Browsing: Fitness Trackers

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again — the Fitbit Air is one of my favorite fitness trackers to launch this year. At $99, it’s super affordable, it’s extremely comfortable to wear, and the Google Health app is excellent. Yet my onegripe has been that, while it looks a lot more discreet than…

Fans of the Fitbit Charge 6, listen up—Google just launched the new $179 Fitbit Edge, and it replaces the Charge in the brand’s fitness-tracker lineup.

Despite debuting back in 2023, the Fitbit Charge 6 remains one of my favorite fitness trackers on the market today because of its onboard GPS, reliable tracking performance, small but bright display, comfy design, impressive battery life, and support for several handy Google apps.

Wearables aren’t one-size-fits-all, as has become increasingly clear with the proliferation of screenless trackers, including this year’s Fitbit Air. If you find these a little too minimalist, though, yet still don’t need the complexity and power trade-offs of a full-blown smartwatch, a basic screen-equipped tracker might be right up your alley. Lately, we’ve been hearing…

Amazfit Active Max drops to $139.99 at Amazon, bringing GPS, offline maps, and up to 25 days of battery life for less. By •

2026 is the year of the screenless tracker, and as a health editor, I’m here for it. These discreet devices are designed to sit unnoticed on your pulse points and track your steps, stress, workouts, and cycle, without the constant buzz of WhatsApp notifications or emails.

It’s October, and while the best of the year’s weather is behind us, if you’re a keen runner your thoughts might already be turning to next spring. April onwards is marathon season, and if you’ve entered the New York or Berlin events, London’s mammoth two-day event, or one of the many other marathons held in…

The brand-new Apple Watch Series 12 and the Apple Watch Ultra 4 are reportedly the most accurate heart rate-tracking smartwatches on the market and the best Apple Watches yet, largely thanks to the wearables’ new Health Sensing System. A redesigned LED sensor array, the Health Sensing System is said to be more accurate than ever…

Apple has reportedly taken notice of the popularity of the likes of the Google Fitbit Air and Garmin Cirqa — screenless fitness trackers designed for background activity tracking without smartwatch-style screens or notifications, originally associated with Whoop.

Hang around the Tom’s Guide fitness desk long enough, and we’ll probably strap a fitness tracker to your wrist and ask you to go and count your steps. Sure, step counting isn’t the best measurement of how fit you are or how good a fitness tracker is, but our thinking is that if a watch…