Best Fitbit for Beginners - Fitbit Inspire 3 Full Review

Fitbit’s newest tracker in the Inspire series, the Fitbit Inspire 3, is a great, affordable option! With health, wellness and fitness more important to many of us than ever before, activity trackers are becoming more popular than ever. So, how do you find the right one for your needs? If you’re looking for a tracker that helps you meet step goals, or maybe you are on a fitness path and need a way to monitor your progress, I’ll tell you what using the new Fitbit 3 is like, since I had a chance to use one for a few weeks to see what the experience is all about.
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What’s new & improved: Fitbit Inspire 2 vs Inspire 3
The Fitbit Inspire 3 improves upon the Fitbit Inspire 2 in a few ways, while also providing the user-friendly tracking and monitoring experience we have come to know from Fitbit. The Inspire 3 has all new software, making it work a bit faster than its predecessor, but the key upgrades are that the Inspire 3 has a new, slimmer more streamlined design, a better touch-enabled screen since it’s now in colour and the Inspire 2 was greyscale, it tracks blood oxygen.
Options
I opted to add a metal mesh band and a clip to my Inspire 3 so I can wear it out or hide it altogether; a nice option you can’t so with most trackers or sports watches.
What is Fitbit Inspire?
Fitbit Inspire is made to be a lower-profile fitness and activity band. It tracks basic metrics like steps, sleep and 27/7 heart rate. It will also record floors climbed, Sleep Stages (REM, deep, Lite) and swimming. It will also send call, text and calendar alerts direct to your wrist, but you can’t reply to them or respond if you use an iPHone; you’ll need to go to your phone for that.
Fit & feel
Fitbit Inspire 3 is definitely easy to wear and comfortable. The new slimmer design it doesn't make a huge difference in my opinion to the overall aesthetics, but it does still keep up appearances as a low profile device. I do like the new marigold coloured band and it's secure locking silicone band. I also appreciate the small loop that keeps the end of the band tucked in.
The tracker is extremely light and it's very easy to forget I'm even wearing it, which is particularly handy at night. Swapping the bands is easy enough once you get the hang of it, and I like the versatility of being able to put it in the small clip and clip it to a pocket belt or bra.
The new colour screen is actually a nice addition and brings a little more to the table when it comes to checking your digital readout.
Sleep tracking
We all know that our parents old advice that a good night's sleep is vital, is true. That's why so many smart devices make sleep tracking a big part of their features. Fitbit is no different. Fitbit breaks down your time spent in bed into four different stages: Awake, REM, Light, and Deep. The Inspire 3 can track how long you spend in each sleep zone, and uses this data to produce a Sleep Score that gives you an idea of how well-rested and recovered you are after a night’s rest.
Set up:
Getting Fitbits set up is now easier than ever. Make sure it’s charged up, then open the Fitbit app and find the Add Device option. The Inspire handles the rest and I was set up and tracking in no time. Possibly worth noting is that you can't have two trackers connected at the same time, so if you're currently using an older tracker, the app will disconnect it in favour of the new version
Does using Fitbit require a subscription?
It’s worth noting that the basic Fitbit app and metrics are free to use and access. But if you want some of the additional functionality or more granular data, you will need to pay for a Fitbit Premium subscription. I won't go into detail about all the selling features of this package, but it does offer a quite a bit more including workout programs and additional metrics.
Battery life
The Fitbit Inspire 3 has not seen any changes or improvements on its battery life. I'm not actually super disappointed about this since battery life is about 10 days on a single charge.
This is days longer than many other trackers and smart watches, and means you can spend a lot more time tracking your progress and a lot less time charging. It also means that it's a lot better at sleep tracking, because unlike some smart watches, you won't need to worry about removing this one each night to recharge, and missing out on those sleep metrics.
New Blood oxygen metrics
Blood Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) measures the amount of oxygen in your blood. Fitbit measures your SpO2 level via an infrared sensor that shines a red/infrared light onto your skin and blood vessels and reads how much light returns.
Fitbit Inspire 3 has connected GPS. This means if you want to go for a run and track your path, you need to bring your phone along, since the tracker uses the phone’s GPS to log of where you went.

[@Pelennor]

Just bought one for my mum for Christmas

[@jonathandmello3433]

Loved the ending ❤❤❤ such a cute puppy 😍

[@d.julian8337]

All I knw about the "Fitbit". It is one of the strongest bluetooth devices out there. My nxt door neighbor lets me knw their wrking out, in tht iget a warning "a fitbit is trying to join your device".😏. Reminds of a startrek movie. Fr long ago.😂

[@Grr8jon]

Great review! Subscribing.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Thanks for the sub, much appreciated!

[@kittycatmommy2364]

I recently purchased the Inspire 3. My Fitbit One after so many years stopped working. FYI...the Inspire 3 does not have an altimeter so it does not track floors climbed. 😊

[@lynnealbert7792]

Thank you for the information.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@ronm6585]

Thank you.

[@mtstans]

very helpful thank you

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Lucas.LLabatut-if1iy]

Thank you!

[@kristin9953]

Great Video Thank you. Does this one have a side button? My Fitbit HR I bought in 2019 quit on me last week.

[@sunilkaushikspeaks]

Thank you Erin for the content. Can we calibrate the Pixel Watch?

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Because it has Fitbit connectivity yes you can calibrate.

[@d.julian8337]

Also, can the inspire download mp3-playlists?

[@CanadianBeachcomber]

I’m curious to hear if the Fitbit technology is better at calculating flights of stairs climbed compared to its original models from several years ago.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

I find Fitbits to be extremely accurate, particularly when they’ve been calibrated to your stride length. So I would say yes.

[@mikecar52]

@@ErinLawrenceTV It does not track stairs. No altimeter. You just lost a subscriber Erin.

[@jj5515]

Is the calorie burned accurate? I heard it is not at all

[@boss7936]

What about bloodpresure? It is have ?

[@acollins319]

I feel that the fitbit app is the most important selling point. Only problem I have with it is it doesn't allow me to track bp.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Things might be changing with Fitbit in the next year or two. I wonder if Fitbits are not going to simply be absorbed into the Google watch universe.

[@Chhan4]

Does fitbit inspire 3 have calorie burnt tracker.. like you have set a certain goal to burn your calories and it tells you how much you burned? Pls reply. Thank you!

[@daveb5892]

It does tell you calories buŕned throughout the day...also you can set a daily calorie target...when choosing exercising mode you can set a time duration, distance or calorie goal for the activity you are doing....hope this helps

[@ljptech]

First!

[@d.julian8337]

But thank you TechGadgets. Great info.✌️

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

My pleasure!

The charger is clip on, not magnetic.

[@HenryStradford]

No altimeter, no stair counter. FYI

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Thanks!

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