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everyone today we're looking at the Fitbit inspire HR and folks I think this is the activity band to get if you want something minimalist but just enough features to get you by I did personally pay for this at the retail price of $99 the price point on this is very low and the not HR model is going for even cheaper a place my affiliate links down a better description below I'm Jimmy with James Revere and I'm here to help you make that purchase decision let's see if the inspire HR is right for you hey folks has a quick side note I finally have some good news that I will be moving that's why the background looks a little bit funky that's why I'm not in my office right now but more details on that a little bit later but this is somehow a segue to the video sponsor for today raids shadow legends is one of the most ambitious RPG projects of 2019 it recently released for both iOS and Android and it's free playing rate is the most immersive experience you'll find on a smartphone and the 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Fitbit or thought about downsizing from one of the bigger models or maybe downsizing from a SmartWatch let's see what features you get and what you don't at first I thought this gigantic hump here the computer the brains here was going to be an issue it's not when I place this side-by-side with most other activity trackers fitness trackers it's about the same thickness it is comfortable to wear during the day and for me personally comfortable enough to wear to sleep for the sleep tracking feature the band feels like silicone and I've never had any kind of skin irritation or rashes breakout and it's very light small and I personally feel it's a little bit better than the charge 3 again the charge 3 offers different features but for something minimalist this is good at first it looks somewhat playing to me though but after some time I realized there's a lot less resistance on the band and wearing this with my jacket with some long sleeves it feels less cumbersome put comment down below and let me know what we guys think of this particular style versus a couple of the other ones that I reviewed previously now keep in mind the bands are also replaceable with a quick release lever on the back there's no tools required no logic needed it's very simple to do and if you want different colors or different materials you can do so there now taking a look at the screen here it looks big at first but similar to other Fitbit devices the display doesn't go edge to edge for any tivity tracker it's one of the brightest screens and does a great job and the Sun compared to the older models the numbers are big enough for a telling time but even if the numbers are slightly small for your other health metrics the larger illustrations or pictures basically helps identify what screen you're looking at but let's go through what Fitbit offers and see if there's enough for your needs now from the factory you get your time and with a tap you can cycle through your step count dates heart rate etc which are on the following screens as well swiping up is the step count another swipe reviews your heart rates and I love this display year there's four different quadrants that indicates your normal heart rate - fat burning heart rates - cardio all the way up to your peak now with heart rate tracking you can also see what your resting heart rate is within the app which is what great indicator of heart health now next up is calories burned another swipe up is how many minutes you've spent being active you've estimated your estimated distance here travel for the day how many steps you have taken for that hour and the goal is 250 steps per hour and it's a friendly way to remind you to stay active next up here or how many days you've actually hit your activity goal for that particular week hopefully that makes sense here next and I love this the amount of sleep you've gotten from the previous night not many activity trackers or bands even offer this very few smartwatches even offer this I usually have to take out my phone to see how many real hours of sleep I've gone this is right here on your wrist now next up is your water intake which I do appreciate what wish there was a way for me to input how many ounces of water I've consumed right on the watch here right on the activity band instead of again whipping out my phone here and then inputting it in I know you're not getting 64 ounces of water I'm not getting 64 ounces of water per day I'll be peeing like a horse now last but not least is your weights if you have the Fitbit scale which I am planning on getting keep track of your weights for that day here now there is a little button on the side that brings you back to the home screen if you hold it down you get your option so you turn on and off your screen with the flick of the wrist here and as a side note this felt to have improved over the Ultra HR if it doesn't register as most trackers and smartwatches are not perfect here either tapping the screen here it brings it up and this performs excellent from my testing now last is the option to turn notifications on or off that comes from your phone now phone calls coming in text messages and emails are shown on here you can't respond back to them you can't deny a phone call and if the text message or email is quite long and you can't really message in its entirety which is again normal for a smaller activity band but for most a summary is usually good enough and if it's that important I think it's reasonable to take out your phone then now going back to that main screen and then swiping down instead you can start and track an exercise I'll have a list of the activities that you can track on screen for you once again so be sure to pause if you need to now there's the relaxation app which God knows I need you can choose two or five minute sessions where the FIP inspire helps guide your breathing helps calm your body and mind down and refreshes your well-being I'll be honest it sounded cheesy and like firstworldproblems but you guys know I work crazy hours and just simply breathing or meditation has helped somewhat it doesn't fix everything but it does how clear my mind for majority of my days I'm usually going about a hundred miles an hour but that's just be you can try it yourself it's offered on here now times are included which features a stopwatch or a countdown you cannot do intervals out here it's simply a stopwatch pause zoom and reset the last are the alarms which you do setup within the app with my testing this little thing really buzzes compared to most other trackers I've tested it's up there with me sensing the vibration when it goes off if you're a deep sleeper this might work for you for light sleepers like myself this was a no-brainer same when notifications come through I can sense it now there's also the auto recognised exercises this was good to you okay for me the key word is intention if you're not intentionally going for a walk but say you do walk for in the entire mall that is for let's say about thirty minutes Fitbit can register that as a workout that's awesome and it happens behind the scenes it's automated but if my intention was to run Fitbit requires me to run for at least 10 minutes straight which for some is no problem at all but if you do slow down maybe check your wrist for an extended period of time and maybe let's say you ran for the full 20 minutes of running here but Fitbit will then stop and segment that exercise and that minimum of 10 minutes of running it has to restart and on the app it will show that you performed technically another exercise when maybe you're just taking a break if your intent was it workout I would recommend manually starting that session as I shown you earlier by swiping down rather than relying on the auto logging feature now what the Fitbit inspire HR offers is honestly enough for what most people need I believe for the average consumer but let's go through what you don't get keep in mind this is priced at $99 so I'm not bashing the tracker but informing you and what you might be ok with not having so there's no weather readings and flights of stairs climbs right on your wrist the charge 3 and up offers that you don't have music controls or music storage built in that's when you need to step up to the Fitbit Versa or Fitbit ionic you don't have the ability to respond to text messages you can't talk into your watch like an Apple watch that's pretty cool there's no built-in GPS but the inspire HR does pair with your phone's GPS on a run and tracks and as plays everything in real-time which is a huge plus but again you gotta carry your phone on that those are the main features that are practically missing as we're better life if it is claiming up to five days worth of use I'm averaging about four days in one and a half hours this is consistent with Fitbit products but it's also dependent on how many notifications you have coming through yourself and as a side note I did have these silent vibrating alarm for Monday through Friday as for heartrate accuracy this is somewhat finicky resting heart rate and heart rate readings while I'm at the office at home etc are very good when I'm at like vigorously active it's great and cross-checks with my other devices but during a run though it's a good generous reading but not spot-on from my experience unfortunately now as for the step counter like most activity trackers even the expensive smart watches out there there's times it's going to read a random swing here when you're sitting or working with your hands and it's not an actual step like what I'm doing right now probably but again there's still very good at general tracking that's much better than nothing at all sleep tracking this has been spot-on regard in regards to the time I started sleeping to the time I am awake for those who are unfamiliar with activity trackers if you open your eyes at night and are awake but you don't move it might not register as you being actually awake but if you move around or get up to go to the bathroom that's been accurate from my experience so overall for the price I feel like you're getting a lot of value and a better product than what the previous generation or previous models has offered although the charge 3 gives you some more features the size of the inspire HR basically sealed the deal for me this gives me definitely enough data on my overall activity so make me conscious on what I need to focus on that's better sleep and maybe being a bit more active on my office days guys comment down below and let me know what you guys think hopefully this video helped you in some way I'll text you guys on the next one hopefully you'll be back into my office see ya bye