As my daily driver, the Fitbit Versa 3 monitors my heart rate, sleep, the steps I walk, and the floors I climb every day. However, there’s that occasional struggle with a fit that would be the most optimal for my wrist. To solve this issue for both of us, I experimented to figure out how tight a Fitbit should be and created this article for you.
Let’s dive in!
Quick Navigation
- Quick Takeaway
- Why Is The Right Fitbit Fit Important?
- How Tight Should A Fitbit Be On Your Wrist?
- How To Wear A Fitbit?
- How Tight Should A Fitbit Be During The Day?
- How Tight Should A Fitbit Be At Night?
- Should You Wear Your Fitbit All The Time?
- Should You Wear Your Fitbit Loose Or Tight?
- FAQs
Quick Takeaway
When it comes to tightness, your Fitbit should be tight enough that it should move back and forth in your wrist. Also, it should be loose enough to ensure comfort and not slip from your wrist.
Why Is The Right Fitbit Fit Important?
While Fitbits are amazing health devices to stay updated with your heart rate, step tracking, and more, it is essential to have the right fit.
First, the right fit allows for accurate heart rate and sleep tracking through proper contact with your skin.
Second, it will provide comfort, and minimize the risk of any skin ailments, such as eczema, rashes, or irritation.
Lastly, wearing a Fitbit properly will ensure safety around the wrist area. A tight fit can result in blockage of your blood vessels.
Now, let’s see how tight a Fitbit should be on your wrist.
How Tight Should A Fitbit Be On Your Wrist?
While wearing a Fitbit, you should try to strike a balance between it not being too tight or too loose on your wrist.
Wearing it too tight will cause discomfort and skin problems around the wrist area, whereas wearing it too loose will result in inaccurate readings, and the Fitbit may fall off your wrist.
To ensure an estimated right fit for your Fitbit, try this experiment. After wearing it, put your finger between the band and the wrist. If your finger fits well, it means that you’ve accomplished the right fit!
Also, it should be tight enough that the Fitbit can move back and forth in your wrist, and not too loose that it slides up and down on your wrist.
Now that you know this secret hack, let’s learn the steps to wear a Fitbit.
How To Wear A Fitbit?
Fitbit devices come with sensors that measure heart rate, SpO2 levels in the blood, temperature, and more.
Here’s how you can wear a Fitbit to ensure the right fit:
Note: These instructions are valid for the Fitbit Sense series, Fitbit Charge 5, Fitbit Versa 3 and 4.
- Place the watch at the top of your wrist.
- Insert the bottom band in the first loop of the top band.
- Tighten the strap, ensuring the right fit and comfort for you.
- Press the peg through one of the holes of the bottom band.
- Insert the bottom band in the second loop.
Finally, make sure the bottom band rests flat on your wrist, and you’re done.
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How Tight Should A Fitbit Be During The Day?
Given that an average Fitbit user would partake in exercises, some household chores, and office work during the day, I would suggest you maintain a snug fit.
While exercising, it should neither be uncomfortable on your wrist nor provide inaccurate health metrics.
How Tight Should A Fitbit Be At Night?
People use Fitbit at night for its sleep tools. These include viewing time taken in each sleep stage, detecting snores and noise, viewing their personalized Sleep Score, and using the Smart Wake feature.
To make the best out of these tools and reduce the risk of restricted blood flow due to prolonged wear at night, you should experiment with different adjustments and find a balanced, comfortable fit for yourself.
Should You Wear Your Fitbit All The Time?
Fitbits are made with skin-friendly and hypoallergenic materials and pass through various tests to ensure quality. Hence, you should not be worried if you plan to wear your Fitbit for the whole day.
However, I would advise you to take the Fitbit off for at least an hour for your wrist to relax. It is important to clean your Fitbit once in a while as well as to make your wrist independent!
Should You Wear Your Fitbit Loose Or Tight?
The appropriate looseness or tightness can be concerning for many people out there.
So, how tight (or loose) should a Fitbit be on your wrist?
Honestly, there’s no right answer to this question. Different people have different physical features, and so do different wrist sizes.
However, implementing certain measures like the finger experiment mentioned in this article, and ensuring back and forth movement of the Fitbit on your wrist will get you through a snug fit.
FAQs
How tight should a Fitbit Versa 2, 3 or 4 be?
A Fitbit Versa 2, 3 or 4 should be worn tight enough to take accurate readings, and loose enough to not feel uncomfortable on one's wrist.
How tight should a Fitbit Charge 5 be?
A Fitbit Charge 5 should be tight enough to offer accuracy in its stats while not causing discomfort in the wrist.
How tight should my Fitbit Luxe be?
Based on your wrist size, a Fitbit Luxe should be moderately tight on the wrist.
