our water exposure.
2143868
Wear a swim cap or a headband when doing water aerobics. Mine still works after 8 months, over 100 swims, for sure, including wearing it when I take a long pre-swim warm-up shower, completely submerged when I swim a length along the bottom of the pool. No worries. It is waterproof.
166788
Yes. It works well for me. You have to follow the instructions about how to wear the bands.
786783
Sorry, I haven't tried them in the pool. I bought them because they are small, and no wires. I like them. The sound is good, but they are hard to navigate while walking. I have to take them all to use the buttons. Still a great buy.
2159880
I do daily aqua fit classes & I put mine in a ziplock bag inside my swim cap. I don't dunk my head, so the Fitbit stays dry. Mine still works fine.
1567204
I also haven't had a problem, neither with breakage nor stretching, and I use the colored bands exclusively. My original band is green, but I've been using the navy blue band as my go-to for a few months now. I think it's probably worth the expense of getting a new band and perhaps with each battery charge switching bands to give each a chance to rest between uses. Just a thought....
282466
I've been wearing a Fitbit 24/7 since January of 2014 and have never had a problem with a band. I have several of them in different colors to match different clothes.
2259610
Howdy- the bands are latex and will be slippery in the water. However, they should work fine.