Best Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches
Fitness trackers are leveling up and the list of features goes on and on. Read on to find your perfect smartwatch from affordable and streamlined to luxury and super cool. We rounded up the best.
Oura Ring
Don’t want the entire world to know you track your fitness habits? The Oura ring is award-winning and very non-descriptor. We like how Oura points out doctors take your pulse from the fingertip for accuracy, a selling point we completely overlooked since the fitness tracker market is overrun with wristwatches.
Key features:
- Tracks household chores
- Comes in four different finishes
- Accurate heartbeat monitoring
- Tracks respiration
- Built with a sensor for body temperature
- Stores six weeks of data between syncs
- 1-week battery charge with a quick charge
Things to be aware of: There is no digital face, obviously, which means you need to always use it in conjunction with your devices. It uses a scoring system, to rate three areas of your life. It monitors readiness, sleep, and activity and builds trend reports over time. Read more on their page.
Fossil Hybrid Smart Watches
So sleek and stylish. This hybrid watch flies under the radar and looks so classy. Fossil also works with PayPal payments so you can split the cost of this $215.00 watch into four interest-free payments.
Key features:
- Hybrid Fitness Tracker
- Chic and clean design
- Alarm clock
- App, email, text, calendar, and social alerts
- Alarm clock
- Heart rate tracker
- Low-key digitalized face
Things to be aware of: Reviewers warn you to do your research before buying. This watch has limited fitness functions.
All the Garmin Luxury Watches
This wearable monster of a company has perfected the fitness tracking watch. Find your perfect wearable for running, multi-sport, adventure, swimming, diving, golf, fitness tracking, or for the kids! They also have super cute fashion and hybrid watches and a luxury selection.
Aviation Luxury Smart Watch
Are you an aviation expert, stewardess, or pilot? Well, they have a watch for that. Their luxury watch will show you where you are, weather reports, and includes smartwatch features.
Sailing Luxury Smart Watch
Do you sail? Yeah, there’s an amazing smartwatch by Garmin for that as well. It has a GPS regatta timer and can predict how you’ll finish your races. The watch also painlessly measures oxygen saturation of the blood and has a relaxation breathing timer. So cool.
Shop their luxury collection here.
Apple Watch
This watch does it all. Snarky smartwatch functionality, check. Cutting-edge fitness tracking, double-check.
Key features:
- Super bright Always-On Retina display
- Access music, podcasts, and audiobooks
- Activity rings that visualize your movement
- Activity sharing
- Sleep monitoring and goal setting
- ECG waveform
- Blood oxygen level tracking
- Water-resistant
- On-watch workout interface
- Emergency SOS and fall detection
Things to be aware of: Cost, obviously it’s Apple after all, but if you’re approved, you can finance your watch with affordable 24 monthly payments.
Polar
Big, round watch faces lay flat on the wrist for a nice display. Buy just the watch or sync with the polar heart rate sensors for accurate logs on more gym/aerobic-based training sessions.
Key features:
- Ultra-lightweight
- Water-resistant
- Feedback on how much you recovered based on your sleep patterns
- Sleep tracking
- Heart rate tracker
- Changeable bands
- Calorie burn readings
- Polar Unite supports over 100 different sports
- Connected GPS for speed and distance tracking
Things to be aware of: Prices range from $149.95 - $499.95. You get what you pay for. More fitness tracker than a smartwatch.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2
A round watch face compared to Apple’s rectangle face. They niched down and created a Galaxy Watch Active 2 Golf Edition, and partnered with Under Armour for MapMyRun compatibility.
Key features:
- Quick boost battery life by using a compatible Galaxy phone with wireless PowerShare
- Stream YouTube, Spotify, or call directly from your watch
- Pay with your watch
- IOS compatible
- Tracks up to 39 distinct activities
- Heart-rate tracker
- Calorie tracker
- Actionable insights
Things to be aware of: Some reviewers say the calorie-count tracker isn’t accurate. You should probably dig into that if you’re buying this watch strictly for fitness.
Fitbit
Fitbit has come a long way. They currently have six different trackers to choose from and three different smartwatches. We love their kid’s fitness tracker, the Fitbit Ace 3 doesn’t need to come off for swim lessons and has a smart Fitbit App parent view.
Key features:
- Swim proof
- Reminders to move
- Bedtime alarms
- Sleep monitor
- Comfy and durable
- Fitbit App for kids
Things to be aware of: This watch only has 8 days of battery life.
Wyze Band
The Wyze band is crazy affordable ($24.99 plus shipping) and super smart-feature enhanced. Interchange the band color and connect to Alexa!
Key features:
- 5ATM Water-resistant
- Phone and app notifications
- Heart rate tracking
- Sleep monitor
- 10-day battery life
Things to be aware of: Reviewers pointed out there may be connectivity issues and while it’s waterproof, it freaks out underwater… so not helpful there.
Withings Scanwatch
Are techy wrist bands clashing with your style? Hybrid watches are the undercover options of the fitness tracker world. Typically they keep the tech-bits streamlined and low profile.
Key features:
- Hybrid Fitness Tracker
- Chic and clean face
- Sleep Monitor
- Alarm
- Pedometer
Things to be aware of: batteries will probably need to be replaced at around the seven-month mark. Amazon reviewers say replacing the battery is relatively simple though.