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When it comes to exercising, a lot of us fall into one of two categories: fitness lovers or the exercise-averse. It can be more challenging to maintain a regular exercise schedule as cool weather rolls in at the end of the year. If you’re having trouble motivating yourself, consider investing in a fitness tracker. Fitness trackers like Fitbits can assist you in setting, achieving and monitoring your progress over time.
Regardless of whether you enjoy working out, staying active is important. And a tool that will help you on your health and fitness journey could be the key to staying on task, even when cold weather moves in. If you think you would benefit from having data points about how much movement you get in a day, you should consider purchasing a Fitbit to track your activity to hit daily targets and keep you inspired.
Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers can keep up with all activities, tracking your steps and workouts. Fitbit devices can also track your sleep patterns, stress levels and heart health. If you’re interested in monitoring your fitness journey through the end of 2022 and beyond, a Fitbit is a stylish, comfortable and effective tool that could help you get in shape.
While you can find really good offers on Fitbit devices all year long if you take advantage of special markdowns, you’ll usually find impressive sales during the holiday season, making now a great time to invest in one of these wearables. It’s also worth remembering that Google’s new Pixel Watch, which includes many of Fitbit’s best activity tracking features, launched in October. Many of the products listed in this article are previous-generation Fitbit devices, but they still pack plenty of functionality and value — especially at these lower prices.
If you’re already sold on getting a Fitbit but aren’t sure which one is right for you, we’ve got you covered with all the information you need. Read our deep dive on a few of Fitbit’s most prominent models.
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With tools to monitor heart health, stress management and even skin temperature, this is a bit like having a medical assistant around your wrist at all times. This is the second generation of Fitbit’s health-focused smartwatch, and the updated interface return of the physical navigation button make this wearable particularly appealing — especially at this price. Besides keeping a close eye on atrial fibrillation (heart rate irregularities), this Fitbit includes a cEDA sensor that detects electrodermal activity, which often correlates to your body’s response to stress. You can also see your nightly blood oxygen levels at a glance.
It still has all the great features the first-gen Sense offered, like built-in GPS for hikes, biking and driving. The watch also has Amazon Alexa built in for news updates, bedtime reminders and alarms, and it can control smart home devices, too. The smartwatch comes with a variety of clock face options. One battery charge lasts six full days, and a full day’s charge takes only 12 minutes. It’s available in gold, platinum or graphite.
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The Fitbit Versa 3 is Fitbit’s previous-generation watch, but it still offers quite a few useful features. In addition to heart rate and sleep cycle monitoring, the Versa 3 includes blood-oxygen tracking for more detailed health metrics.
Named our favorite Apple Watch alternative for 2022, this fitness tracker doesn’t skimp on the smartwatch features, either. In addition to adding Google Assistant to its smart home compatibility, the new Versa 3 can also run hundreds of apps like Spotify and Uber.
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While it’s not one of the latest models, the Fitbit Versa 2 is still a popular fitness wearable that offers a whole lot of features at a really great price. The Versa 2 is one of the company’s fitness smartwatches, meaning it has a few more advanced features to help you know who’s calling, give you access to Alexa for controlling your smart home devices with your voice and much more.
For the better part of the past year, the Versa 2 has sold for around $180, so this current markdown is a great deal. The Versa 2 is available in a variety of colors as well, though the discounts vary.
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Again, it’s not the most recent Fitbit fitness tracker in the series, but the Fitbit Charge 4 has plenty to offer, and you can get it at a pretty deep discount. The Fitbit Charge 4 was given the CNET Editors’ Choice Award in 2020 for its low price, stylish design and health features, including heart rate notifications and sleep tracking.
This smartwatch is half the size of other watches and its touchscreen makes it easier to go through the settings as needed. Even better is that it can track more than 20 different activities and can assist you in setting goals for your workouts and routines. If you’re not using GPS, the battery can last for up to seven days on a single charge, but if you are, you’ll need to charge it much more frequently.
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For a simpler, sleeker smartwatch, the Inspire 2 puts an emphasis on keeping you moving. Track the day’s activities and progress toward goals for total steps, movement and calories burned. The Inspire also has 24/7 heart-rate tracking to calculate resting versus active rates. It even tracks your light, deep and REM sleep to give you a sleep score and improve on nightly habits. And the Inspire 2 goes 10 days on a single charge. It’s not the newest Inspire fitness band, but at this low price it still has plenty to offer.
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Fitness trackers are generally not the nicest-looking devices on the market, but the Fitbit Luxe does a pretty good job of breaking that mold. The overall design of it is slimmer, with rounded edges, nicely colored bezels and unique bands that can be paired with it to make the fitness tracker look like a piece of jewelry. While a Luxe typically lists for $130, you can grab the black-and-graphite model from Amazon for $30 off right now.
When it comes to fitness tracking, the Luxe is no slouch. It offers sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring and stress management. It gives you up to five days of battery life per charge. Read our Fitbit Luxe review.
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One of the most popular Fitbit styles in recent years has been the Charge line. The Fitbit Charge 5 is the newest in the lineup, making its debut in September of 2021. It was just recently updated with a new electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) functionality and Daily Readiness Score, which add to the existing sleep tracking, built-in GPS and heart rate alerts.
Its features and long battery life combine to make this a must-have fitness tracker this holiday season. The Fitbit Charge 5 earned an Editors’ Choice Award and is considered “the best Fitbit you can buy” right now. Read our Fitbit Charge 5 review.
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Read more: Fitbit Sense, Versa 3 and Inspire 2: How to Decide Which Wearable to Buy
