The Leaf review is going to take a while.
The first afternoon it underestimated my steps by about 70%, and the next day by about 30%... for reference, the Fitbit undercuts my steps by only about 5%. Sleep tracking was hilariously incorrect the first night (guess I can't wear it as a necklace as suggested!) and only chuckle-worthy wrong the second night.
My formal evaluation of it starts today.
I'll be wearing both the Fitbit and the Leaf, and I'll go on long walks to formally count my steps. Here's the plan:
Phase 1: Both fitness trackers side-by-side in the same location
- Sunday: on left wrist
- Monday: on bra
- Tuesday: on shirt
- Wednesday: on necklace
Phase 2: Fitbit on bra (the most accurate place), Leaf in variable places
- Thursday: on left wrist
- Friday: on bra
- Saturday: on shirt
- Wednesday, on necklace
This should give me all the data I need to know! The Leaf claims to be 95% accurate, so I suppose there's a chance that I either received a broken one or that it really does "learn" from your behavior and it needs some time.
For sleep I'll keep them both on the same wrist and manually adjust my sleep window in the app each night. The Leaf is supposed to learn from your habits to be better at figuring out when you were actually asleep.
The first afternoon it underestimated my steps by about 70%, and the next day by about 30%... for reference, the Fitbit undercuts my steps by only about 5%. Sleep tracking was hilariously incorrect the first night (guess I can't wear it as a necklace as suggested!) and only chuckle-worthy wrong the second night.
My formal evaluation of it starts today.
I'll be wearing both the Fitbit and the Leaf, and I'll go on long walks to formally count my steps. Here's the plan:
Phase 1: Both fitness trackers side-by-side in the same location
- Sunday: on left wrist
- Monday: on bra
- Tuesday: on shirt
- Wednesday: on necklace
Phase 2: Fitbit on bra (the most accurate place), Leaf in variable places
- Thursday: on left wrist
- Friday: on bra
- Saturday: on shirt
- Wednesday, on necklace
This should give me all the data I need to know! The Leaf claims to be 95% accurate, so I suppose there's a chance that I either received a broken one or that it really does "learn" from your behavior and it needs some time.
For sleep I'll keep them both on the same wrist and manually adjust my sleep window in the app each night. The Leaf is supposed to learn from your habits to be better at figuring out when you were actually asleep.
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