What's more, it tracks your heart rate night and day, and it also counts steps, distance, calories burned, hourly activity, active minutes and floors climbed. It has free built-in GPS, too, so you can take it with you on your next hiking or biking trip - and even go swimming with it on. The Versa 3 also comes with access to voice assistants from both Amazon and Google. But the large screen has a trade-off: One tester who has small wrists found it bulky. Its large, always-on screen makes it easy to quickly see your sleep and activity stats, control your music, peek at your text notifications or pick up a call (if your phone is within range). Our picks below are based on rigorous testing, consumer feedback, road testing and knowledge of top-performing brands.įitbit's newest smart watch is a favorite among our Lab experts, thanks to its intuitive design, tracking capabilities, heart rate monitor and impressive battery life (it lasts at least six days if not more!).

We also send them to a consumer panel to get feedback from real users. When we test fitness watches and trackers, we evaluate ease of use, battery life, accuracy, comfort and more.

For our most recent roundup, we spent over 70 hours testing more than a dozen popular fitness trackers and watches. The experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute's Media & Tech Lab have been testing fitness trackers and watches for women - as well as smart watches for men and even smart rings - for more than a decade. Not to mention that many of the best smart watches for women also provide fitness tracking, making the options seem endless.

But with so many different options on the market, it can be challenging to find the one that's right for you - and your budget. In fact, a high-quality, reliable fitness tracker can encourage you to work out more: Results from a past Good Housekeeping survey found that 75% of people said using a fitness tracker helped improve their motivation to work out. This story was updated in February 2023 to ensure all products tested and vetted by the Good Housekeeping Institute's Media & Tech Lab were in stock and reflected accurate pricing.Ī fitness watch or tracker is a valuable and practical way to measure activities like meeting your personal step count, running, swimming and more, so you can get even closer to achieving your health and exercise goals.

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