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Jun 8, 2012
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The Basis Fitness Band: Will This New Fitness Band Change Your Life? An Introduction

My Basis Band Fitness Logo

While current fitness bands such as the Nike Fuel Band, FitBit, & JawBone UP have us addicted to getting in shape, their designs have left us wanting more.  To combat this dearth of well designed (and useful) fitness trackers a new company has emerged with their product The Basis Band.  Not only is the Basis well designed and priced right (about $200 and available in early 2012) it also packs a ton of power.  Five sensors buried in the back of the screen help track daily movements for totals like calories burned, heart rate, and even your sleep…. something the Nike Fuel Band does not.  Another great feature about the Basis Band is that like the Nike Fuel Band, it will reward your fitness “points” and help keep you motivated.

After getting an exclusive hands on with this product last month I can honestly say that it is one of the best fitness bands out there.  I cant wait for this product to hit the market.  Here is my review of the Basis Fitness Band:

My Basis Band Fitness Band Sensors

 

What Does The Basis Fitness Band Track:

  • Heart Rate
  • Calories
  • How Much Sleep You Are Getting
  • Movement
  • Skin Temperature
  • Ambient Temperature
  • How Much You’re Sweating (Galvanic Skin Response or GSR) – Also used to monitor stress levels (wow)
  • Your Total Fitness Points
When Do You Wear The Basis Band:
You wear the Basis Band 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  The Basis Band knows when you are moving, when you are awake and when you are asleep.  Because it is more like a watch than lets say the Fuel Band or Up, you never have to take it off to charge.
How Does The Basis Band Get My Data:
Sensors built into the back of band track your data.  Your data is then automatically (!!!) uploaded to the cloud where it is then analyzed and sent to your for review.
How Do You View Your Basis Band Data:
Simply log into your Basis Band backed website and you have access to all of the information that you Basis has collected.  The dashboard will show you all of your up to the minute quantified data including calories, GSR, heart rate, etc…  This information is presented in both numerical and graphical formats.  Whats even cooler is that with the Basis you can group activities together and then compare them over time.   Awesome.

my basis fitness tracker

 

What Makes The Basis Band Different From Other Fitness Bands:

For one, you can wear it 24/7 and it charge lasts a week.  That’s more than any of the other fitness bands out there.

Your data is automatically uploaded to the cloud which is a great feature.  No need to pair it with your computer or plug it in with USB.  Simply wear it and everything is done for you.

The sensors are removable which means you can add your own band or material to match the Basis Band with any outfit.

Here is a video describing the new band with CEO Jeff Holove:

 

This is going to serve as a small introduction to the Basis Band.  Look for a post later next week when I give an in depth review of the Basis Band similar to my Nike Fuel Band review.

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4 Comments

  • Olivia H. Kent February 9, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    I think the fuelband is considered to be not very accurate. Basis is very new so not sure if anyone will have it yet. It seems to be like the BMF but worn on the wrist. The BMF is supposed to be very accurate.

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  • Geneva Prince April 24, 2013 at 3:53 am

    The latest bit of technical wizardry to come from Nike is the Nike Fuel Band, a neat little gizmo that wraps around your wrist and tells you how much activity you are doing on a daily basis, then encourages to improve upon your daily best. Lest it all get a bit too Weight Watchers, the Fuel Band measures your achievements in Fuel Points, a unit that Nike has come up with that allows all activities to be measured equally (of course, so long as they involve waggling your arms a bit). Used in conjunction with your iPhone or iPod touch, the fuelband can show you how you measure up against your friends and contacts, which is also nice, if often humbling.

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  • Grover B. Caldwell April 25, 2013 at 4:06 am

    The way the Basis Band thinks about fitness is also different from its peers. Fitbit, for example, is a pure “tracker,” in that it collects data and then presents it to you. I’d say this is at the lowest level of utility for a normal person who doesn’t want to spend hours looking at line graphs of steps taken over time. The Jawbone Up is slightly better, in that it’s strapped to your wrist at all times, but it thinks at the same low level: it tracks your stats and shows them to you. The Nike Fuelband has a points system, but that’s a very opaque way to track fitness. So you’ve gotten a thousand Fuel points. Uh, okay? And the Fuelband is very limited in its featureset, with only a pedometer.

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  • Casey X. Boyd April 29, 2013 at 7:46 am

    I have had my fuelband for 2 months and was absolutely thrilled with it. I wore it everyday and looked forward to racking up the fuel. Sudenly last week it stopped keeping accurate time. The fuel measurements were way off. Yesterday it froze several times and required resetting. Today it is completely dead and wont hold a charge. On top of that the inside screws holding it together have completely coroded and given me a rash. I have never been so disappointed with nike. After 2 months there product is completely useless. They should be ashamed. Do not buy this thing no matter how cool you think it is! I never write reviews but feel the public needs to be aware of this unethical distribution of a defective product on the part of nike.

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