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Fitbit Alta - A very wearable wearable

Fitbit makes good fitness trackers, but so does everybody these days .You can buy an AUD$20 fitness band from Xiaomi and it will count your steps with a reasonable degree of accuracy, or you can buy a AUD$500 Apple Watch and it will also count your steps with a reasonable degree of accuracy.

Fitbit Alta review

This slimmed-down stylish tracker delivers basic data but lacks a beating heart.

Fitbit Alta review: a basic but stylish step counter

Will Alta your perception of cheap fitness trackers? No. But it's a sleek, attractive fitness tracker that works well. Also, your friends probably have a Fitbit as well, so you can compete against them in "fun" fitness leaderboards. You really can't go wrong with a Fitbit, is what we're saying.

I really like this fitbit. It's relatively discreet so it's not bulky and I like how slim it is.The features are great and are really helpful when synced with the app on your phone.

Fitbit Alta HR review

The Alta HR is Fitbit's most stylish heart-rate tracker to date. It lacks an altimeter for stair and hill climbing stats, but its 24/7 heart-rate monitor will help you get fitter, lose weight, and better monitor your sleep.

Great step tracker

Great to use for tracking my steps a d exercise. Didn't like the band. Purchased watch band buckle type straps to feel more secure and not lose it.

Fitbit Alta HR

The Fitbit Alta is about as chic as fitness trackers come. And the equally chic Alta HR ($149.95) adds continuous heart rate monitoring and better sleep tracking to the mix in order to close the gap between it and Fitbit's more hard-core offerings.

Fitbit Alta HR review

Came straight to the conclusion? Here’s the short version: the Alta HR is, for casual exercisers, one of the best and most motivational health-trackers around. The heart-rate tracking adds some genuinely insightful meat to your stats, and it has an almost uncanny ability to tune into the type of exercise you’re doing. The week-long battery life is also a big bonus. Sadly, the Alta HR notches up a few too many minors to get full marks: it’s not water-resistant, the screen is unresponsive and hard to read in sunlight, and it’s missing a few handy features that are found in other Fitbits like ‘guided breathing’ and an altimeter. The sleep-tracking features are also more about promise than real insight right now. It’s a slight shame, because it feels like Fitbit could have made a five star tracker if it didn’t have one eye on balancing out the rest of its range. But unless you’re a swimmer or multi-sporter who likes to get lots of live data from your watch during exercise, it’s the best one it’s made so far. Buy the Alta HR here from Fitbit

Fitbit Alta HR review review

The Fitbit Alta HR doesn't offer much of an improvement over the existing Charge 2, and in fact you might struggle to notice any real difference at first. However, the more compact design and improved screen sensitivity is definitely a step up over last year's tracker.