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Best fitness trackers, heart rate trackers and headphones of 2020

Consider this your ultimate guide to smart connected gear.

Updated: 12:31 PM CDT Jul 8, 2020

Viewing this on our app? Tap here for the best viewing experience.Remember back in the day (you know, just a few years ago), when fitness trackers could only count steps and DVDs or YouTube videos were your go-to's for working out at home?Today, smartwatches can now send cardiac readings straight to your doctor. You can tell your headphones to play your pump-up playlist without pushing a button. We are living in a golden age of fit tech. After tracking oh-so-many heart-rate spikes, torching tons of calories, and sweating through countless workouts, the editors at Women's Health returned from the front lines of fitness with intel on the best-of-the-best. Behold: the ultimate guide to connected gear.

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Remember back in the day (you know, just a few years ago), when fitness trackers could only count steps and DVDs or YouTube videos were your go-to's for working out at home?

Today, smartwatches can now send cardiac readings straight to your doctor. You can tell your headphones to play your pump-up playlist without pushing a button. We are living in a golden age of fit tech.

After tracking oh-so-many heart-rate spikes, torching tons of calories, and sweating through countless workouts, the editors at Women's Health returned from the front lines of fitness with intel on the best-of-the-best. Behold: the ultimate guide to connected gear.

Amazfit Bip S

Amazfits Bip S smartwatch offers gold-star fitness tracking abilities at an impossibly cheap price. The crazy-light watch is water resistant, offers GPS tracking to log runs, monitors your heart rate and, oh, has an impressive 40 hours of battery life.

Price: $69

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WHOOP Strap 3.0

WHOOP, here it isthe Strap 3.0 is the latest (and greatest) version of the smartband so many athletes swear by. This unique tracker analyzes data like heart rate variability to evaluate your overall stress levels, recovery, and sleep needs, so you can make sure your recovery and workouts balance out. Never again will you be tempted to stick it out through a HIIT class when you really feel like doing yoga.

Price: $30/month

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Apple Watch Series 5

The Apple Watch Series 5 is the fully-capable sidekick you need to conquer everything from your workouts to your inbox on-the-go. If you want all of the features of your iPhoneplus heart rhythm testing, music integration, GPS, menstrual cycle tracking, and movement goal trackingon your wrist, it truly does it all.

Price: starting at $399

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Motiv Fitness Ring

If theres one ring that rules them all in the realm of fitness trackers, its Motive. With it, you can monitor powerful metricslike your heart rate, active minutes, and sleepfrom your finger. Available in three different titanium styles, the waterproof ring has a three-day battery life, so you can subtly track around the clock.

Price: $199.99

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Fitbit Charge 3

Fitbits most advanced tracker truly does it allwithout breaking the bank. The Charge 3 allows you to monitor your heart rate, calories burned, sleep quality, and period, while also getting phone alerts, checking in on the weather, and using your credit card with just a tap. Oh, and you can swim with it too.

Price: $99.95

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Garmin Vvoactive 4S

Garmins Vivoactive 4S is straight-up arm candy. Of course, it still packs all of the brands famous features, like seven days of battery life, music integration, phone notification, running programs, and a slew of health metrics (including hydration tracking, respiration, and stress and sleep tracking). Now you can keep tabs on literally everything about your trainingand feel cute AF doing it.

Price: $349

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iFit SmartBeat Forearm Heart Rate Monitor

This super basic (and screen-free) forearm heart rate tracker from NordicTrack connects to your phone via Bluetooth so you can keep an eye on your ticker while you sweat it out. If you want to tune into your fitness without drowning in data (or dropping hundreds), its heaven-sent.

Price: $99.99

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Samsung Galaxy Activity Tracker

The Samsung Galaxy Activity Tracker shines bright among all the stars in the fitness tracker market for its simplicity. The budget-friendly wristband tracks and displays just the time, your heart rate, and your steps; its a minimalists dream.

Price: $79.99

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Amazon Echo Buds

The Echo Buds are Amazons coolest new technology since Alexa herself. The first earbuds to offer virtual assistant AI technology, they also have Bose active noise reduction capabilities, are sweat-resistant, and have five hours of battery life.

Price: $89.99

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Jaybird Vista Earbuds

The Jaybird Vista Earbuds are the Swiss Army Knife of headphones, multifaceted and equally as essential on any great adventure. With 16 hours of battery life, these buds are shock-, dust-, water-, and sweat-proof, so you can wear them on the trails, through puddles, and in your sweatiest workouts.

Price: $159.99

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Jabra Elite Active 75t

If most earbuds fall out of your earsespecially during workoutsthe latest from Jabra are specifically designed for better comfort and fit than other buds in the game. Theyre also clutch for runs or rides in busy areas, since the adjustable Hear Through technology allows you to hear ambient noise (like, uh, cars) over your music.

Price: $199.99 (pre-sale)

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Powerbeats Pro

Beats fans, the new completely-wireless Powerbeats Pro will rock your world (and workouts). In addition to Beats famous sound quality, nine hours of battery life, better-than-ever ear hooks, and Siri connectivity, theyve also got sensors that automatically pause your music when you remove them, so youll never waste batteryor miss half your playlistagain.

Price: $249.95

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Apple AirPods Pro

The next generation of Apples Airpods, the Airpods Pro feature a customizable fit, noise-canceling technology, and sweat- and water-resistant construction. The bottom line: Theyre a much more workout-friendly pair than the OG Airpods.

Price: $249

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JaxJox

JaxJoxs vibrating foam roller is exactly what you need to shake up your pre- or post-workout routine. With five vibration intensities, it may help alleviate muscle soreness and improve your range of motion more effectively than your standard roller.

Price: $99

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Hyperice Hypersphere

You know that ache deep in your hips after a day of sitting? This vibrating massage therapy ball from Hyperice gets in there. The grippy texture and powerful vibration help you nail aches, pains, and tightness in spots you cant reach with a roller.

Price: $149

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Form Smart Swim Goggles

Whether youre prepping for a triathlon or just like the smooth, low-impact feel of swimming, these goggles can help you train smarter in the water. They display your total distance, split times, total swimming times, and stroke count (and your heart rate, if synced to a tracker), so you can stay in the know as you glide through the H2O.

Price: $199

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Tangram Smart Rope

Tangrams Smart Rope is the only rope that can help you actually keep track of how many rotations youve jumped. The LED-embedded jump rope displays your rotation count (yep, it detects double-unders, too, you badass jumpers) and comes with an app that features interval workouts and challenges thatll keep you on your toes.

Price: $79.95

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Muse 2

Your mental fitness is just as important as your physical fitness, and now you can totally hack it. The Muse 2 multi-sensor meditation headband gives you real-time feedback on biomarkers like your heart rate, breathing, and body movements while you meditate. The goal: to help you really tune in and reap meditations best benefits. Zen AF.

Price: $209.99

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NURVV Run Smart Insoles

NURVVs high-tech insoles will revolutionize your runs. With 32 sensors analyzing your gait, these insoles (and their accompanying app) provide a detailed analysis of everything from your stride length to your pronation, and coach you on how to improve your form and run all-around better. Youll hit that new PR (injury-free!) in no time.

Price: $299.95

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UA Hovr Machina Running Shoe

Smart running shoes are officially a thingand these Under Armour sneakers track everything from your foot strike angle to your pace. Form tends to crumble halfway through your run? Real-time coaching lets you know where you need to step it up. Oh, and these kicks pair with MapMyRun, so you can analyze and track your performance from all angles.

Price: $150

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