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Fitness Tracker Reviews

Look, we’re not going to bug you to get fit. That’s the job of a fitness tracker. Wrist-based wearables that track fitness stats are popular, and for pretty good reason: they help fitness-focused individuals chart a path to their best selves. The best fitness tracker should look good, operate as intended, and minimize false readings during workouts. We’re always testing the latest from Garmin, Fitbit, Polar, and more to find the next best fitness tracker for you.

I trained with Tonal, the ‘Peloton for weightlifting’

A lightweight trainer with a heavy price tag

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Fitbit Versa 2 review: smart fitness tracker, dumb smartwatch

Fitbit’s latest smartwatch is still mostly just a fitness tracker

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Training for my first 5K with the $4K Peloton Tread
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Can Peloton’s pricey treadmill make a racer out of a running newbie?

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Fitbit Inspire HR review: the best of Fitbit for less

The newest Fitbit doesn’t push any bar forward, but it’s one most people will enjoy

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Fitbit Charge 3 review: easy lift

The Charge 3 won’t make working out easier, but it will make it easier to track workouts

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Apple Watch Series 4 review: the best gets better
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Fitbit’s Versa is its best smartwatch yet

The Versa is Fitbit’s answer to the Apple Watch Series 1, but how does it stack up?

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My two-month ride with Peloton, the cultish, internet-connected fitness bike

The future of exercise, or another fitness fad?

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Fitbit Alta HR review: a much better activity tracker than I expected
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Fitbit Charge 2 review: a promising fitness tracker, plagued by bugs

Activity trackers should be accurate trackers

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Samsung Gear Fit 2 review: Samsung gets fitness tracking right

Not without tradeoffs, but pretty darn good

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Withings Go review: back to basics, but for 80 bucks

A super simple tracker with an E Ink display

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Fitbit Blaze review: a ‘smarter’ fitness tracker is still kind of dumb
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It’s a Fitbit through and through, but doesn’t offer much new

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Microsoft Band 2 review: An identity crisis on your wrist
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Microsoft has thrown in everything but the kitchen sink to make its case in wearables

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Razer Nabu X smartband review

Cheap doesn’t cut it

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Jawbone Up3 review

Just buy an Up2

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Jawbone Up2 Review

Just the basics

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Withings Activité review: a slightly smarter watch
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It might not be your next watch, but it’s a lot like it

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Microsoft Band review

What will happen when we know everything about ourselves?

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Samsung Gear Fit review

Dreaming of the perfect wearable

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Stay fit: Jawbone Up24 and Nike+ FuelBand SE review

Get your ass in gear — and keep it there

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Counting sleep: seven nights in bed with the Basis band

Can more data help me sleep better?

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Fitbit Force review

Now you’re wearing two watches

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Withings Pulse review

It knows everything about me, but can it make me a better person?

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Fitbit Flex review

Whipping you into shape one step at a time

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Basis B1 fitness band review: taking tracking far beyond calories and steps

With great amounts of data comes great responsibility

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Jawbone Up review (2012)

Big data gets some fashion sense

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Nike+ FuelBand review

How I stopped worrying and learned to love Fuel

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Jawbone Up fitness band review

Can a $99 rubber wristband inspire owners to move more, sleep better, and eat smarter?

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Fitbit Ultra review

If you enjoy the muted ennui that accompanies a sedentary lifestyle then you’d best keep your distance from the latest Fitbit.

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