5 Fitness Track ers You'll Actually Use

Meet the new fitness trackers and apps that you won't mind wearing—and that will really help you reach your goals.

    

   

By Yasmeen Gharnit, Sweet
  

Meet the new fitness trackers and apps that you won't mind wearing—and that will really help you reach your goals.

    

    

No. 1: For When You Miss Having a Mood Ring

LVL Hydration Tracker, $150, onelvl.com.
LVL covers all the bases that a typical fitness tracker does (heart rate, activity, and sleep schedule), but it's also the first tracker that uses infrared light to monitor hydration. Then it takes all of that data and uses it to estimate the mood you'll be in.
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No. 2: For When You Want to Live Hands-Free

   

Wahoo Fitness Tickr X Heart Rate Monitor, $80, wahoofitness.com.
Hate constantly being attached to your phone? Strap Tickr X across your chest to monitor heart rate, rep counts, and how many calories you're burning during a workout. Thanks to its built-in memory, you can head out the door for a run with just your keys and a wa

   

    

No. 3: For When You Want Everything In One Place
  

Record by Under Armour, free, available for iOS and Android.
[post_ads]Record, by Under Armour, tracks sleep, fitness, activity, and nutrition (by pairing with MyFitnessPal). Its ability to sync with most fitness trackers and your phone's GPS helps you keep even more detailed logs of your workouts and activity. The best part is

that the technology becomes smarter as you use it more, giving you increasingly insightful advice on how to improve your performance, and your overall health.

     
No. 4: For Those Times You Need a Pep Talk

Moov HR Sweat, $100, moov.cc.
Have you ever finished a workout and thought about how you could have pushed yourself a little further? Moov has you covered. Pair the coin-sized tracker—which can be worn on the temple or the ankle—with the Moov Fitness Coach app, then choose a workout. The tracker will monitor your heart rate and, if you're below the expected BPM, tell you to work harder. It also adjusts to your fitness level so it can continue to challenge you at every stage of your fitness journey.

  

   

No. 5: For When You Want to Form Some Good Habits

Today, free, available for iOS.
Today lets you build a dashboard for each goal (meditating for a few minutes a day, going for walks during the workday), and then specify exactly which kind of data you want to track for each stated goal. The app pulls metrics from Apple Health—or you can enter it yourself—and then you "check in" each time you complete a goal. The app will track your streaks (🤔 sounds familiar), and you can add journal entries and photos for added motivation.

  

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