* as far as I can tell, 5-day battery life is still pretty good among fitness trackers - you don't have to charge it everyday. My typical workout attire includes a fitbit, a set of sports headphones (which are water resistant) and my phone, and my exercise routine is generally outdoor jogging. With this configuration, I don't even need to do anything other than remember to take my fitbit along - it will auto-detect and log my exercise and even though my fitbit has all the extra features (music control, notifications, phone calling etc. I have turned as many of these off as I can) because they are just a nuisance (and I had the same experience when I had an Apple Watch as well). It's too easy to accidentally control music playback on devices on your wrist etc. When exercising, the headphones provide tactile and safe to use in the rain buttons for music control etc. Does anyone actually buy smart watches because they want to pay an additional subscription to actually use it? I've never bothered to even try the free version of fitbit premium because of subscription fatigue and also that I don't need a guide when I'm out on a run - music or podcasts or audiobooks keep me company well enough. No, I don't think anyone likes paying for subs to use a product. The Garmin Connect app is passable and free, and other apps like Strava and Training Peaks have free tiers as well. And Golden Cheetah is an open source program haven't used that one but folks seem to like it and it appears to be in regular development. I use the paid version of TP because it's incredibly useful for what I do with none of the extra social distractions, etc. There seem to be options, it's just a matter of finding what works for you. The Luxe is technically an activity tracker, not a full-featured smartwatch.īased on the rest of the review, it sounds more like a bracelet that needs to charge every several days than a device suited for its other ostensible function. My wife is very happy with her Garmin 945. She doesn't use it for sleep-tracking, since she sleeps like a stone most nights. It works great for her open-water swimming, running, and cycling needs she does typically use a subscription app for strength training, and will cycle through different ones depending on where she is in her prep for her next race. Currently on pause due to a busted clavicle, though. Interestingly, her doctor is fine with her getting back in the water as soon as she has comfort through the full range of motion, but wants her off the bike for another two months. Her plan is to set up a spare bike on a trainer that she can use sitting up, without pressure on the shoulder. My workout needs are simpler than hers, and the Apple Watch works fine if I do NOT have some kind of protective case or screen shield on it. I've tried several cases, and they all trap sweat and cause issues with input. Maybe the goal shouldn't be "fitness" - which most people aren't that interested in (if they were, we wouldn't have an obesity, type II diabetes and high blood pressure problem), rather focus on "health" - reminding people to take their meds, track calorie intake, monitor BP (and blood glucose, but that's a hard one), monitor their ECG and sleep patterns rather than obsessing about their last run and why the GPS sucks because it's not accurate.
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