Inspire HR Heart Rate and Fitness Tracker, One Size (S and L Bands Included), 1 Count

When the battery in my large smartwatch recently wore out I did a lot of research to select its replacement. I considered the new model of the same smartwatch and many of the Fitbit models. I decided that I didn't need the extra watch features and would save some money and get something that fit my needs more closely. I've now had my Inspire HR for two weeks and have been very happy with it. It is much lighter than my smartwatch was and I frequently have to check and make sure that I'm still wearing it. Here are some of my thoughts after those two weeks. Charging: My first charge lasted 5 days and my second charge lasted a full week. Due to a lot of rain during my normal walking time I did less walking during the second week so the tracker had to do less talking to my phone and other things that use more charge. GPS tracking: This worked more reliably when I manually started an exercise session on the phone (swipe up, tap on exercise, swipe to "walking", tap to start...) The automatic exercise detection didn't work as well for this. Sleep tracking: I was initially frustrated with this. It would miss several hours of my sleep time, i.e. record 5 hours of data for an 8 hour sleep period. The problem turned out to be that I was wearing the watch too loosely for the heart sensor to get a reliable signal. By snugging up the band a little I was able to get it to work great and track all of my sleep. Watch band: My old smartwatch came with a silicon band that I did not particularly like and quickly replaced with a nice metal band. I assumed that I would react the same to the stock Fitbit band and ordered a replacement at the same time as I ordered the tracker. But, due to the lower weight of the watch and the reduced width of the band, the Fitbit silicon band was actually pretty nice. It has a reliable buckle (not standard on a lot of earlier Fitbit models) and was very comfortable. The replacement band I got was one of the metal mesh bands with a magnetic closure. The new one is also very comfortable and the magnets make small adjustment in tightness for comfort and sleep tracking easier. I have stayed with the metal mesh band but would be happy with the stock silicon band as well. Misc: A week after getting my Inspire HR, I also replaced my phone. So I had to reinstall the Fitbit app and move the pairing to the new phone. I initially had a problem that the app wouldn't let me log into my existing account because my email was already in use. A few hours later when I had time to try to debug the issue it had disappeared and I was able to move my pairing over. Everything is working fine now.

Written in March 2021 - purchased in May 2020. I wear this fitbit almost every single day, even while I sleep. Pros: -The heart rate, step count, exercise detection, and calorie burn tracking features have been revolutionary for my awareness of and adherence to personal fitness. When combined with a calorie counting app, they make it relatively simple to make adjustments to stay on target for weight loss/maintenance/gain goals. -Heart rate tracking during exercise is great for adjusting your preferred level of challenge and knowing when you're really pushing your limits. -Hyper-comfortable. Having never worn a watch before, it took a very brief adjustment period before I simply didn't feel it on my arm anymore. Sometimes I have to feel or look to doublecheck that I actually have it on. -Sleep tracking is a great reality check for bad habits regarding sleep, giving you a decent ballpark of how much you ACTUALLY sleep (hint: you're probably sleeping less than you think). If I'm unusually tired, I can usually track it back to getting 6 hours of sleep multiple days in a row. No more throwing my hands up and assuming I'm just plagued by some soul-sucking fatigue monster. -Calorie tracker app integration makes it relatively simple to deduct your calorie output (metabolism+activity) from your calorie input (food). -Battery life is fantastic. Wearing it all day nearly every day and checking it off and on, I can go more than a week before having to charge it. The idea of having to charge my high-falutin' Apple watch every single day just sounds strange and obnoxious to me now, so, it's probably ruined the concept of full-blown smart watches for me. -Resting heart rate information is an interesting fitness metric to watch rise and fall as you fall in an out of exercise patterns. After I hadn't been working out for a few months and then got covid-19, my resting heart rate had managed to creep from 54 bpm to 66 bpm. A couple weeks into a new exercise program and it's back in the 50's. -Durable. -Easy to clean. -Never used a screen protector and the screen has held up great. Cons: -Heart rate tracker is not always reliable, even when placed on your arm exactly as directed by the instructions. My favorite is when I can stick my finger to my neck and count off a heart rate around 130 bpm and my watch is telling me that my heart rate is EXACTLY, UNERRINGLY 84 bpm. There's absolutely nothing I can do except wait for it to take its sweet time to start tracking my actual heart rate. I feel like its accuracy was a lot better when I first bought it and not even a year later I'm starting to have serious issues with inconsistency. -Battery performance is just beginning to degrade at 10 months. When I charge it to 100%, as soon as I take it off the charger it will then drop to around 90%. Battery life is still great, but I'll wager I get another 6-ish months before it starts to be a real problem. That would line up with it having a 1-year warranty. -Doesn't sync smoothly with every food tracking app. I have to Force Sync it (basically a one-time manual sync) to the LoseIt app every time I want to factor my latest steps or exercise against my calorie intake. -Online integration. The app apparently stores your data online instead of locally, so if you try to scroll down into your historical data, it has to download it. It sure is fun, sitting there looking at a blank heart rate chart as it chugs along trying to download all your data on a crappy signal. Exactly how much storage space would it cost to just keep a local copy on my phone, anyway? 10MB? Fitbit, please. -Premium ads. Fitbit watches are vehicles for selling you a subscription service. They will poke and prod and remind and ask and notify you until you pay up. "Try the trial!" they implore you... every single day. Good God. Imagine buying one of the $200 fitbits and have it basically beg you to buy premium the entire time you have it. That said, I absolutely do not regret anything about this purchase. Overall, it's been fantastically useful. As a data-driven person I find that its informative value empowers me to control my fitness level with enhanced accuracy and motivation. **UPDATE** It's now May 2024 and I've learned a lot about these devices. When I initially bought the Inspire HR, I expected absolutely perfect heart rate tracking, and that's not what I actually received, so I gave the Inspire HR to my wife and ended up trying a couple more FitBit products, the Inspire 2 (functionally the same as the Inspire HR), and the Charge 5 (basically a higher-end/sturdier version of the Inspire line). I also received a free Polar Vantage M ($270 fitness tracker) from my employer and tried that out. Here's what you need to know: -Four years later, the Inspire HR I purchased on Amazon is still working despite constant use. -DO NOT LET THE BATTERY STAY DEAD. It has an extremely long life, but if you put it in a drawer and forget about it for months, the battery will not work the same when you pull it back out again. -Tightening the band (a lot) during cardio seems to help with heart rate accuracy. This is true of all of the optical heart rate monitors. -Optical heart rate monitors just plain CAN'T handle sudden heart rate bursts - they seem to use a sort of long-interval averaging, which means they take a minute to catch up to sudden changes, and they'll never be as accurate as electrical heart monitors. But for an inexpensive consumer-grade device, I'm satisfied with its capabilities. If you need every single beat perfectly accounted for, then you need an ELECTRICAL heart rate monitor - preferably a chest strap. That's pretty overkill for most general fitness enthusiasts or people seeking to be more active. -FitBit probably overestimates your steps and calorie burn by 10-20%. The more you move, the bigger the gap. Be wary of basing dietary decisions on its estimates. Its projections are better for analyzing your overall physical activity trend. -FitBit's device integration and data syncing capabilities make Polar look stuck in 2005. It took days of re-attempts over multiple months to get my Polar watch to even pair to my phone, only to eventually discover that Polar's software is essentially useless for what I need. The Polar Vantage M is a $270 device; that it's getting dominated in ease of use and data accessibility by a $60 plastic FitBit is inexcusible. I have a massively increased respect for the Inspire HR, Inspire 2, and Charge 5 after my experience with Polar. Four years later, I have no regrets and wholly endorse FitBit's non-smart fitness watch lines.

I really wanted to like this device. If it did what it is advertised to do, I would love it. But after only 15 days it stopped tracking sleep. The sleep icon on the device, the little moon, is not lit up and there is no data below it. The Fitbit app on my iPhone also shows no sleep data, either. I've jumped through all the hoops, restarting the device and my phone, deleting and adding again the device on my phone, switching bluetooth on and off, and more, but after a long spell with fitbit support, there was no solution. A google search shows many people having this problem with their Inspire HR not tracking sleep. update: The device also stopped updating exercise as of the same day it stopped logging sleep. The app on my phone does, however, show exercise stats accurately. After switching sleep sensitivity from normal to sensitive, it is now tracking sleep in the phone app, but still shows nothing on the device. update 2: Now the tracker is working properly again. I switched the sleep sensitivity back to normal last night, and sleep was recorded correctly. The activity icon on the device is now showing all 7 days of exercise. It had been hung up at 4. And the sleep icon on the device is now lit and showing the correct hours of sleep. I will consider changing my rating if the device continues to function as it should. update 3: The device is again not lighting up the sleep (moon) icon, and not showing sleep data. It is clearly recording it because sleep data is showing up in the app on my phone. Other data is also not showing up on the device. I have this next week left to return it. update 4 : The device is still not showing sleep. Sleep icon is gray with no data below it, just two dashes. Also not showing active minutes and exercise. All of these do show up on the iPhone app, however. Active minutes are way off, however. There are so many complaints online (Google the sleep issues with this device), I'm hesitant to get a replacement. I expect there is a basic design flaw, or manufacturing flaw for so many to have this problem. update 5 : I've returned the item, and ordered another. I wanted to give the Inspire HR another chance. The replacement has been working perfectly so far, so I'm changing my rating from 1 to 4 stars. I suspect there is just a bad batch of these devices out there. Note: The return process was flawless and very fast. I dropped the package off at a local shipping/UPS pickup store at 11:00 A.M. and by 2:30 P.M. had an email saying the return was accepted. I live in a very rural area hours from any major urban center. The full refund was posted to my account the next day.

Fitbit makes the absolute best Fitness Devices and most user friendly Fitness App! Period! I have 5 years of Incredible Data that is so easy to read! I can easily analyze it and see over the years when and how I got in the best shape, when I gained weight, what my eating and sleeping patterns were, and so much more! The whole Fitbit Ecosystem is by far the best, most user friendly information that can be used! Update June 5 2022: The new Charge 5. Awesome. Look at the Color resolution. P.S. I'm an Exercise Physiologist and Personal Trainer of 24 Years. As Amazon can tell you, I've purchased every single Fitbit Watch, and even bought additional ones that I've purchased as gifts for my Clients, Family, Dad (twice), and a few great friends. I'm passionate about Fitbit, because it absolutely gives the most necessary Data that a Trainer needs to almost perfectly analyze what adjustments are needed within a Clients, my own ...., Exercise Program, Training, Nutrition, analysis of calories down to BMR, STEPS, PERORMANCE, and absolutely every Lifelong or even short term Fitness precise goals. Amazon can also tell you that I've also purchased The Galaxy Active 2, the beautiful Fossil Gen 3, and I've had a beautiful Apple Watch, and a newer High Tech Garmin. Im truly passionate about getting my Clients, myself, friends, etc... the very best and precise information, training, analysis, and giving them the most User Friendly App on the Market Ever. Now, if you want a Tracker or Smartwatch for the reasons of beauty, fancy, Hi-Tech, trendy, cool statistics and a Plethora of "other" clever, designer, visually great, Characteristics...., then there are other more aesthetic, Hi-Tech, feature packed watches that u can buy. But, all of those other watches including the beautiful Apple Watch, Fossil Gen 5, The $850 Titanium Garmin, that ALL have to be charged every single night, unless u want to "set" those watches to reduce all their great features that they Market. Did u know even the newest Apple Watch with all the features on, still has to be charged every single night, the Garmin, the awesome Galaxy Active 2, and in my opinion the most Aesthetically Appealing Fossil Gen 5 that has Google Assistant on it, a beautiful display, and even stores and plays music. Using any of those features on ALL THOSE OTHER BRAND WATCHES, make the Battery last less than 10 Hours at times...., if u happen to also take phone calls, texts, etc... MY POINT IS THAT EVERY SINGLE PHYSIOLOGIST AND TRAINER WILL TELL YOU HOW VITAL IT IS TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETELY WHERE UR WATCH ALL DAY AND "ABSOLUTELY" THROUGH THE NIGHT..., preferably for many days straight. Did u know ur still burning calories the whole night, ur resting heart rate can only be accurately calculated if ur able to wear the watch all night. Again, hopefully several days and nights non stop without having to charge it. There are absolutely vital statistics and analysis during the night that a truly great Trainer can ONLY actually show u how to achieve ur fitness goals with. Every single Beautiful new Smartwatch that I've either had or tried many times...,or I ask my clients to please show me on all their Fancy, Beautiful, Smartwaches..., an analysis of all the vital Exercise and Fitness stats that are needed to create a true Plan to accomplish all their Goals....,and they simply can't. So, if u want a Smartwatch or Tracker that is the most User Friendly, and that will actually help you and ur Trainer have the necessary info to accomplish all ur Fitness Goals, Fitbit and the Fitbit App are the absolute best. I still personally can view all my Stats from 6 Years ago, even after wearing 7 or 8 different Fitbit watches. And, by the way, I loved my Galaxy Active 2. And, as long as I shut off Text Notifications, the brightness of the Screen, absolutely never use Bixby Assistant, and reduce a few other options, it lasted for maybe almost 2 days. And, tell me...,how does anyone determine if they are in a Calorie Defect or Surplus every single day, if u have to charge the watch every night?? This Calorie equation and analysis, which needs the watch to truly stay on all day and night, preferably for many days in a row...is Precisely what every person needs if they want to accurately lose weight, lose body fat, increase weight, increase muscle, etc.... THIS SIMPLY CANT BE DONE BY ANY OF THE BEAUTIFUL, FANCY, SMARTWATCHES. And, all those great Companies claim that they can all get up to "full charge" within an hour. WELL, DOES EVERYONE HAVE JOBS OR OTHER LIFE RESPONSIBILITIES?? Gratefully, I can even make my own schedule. BUT, EVEN IF A BEAUTIFUL SMARTWATCH CAN BE CHARGED IN 1 HOUR..., HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY SIT BY THEIR WATCH FOR AN HOUR UNTIL ITS FULLY CHARGED AGAIN. NO ONE. People always have things to do. So, yes, these Beautiful Watches can charge within an hour or two, but not one person I know, including me (who can have an easier, open schedule)..., will ever have "nothing" to do, to be able to get their Watch back on in exactly and hour or two. I COULD DO IT WITH MY GALAXY AND FOSSIL FOR ABOUT A DAY. Then, things in Life would come up, and it ended up taking 2-3 hours before I got back to my watch to put it on. That lasted about 4-5 Days. After, that "Life Happens" all the time and it would end up being 5-7 hours before I got back to my Watch. Then 9-10 hours as something urgent came up while it was charging. On that day, I had to charge it all night. So I didn't record any vital stats for 18 hours that day. Same thing happened with all my Clients, family, friends, who all had the latest, highest tech watches. Then I would miss a day at a time. Bottom line.... There are so many Hi Tech features on many more beautiful Smartwaches and Trackers. BUT IF U ARE SERIOUS ABOUT EXERCISE, AND A LIFETIME PLAN OF HEALTH AND FITNESS.... THE FITBIT IS BY FAR THE MOST USEFUL TRACKER FOR THIS. Of course, in humble regards, a great Trainer can eventually teach you how to understand ur body, and it's needs so naturally, that it is very possible to lose or add weight without wearing any watch. But 95% of people aren't able to do this. As, they are probably Experts in other Fields. FITBIT IS THE BEST. And, this is unbiased, as I loved actually listening to music out loud without headphones or ear buds on my Fossil, as it has a Speaker. My Charge died in 3-5 hours.

I bought the purple one in jan 2020 for about $70. It was my first fitbit and I've worn it almost every day since and it's still working great!! After a year or two I changed out the athletic band for a metal one for a more professional look and because the original had started to miscolor. I also had a screen protector for a while but you dont necessarily need one. Its pretty durable and I've literally just rubbed off light scratches with my finger and scraped paint off with my fingernail. Everything still seems to be working great and it still stays charged for days at a time. I don't even bother taking it off to shower or when I go swimming. The heart rate tracking is really helpful. I wish there was a notification or something when it's out of range but by checking the app consistently I'm able to see how it changes over time and I check it most days. It's helped my doctor and I like comparing my heart rate and sleep quality to my stress levels day by day by using a mood tracking app (daylio). I will say sometimes I question the accuracy as it gets older, so this won't replace an oximeter or anything, but I've still found it helpful. The app has a free and paid options. I've tried both but I've found that unless you're working out often or need more detailed information you'll probably be just fine using the free version. The app and the fitbit are both pretty straightforward to set up and navigate. The fitbit has different options so you can choose what you want to show up. Some of the options have bigger font for the clock face, but if you have notifications on, the text is pretty small and can be hard to read in direct sunlight. I also appreciate that you can customize what you want to track so it can be used purely as a health monitor, if that's what you need. I think you could probably turn off all tracking and use it as just a watch, but I haven't tried it myself. My only complaint is it would be great to be able to set up an alarm on the actual fitbit instead of only through the app. This has been a little annoying in situations where my phone has died but I can't change the alarm time on my fitbit. Overall, a great purchase and I love the versatility and durability. I see it's almost double the price I paid right now though, so maybe wait for a sale because I think closer to $100 is what I could be willing to pay for it today. It's been a great watch and when it finally stops working I'll be getting another!

I had to give up and return my 2nd unit due to issues. I had screen problems on the first one, and it could have just been the poor tech to begin with. My second on lasted a couple of weeks until it failed. I started getting heart rates of 170 on light workouts, and a full charge couldn't last my entire sleep last night. I would be willing to hold out for some firmware fixes, but I'm not going to get stuck with bad hardware if that's the case. My wife has the non-HR one, and that seems to be fine, so I'm thinking it's the whole heart rate tech that's not ready for prime time here. Either way, I have to give up on it. I'm keeping the original subject and review below so you can see I thought it had promise originally. Apologies to anyone who read that bought one. I would ask you reconsider if you have any issues if you are within the return period. "Screen and charging issues keep a very accurate tracker from being great" Pros: - Very accurate heart monitoring. I use it with a Polar chest strap on a treadmill, and at 140bpm, it's usually within 3-5 beats. Doesn't seem to waver as I start to sweat, and looking back at results, has consistent results over the whole session. - Very good distance tracking. On a treadmill, it was within .1 miles of what the treadmill reported. I'm not always confident the treadmill is getting it right, but they somehow both agree. Even without the GPS, it's distance report for my walk it correct is well. - Auto tracking works well. It doesn't seem to pick up weights or yoga (even past the 10-20 min point), but running and walking are within a few minutes of actual. - Sleep tracking is accurate, at least as far as knowing when I went to bed and got up. I'll have to take its word on REM, etc, without a sleep study, but the times it shows as awake feel right on nights I know I was having problems sleeping. - Good app and website version (starting to hate apps that skimp on the site). Cons: - Screen functionality is garbage. I have motion off, it still finds a way to turn on...at night, all night. I touch it because I want to see it, and it shuts right back off. It's on, but better see what you want to see in that 5 secs before it shuts off. Swiping? Swiper, no swiping without a lot of brain damage. Trying to check things while you're running? You'd get better reactions smashing it against your forehead hoping it gets what you want. They should make it voice activated, because I spend all my time yelling at it anyway. - Charging is sketchy sometimes. Mostly it's fine, but sometimes it seems to sleep the device, and not charge it. - (App) Very flaky connectivity to Google Fit. There's a third party app that will do it for you, but I think it says a lot it needs one to do that lifting. - (Account) Login with Google doesn't work, but maybe it's for the best not having them share your login. My takeaways (so far): - Do not by it as a wrist device, but as an info-gathering device. Using it is a zero, but the data that gets to your account is a five for depth and accuracy (hence the three stars). - I have found manually tracking (on/off) an activity improves the screen sensitivity. Once I started using that, it was possible to touch and swipe a little better. Still, not enough to make the thing work the way it should. - Battery life is probably three days...possibly less, but four would certainly be a stretch. Haven't taken it the distance, and I expect different usage/settings would vary it anyway. I base this currently on being down 20% +/- after various 24hr periods. EDIT: Yesterday it went from full to 14% in a 12hr period, with some recharging during that time, so it's really all over the map.

For the price, it is great! Many people posting bad reviews seem to be complaining because they don't know what they signed up for. This fitbit is one of the most affordable smart watches on the market! Here is what I have noted so far. Please keep in mind this is my first fitbit, I have had it for just a few days, and I got it mainly to keep track of time at my job (I am a healthcare worker who sees patients all day and liked the fact the fitbit is water proof and can be cleaned). If anything changes, I will come back and edit. -Several reviews say it looks cheap. I disagree. I was actually surprised by how sleek and nice it looks! It is a sports watch, it is not supposed to look your Michael Kors. -HR tracking, at least while doing your daily activities, is pretty accurate. I have tested it against my galaxy 10 and me manually taking my HR. It was more accurate than my phone and only a beat or 2 off my count. Not sure how accurate it is while exercising, but keep in mind it is a watch and a fairly cheap one (when compared to many smart watches on the market)! As far as technology goes, of course it is going to be more inaccurate when you're bouncing and moving around excessively. If you want something perfectly accurate for exercise, get a chest strap. You get what you pay for with this fitbit, and so far I am pleased. -Many people also complain about step count. I wear mine on my nondominant hand and have the settings under dominant hand in order to keep the sensitivity low. I have tested it so far by manually counting my steps and it is fairly accurate. People don't realize that even a simple walk to the bathroom can add steps. At work, it takes me about 100 steps to get back to my desk! I will be testing it against my phone's step tracker later this week. I also don't have any issues with it counting steps while I am seated or driving, as others suggest. However, many of those complaints are from 2019. Perhaps fitbit addressed that issue? -Some people with small wrists are complaining about the size and it not being comfortable. This is subjective since everyone's body is different. However, as an adult with quite a small wrist (wear a small on the third hole), I got this model specifically because of it is small size. It took a second to get used to, but I am perfectly comfortable with it and even wear it to sleep. Overall, you get what you pay for when you are buying one of the more affordable smart watches on the market. I am happy with my purchase thus far and hope this helps some of you! If anything changes (starts freezing, becomes more inaccurate, breaks etc) I'll be back for an edit (

This is one of the best purchases I've ever made. I was particularly surprised at how much data can be displayed on the watch itself, and the mobile app adds an abundance of even more useful and fascinating insights. It's really easy to use. You can toggle the display between your heart rate, calories burned, distance today, number of 'active minutes today', steps today, and the date and time - and this can all be customized through the app (I just changed my clock face to show more data on the same screen). Also on the app, you can look at a complete analysis of your workouts (and sleep cycles) that the watch automatically detects. I imagine heart rate monitor is the most crucial source of accurate data, so I have to recommend not skimping and settling for one without HR. I've had the watch for about two weeks and I've had to charge it twice for about an hour each time. I'm honestly struggling to think of something to criticize. The screen will sometimes go to sleep even though you've just tapped it, which can be sort of annoying if you're in the middle of an intense workout. But for $69 I've gone from being the sedated, quarantine couch, video game guy to active, outdoorsy, walk-the-dogs-several-times-a-day guy, and the best part is I get credit for every little thing I do, even if it's literally just taking a step. It's unexpectedly rather fulfilling.