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Fitbit Charge 5: Advanced Fitness & Health Tracker

Fitbit Charge 5: Advanced Fitness & Health Tracker

Description

Fitbit Charge 5 + Premium connects the dots between your activity, sleep and stress so you can make the best decisions for your body, mind and health. It all starts with your 6-month Premium membership and Daily Readiness, a score based on activity, sleep and heart rate variability (HRV) that helps you optimize your workout routine. And you’ll always have motivation to reach new goals with hundreds of guided workouts, a gallery of refreshing mindfulness sessions plus the fitness features you know and love like Active Zone Minutes and built-in GPS. Fitbit is part of the Google family. Requires use of Fitbit app with compatible iPhone or Android devices. A Google account will be required.

Optimize your workout routine with a Daily Readiness Score that reveals if you’re ready to exercise or should focus on recovery (Requires Fitbit Premium membership).Band Size : Small: Fits wrist 5.1' - 6.7' in circumference. Large: Fits wrist 6.7' - 8.3' in circumference

Get a daily Stress Management Score showing your body’s response to stress and take steps to improve your levels with an on-wrist EDA sensor mindfulness session

With the Health Metrics dashboard, track SpO2, heart rate variability, skin temperature variation and more (Not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition and should not be relied on for any medical purposes. It is intended to provide information that can help you manage your well-being)

See your real-time pace & distance without your phone using built-in GPS during outdoor activity, then see a map of your workout route in the Fitbit app

Includes a 6-month Premium membership complete with personalized insights, advanced analytics, guided programs and more (New & returning Premium users only. Valid payment method required. Content and features may change)

Your stats come to life on a new color touchscreen that’s two times brighter than Charge 4 in daylight, all with up to 7-day battery (varies with use and other factors)

Track calorie burn and optimize workouts with 24/7 heart rate tracking and Active Zone Minutes, which guide you toward your desired intensity level

According to an Amazon review I saw under "most helpful negative review": "If you have no plans on paying for the Fitbit Premium subscription then do not buy this as they are very careful not to tell you that half the features of the watch don't work without it. The health metrics dashboard is part of the subscription so without that you don't get SpO2 monitoring, heart rate variability, skin temperature variation, breathing rate during sleep or 14 out of the supposed 20 exercise routines. There is more outside of the withheld features like not being able to turn off GPS (the options are dynamic, using the GPS built into the watch and just your phone), location services, being auto enrolled into some social club, Fitbit selling the data they collect even though it's not a free product (you MUST agree to this in order to set up the watch) and by default having the watch set to send you all sorts of emails but I guess I get upset about that more than other people these days."

Don't enter your credit card info - they WILL charge you for $79.99 and not give you the 6-month free-trial period (which you paid for in the cost of the watch). They assume that if you give your credit card that you want the monthly or yearly subscription. And once you get that, you are automatically ineligible to get the 6 months. It's a total scam!!!

The Charge 5 band disconnected constantly in the 6 months that the battery didn’t fail. Then in month 7, the Charge 5 lost its charge completely in 9 hours or less. This product is absolutely garbage and should not even be sold. When I chatted with customer service, I found this is an issue across the board in addition to the shoddy band. Don’t even bother with this fitness monitor. I have been with Fitbit since they began, and there have been issues with every model I purchased. I only stayed for the informational platform they provided but a 6-month life pushed me right over the edge. I bought a Garmin, now I have no problems at all, and specifically with Fitbit JUNK!

No, they have redesigned the shape so Charge 4 bands are not interchangeable.

Summary

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens when the membership runs out will you still be able to get the numbers or do you have to have the membership

Per Amazon review i saw under "most helpful negative review" : "If you have no plans on paying for the fitbit premium subscription then do not buy this as they are very careful not to tell you that half the features of the watch don't work without it. The health metrics dashboard is part of the subscription so without that you don't get SpO2 monitoring, heart rate variability, skin temperature variation, breathing rate during sleep or 14 out of the supposed 20 exercise routines. There is more outside of the withheld features like not being able to turn off gps(the options are dynamic, using the gps built into the watch and just your phone), location services, being auto enrolled into some social club, fitbit selling the data they collect even though it's not a free product(you MUST agree to this in order to setup the watch) and by default having the watch set to send you all sorts of emails but I guess I get upset about that more than other people these days."

How much is premium membership after the 6 month free-trial period? Do you pay through the app?

Don't enter your credit card info - they WILL charge you for $79.99 and not give you the 6 month free-trial period (which you paid for in the cost of the watch). They assume that if you give your credit card that you want the month or yearly subscription. And once you get that you are automatically ineligible to get the 6 months. It's a total scam!!!

Is anybody else having a problem with the band not holding. The top part of the band keeps releasing? I did replace the band.

The Charge 5 band disconnected constantly in the 6 months that the battery didn’t fail. Then in month 7 the Charge 5 lost it’s charge completely in 9 hours or less. This product is absolutely garbage and should not even be sold. When I chatted with customer service I found this is an issue across the board in addition to the shoddy band. Don’t even bother with this fitness monitor. I have been with fitbit since they began, and thrre hsve been issues with every model I purchased. I only stayed for the informational platform they provided but a 6 month life pushed me right over the edge. I bought a garmin, now I have no problems at all, and specifically with Fitbit JUNK!

Will charge 4 band fit

no, they have redesigned the shape so charge 4 bands are not interchangeable.