8 best fitness trackers and watches: From FitBit, Apple, Garmin and more
Whether you’re looking to step up your fitness regime, or just looking to take a few more steps in the day, investing in a fitness tracker is the easiest way of reaching your target.
There’s never been more choice, with fitness titans such as Fitbit and Garmin joined by a raft of young pretenders, including Xiaomi and Amazfit.
The fitness tracker you choose depends on what focus you have surrounding your health. Pure step and exercise tracking really should be the base expectation from your device, with many brands now providing either accurate GPS tracking through a connection to your phone, or even an inbuilt GPS, meaning you can leave your clunky handset at home.
The step between fitness tracker and smartwatch has never been smaller. In fact, there’s a strong roster of budget smartwatches that cost less than high-end fitness trackers and give you more lifestyle benefits. For the purposes of this list, we’ve tried to toe the line between sophisticated fitness tracking and more general wearable offerings. It’s a big fitness world out there.
How we tested
We put on our slowly-disintegrating running shoes and pounded the pavement to put these wearables through their
