Fitness trackers have come an extremely long way over the years. No longer are they glorified pedometers; they're much more than that. Most standard fitness trackers nowadays can track your steps taken, distance traveled, how many calories you've burned for the day, and even your sleeping patterns. They're handy little devices if you want a better look at how active you are throughout the day, and there are plenty to choose from.
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We understand it can be a little daunting trying to choose which fitness tracker best suits your needs, so we've compiled a list of the best fitness trackers on the market. We've divided our list up into separate categories to help you narrow down your options. As always, if you feel like we missed something on our best fitness trackers list, be sure to tell us in the comment section below.
Without any further delay, here are the best fitness trackers you can buy right now.
The best fitness tracker overall
Fitbit Charge 3
Fitbit's Charge 3 is the best fitness tracker you can buy for most people. Its classy, versatile design means it'll look good in the office and at the gym. It's also water resistant this time around, and has one of the more accurate wrist-based heart rate sensors we've tried on a wearable.
Elsewhere, the Fitbit Charge 3 offers a great software experience, plenty of smartwatch features, and a battery that can last almost a week on a single charge. Unless you're a runner, you probably don't need GPS. For those folks, the Charge 3 is a great option. If you need a GPS, move on to our #2 pick.
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Garmin Vivosport
The Garmin Vivosport is the best fitness tracker with GPS.
It also packs in a heart rate monitor, which is pretty incredible considering its slim and lightweight design. It's also waterproof up to 50 meters, will last up to seven days on a single charge, and comes with a Chroma touchscreen display that's miles better than the display on the Vivosmart 3. The display is a little small for my liking, however.
The Vivosport is available now for around $130. That's an absolute steal for the best fitness tracker with GPS.
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Fitbit Inspire HR
The Fitbit Inspire HR is a great fitness tracker, health tracker, and sleep tracker. It's just $100, too!
It's small and lightweight, supports interchangeable straps, and offers smartphone notifications on your wrist. It might be small, but it doesn't skimp on the features. The Fitbit Inspire HR offers Connected GPS, a heart rate sensor, as well as five-day battery life.
Think of the Inspire HR as the "Fitbit Charge 3 Lite." It removes a few notable features like notification history, an altimeter, and a bigger display in order to reach that $100 price point. If you don't need those things though, the Inspire HR is a fantastic option.
Best multisport fitness tracker: Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music
The standard Garmin Vivoactive 3 is one of our favorite multisport fitness watches. Naturally, the Vivoactive 3 Music made its way to our list right when it was announced.
Everything you loved about the vivoactive 3 is here, along with support for music storage of up to 500 songs. You can load up your favorite songs, or download playlists from iHeartRadio. Deezer support will be added in the future, too.
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Aside from a slightly redesigned bezel on the new watch (and music support, of course), the Vivoactive 3 and Music version are basically the same. That means you get a fantastic running watch with a built-in GPS, heart rate monitor, 5ATM water resistance rating, Garmin Pay support, and seven-day battery life. You can check out our full Vivoactive 3 review right here to learn more.
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Best fitness smartwatch
Fitbit Versa
If you were underwhelmed by Fitbit's first smartwatch offering, the Versa might be just the thing for you.
The Fitbit Versa is much better looking and more compact than the Ionic, and it doesn't cost as much money. Now, that lower price tag will get you fewer features (no GPS, for
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With the recent addition of quick replies, you can now reply to just about every app notification you receive on your wrist. The Versa also recently received Fitbit's female health tracking suite, making this a much more powerful health tracker for women.
The Versa also brings Fitbit OS 2.0, 24/7 heart rate tracking, on-screen workouts with Fitbit Coach, over 15 exercise modes, Connected GPS, and swim tracking thanks to its 5ATM rating. There's also room to store your music, and if you spring for the Special Edition model you'll have access to Fitbit Pay.
If the Versa is a bit out of your budget, we'd recommend checking out the Fitbit Versa Lite. It's just about the same thing with no music storage and no altimeter, and with a lower $160 price tag.
Fitbit Ionic
The Fitbit Ionic is a great fitness tracker/smartwatch hybrid if you need something a little more powerful than the Versa. It's an incredible fitness and sleep tracker, comes with a built-in GPS, allows you to pay for things from your wrist, and it's water resistant.
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Just like the Fitbit Versa, the Ionic now has support for quick replies for notifications and female health tracking features.
The Ionic is one heck of a fitness smartwatch. It's available now on Amazon and Fitbit.com for $269.95, and comes in three different color options.
Best cheap fitness tracker
Xiaomi Mi Band 3
If you need a basic fitness tracker and you don't want to pay an arm and a leg, buy the Xiaomi Mi Band 3. At only $25, it's hard not to recommend this device.
Not only has the design been improved from the Mi Band 2, it's also received a few nice upgrades under the hood. The heart rate monitor is fairly accurate for a budget device, and it can still track all the basics — steps taken, calories burned, and sleep.
More: Xiaomi Mi Band 3 review
To get down to this price point, Xiaomi had to make some compromises. It doesn't support many activity profiles, and the software is a little wonky at times. If that doesn't bother you, the Xiaomi Mi Band is probably the best bang-for-your-buck activity tracker on the market.
Fitbit Inspire
At $70, the Fitbit Inspire (non-HR variant) undercuts the Garmin Vivofit 4 by about $10. Aside from lacking a heart rate sensor and goal-based exercises, the Fitbit Inspire isn't all that much different from the Inspire HR.
That means you get the same great fitness/sleep/health tracking as the pricier model, albeit with a slightly smaller feature set. Full disclosure, we have not reviewed the Fitbit Inspire, though it's close enough to the Inspire HR that we just had to include it on our list.
Garmin Vivofit 4
Garmin's Vivofit 3 was one of our favorite inexpensive fitness trackers of 2017. Is the Vivofit 4 a worthy successor? That depends.
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In many ways, the Vivofit 4 is an improvement over its predecessor. It's more comfortable, has a new color display, and plenty of useful extras. But the lack of heart rate monitor connectivity is unfortunate, and we hope it returns with the next model.
Throughout our two weeks of testing, the Vivofit 4 was so close to delivering accurate results but ultimately fell short more often than we'd like. To its credit, it does offer users a general idea of their performance levels, which is why most people will buy the Vivofit 4. It's an inexpensive fitness tracker that you basically never have to take off, and it keeps track of the basics. If you need a device you basically never have to take off, the Vivofit 4 is for you. If you own a Vivofit 3, it might not be worth it to upgrade.
So there you have it, the best fitness trackers on the market right now! How did you like our list? Did we leave anything out? If so, let us know in the comments!
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