David Pierce:
The Up is an impressively powerful tool for your $129. I spent a week diligently entering everything I ate and tracking every step I took and movement I made (and wondering why Jawbone hasn’t used The Police in its ads), and I really did get a lot out of it. When I drank coffee at night, I didn’t sleep as well. (Shocking.) When I walked around a lot in the morning — walking to the second-closest subway stop instead of the closest, for instance — I felt better and more awake all day. When I read before sleeping, I sleep better than when I watch TV in bed. When I eat dinner late, I sleep poorly. These, and a thousand other little observations, did legitimately give me a way to be healthier, and sleep and feel better.
But it’s a lot of work to get the Up’s full benefit, and honestly I don’t know if I can sustain it.
I feel the same way about my new Fitbit One. It’s great, but I find myself missing the simplicity of the Nike+ Fuelband, even though at the time of my review, I wasn’t thrilled with the wristband.