Best fitness track: 4 watches to add to your workout regimen

Best for: an affordable and stylish fitness tracker

A great smart watch and fitness tracker shouldn’t break the bank. This V-Fitness Momentum Everyday Smart Watch 3.0 from Big W is a steal at just $69. Not only can you email, make calls and text from the watch but you can also monitor your heart rate, blood oxygen levels or track sleep patterns.

Key features:

• Water resistant up to a maximum of 3 metres
• Fitness tracker to monitor important daily activities such as exercise and sleep
• Up to 5 days battery life
• Ability to connect Amazon Alexa

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Best for: tracking fitness beyond working out

As far as fitness trackers go, it doesn’t get much better than the Apple Watch. Like most smart watches, the Apple Watch connects to your phone and can make calls, send emails and receive calls. But as a fitness tracker, the Apple Watch is teaming with state of the art capabilities such as heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen stats, an ECG app and a ovulation tracker. Though it comes in as the most expensive fitness tracker on this list, the Apple Watch’s staggering health monitoring capabilities makes it one of the best fitness trackers on the market.

Key features:

• High- and low-heart-rate notifications
• Cycle tracking with retrospective ovulation estimates
• ECG app
• Swim-proof
• Blood Oxygen app

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Best for: a no-frills fitness tracker

If you want a no-fuss fitness tracker without the frills of high-tech, smart capabilities, then the Garmin Vivosmart 5 is the perfect watch for you. This fitness track is easy-to-use and is loaded with a tonne of great features to track your activity all day and sleep stages all night. From heart rate, stress tracking, Body Battery energy monitoring, you’ll get a clear picture of your health and fitness.

Key features:

• Water resistant
• 168 hour battery life
• Heart rate monitor
• Blood oxygen sensor
• 1 year warranty

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Best for: reason

The Fitbit Inspire 3’s lightweight design and minimalist aesthetic makes it the perfect low-maintenance fitness buddy. Though this fitness tracker looks small, it’s packed with a tonne of fantastic features that will keep you on top of your health and workout regimens. From tracking for steps, distance and calories to the SmartTrack feature for 20 different exercise modes, this watch will help keep you on top of your exercise goals.

Key features:

• Up to 10 days battery life
• Daily readiness score signals when it’s time to workout and rest
• Sleep monitoring
• Always-on wellness tracking

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