fITbIT seNse 2

Fitbit has come along way since it release its first device 2009 when it was not much more than a wrist worn step counter, 13 years later and we have just seen the release of the Sense 2 but with its hefty asking price is it worth the money? The Sense 2 is firstly a very stylish device with a slim profile that is comfortable to wear all day and looks good dressed up or dressed down, it has a bright, full colour touch screen display which can be customised with a range of clock faces. It currently comes in a choice of three colours Shadow Grey / Graphite Aluminium, Lunar White / Platinum Aluminium and Blue Mist / Soft Gold Aluminium, with a flexible and secure wristband. Just like the original Sense it has a huge range of features and sensors to keep track of your health and wellbeing, including heart rate tracking, built in and connected GPS, SmartTrack Automatic Exercise Recognition as well as providing a fitness score. It is water resistant so you can take it in the shower and swimming, it will also track your sleep and sleep stages, give you a quality score based on how long you spend in each stage and there’s a silent wake alarm option too. When it comes to looking after your health the Tracking SpO2 tells you how well blood oxygen is distributed in your body, there are also irregular heartbeat notifications as well as high or low-rate notifications. The Sense 2 will also give you feedback about sick temp, breathing rate and there is menstrual tracking via the app. Focusing more on wellbeing there are options to log your daily mood, guided breathing sessions and while you do a mindfulness session, the EDA Scan app can detect your electrodermal activity which can help you build your mindfulness practice and improve your mental well-being. The Sense 2 is first and foremost a fitness device which to remain competitive has integrated a lot of smart features too, however, a few of these as still ‘coming soon’ so currently it has Fitbit Pay, Alexa built in and text, call and app notifications. It has promised to deliver on wrist calls (already available on the original Sense), Google Maps, Google Wallet at some point in the future. The only thing it currently offers over the Sense is the All-day body-response tracking with notifications, this uses a cEDA sensor to help identify when your body is experiencing signs of stress giving you the chance to bring you into the present and take action to calm your body down. There are also a bunch of extra features available if you are willing to sign up to the Premium Membership, this includes a much more detailed breakdown of your sleep, skin temp, health and fitness stats, as well as a stress management score, daily readiness score, trends over time and Premium workouts, it’s an extra £7.99 a month but you still get plenty of great data without signing up. So, back to that big question, is it worth the money, well if you are looking for predominately a smart watch or already own the Sense put that wallet away, however if you want an up to date, comfortable and high performing fitness watch with additional smart capabilities this will tick all your boxes.

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