Trouble syncing data from fitbit to this app
It would be great if my device health data is synced correctly with this app.
Flaws, bugs and so many issues!
When will you fix the issues that continue to exist with this app? Today is July 1 and the app is recording data as July 2. All my activity check-ins for June 28 and 29 reported as June 30. In turn, making me lose out on 60 points. There’s always weird issues like this the cause the reporting and point rewards to be incorrect. It takes a help desk member over a week to respond to inquiries and when they do, they act like the user and the user’s device are the problem. No - your terrible app is the problem.
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No automatic activity tracking
This app has been a constant source of frustration because it will not track your exercise heart rate for credit unless you first tell your device you’re doing an exercise. I’ve racked up 100+ minutes of 60% of my max rate for a consistent 45+ minutes and the Power of Vitality app won’t credit me unless I first tell my tracker “hey, we’re going to exercise now.” What good is that? I’ve given you my data and successfully set up the synch with my fitness tracker, but the app isn’t smart enough to figure out that I’ve been busting my butt. So I’ve relented, make sure to set it to “aerobics” because it doesn’t matter and that’s conveniently first in my tracker’s choices, and then do my walking, landscaping, or whatever else is going to get my heart rate up and keep it there. But I can do that without this app, and was doing that before all this, so the app serves no useful purpose to me other than to get the employer HSA contributions I rightfully earned with my sweat and pain and doctor visits.
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Motivation in the palm of your hand
Power of Vitality has helped me create consistent behavior change through meeting the weekly physical activity target goal created for me and other resources at my fingertips (setting goals and reading articles).
Good in theory, but glitchy
Update: The latest update seems to have fixed the issue with the heart rate data detection.
I use this app regularly and it does an okay job, but it isn’t intuitive to use and so it takes a little bit of time to figure out how to use it. It’s also inconsistent in recording my workouts. There have been multiple times that I’ve exceeded the needed amount of active calories and/or exceeded the amount of time needed at 60% max heart rate and didn’t receive credit for my workout.
I use this app regularly and it does an okay job, but it isn’t intuitive to use and so it takes a little bit of time to figure out how to use it. It’s also inconsistent in recording my workouts. There have been multiple times that I’ve exceeded the needed amount of active calories and/or exceeded the amount of time needed at 60% max heart rate and didn’t receive credit for my workout.
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