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As I often leave my phone on silent or vibrate, I often miss calls, but with the Microsoft Band I get the alert on my wrist as someone is calling me. This has come in handy a number of times as I have left my phone in the other room and an important calls comes in that I needed to take. Where the Microsoft Band comes in handy is when your phone is in the other room and your band is sending you alerts like your boss, girlfriend, wife, kids, etc. And you might ask yourself, can’t I just look at my phone if I need or want this information? For the most part, the answer is yes.

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In essence, the Microsoft Band can pretty much pull most of the information on your phone through a bluetooth connection. Performance for Fitness Enthusiast and Gym Go’ers The other features shown are heart rate, calories burned, and distance traveled. Instead of displaying the pace per mile in minutes, it displays your speed as miles per hour. The main difference in the mountain bike mode is the numbers listed while using the band. Mountain biking with the Microsoft Band is similar to the information listed in the running section, but there are a few features that make this mode different. For 95% of runners out there, the Microsoft Band has plenty of battery. For longer runs, this is a little bit of a bummer, but I also understand that this fitness band was not necessarily designed for ultra runners. The other downside is that the Microsoft Band only last for 3-4 hours while running GPS. This I assume wouldn’t be too hard to add. As a runner, I like to know my pace and avg. Currently, there are only two screens that provides time, distance, heart rate, and calories burned. I hope in future updates that Microsoft allows for multiple screens to be scrolled through when running. What the screen shows while running is a little basic compared to a regular GPS running watch. While the Microsoft Band is good for many things, there are a couple items that could be better. One feature that I hope they expand upon in the future is providing that data while running, but for the time being, you can get the data after your run when sync the activity to the Microsoft Health app. That said, being able to see my ascent and descent numbers is important to me. Whether I’m trail running, hiking, biking, skiing, etc. Microsoft Band Elevation Profile for runningĪs someone who lives in a Colorado mountain town, elevation is everywhere I go. The slower the pace and lower the heart rate, more fat and less carbs are burned. I personally don’t use this information to guide my workouts, but it is pretty spot on as to how you burn more carbs at a faster pace and higher heart rate and less fat. the Microsoft Band is able to put together a pretty good estimate of how many of the calories that you burn are carbs and fats. Through the heart rate information gathered in addition to some of your basic information like your height, weight, age, etc. To me, this is less gear that you have to mess with on a run and less that can go wrong. Through gathering heart rate information with the sensor in your wristband, it eliminates the need to wear a separate heart rate monitor around the chest. One of the features that I like best about the Microsoft Band for running is the heart rate feature.

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As you can see in the items tracked above, the Microsoft Band operates like a full featured GPS watch and then some. The Microsoft Band on the other-hand is great for runners who take their fitness data a little more serious. For the person who runs a mile or two a few days a week this is ok. Typical fitness bands are fairly basic with estimated distance and steps based on an accelerometer, and estimated calories burned based on your height and weight. When I first started running with the Microsoft Band, I have to admit, my expectations were not high because I previously ran with other fitness bands and wearables and liked them, but was not overly excited.

Recovery Time – Estimated time until you should run again.

In its current version, The running setting tracks the following: For the runner and cyclist, the Microsoft Band comes equipped with GPS to measure everything from distance, elevation gained and lost, and pace. Microsoft Band Disected Microsoft Band for Fitnessįor the athlete and fitness enthusiast out there, the Microsoft Band matches all your request and needs, and then some.

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