In his latest video, Tshaka tackles the holistic health behemoth of the Fitbit platform and it’s latest hardware offering, the Charge 5 fitness band. Other than onboard music and bluetooth for headphones, this device has it all. Heart rate monitoring, Afib detection, EDA, blood oxygenation, standalone GPS and more! But how accurate is that HRM? Is it worth it to pick up the premium subscription to maximize all of the data the tracker collects? Tshaka will walk you through it and help you decide if the Charge 5 is worth the charge to your credit card.
00:00 Intro
1:12 Charge 5 hardware. What’s different from the Charge 4?
2:09 Using the tracker: The Basics
4:30 Testing the heart rate monitor
5:04 Active zone minutes: turning your workouts into actionable feedback
5:45 The new EDA sensor and stress testing
6:18 Holistic health measurements. Helping the whole human
6:58 Silent alarms and Smart Wake
8:00 “Coming soon”: Daily readiness
8:19 Subscription features examined
9:14 The Fitbit platform: Powerful community features
9:32 Final thoughts: premium features, WearOS and data
For a chart of what you get for free and what exactly costs extra, look here: https://www.fitbit.com/global/us/products/services/premium (The items which say “Sense only” also apply to the Charge 5)
You can check out Tshaka’s awesome wallpaper gallery here:
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