and the time you were awake or
restless throughout the night.
It will also break down your night
into Sleep Stages to give you an
idea of whether you suffer from
conditions such as sleep apnea.
We found it as accurate as you’d
expect a fitness tracker you wear
around your wrist to be. Once or
twice it felt like the data wasn’t
entirely accurate on the amount of
time we slept, but as an overall
picture we found it useful.Battery life
The Inspire HR has an estimated
battery life of between four and
five days between recharges, which
is exactly what we found during
our tests. The more exercise you do
with the tracker, the faster the
battery will drain, of course, but we
don’t think it’s likely to drain
completely in less than four days.
The Inspire HR uses a proprietary
charger, which means you need to
remember to take the cable with
you if you go away – which is
frustrating when charging via
standard USB-C or micro USB
cables would make more sense.Summary
You can get cheaper fitness trackers
than this, but if you want one that
works smoothly and accurately, the
Fitbit Inspire HR delivers – and it’s
good value for money, being
nocieable cheaper than previous
FItbit devices.
The Fitbit Inspire HR isn’t the
most comprehensive fitness device,
but if you want to track the odd jog
or your increased step count when
you’re trying to get fit, it’s hard not
to recommend this solidly built and
impressive tracker. QThe Fitbit Inspire HR is a great
option if you’re looking to
kickstart your fitness journey.HR doesn’t do all that much in
terms of features you can access
from your wrist, so you won’t often
be left waiting for things to load.
Instead, you start an exercise and
it kicks off right away. The Inspire
HR comes with a lot of basic fitness
tracking features – such as daily
step tracking and the like – but also
boasts connected GPS and a heart
rate monitor.
The Inspire HR is one of the most
accomplished budget fitness
trackers Fitbit has ever created, and
comes with over 15 exercise modes.
Our most-used exercise was the
running mode where it showed us
the distance, pace, average pace,
heart rate, calories burned, steps
and time through a series of menus
that are easy to scroll through.
You can set these exercises up
manually by swiping up on the
main menu, or you can just start
jogging and the fitness tracker will
recognise it for you.
The Inspire HR will also keep an
eye on your daily step count
outside of this, as well as your
resting heart rate, to give you a
clear picture of your overall health.
The connected GPS works well.
You won’t be able to track your
location by taking out just your
fitness tracker, but it will use your
phone’s GPS features when you’re
on a run to bring the data directly
into the app.
It gives you a clearer picture of
your route and how far you’ve
traveled than a fitness tracker that
doesn’t offer any form of GPS, it
connects simply and easily with
little hassle in setting it up. This also
means you won’t be waiting for
ages for your tracker to connect to
a GPS signal, and instead it’s much
more instantaneous so you can
start your workout faster.
The tracker is comfortable for
working out, especially as it’s solight. You’ll barely notice it strapped
around your wrist, and that’s a big
help when you’re exercising.
There are also guided breathing
exercises on the tracker, which is a
form of meditation. If you cycle up
through the menu you’ll find the
choice of either a two-minute or a
five-minute exercise. These aren’t
as comprehensive as mobile apps
like Headspace or Calm, but if you
need a few moments to chill out
this can work really well.Sleep tracking
The Fitbit Inspire HR will also track
your nightly sleep stats. This isn’t
in-depth data like you’d get from a
dedicated sleep tracker but you’ll
get the amount of time you’ve
slept, the times you’ve woken up“The Inspire HR has an estimated battery life of
between four and five days between recharges”
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Fitbit Inspire HR
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KEYFEATURES
Fitbit Inspire HR
Supplier http://www.fitbit.com
Battery life Up to 5 days
Battery type Lithium-polymer
Charge time (0-100 percent) 2 hours
Connectivity Bluetooth 4.0
Memory Stores 7 days of motion data;
daily totals for the last 30 days
Water resistance Up to 50m