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Garmin Vivoactive 3 Blurs Line Between Fitness Tracker and Smartwatch

By Philip Michaels published

The Vivoactive 3 adds apps and mobile payment support, and that's just the start of the makeover Garmin's giving to its fitness trackers.

Why Fitbit Avoided Android Wear and Built Its Own OS

By Caitlin McGarry published

The Fitbit Ionic ships in October with its own app store. The goal: to bring you more fitness-focused experiences without forcing you to leave Fitbit.

Samsung Unveils Gear Sport Watch with Focus on Fitness

By Philip Michaels published

The Gear Sport offers water resistance, improved activity tracking and a number of other features that make it a potential workout companion.

Meet Ionic, Fitbit's First Smartwatch and Last Chance to Beat Apple

By Caitlin McGarry published

With a new smartwatch, sweatproof headphones, and a suite of enhanced health- and fitness-tracking features, Fitbit proves it's playing hardball.

17 Best Alexa Skills for Health and Fitness

By Michael Gowan published

Perform work outs, get health advice, practice meditation and more with these handy Alexa skills.

Life After Jawbone: Which Fitness Tracker to Buy Next

By Caitlin McGarry published

Jawbone is folding, so what happens now if you’ve got one of the company’s fitness bands? Here are some compelling alternatives if you’re ready to move on.

Polar A370 Review: This Fitness Tracker Has Heart

By Caitlin McGarry published

Polar's solid A370 fitness tracker offers continuous heart rate-monitoring, connected GPS and deeper sleep insights.

Fitbit’s Leaked Smartwatch: What’s New, What’s Missing

By Caitlin McGarry, Althea Chang published

Fitbit is expected to release a new smartwatch later this year. While we're looking forward to what the company has up its sleeve, it's likely to face some serious challenges.

The 10,000-Step Myth: Here's How You Should Be Tracking Your Fitness

By Brian Eastwood published

The goal of taking a steps every day is taking a backseat to metrics that reveal more about a person’s activity levels, health and fitness.

Apple Watch 3 May Monitor Your Breathing

By Philip Michaels published

A new patent filing from Apple suggests the company is working on a way to add respiration rate measuring capabilities to its smartwatch.

TomTom Spark 3 Cardio + Music Review: Best GPS Watch

By Mike Prospero published

Editor's Choice

With a built-in heart-rate monitor and storage for music, the TomTom Spark 3 Cardio + Music is the best GPS watch for those who want to track their heart rates and listen to music while working out.

Garmin Virb 360: A 360-Degree Action Camera for Data Nerds

By Mike Prospero published

Garmin's 360 camera records video in 4K, and also can overlay all sorts of data, including your speed, altitude, and heading.

Best Water-Resistant and Waterproof Fitness Trackers

By Althea Chang published

You can take all of these fitness wearables in the shower, and some of them can also be your swim partner.

Garmin Forerunner 935 Review: Big Power in a Slim Design

By Michael Miller published

Editor's Choice

This GPS watch geared toward triathletes is pricey, but worth the investment.

Fitbit User Guide: Essential Tips and Tricks

By Althea Chang, Valentina Palladino published

Whether you just bought a Fitbit activity tracker or have had one for years, here's how to get the most out of your device.

Fitbit Charge 2 Review: This Redesigned Tracker Shines

By Mike Prospero published

Editor's Choice

A refreshed design, larger screen and enhanced activity capabilities make the Fitbit Charge 2 an excellent midrange fitness tracker.

Acer's Answer to the Fitbit Blaze Is Very Cheap

By Mark Spoonauer published

Acer's Leap Ware looks like a decent fitness tracker watch for $139, but that might be enough to sway shoppers.

Garmin Fenix 5 Review: The Best Outdoor GPS Watch

By Mike Prospero published

Editor's Choice

With more than 20 hours of battery life, the ability to track almost any activity and a durable design, the Garmin fenix 5 is the outdoor GPS watch to get.

Touchscreens May Be Hurting Your Kids' Sleep

By Althea Chang published

A new study shows that touchscreen use by children directly translates to less sleep, as well as an increase in the number of times kids wake up during the night.

Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR Review: Good But Not Great

By Brian Eastwood published

The Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR is a durable GPS watch that tracks a lot of activities, but its heart rate monitor could be more accurate.

Apple Watch Could Become a Lifesaver for Diabetics

By Althea Chang published

Apple could be developing a blood glucose monitoring feature for the Apple Watch, according to a CNBC report.

Fitbit Alta HR Review: Slim, Stylish and a Bit Frustrating

By Althea Chang published

The Fitbit Alta HR is a slim and stylish tracker with a heart rate monitor, but it has some usability issues.

New Balance RunIQ Smartwatch Review: Not a Good Running Partner

By Brian Eastwood published

New Balance’s Android Wear-powered RunIQ smartwatch trips over its limited features, poor interface and short battery life.

Whoop Strap 2.0 Review: LeBron Wears It, But Should You?

By Michael Miller published

Though it’s expensive, the Whoop Strap is worth the price for actual or would-be athletes who want to maximize performance and minimize illness and injury.

Pain Relief Tech Sounds Great, But Does It Really Work?

By Althea Chang published

I tried four pain relief devices, including TENS (electricity), PEMF (magnets) and light therapy options. Here's what I found with each.

This VR Game Actually Makes Exercising Fun

By Sherri L. Smith published

Blue Goji's VR games trades the monotony of using a typical elliptical machine with an exciting interactive experience.

Mio Slice Review: Score One for Simplicity

By Althea Chang published

The Mio Slice wristband simplifies your fitness with one score.

Withings Steel HR Review: Best-Looking Fitness Tracker Yet

By Mike Prospero published

Editor's Choice

The elegant Withings Steel HR is an analog watch hiding a great fitness tracker.

Fitbit Blaze Review: Big-Screen Fitness Tracker

By Mike Prospero published

This fitness tracker that looks like a smartwatch has a big color display and guided workouts.

What Is Google Fit? (And How to Use It)

By Althea Chang published

Google's Fit app tracks your activities and aggregates data from other devices and apps so you can see all of your fitness stats in one place.

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