I've always liked my Fitbit to inform me of the quality of sleep I'd been getting. Granted, I've also read that over monitoring your sleep can be causing some added stress that could affect your sleep. I like to monitor my rest time so I can be sure to either go to sleep earlier or whatever.
When the kids got me the Apple Watch, I found the Apple Watch sleep monitor didn't record my sleep in the same way as Fitbit. So then I decided to try sleeping with both the Fitbit and the Apple Watch to compare how they recorded my sleep.
Here's what I got from Fitbit. I usually get a Fair. You have to get 80 or above to get a Good.
Then I checked my Apple Watch data.
Apple Watch is telling me I got almost an hour more of sleep and 29% of Deep Sleep whereas Fitbit only gave me only 11%.
Sooooo.... as usual, Apple Watch gave me more sleep and deep sleep time.
On the other hand Apple Watch always records less steps than my Fitbit.
I mentioned this to Art and he showed me what he got.
This is what his Fitbit recorded. He ALWAYS gets more sleep than me. He says it's because he has a clearer conscience.
Since he slept with both the Fitbit and Apple Watch like I did to do this test, this is what his Apple Watch recorded.
Unlike Fitbit which gave him 8 hours of sleep, the Apple Watch gave him less sleep at 7 hours 39 minutes. So in my case Apple Watch gave me more sleep while Art got more sleep with Fitbit.
Sighhhh....
Art laughed and said, "A person with two watches is never sure what time it is."
When the kids got me the Apple Watch, I found the Apple Watch sleep monitor didn't record my sleep in the same way as Fitbit. So then I decided to try sleeping with both the Fitbit and the Apple Watch to compare how they recorded my sleep.
Here's what I got from Fitbit. I usually get a Fair. You have to get 80 or above to get a Good.
Then I checked my Apple Watch data.
Apple Watch is telling me I got almost an hour more of sleep and 29% of Deep Sleep whereas Fitbit only gave me only 11%.
Sooooo.... as usual, Apple Watch gave me more sleep and deep sleep time.
On the other hand Apple Watch always records less steps than my Fitbit.
I mentioned this to Art and he showed me what he got.
Since he slept with both the Fitbit and Apple Watch like I did to do this test, this is what his Apple Watch recorded.
Unlike Fitbit which gave him 8 hours of sleep, the Apple Watch gave him less sleep at 7 hours 39 minutes. So in my case Apple Watch gave me more sleep while Art got more sleep with Fitbit.
Sighhhh....
Art laughed and said, "A person with two watches is never sure what time it is."
Hmm what to do.
ReplyDeleteWhat to do? Get rid of them both and have a relaxed night. LOL
ReplyDeleteI like Art's sense of humour!
ReplyDeleteI have a Garmin and it has different graphs. Liked Art's take. At least you are getting around 7 hours of sleep a night which is my goal. Mage might have the answer.
ReplyDeleteUh, that's a lot of research. Wonder how your Mom's sleep cycle is doing.... Me, I just take off my regular watch before going to sleep; can't even stand if it scratches my arm or chin. If I'm sleepy during the day, I just take a nap! Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteMom is up early and says she gets up often to use the bathroom, but she takes a midday nap and is quite happy.
DeleteAlways very glad to hear she's doing well.
DeleteI'd hate to do this little test, I'm up and down all night and sometimes even sitting on the computer...lol!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Kay, you're so FULL of it... information...that is. I don't know how you do it, but I'm glad that you do. You keep us informed on so much. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWell, OK then. I guess I don't need to know all of that. I can pretty much tell by the clock and how I feel in the morning whether I got a decent night's sleep, which for me would be anything over 6 hours.
ReplyDeleteA person with two watches probably has a harder time sleeping.
ReplyDeleteI would like to have a fitbit. My daughter has one it and it records a lot of information. But I am not paying $100.00 for one
ReplyDeleteI use a Garmin fitness tracker. It is synched with my iPhone, and I like to see how much sleep I get, but I know that the quality of sleep it records is suspect. :-)
ReplyDeleteI would be interested to see what mine is.
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