Fitbit

Score5.3 out of 10

10 Reviews and Ratings

What is Fitbit?

Fitbit Care, from Google company Fitbit Health Solutions (acquired January 2021) is a workforce health and wellbeing solution designed to support a population’s physical health, their emotional wellbeing, their sense of feeling connected to one another, and their ability to make informed decisions about whether to come into the workplace—all critical components of what it means to be health and safe in today’s world. With the Fitbit Care Ready for Work version, employees can make more informed decisions about returning to the workplace with a daily check-in that gives employees access to health metrics from a Fitbit device along with exposure, symptom, and temperature logging.

Categories & Use Cases

Karen Tuecke

Partner in Mission in Professional Services at Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Fitbit as a wellness device to offer our employees a wellness option. It's a good and affordable tool to use. The tracking of information on the health and wellness of our employees is important to us for multiple reasons. One, to be a healthier person. Two, to receive a wellness benefit from us as the employer. And lastly, for us, the employer to document the changes in our employee's health by being aware of what the employee can do to improve themselves.

Pros

Track steps taken in one day.
Heart rate and determining if the heartrate is high or low.
In the app, food tracking.
In the app, tacking other forms of exercise.
A comprehensive report of progress to share.

Cons

We would like to see a couple of things such as a carb counter.
Add Fitbit device settings to the app for interchangeability.
Improve the cost factor. Right now it is affordable to most, but not to all.
Ensuring accuracy in the tracking module.

Most Important Features

Exercise
Heart rate
Nutritional tracking in the app.
Sleep

Return on Investment

The wellness feature is our most positive impact. It assists us in keeping our healthcare rates low.
We identify those who could use improvement. Especially if they are having a negative effect on our wellness benefit.
We are able to create health plans and a wellness program based on the data we receive from our staff and residents.

Alternatives Considered

Apple Health

Edwin Nalukurthi

Softtware Engineer in Information Technology at Prokarma (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have been using Fitbit device and the mobile app for 5 years now. Fitbit device helps remind that I shouldn't sit all day long in the office chair, rather have some quick walks for steps that way we come out of the stress (as a developer) and have out of box ideas. I was able to deliver robust products the clients which makes business easy

Pros

reminder to walk
healthy competition with colleges
My mental health is clean and unstressed

Cons

more sync capabilities with Iphone
More smart features can be included when compared to apple watch
better workout/walking/running calorie recognition

Most Important Features

walking steps
healthy competition
out of box ideas

Return on Investment

better business with clients
good health to employees
Employees are not sloppy

Alternatives Considered

Apple Health

Other Software Used

Apple Health

Verified User

Project Manager in Research & Development (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a health and wellness company, we encourage associates to live their best life and that includes taking care of themselves. Fitbit is one of the tools they can use to connect with a customized health and wellness portal. They are able to earn points for their level of activity each day which includes tracked steps, exercise and healthy choices. At the end of the year, they are enrolled in raffles for some pretty awesome prizes.

Pros

Tracks Steps
Tracks Activities
Boosts motivation
Offers a variety and options to the user

Cons

A bit uncomfortable sometimes - just because of the feel of the band. And if you are anything link me - I wear mine religiously which can become a discomfort.
Accuracy is questionable sometimes (but that is a common issue with all activity trackers)
Cannot send or receive calls/texts

Most Important Features

Activity Tracking
Sleep Tracking
Step Tracking

Return on Investment

Encourage associates to lead healthier lifestyles
Encourage associates to get in more steps daily
Encourage associates to be more active daily in general (even if its a quick stretch at the desk)

Alternatives Considered

Apple Health

Other Software Used

MRI Residential Management, Cisco Nexus, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, DocuSign, Smartsheet, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Apple iCloud, OneNote, Microsoft Teams

Verified User

Team Lead in Sales (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Below are few points that Fitbit addressed: 1) tracking their sleeping patterns. 2)monitoring and tracking their heart rate. 3)keeping track of the level of oxygen in their blood. 4) GPS tracking during exercise. 5) storing and listening to music. 6) receiving call and text notifications. 7) paying for items when out and about.

Pros

Its really goo to use.
User friendly
Accuracy
Reliability
Overall it's a good product

Cons

Ability to upload GPX tracks.
privacy protection to it’s customers.
Some of these locations and your biometric response you may be ok with Google knowing so that it can personalize your ads, but in many cases you may not want your activities tracked. It would be good for Fitbit to give its customers the power inside the mobile app to sort and allow which data is uploaded to it’s cloud before it leaves their device.

Most Important Features

GPS
Heart rate monitoring
Sleep monitoring

Return on Investment

Water resistant
Charging lasts for day at a time
Slightly more expensive

Alternatives Considered

Amazon CloudWatch

Other Software Used

Apple Health, Scapple, Apple iCloud

Verified User

Executive in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

To empower monitoring their health proactively during the work from the home period. Employee wellbeing is paramount even when they are remote working. This was a controlled trial within a specific business unit.

Pros

Continuous health vital stats monitoring
Heart rate and stress level monitoring
Personalised, health insights based on captured data
Companion to user's mobile devices

Cons

More comprehensive synchronisation with Google Fit and Apple health app
Simple devices starting at cheaper range
Improve battery performance of the mid range devices

Most Important Features

Personalised insights
Good support
Robust devices

Return on Investment

Good employee satisfaction
Good productivity
Health hazard prevention

Alternatives Considered

Garmin, Google Fit and Apple Health

Other Software Used

Babylon Health, Azure API Management, Saba Cloud