Get Motivated With the 10 Best Fitness Trackers of 2026

After ruining my previous fitness tracker in the washing machine, I gave up on fitness trackers for 10 years. But that changed when my husband gave me a Whoop 5.0, and I am obsessed.

The Whoop 5.0 is a lightweight, adjustable wristband without any display or screen, so it doesn’t distract with alerts and notifications. I love the detailed metrics and tracking capability, like activity and recovery feedback. It can track how much time my body spends in different performance zones during exercise, stress levels, sleep, skin temperature, and my period. It also offers on-demand electrocardiograms (ECG) to check for potential heartbeat irregularities. There’s even a healthspan marker; my current healthspan age is four years younger than I am.

One key differentiator of the Whoop is its charging capabilities: It charges while you’re wearing it with a portable power pack, and a charge lasts for up to 14 days. Whoop has three membership options ($199 to $359 per year), and access to certain metrics depends on your membership level.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all of the options and stats, Whoop offers a free one-month trial before committing.

If you prefer a more discreet wearable, the Oura Ring 4 is a popular choice. It’s a sleek ring fitness tracker. You can wear on any finger, although Oura recommends wearing it on your index, middle, or ring finger for best results.

Despite its petite size, the Oura Ring 4 measures more than 50 health and wellness metrics, including blood oxygen, heart rate and heart rate variability, movement, and sleep. The rings are made of titanium. You can customize it with either a metallic or ceramic finish in a variety of colors. If you’re not sure what size to get, you can request a complimentary sizing kit.

Oura owners like the long-lasting battery and detailed monitoring of their sleep, heart rate, body temperature, stress, and menstrual cycles. They find the app intuitive and like the daily readiness score. You can even personalize the app to help spot patterns and habits.

The Oura Ring 4 comes with a charging station that charges in just 20 to 80 minutes, and charges can last five to eight days. An Oura membership is $5.99 a month or $69.99 per year. The Oura app is available in several languages, including English, German, French, Japanese, and Spanish, and integrates with over 40 apps for a customizable experience. 

If you’re just looking for precise heart monitoring without any bells and whistles, the Polar H10 Heart Rate Sensor is our pick. It’s a 2-ounce ECG heart monitor that you wear strapped around your chest. The strap has silicone dots to prevent slipping during intense training and sweating.

The Polar H10 can connect to the Polar Flow app, plus 70-plus fitness apps, like Strava, Adidas Running, and Wahoo. You can also record training sessions and broadcast stats to specific gym equipment.

While the Polar H10 isn’t rechargeable, it runs on a coin battery that can last about 400 hours and is simple to replace. The monitor is water-resistant up to 30 meters, so you can shower or swim wearing it and still track your heart rate. It’s available in two sizes: extra small to small and medium to extra large. The strap (machine washable) comes in red, black, or a combination of black and gray.

For comprehensive tracking without the bulk, the Fitbit Inspire 3 emphasizes smart tracking and performance. Its small, colorful touch screen displays the date and time, steps, distance, and calories, and other reminders you can customize in the Fitbit app.

The Fitbit Inspire 3 monitors activity, sleep, stress, and more. It measures body temperature, VO2 max, calories, resting heart rate, and active time spent in target heart rate zones like fat burn, cardio, or peak. It builds sleep profiles based on your sleep cycles and resting heart rate. Feeling stressed? The Fitbit Inspire 3 creates daily readiness and stress management scores alongside guided breathing sessions to tap into zen wherever you are.

The device pairs with the Fitbit app and tracks up to 20 types of exercises. Within the app, wearers can create custom alarm clocks, movement reminders, and monitor menstrual health. If you like to stay plugged in, you can receive texts and call alerts on your tracker as long as your smartphone is nearby.

The Fitbit Inspire 3 comes with a free six-month Fitbit Premium membership featuring access to expert trainer workouts, wellness techniques, and more. The rechargeable battery can last up to 10 days and takes about two hours to fully charge. The adjustable silicone band comes in two sizes (small or large) and is available in three colors.

For tech-savvy individuals who like to stay engaged and informed, the Apple Watch Series 11 is a multifunctional health tracker, watch, and smartphone in one. It’s like an à la carte wellness experience: Select and download various iPhone apps, like the Activity Tracker, Heart Rate, ECG, Vitals, and Cycle Tracking apps, and “watch” as the Apple Watch monitors and aggregates metrics. You can also call and text.

This latest model offers versatile and expansive health and data tracking to dial in to sleep health and sleep apnea symptoms, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and menstruation and ovulation insights. It even uses optical sensors to monitor how your blood vessels respond to your heartbeat to detect possible signs of hypertension, or high blood pressure. (Note: Consult a doctor for any health concerns.)

While users appreciate the new, larger digital display, it’s quite sensitive to touch. One user lamented that she frequently touched the screen by accident during workouts, pausing the Activity Tracker only to discover missed metrics.

We love that you can choose from a basic watch model with a matte or polished aluminum finish and a durable glass display, or opt for the polished aero-grade space titanium finish with a sapphire crystal display for $200 more. Band options include a smooth and water-resistant silicone rubber, soft textiles for easy wear, or a sturdy stainless steel. 

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch7 is like a personal sleep coach on your wrist. It makes an excellent choice for those looking to fine-tune their sleep. It’s a smartwatch with Galaxy AI integration that measures your sleep stages and resting heart rate, and it may even detect signs of moderate sleep apnea. The Galaxy Watch7 can also track menstruation, ovulation, and body composition. It also offers metabolic health insights by analyzing your diet. It calculates daily energy scores and emphasizes performance with encouragement and engagement, too.

The watch is made of lightweight aluminum with two watch face sizes (40 or 44 millimeters). You can use the Samsung Augmented Reality feature on your Android phone to virtually try on various Galaxy watch styles. Samsung has a kid-friendly watch, too, so the whole family can stay active together.

However, the battery life is short, with a charge lasting about 30 hours. Users report that the GPS or enabling the “always-on” display drains the battery quicker, so consider limiting those features to ensure a longer battery life.

The Garmin vívoactive 6 is water-resistant up to 50 meters and can withstand snow, rain, showers, diving into water, and surface swimming. It can track your activities, heart rate, and stress, and features breath work and meditation exercises, plus insight into women’s health and hormones.

The built-in sports app tracks biking, swimming, running, and tennis, plus backpack rucking, golfing, and a wheelchair mode for wheelchair users. Runners may like the running dynamics platform, which offers running cadence and stride length analytics, race-day pacing plans, and options to build your own intervals.

Like many of the smartwatches on this list, you need to download an app to view all of your stats. Garmin has its own operating system, GarminOS, which is compatible with Android and iOS.

Wearers can activate Google Maps and receive texts and calls from the watch. The vívoactive 6 features a scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 3 lens and a quick-release, durable silicone watch band. We like the color combinations, like the lunar gold bezel with the bone-hued band or the matching metallic pink watch and band for a bold statement. 

This pick from Fitbit tracks key heart health insights, such as cardio fitness scores and active zone minutes. It aggregates heart rate and heartbeat performance, sending irregularity notifications.

If you like working out at the gym, the Fitbit Charge 6 can project your heart rate on compatible treadmills, ellipticals, rowers, and stationary bikes, allowing you to stay present during your fitness sessions. It features 40 exercise modes. If you forget to track your movement, it recognizes and records your activity using its SmartTrack feature.

Fitbit Charge 6 has integrated Google apps — Wallet, Maps, YouTube — making it a cinch to pay with a simple tap of your band, follow a specific walking route, or stay motivated with some beats. Users can call and text contacts as well.

It comes with a free six-month trial of the Fitbit Premium membership with access to a trove of workouts and mindfulness sessions. The battery can last up to seven days, and it takes about two hours to fully charge.

For a budget-conscious wearable, we think the Amazfit Active 2 smartwatch meets the mark without sacrificing performance. It has extensive smart technology, like intuitive fitness coaching and training, and sleep, food, and hormonal health insights in addition to heart rate, sleep, blood oxygen, and stress insights.

The Amazfit Bip 6 relies on the Zepp app, which is compatible with iOS and Android. You can create a custom strength-training plan and sync it to your watch while it tracks reps and rest, or train for your next 5K or marathon with the AI Zepp Coach.

It can track more than 140 activity modes, including cycling, running, swimming, and even HYROX race tracking. Users can stay connected with voice commands, texts, and Bluetooth calls, and download maps and GPS for outdoor workouts. The rechargeable battery is built to last up to two weeks and fully charges in about two hours. It charges on a USB-C charging base, but to cut down on waste, the Amazfit Bip 6 doesn’t come with a charging cord. 

At nearly $1,000, the Garmin fēnix 8 is built for durability, endurance activities, and all-around adventuring. There are tons of bells and whistles: This watch is thermal-, shock- and water-resistant, dive-safe, and tested to U.S. military standards. A Garmin Coach feature assists with specific training goals. The watch offers race pace estimates and uphill stats measurements, and you can download mountain routes and track climbs and golf courses. Plus, you can toggle between multisports activities. It’s ideal for triathletes and other endurance performers.

The Garmin fēnix 8 produces a daily morning and evening report and measures heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, and breathing. It features abnormal heart rate alerts and offers tracking insights for women’s health, hydration, jet lag, stress, and altitude acclimation. There’s even a multi-mode flashlight for nighttime treks, including a red light and strobe light. The fine-tuned GPS enables terrain mapping, and a round-trip feature offers various return routes.

When paired with the Garmin Connect app, users can tap into smart notifications, music, contactless pay, and a stock tracker. When used in “smartwatch” mode, it can last up to 10 days. It’s worth noting that some users noted a steep learning curve with all of these features.