If your 2024 goals include getting more fit, you may be considering a fitness tracker to monitor your activity and count your daily steps.
A fitness tracker can help you track your workouts by providing useful data, such as heart rate, daily steps, calories burned, sleep cycle and more. These wearable devices can also motivate users to continue their fitness progress versus letting these goals slip away before they reach them.
But with the number of fitness trackers available to buy today, it can be overwhelming to select the one that will work for you.
To help narrow down your decision, here’s some of the most recommended fitness trackers on the market, including models from Fitbit and Apple.
- Fitbit Charge 6: “If you’re looking for a wearable that can accurately map out runs and bike rides while also keeping track of your heart rate and other stats during each workout, the Charge 6 is a great option,” Engadget says.
- Apple Watch Series 9: “In testing, the Series 9 offered accurate workout pulse readings compared with a chest strap and a dedicated optical armband heart rate monitor. Moreover, while many wrist-based optical heart rate trackers exhibit a slight lag when detecting rapid pulse change during workouts, Apple Watches tend to be spot on,” PCMag says.
- Garmin Vivomove Sport: “It can track your calories, steps, heart rate, stress, hydration, women’s health, and more. And although it gives you tons of info, it’s broken down in a way that’s easy to understand,” Health says.
- Amazfit Band 7: “We particularly appreciated that that tracker automatically logged our sleep cycles and woke us up at the best time within each cycle, so we awoke feeling refreshed and energized,” Shape says.
- Oura (Gen 3): “There are also seven new sensors to track skin temperature and tell you whether it’s within normal limits, plus an improved sleep-tracking algorithm without compromising weight or battery life,” TechRadar says.
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