The Blaze is a recent addition to the Fitbit wearable fitness tracker family. While lower-priced models in the range are wristbands designed for tracking activity and sleep, the Blaze is pitched as a smart fitness watch. It boasts features such as PurePulse Heart Rate, connected GPS, call and text notifications, calendar alerts, music control and on-screen FitStar workouts.
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Straight out of the box you get a USB charging cradle, the tracker unit itself and a sports band. There's no manual included but the setup is extremely straightforward, around 10 minutes in total, and on your mobile afterwards, you'll be taken through the basic care and operation with the Blaze 101 guide.
Design and wear
The Blaze is the first fitness wearable in Fitbit’s range with a colour LCD touchscreen, and (unlike the Surge fitness super watch) it can be accessorised with different wristbands, frames and clock faces, placing the Blaze in a prime position for being one of the more fashionable fitness trackers.
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Out of the box you get a USB charging cradle, the Fitbit tracker unit, a sports band and your device's warranty
The elastomer sports band which comes as default is just under an inch wide, approximately 2mm in thickness, and has a ribbed texture. Prolonged wear of this particular band seemed to cause irritation to my skin, which was aggravated further when I wore it beneath a tight cycling jacket or during the night. Following the product care recommendations of loosening the band outside of exercise wear and regularly cleaning the strap did go some way to remedying this but my guess is that buying an alternative strap, maybe the luxe leather band, would solve the problem. I did find though that after a few weeks of wear, and occasionally switching which wrist I wore it on, the irritation died down.
Heart-rate monitoring
Strava integration
Smart tracking, multi-sport and notifications
Conclusion: good option for multi-activity dabblers
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