With summer approaching and hours of sunshine after work, there’s no better time to get outside and get some exercise.
Whether it’s running, cycling, or if you still prefer the four walls of a reliable gym, here are the best tech buys to help with your fitness routine.
From massage machines to wireless earbuds, there is something for all fitness enthusiasts here.
Take a look below for our best tools of 2022.
It’s Time to Track Your Garmin Epix
If your idea of exercise is all-day hikes and trail in the hills, then Epix is your best friend.
It’s packed with tracking modes covering everything from climbing to kayaking, and offers rich color maps that you can view from the watch’s vibrant color Amoled display.
It also doubles as a smartwatch, letting you pay as you wish or keep a close eye on WhatsApp conversations, and it can last for weeks away from the charger.
But they start at £799 at Garmin.
Polar Pacer
Polar’s Pacer has everything you could want in a sports watch without making a huge hole in your bank balance. It has a slim and light appearance with a screen that is easy to see in direct sunlight and has sensors to track running, swimming, and more.
You can use Polar’s Training Load Pro Insights to ensure you’re not overtraining, and the Walk Test makes it easy to assess your current fitness level.
Buy it for £169.50 from Polar.
Huawei Watch GT Runner
Huawei’s first running-focused watch can track more than pavement and pounding off-road just like other GT series watches, but offers smart software tailored to walkers and joggers.
It can create custom training plans to help you run your first 5km or faster marathon and predict how fast you will reach that finish line. It provides you with basic elements such as allowing you to view notifications, plus it controls your music and offers up to two weeks of battery life.
Buy it for £259.99 from Huawei.
Fitbit Lux
Fitbit’s most attractive and slim tracker handles essentials like step counting, sleep monitoring, and heart rate with ease.
It packages sensors and uses data such as tracking your activity to deliver a daily preparedness score out of 100.
If that score is low, Fitbit will recommend what you should do to help your body recover instead of scrolling through another semester.
Buy it for £129.99 from Argos.
Jabra Elite 4 Active
The Elite 4 Actives has a solid IP57 water resistance rating, making it suitable for tough workouts.
There’s active noise cancellation for when you don’t want to hear the hustle of the gym floor and a quick charge mode that will provide you with an hour of playtime before you need it before it’s time for your lunchtime HIIT session.
Buy it for £99.99 from Jabra.
Philips TAA6606BK Headphones
Philips uses bone conduction technology for phones that resembles a headband to make sure you can still hear the world around you when you’re working out outdoors.
Unlike a lot of bone conduction headphones, there’s a dedicated bass mode for more bass, and it even finds room for a safety light for extra visibility for your nighttime workout.
Buy it for £99 from Philips.
G-Lab Go Air Pop
These stylish wireless earbuds offer an IPX4 water and sweat resistant design, and allow you to choose from three EQ modes directly from the speakers.
These can make it more suitable for heavy exercise playlists or will tone up the sounds when you switch music for some podcast or audiobook time to keep your mind distracted from entering the pain cave.
Buy for £19.99 from JLab.
Postponed massage recovery day
This smart suction cup can be dropped on all parts of the body including the back of the neck and legs, and will provide a combination of red light therapy and massage technology to enhance blood circulation and help recover painful extremities quickly.
There is a cupping time control app that has a clean and easy design if you want to share that love.
Buy it for £119 at Achedaway.
body recovery
Put on these inflatable shoes and they will deliver an air pressure massage with multiple pressure and time settings to give you complete control over the duration and intensity of the massage.
There are no wires in the way and it features an easy-to-access control panel for adjusting boot settings.
Buy it for £799 from Therabody.
Hyperice HyperVolt Go 2
When the pain starts, a massage gun small enough to throw in a suitcase will eliminate the pain by choosing three degrees of massage intensity with rhythm depending on how deep you want to go.
It uses Hyperice’s QuietGlide technology to massage with minimal noise and has a battery to help tackle those aches for three hours before it needs power again.
Buy it for £199 from Hyperice.
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