I’ve found several things that have helped me stick to my fitness activities. Getting fit and staying fit requires daily effort that can quickly turn into drudgery if you lack motivation. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you. This means that you can colour coordinate your Flex to match your outfit, and there’s a veritable rainbow of strap colours available.We use affiliate links. Fitbit Flex review: Design, build quality and featuresĪlthough the Flex is worn on your wrist, the device itself can be removed from the strap. You can read all about the Fitbit Flex's current rivals on our best fitness trackers page.įor now though, here's Riyad's original review from 2014. If the community features aren't the main draw, you could pay £20 for a Xiaomi Mi Band 3, which packs an OLED screen and a heart-rate sensor, too. The main one, of course, is the Fitbit Flex 2, which adds swim tracking to the mix. The Fitbit Flex is no longer sold by the company, though you can still pick it up on the cheap on Ebay or similar, for as little as £20.Īnd to be clear, at that price it still does the job: it tracks steps, sleep (in a limited kind of way - there's no heart-rate tracking for the more in-depth analytics that newer versions offer), and it still connects to the wonderful Fitbit app.īut of course, there are modern alternatives which maintain the Fitbit Flex's style and focus while adding a couple of nice extras. The Fitbit Flex was a runaway success for the company that has become synonymous with step counting, but all good things must come to an end.

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