Not only do they serve to monitor your sporting performance, fitness trackers allow you always to be informed about your physical condition.
Heart-rate monitor on the chest, GPS watches on the wrist, and some other gadget to wear on the body to keep the data of your sporting performance under control. In recent years, the tools available to runners have changed a lot. Now you need only a fitness tracker that integrates all the functions necessary for your training.
Arrived almost quietly on the world market, fitness trackers in a short time have conquered a good slice of the market and also occupied the space of smartwatch (with which the challenge is always open).
Wearables now integrate such several sensors and features that are increasingly indispensable in everyday life and not just runners. The activity trackers have become a real cult object useful both to monitor their sports performance, vital parameters such as heartbeat, body temperature, or count the steps taken every day.
On the market are available different models with different price ranges. Some also integrate a small screen where you can check ” live ” data from your body; others instead communicate directly to the application available on the main online stores. If you are undecided about which fitness tracker to buy, here is a buying guide on Black Friday.
Fitbit Charge 2
Let’s start with one of the best fitness trackers on the market. Fitbit is one of the leading companies in the industry, and over the years, has managed to win the trust of users, thanks to being wearable with truly unique features. And the Fitbit Charge 2 is proof of this.
The fitness tracker integrates a special PulseSecure technology that allows you to monitor in real-time the heartbeat directly on the small screen on the wearable. Also, the device provides useful advice on how to improve your cardio activity by monitoring the results obtained during workouts.
Logically, as all the main fitness trackers collect data on the number of steps taken during the day, the distance traveled, the number of calories burned, and the sedentary time.
The Fitbit Charge 2 also features a Multi-Sport technology that automatically recognizes the sporting activity you are performing (running, cycling, weightlifting) and provides the most important statistics in real-time on the OLED screen. Also, data is collected on the application, available for both smartphones and tablets, so that the user can analyze them at a later time.
The wearable also monitors the sleep phases, providing suggestions on how to improve their quality. By activating the smartphone’s GPS and synchronizing the fitness tracker, you will be able to check on the screen the route taken and to understand in which stretches you have been stronger.
Finally, it also offers a guided breathing session based on your heartbeat. The battery has a duration of five days. Fitbit Charge 2 is a fitness tracker suitable for everyone, but the price is quite high: to buy the wearable, you need to spend a figure close to $150.
- PurePulse continuous, automatic wrist based heart rate tracking to better measure...
- Maximize your workouts using simplified heart rate zones (Fat Burn, Cardio and Peak)....
- See call, text and calendar notifications on the OLED display; Automatically track...
Garmin vívosmart HR Activity Tracker
Garmin Vivosmart HR is one of the best alternatives to Fitbit Charge 2 on the market. It is a product that combines functionality from a fitness tracker to some from a smartwatch. The device of the US company allows both to keep under control its vital parameters, and to receive notifications of the smartphone on the screen on the wearable.
Collects data on steps taken, sleep quality, and calories burned and offer tips to improve their sports performance. Also, it vibrates to remind the user to perform physical activity and not to spend too much time in front of the personal computer.
You can synchronize the Garmin Vivosmart HR with your smartphone. In essence, notifications will arrive directly on the fitness tracker, and you can decide whether or not to take the phone to answer the call of your work colleague. The price?
- Sleek band is comfortable to wear all day, and the always on display shows your...
- Displays steps, distance, calories, heart rate, floors climbed and activity...
- Receive text, call, email, calendar and social media alerts,Display type:sunlight...
TomTom Runner 2 Cardio
Usually, the name TomTom is combined with the satellite navigation sector. But the company decided to diversify the offer and jumped into the fitness world. In addition to producing GPS watches, it also created fitness trackers with very interesting features and features developed specifically for runners.
The device constantly monitors the heartbeat, as well as monitoring the route taken, altitude, average speed, and distance. All data can be uploaded to your cloud space through the application developed for Android and iOS. Also, TomTom Runner 2 Cardio allows you to listen to your favorite tracks while you are doing physical activity.
Fitbit Surge
Despite being on the market for over a year, there are few fitness trackers that can compete with the Fitbit Surge from both a performance and a performance standpoint. Defining it as an activity tracker is perhaps a bit simplistic, but does not have complete software like that of the smartwatch. The number of sensors on the Fitbit Surge is very high: accelerometer, gyroscope, digital compass, heart rate monitoring, GPS, and altimeter.
Compared to the other fitness trackers of the same company, the display is touchscreen and allows you to interact in real-time with the data collected by the device. The activity tracker can be synchronized with the main mobile operating systems so that it can show on the screen the notifications of the smartphone and warn the user of messages and incoming calls. Monitor the quality of sleep and wake up the user by vibrating. The battery lasts about seven days.
- Surge syncs automatically and wirelessly to tablets, computers and 150+ leading iOS,...
- Get continuous, automatic, wrist-based heart rate and simplified heart rate zones
- Track workouts & view workout summaries; plus all day activities including steps,...
Xiaomi Mi Band 2
Xiaomi does not betray the expectations of its fans, and with the second version of the Mi Band manages to improve the already excellent work done with the first model. Compared to the fitness trackers that we have presented so far, the Xiaomi Mi Band is different and presents a less refined structure.
But this does not mean that the quality of the activity tracker is lower than the competition, far from it. Compared to the first model, the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 integrates a tiny OLED screen that provides real-time information on the activity performed and notifications received on the smartphone (the fitness tracker can be synchronized with both Android and iOS smartphones). But the real strong point of the smart band is battery life: without having to support the exuberant requests of a generous screen, the Mi Band 2 ensures a continuous use of more than 20 days.
The user can keep track of the steps taken, the distance traveled, the heart rate, and calories burned during the day. Further information will be possible to analyze them directly on the application developed for smartphones and tablets. Also, the fitness tracker is integrated into perfection with the other devices of the Chinese company: just bring the wearable to Xiaomi MI 5 to unlock the smartphone.
Misfit Ray
Usually, fitness trackers are not fashion objects: they all have a rather ugly design to be seen and hardly matched with T-shirts and watches. But the Misfits Ray wants to subvert this bad habit. The fitness tracker shows a very special design that looks a lot like a normal bracelet. If the strap is made of silicone, the heart of the activity tracker is made of aluminum and integrates all the sensors necessary to keep track of your workouts. Furthermore, in the aluminum part, there are three batteries, which guarantee about six months.
Thanks to the application that supports Misfit devices, it is possible to monitor the various statistics, the quality of sleep, and other useful data to understand how the day went. The price is the sore button of wearable: it can be purchased at a figure close to ninety euros, high for a fitness tracker that does not even offer an OLED screen (there is only one LED notification). But the company aims to sell the wearable as if it were a jewel, focusing on an unexplored niche market.
- Vibration alerts for call and text notifications, movement reminders, and alarms
- Smart button enabled to control connected household devices | Automatically tracks...
- Swim proof, anodized aluminum cylinder with multicolor LED progress display
Fitbit Flex 2
The removable fitness tracker. Fitbit FLex 2 offers users the opportunity to take the activity tracker out of the strap and to mount it on bracelets, necklaces, and any other wearable object. In this way, the wearable can also be combined with sweaters, skirts, boots, and earrings.
Logically, the Fitbit Flex 2 integrates all the features of a normal fitness tracker: counts steps, collects data on calories burned and distance traveled, in addition to reporting the sedentary moments.
The LED display provides notifications that will arrive on the smartphone and other information to always have at hand. Thanks to the Smart Track function as it automatically recognizes the physical activity performed and shows the application data available for Android and iOS smartphones.
Compared to other models of the same company, the Fitbit Flex 2 is totally waterproof and can also be used while it is swimming. Monitor the quality of sleep and ensure gentle awakening thanks to the ” smart ” alarm clock. The price travels around one hundred euros.
- Strap Material: elastomer interchangeable band, stainless steel clasp
- Face Material: LED display with indicator lights
- Pedometer: yes, tracks steps
Huawei TalkBand B3
A fitness tracker or Bluetooth headset? It may seem a rather bizarre question, but if you refer to the Huawei TalkBand B3, this is not the case. The smart band developed by the Chinese manufacturer can turn into a Bluetooth headset if necessary: a dual nature that allows the fitness tracker to be one of a kind.
The touchscreen with a size below the thumb allows you to be informed both on the notifications that arrive on the smartphone and the vital parameters. Through the gesture, you can see the list of contacts or check the data of the last workout. Logically, this hybrid nature also increases the price: the Huawei Talkband B3 can be purchased for $109.
Misfit Shine
For those looking for an activity tracker without too many frills and at an affordable cost, one of the best choices is the Misfit Shine. The low-cost fitness tracker has an all-plastic body that lowers the price but still offers very useful features. It monitors all the most important parameters (pedometer, calories) and also allows you to immerse it up to a maximum depth of 30 meters. It supports both the Android and iOS mobile operating systems.
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