{"id":5767,"date":"2019-04-02T10:12:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T10:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/?p=5767"},"modified":"2024-12-17T04:59:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:59:18","slug":"being-fit-on-the-run-runtastic-orbit-fitness-wristband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingholidays.com\/blog\/being-fit-on-the-run-runtastic-orbit-fitness-wristband\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Fit on the Run – Runtastic Orbit Fitness Wristband"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Being<\/a><\/p>\n

Fitness tracking is a booming industry right now. The choices available abroad are staggering. And India isn\u2019t falling behind. Here\u2019s a short review of the Runtastic<\/em>Orbit which is similar to many other devices available in the market \u2013 Withings Pulse, Garmin Vivofit, etc.<\/p>\n

Off the box<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Orbit, two wristbands a belt clip, the USB charging cable, and instructions. Of course, to get full use out of the device it\u2019s best to have a smartphone, which is obviously not included.<\/p>\n

Design and display<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The device is a 2-inch long plastic wedge with a small OLED screen and a single silver button. Pressing it displays a rotation of information, starting with the time, showing calories burned, steps taken, etc.<\/p>\n

Battery life<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Runtastic claims about 5 to 7 days of battery life per charge and this is fairly accurate<\/p>\n

Performance and use<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The wristband goes hand in hand with one of Runtastic\u2019s app which makes the key demographic of users. The app immediately detects the Orbit via Bluetooth. It works with any\u00a0Android\u00a0device- running\u00a0Android\u00a07+ and more recent or\u00a0iPhone X<\/a>\u00a0and newer. The app collects data – \u00a0steps taken, calories burned, minutes active, and sleep details from the Orbit and digitizes it into very visually pleasing graphs while maintaining a record over time.<\/p>\n

Sleep mode<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sleep mode is activated solely by long hold of the silver button. Once activated, the Orbit no longer tracks steps because, presumably, we\u2019re sleeping. When you wake up in the morning, you have to take the device back out of Sleep mode, whereupon details of your night\u2019s sleep become available to view in the app.\u00a0But it tracks everything between those button presses as sleep, which can be misleading.<\/p>\n

Others<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Another bit of data the Orbit collects but is fairly suspicious is happiness. A quick double tap of the button indicates a happy moment. This is reflected on your daily graph in the app with a smiley face displayed at the times recorded. But there\u2019s nothing else to it, really. It feels unfinished and unnecessary. It is waterproof, which is an improvement over FitBit. It also interfaces with all of Runtastic\u2019s flagship apps \u2013 Runtracker, etc to provide accurate data on fitness exercises, which is frankly, great. There\u2019s the pleasing vibrating alarm which is more effective than just the phone blaring. There is also a setting for an inactivity alarm that makes the band vibrate if inactive for more than an hour.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Runtastic Orbit serves two major functions at the moment: Daily activity monitor and running watch. It has the potential to be a lot more than that assuming Orbit Connect starts to be integrated further into the family of Runtastic apps<\/strong><\/a>. For tracking steps, calories, and activity through the day, it does an excellent and accurate job. It is a bit chunky and takes some time to adjust to having it on your wrist. The sleep tracking is a bit misguided, but overall it\u2019s a worthwhile piece of technology<\/a> for anyone searching for some insight into their daily activity.<\/p>\n

The Runtastic Orbit is available for purchase at Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fitness tracking is a booming industry right now. The choices available abroad are staggering. And India isn\u2019t falling behind. Here\u2019s a short review of the RuntasticOrbit which is similar to many other devices available in the market \u2013 Withings Pulse, Garmin Vivofit, etc. Off the box The Orbit, two wristbands a belt clip, the USB…<\/p>\n

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