The New Year might be a month away, but it’s never too early to start your resolutions.
You can help your friends and family start their fitness goals just after the holidays with a fitness tracker.
The wellness gift is useful for counting steps to meet their daily challenges, logging their workouts, and monitoring sleep patterns and heart rate.
You can find them accessories that fit their style best while motivating them to stick to their fitness schedules and develop healthy habits.
If you need some help choosing the right one, here are 10 of the best fitness trackers available to purchase online that will arrive just in time for all the holidays they celebrate this month.
For $349
If the person you’re gifting can never have enough rings, adding another one to their collection can’t hurt. The highly anticipated Oura Ring 4 is a good option with a four-star rating on Amazon. It can track over 30 biometrics, including sleep, activity, stress, heart health and women’s health metrics, while adapting to their body and lifestyle to provide continuous data daily. Plus, it can last up to eight days on a single charge for extended, everyday use without having to charge it so often.
For $249-$349, instead of $299-$449
However, if you’d prefer to purchase the top tech accessory at a lower price to fit within your budget, you can opt for the Oura Ring Gen3 Heritage or Horizon. The difference is in the design, as the Heritage has a flat side and the Horizon is completely round. The Oura Ring 3 collects pulse readings from your finger for more accurate and personal health data and insights using sensors that monitor over 20 biometrics. You can also sync them with either iOS or Android to integrate with over 40 fitness apps, including Apple Health and Google Health Connect.
For $343
If the person you’re gifting prefers Samsung products, this direct competitor to the Oura Ring may be a better option. Its lightweight and water resistant design allows them to wear it daily from the gym to the office and the hiking trail knowing it can hold up in several environments and weather conditions with comfort and style. It can track wellness insights and exercises while providing daily tips to stay motivated to meet their fitness goals.
For $189, instead of $249
If the person your gifting is an Apple user, getting them an Apple watch can help them track their health from multiple devices with Apple Fitness+. They’ll get three months free of the app and receive daily health insights, like notifications on irregular heart rhythm, to keep track throughout the day. The 4.5-star-rated smartwatch is also water resistant up to 50 meters so they can wear it while swimming laps in their gym’s pool.
For $200, instead of $314
This Garmin is made for the outdoors. The person you’re gifting, who is a fan of camping or trekking nature trails, might see this rugged fitness tracker as a handy tool for their next hike or backpacking trip. It’s water, thermal and shock resistant with fiber-reinforced polymer case and scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla glass to help it last through the elements. Plus, it tracks their health all day and keeps them on the right path while on a battery charge up to 21 days in smartwatch mode and up to 22 hours in GPS mode.
For $100
For those just starting their fitness journey, this Fitbit kit will help them kickstart their goals easier. The bundle comes with the latest model of the popular Fitbit Inspire, small and large bands, a PremGear 3.3-foot USB charging cable, a PremGear wall adapter, two PremGear screen protectors and a PremGear cleaning cloth to find the right band size, keep it charged, protected and clean for everyday wear.
For $175
People who would prefer a watch with the style of a sleek fitness ring might prefer this Fitbit model. The limited-edition watch comes in a gold chain link design from jewelry brand Gorjana to take it from the gym to a formal party without missing a beat when it comes to wellness tracking. It can last up to five days on a single charge and comes with a six-month free trial of Fitbit Premium for new and returning members when they sign up within 60 days of activating their device.
For $180
If you’re treating a kid to tech that promotes living a healthy lifestyle, this kid-friendly Fitbit is a great option. The Ace LTE comes pre-installed with the Fitbit Arcade full of movement-based games for fun exercises and the activity ring Noodle that records steps, jumps and bounces. When kids meet their Move Goal, the watch celebrates with a fun animation. You can also stay in touch with them throughout the day via an app that lets them call or text you without a phone number. The feature still works when you set School Time mode, which helps them focus by limiting gameplay and preventing them from texting other kids during school hours.
For $250
Get the quality and reliability of a Garmin smartwatch with advanced health tracking and trendy style in the Lily 2. Its energy monitoring called the Body Battery can track your sleep score, respiration, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, hydration, stress and heart rate. You can also connect it to your sports apps to record exercises and mindful breathing and your smartphone’s GPS to track outdoor walks and runs. The smartwatch also estimates and logs how active you are throughout the day by counting steps, calories burned and intensity minutes.
For $59
If the person you’re gifting is just looking for a standard, low-profile and user-friendly fitness tracker, they’ll find those features in the Samsung Galaxy Fit 3. Its lightweight design with a narrow, touchscreen clockface makes it comfortable to wear during workouts. They can track most of those workouts with the fitness tracker’s over 100 exercise modes. Plus, it has Sleep Coaching to help improve their sleep quality.
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