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The Best Fitness Trackers of 2026: Garmin, Google Fitbit, and More
Find the right wearable for your lifestyle, workouts, and goals. Like every piece of gear you wear on your body day in and day out, fitness trackers are incredibly personal. The right tracker for you should be comfortable, accurate, and tailored to your lifestyle, including your preferred workouts and health goals. Do you bike, row, or strength train? Do you run on trails for hours at a time, or do you just want a reminder to stand up every hour? Do you want to wear it on your wrist or your finger, or tuck it into your sports bra? No matter what your needs are, there's never been a better time to find a powerful, sophisticated tool to help optimize your workouts or jump-start your routine. We test dozens of fitness trackers every year while running, climbing, hiking, or just doing workout videos on our iPads at night, to bring you these picks. For more wearables, check out our guides to the Best Smartwatches, Best Smart Rings, and Best Sleep Trackers . Garmin makes some of the most accurate fitness trackers on the market, and the Vivoactive 6 is the best midrange option for most people.
CES 2026: Garmin had the nerve to launch a food-tracking feature in Las Vegas
Las Vegas might not have invented the buffet, but it did perfect it. Instead, it revealed it is adding food (and calorie) tracking to its Connect app . It combines AI image recognition with a rich food database, so you can monitor your calorie and nutrient intake without leaving the app -- and even log some food through its watches. The food tracking works similarly to existing apps like MyFitnessPal, Noom, LifeSum and many others. Still, Garmin hopes to make its companion app the best place for tracking nutrition without having to leave its app - and tying it into your other fitness goals. This makes sense in a few ways.
Oakley Meta Vanguard review: fantastic AI running glasses linked to Garmin
The Vanguard live up to the Oakley name with a rock-solid fit and lenses built for sport. The Vanguard live up to the Oakley name with a rock-solid fit and lenses built for sport. The Guardian's journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. T he Oakley Meta Vanguard are new displayless AI glasses designed for running, cycling and action sports with deep Garmin and Strava integration, which may make them the first smart glasses for sport that actually work. The Guardian's journalism is independent.
Explain it to me quickly: why are runners and riders freaking out about a feud between Strava and Garmin?
Strava allows Garmin fitness tracking watches to record workout data on its app via its own platform, Garmin Connect. Strava allows Garmin fitness tracking watches to record workout data on its app via its own platform, Garmin Connect. Explain it to me quickly: why are runners and riders freaking out about a feud between Strava and Garmin? Strava, the Instagram for exercise, is suing Garmin for allegedly copying its features. Thu 9 Oct 2025 23.26 EDTLast modified on Fri 10 Oct 2025 02.19 EDT The Guardian's journalism is independent.
Peloton Is Having Its Biggest Hardware Launch in Years
The company upgrades its entire hardware line and launches a new AI-powered cross training service. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Do you remember whatever became of your old Peloton bike or tread? The at-home fitness company was one of the most famous casualties of the postpandemic bust.
Should You Subscribe to Garmin Connect ? (2025)
Every fitness company has jumped on the AI-powered fitness subscription bandwagon. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. You've just spent hundreds of dollars on a new Garmin Fenix 8 or Forerunner 970, only to find out you might have to hand over even more money to get the full Garmin experience . Earlier this year, Garmin introduced Connect+, a subscription element to its Connect companion app earlier.
Hypershell Pro X Series Review: An Exoskeleton You Can Actually Buy
This wearable power-up gives your legs a boost up hills, and unlike the competition, you can actually buy it, but we're not totally sure you should. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Good assistance, makes hills easier on the legs. Seems to reduce muscle strain, not physical effort.
Garmin's Top Training Features, Explained
Garmin has some of the best proprietary fitness software around. Here's how to interpret all that meticulously gathered data. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. So, you've got a shiny new Garmin watch .
Gear News of the Week: Veo 3 Comes to Google Photos, and Garmin Adds Satellite Comms to a Watch
A few months ago, Google debuted a feature in Google Photos that lets you convert your existing photos into short videos using generative AI. These videos introduce slight synthetic movements to your stills, so a person may appear to slightly shift around in the frame, or a picture of your sleeping pup could gain a leg twitch. This week, the company upgraded this feature with its Veo 3 video generation model, which boosts the quality of the results. To play around with it, head to any photo in Google Photos, tap the three-dot button at the top right, and tap Create. Choose the Photo to Video option, and then pick between Subtle Movement or I'm Feeling Lucky, which will be a little more creative.
Garmin Forerunner 570 review: running watch stumbles just short of greatness
Garmin's latest mid-range running and multisport watch has smartened up with a very bright OLED screen, voice assistant and upgraded sensors. The Guardian's journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. The Forerunner 570 continues the revamp of the company's running watches, which have all gained more accurate GPS chips and improved heart rate monitors. The new model replaces the popular 265 and sits under the 970. It offers a similar look and feel to the top watch but with a few key features removed for a lower price.