Recommending watching this. It’s easy to understand, and makes me very glad I’ve purchased the FitBit Sense. We’ve got to be our own health advocates, and what a simple way to stay in touch with indicators of health related functions. This device has definitely surpassed the Dick Tracy watch. (If you’re not a senior, you won’t get it). Thanks for the video.

Fantastic video; thanks for this! I just bought one recently and found your video to be very informative.

Great content! I never saw an explanation over my Fitbit sense like yours... Great!

Thank you Ron Brown, very good info. I'm sure I will be upgrading mine from the Versa 2 very soon.

Hi Ron, Great video! Lots of good information on the watch as well as the medical features, which interests me as I am also a doc. I have used lots of Fitbit products over the years and have been happy with them. I particularly like the sensors on this watch and will purchase one shortly. I do recognize you from CC conferences that we used to attend years ago in Banff and very much appreciate that you are applying your medical and technical knowledge in this way! All the best, Andrew S, Manitoba

Thanks Ron, great info and video Richard

As a retired Registered Nurse and new Fitbit Sense owner, I found this to be an excellent video. Thanks for the great info.

Thanks Doc. Really enjoying the Sense. Your explanation is terrific.

This seems equally important for juniors and miss as well. great video

You didn’t explain why you took it back!

Really great review Ron! Appreciate the thoroughness especially for the medical related details

Excellent and complete information about Fitbit sense. Thanks a lot Sir.

Hello Ron: Really liked your Fitbit Sense video. I JUST bought one and had it delivered a few minutes ago through Amazon. I think your video will be helpful in understanding the current and potential future capabilities of the watch. Thanks for making the video!

An excellent video! I'm 70 yrs old, jig around 45 mins/day and try to watch my health. Just got a FitBit Sense (to 2021 version, not the 2) so this video is very helpful. I'll check out your other videos!

Great info. I was the same I wasn’t sure if I had made the right choice after having a Fitbit versa 2 & having a lot of problems with it but Fitbit customer service offered me 50% off a new sense now I’m glad I got it 😎👍

Thank you for this video. My doctor suggested that I get a smart watch, to keep track of my heart rate, due to my POTS, but I couldn't really find any reviews that go into depth on the pros for those that need it for medical reasons, so thank you

Not a senior but I just subscribed. This was great had this watch since Christmas I had no idea about the functions.

Great video. Thanks! What are your thoughts on the FitBit Sense vs the Apple Watch 6 for Seniors?

real time data and analysis will enable such great devices to reach its full potential. Great review sir.. coming from a Biostatistician.

As a Physical Therapist, the ECG monitoring, HR, stress management and even sleep tracking information is great data for me when working with geriatric patients. thank you sir for the review!

Good question. I really don't use the EDA scan. I am retired and don't have much stress. My Fitbit Sense died last week after 3 years and have replaced it with a Charge 6.

Nice one Ron. Thank you.

Oh my goodness ya got me!! LOL... This is a really encouraging video... I needed this... I just turned 60 in September...but have been on a BP med for a few years due to my Hashimoto's...which messes with everything in my body...and I've had to call the ER a couple of times because my BP just shot up out of nowhere...and I can literally feel it...well it happened again yesterday "standing at my craft desk"... and so I decided to look at the stats and sure enough it climbed to 119 and then dropped immediately to 60...scared me!! And didn't feel so good either...I was a CNA for 30 years so I have a little knowledge...maybe I'm overly observant...but Heart attack and stroke run heavily in my family...so I decided to look for a more in depth tracker and came across your video...and ordered me a Fitbit Sense...Thank you, Thank you for all the great information...I am a New Subscriber! 😊

Nice job Ron. I appreciate your combination of skills... and able to produce videos! My undergraduate degree was in manufacturing engineering. Now most of those jobs have been off shored. The rule was every year we could not pull out 10% it would go overseas. So I went into healthcare and have/had a great career. The intresting part is when I worked with pharm...etc and they just planned for 7 to 12% increase every year. As a consultant I pay $22k a year in healthcare. Bottom line I can see some great oppertunities to us AI any many other options that can actually drive cost down. This is going to be a life changer.

I'm 37 but I appreciate your channel while considering the importance of monitoring the future of my own health.

just got this watch to monitor afib. not sure if I have it set up correctly. you are very easy to learn from, thank you

I really like the Fitbit Sense, but need fall detection and LTE capability to automatically make a phone call in the case an emergency. If my husband would carry his phone, which he refuses to do, the LTE capability would not be an issue. He has had numerous falls in the last year and was recently hospitalized, followed by rehab and home health care, for a fall resulting in a fractured vertebrae. The Galaxy Watch 3 has the same capabilities as the Fitbit Sense, plus fall detection and the capability to make a call without tethering to a cell phone. I prefer the form factor of the Fitbit Sense and the Galaxy Active Watch 2, so I'm waiting for the release of the Galaxy Active Watch 3 (supposed to be out in February) to see if it will have the same functionality as the GW3, or if those capabilities are added to the Fitbit Sense. BTW the GW3 received FDA approval for the EKG last month. Excellent video. Thank you for the information.

Nice that this video exists and no doubt very helpful for many people. You do need some help with the technical side though. It's important to talk about full charge and the correct terminology (AMOLED) being an example.

Awesome, Ron!

Hey, how satisfied are you with the stresslevel measuring after 3 years?

Pharmacist here...what a great opportunity for drug dosing reminders. Maybe even small hints about taking with or without food, take with full glass of water etc.

Hey Ron! Does it have fall detection or auto stress call funktions for hospital care and auto sms or mail to loved ones for help and geographical positions? I love the work you put in for us elder or handicapet like me with Parkinsons disease from when i was diagnosed at 30 now am 46 and trying to live an active life style. Love from Sweden/Daniel

How useful is it without carrying a cell phone or paying a subscription?

Hi Ronald, thank you for the informative video. Was wondering to buy a watch as a gift for my father, but will it be safe for him to wear as he had an engioplasty done almost a decade back and have a strunt in one of his arteries.

FYI...the Fitbit Sense can make you pace if you have a pacemaker! The magnet in the watch itself is strong enough to pick up a drill bit therefore can make one pace if your within 4 inches or less of your pacemaker. Can't control how close I place it while sleeping. :-( I was super bummed as there is no warning in regards to having a medical device and I really liked the watches capabilities.

Great video!

But why did you almost return it? And why did you change your mind, especially since the SpO2 is inaccurate?

Thanks!

Thank you the explanation. Do you have to pay extra ( premium subscription) to see the stats for the ecg or skin temp? I have SVT so I'm thinking maybe I should get this watch over the Versa 3.

I check BP twice a day and do a six lead EKG every morning, If I go to the doctor I give a readout of this info to her along with glucose readings, I do have irregular heart rate so I keep a close eye out for changes, I am 77 ride a bike 6 miles every morning. I have the latest Apple watch and the Fitbit Sense.

A great channel 👏

Thank you Dr. Brown for the tutorial. My Afib returned after an ablation seven years ago. Also I have been using CPAP therapy for sleep apnea for some time. I am a male and 67 years old. My question to you are if I have been using CPAP for some time and want to use this Fitbit Sense watch strictly to monitor my heart rhythm evaluations (do not need any bells and whistles I would never use) only are you still suggesting it be worn 24/7? The other "contender" watch I have interest in is the Withings ScanWatch and as of today wonder if you have any knowledge or advise compared to the Fitbit Sense. Many thanks.

I am in the market for a new Fitbit as my 5-year old Fitbit Blaze is "on the fritz." :)

I like the idea, good explanation. I wish you would get to the point a bit quicker. Don't reflect back on your old videos too much.

Thanks

Hello!! I bought both my parents Fitbit sense each. But they stay overseas and I won’t be able to visit them for two more months and the city they live in don’t have one single shop where they can explain how to do the simple setup of watch, to put it in simple terms, they haven’t even turned it on and put it on their wrist yet!! Could you please do a video on opening the box and doing the basic setup, which might help them a lot!! Thanks a lot

Hi Ron, I've had my Sense a few days but it isn't displaying HRV and breathing rate in the app...not sure why?

Please do a tutorial demonstrating how to transmit an ekg event to a physician

good review. More technical, from a doctor. Appreciate

I have a Fitbit Sense and the face came off in August 2021, 10 months later the replacement did the same thing. I never get it wet, I do sleep with it on for sleep tracking and such. Fitbit said they will give me 35% off on a third watch, will not replace it. I have owned many watches from this company but I will never own another one again!! Starting my search for a new fitness tracker!

If this smart is as good as you described, I still don’t understand WHY did you return it. Is it something bad about this watch but cannot say it her ?

I think what he's on for: the watch needs more sensors for seniors to monitor everything or he doesn't want to pay 10$ per month for it after his 300$ for the watch.

i’m really looking for sleep tracking, it sounds like this watch would be good for that, i’m not sure if it will track temperature changes for hotflashes, i’m hoping to track how many i get both during the day and at night. i have tried to write them down and record them but my tracking isn’t that accurate. i have had hotflashes for 12 yrs and i want to better track them to see if I can see patterns and what may affect them

Out of curiosity, if you choose to not pay 10.00 per/mo, do you lose all those stats? In particular, without the premium, will you still get a sleep score with a Deep and REM breakdown, awake and restless, restoration, 30 day average, benchmark and so forth? The sleep breakdown is a big deal for me. My current Fitbit is failing. I'm in a quandary between another Fitbit or an Apple watch. But...I know Apple Watch does not have the same sophisticated data breakdown compared to Fitbit..(Nothing against Apple but with respect to sleep, sorry Apple). Any way of knowing what you don't get without premium? I haven't been able to find a definitive breakdown? Thanks for the time spent producing your videos:)

I should have asked this before I purchased a Galaxy Watch4 and in the process of sending back. Is the Fitbit Sense able to display ALL 4 of the following on the home screen simultaneously? Current heart rate, steps, distance of those steps, calories burnt. The Samsung Galaxy Watch4 I just discovered can NOT display all 4 of those simultaneously. Well ... I shouldn't say can't, but it takes a 3rd party watch face designer to do such as Samsung provides all of about 6 watch faces for the Watch4, none of which display more than 1 of my data points. The problem with 3rd party watch face designers? Samsung doesn't provide data to them (i.e. no api as it's called). So they have to guess steps, distance, heart rate, calories. Basically, the Watch4 sucks, just wondering if the Fitbit Sense also sucks with respect to displaying data to the home face?

hows it compared to sense 2?

I purchased my Sense December 2021. Today it won't charge. Needless to say disappointed.

Any reason why the mic isn't near the mouth ?

There are many different covers and a lot of them are poor quality. Also they prevent use of EKG and EDA functions.

the fitbit sense is no longer available anymore i can't find is any where only the sense 2 is available for sale.

I don’t get it! So you returned the watch?

I don't need ECG EDA stuff in smartwatch so I decided buy Versa 3. Save your money and buy Versa 3.

I’m my opinion, this is the best Fitbit ever! The sense 2 was a downgrade, to make the Google pixel watch look better.

The 24/7 isn't accurate. You read the Sense manual and it wants you to wear it to bed and for 14 hours waking, so you have about 2 hours to leave it off if you like.

The charger is awful. 4 pins-one inevitably depresses into the body of the charger-and the charger fails. Be very careful with the charger.

too positve of a review compared to the others... expressing all good points and no negatives... it's bad for those who have not done more research on comparing this watch to the other capable smart watchs out there. Not that i am pessimistic about this product, in fact i actually want it due to my past open heart surgery but due to the complications of working with the hardware layout it is worrisome. u just have watch or read more articles on the problems of this product. It is a first for google on this product. I think the next version of the fitbit sense will make more sense for an investment. I would like to give it a try but.... i don't know..

What the crap?! He said he returned it, but then goes on to praise it? What am I missing?

Is there a fitbit that works with sugar monitors?

"1st device produced under Google" technically no, entire product lineups are in development for usually 2-3 years, we won't see the first bit of Google influence on the hardware for at least a couple of years. Software wise it will be sooner but they can't just incorporate changes hardware wise only a few months before a product was set to come out.

I hate my Fitbit Sense. It thinks I've woken up at 3 or 4 am and leaves a 2-4 he gap in my total hours slept and a crappy score. Went through customer service who told me it's a software glitch and they're "working" on it, what ever that means. They asked me stupid questions like was it charged? And had I cleaned the sensing back. Duh 🙄 They would not replace it. As far as I'm concerned they have terrible customer service and the Fitbit sense is a complete waste of money. Don't give this company your hard earned money! I give it a big fat ZERO.

Premium must be free

This watch was HORRIBLE! Nothing but difficulty trying to sync with my iPhone, complicated UI and lame watch face options ($). Buy the Fossil watch and forget this one. Amazon ratings are ludicrous and skewed - ignore them.

Don't buy a Sense - they don't work. Mine couldn't report sleep data 95% of the time over two weeks. Fitbit tech support couldn't tell me why and wouldn't replace it. Previously I had a Charge 3 that reported sleep data flawlessly.

AUSTRALIAN buyers - beware there is NO ecg available on the Sense yet.

I bought three for me and my kids. Biggest mistake ever.absolute crap

This guy must be hack for the Fitbit company, the watch is not accurate. Mine was returned because of many issues that I don’t have time to list. Most seniors will have difficulties setting this up. Don’t waste your money unless your wallet is to fat.

Very long winded and not much useful information. Info about why we monitor the health metrics but not how to use or set them up.

Great info. I was the same I wasn’t sure if I had made the right choice after having a Fitbit versa 2 & having a lot of problems with it but Fitbit customer service offered me 50% off a new sense now I’m glad I got it 😎👍