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Fitness encompasses a host of activities: walking, running, golfi<\/strong>ng<\/strong>, climbing \u2014 all with different metrics to track.<\/strong> The best fitness watch or fitness tracker is one that supplements your workout regime, tracks the data, and fits with your lifestyle.<\/p>\n Our experts have been strapping on fitness watches of all kinds for close to a decade now, testing more than 45 of the best fitness watches and pulling together the best for every situation in this guide. These watches have been tested using standardized methods for comparing sensor accuracy, battery life, functionality, durability, and fit. <\/p>\n Beyond that, we’ve also taken these watches everywhere \u2014 from the summits of volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest to the depths of the canyonlands of Utah \u2014 and pushed these devices to the limit to see what breaks.<\/p>\n Besides our own personal testing, our resident fitness coach reached out to the clients he trains and other athletes for their insights and spent hours reading online reviews. We read spec sheets and compared them across brands and models. <\/p>\n Below are the best fitness watches, GPS watches, and fitness trackers based on our testing. To help you find the best fitness watch for your unique needs, we’ve included a buyer\u2019s guide<\/strong><\/a>, a frequently asked questions<\/strong><\/a> section, and a comparison chart<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Editor’s Note:<\/em> We updated our Fitness Watch guide on May 24, 2024, to add the new Suunto Race<\/a><\/strong><\/em> \u2014 easily the best watch the brand has ever made. A new AMOLED screen differentiates it from the Vertical, along with a handful of other smart updates.<\/em><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImpressive battery life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn-depth fitness and performance stats<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHuge variety of activity profiles preset<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntuitive interface<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHeavy on the wrist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpensive<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n For fitness addicts and adventure professionals, the Garmin<\/strong> fenix 7 Pro<\/strong> Sapphire Solar<\/strong> <\/a>($900) is just dang hard to beat. It features advanced health monitoring, in-depth performance metrics, and over 80 activity profiles including surfing, backcountry skiing, golf, inline skating, and so much more.\u00a0The tough-as-nails Power Sapphire screen is just the icing on the cake \u2014 resisting scratching even while rock climbing, and keeping your wrist-mounted companion going for days and days.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The five-button layout on the fenix 7 Pro is intuitive and programmable, and the touchscreen adds versatility for quickly blasting through menus.\u00a0The transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) display allows you to see the screen in the sunlight, and gives this watch impressive battery life (stats claim up to 18 days in smartwatch mode or 22 with solar, testing proved this to be accurate).\u00a0And for those who like touchscreen controls, this watch allowed that too; with the fenix 7 Pro, if you like touchscreen, it’s there, and if not, you still have buttons. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Features such as training load and status, recovery time, endurance score, and HRV status help users plan and keep track of training efforts and performance. Those 80 activity profiles certainly got put to use in our testing as well, and we worked through everything from whitewater paddling to climbing and backcountry skiing. Each displays data sets unique to the activity at hand, meaning you’ve got your strokes-per-minute while paddling, and number of pitches while climbing. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Many activity modes feature navigation with maps preloaded on the <\/strong>fenix 7 Pro, or choose Navigate or Map to view maps without being in an activity mode. Preloaded workouts can also be used or use Garmin Coach to customize workouts for you. Our testing showed that watch-recommended workouts did adjust well based on use and ability. Unique features like ClimbPro help users adjust effort based on upcoming ascents.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n You can also expect all the standard run, swim, cycle, and hike GPS watch features, and others, such as music storage (supports Spotify, Amazon, and Deezer) and Garmin Pay. The Garmin<\/strong> fenix 7 Pro Sapphire Solar<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>comes in three different case sizes (42mm, 47mm, 51mm) and features several other options for screen type with\/without solar, depending on your needs. For just about anything you want to do with it, the fenix 7 Pro is up to the task.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Our climbing, cycling, and fitness editor has been using the watch for all his daily activities, and the capabilities and performance of the watch impressed him. His favorite features, however, are not related to active modes, which the fenix Pro Sapphire Solar handled almost without peer. What enamored our hard-to-please editor was the lifestyle functions. The morning report was an excellent and non-invasive reminder of the day’s tasks and training, while the sleep tracking functions were accurate (compared to a Whoop and tracking bed) and usable. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Another outstanding attribute was the extremely long battery life. It depended on how much GPS the editor used, but with almost daily sun exposure of over an hour, he could go weeks without recharging. <\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Best Fitness Watches of 2024<\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGarmin fenix 7 Pro Sapphire Solar\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t73 g<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLithium-ion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t57 hours; 73 hours with solar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGPS, GLONASS, Galileo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPower Sapphire, titanium<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n
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