There are dozens of activity monitors that can count the number of steps you take or measure the quality of your sleep, but what if you want to monitor your training sessions in a gym where you perform a wide range of functional exercises?
Fortunately, there are already a few wearables that can help you if you want to carry out functional training. Here are some of the gadgets that can help you get fitter faster and train smarter.
TomTom Spark Cardio + Music
This wearable goes way beyond a running watch. The new TomTom Spark Cardio + Music is capable of monitoring multiple sports, including a specific mode for training at the gym. The watch tracks 24 hours a day the number of steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, duration and quality of sleep and heart rate, as it integrates an optical sensor in its internal part.
Moreover, its GPS sensor will give you accurate data on distances and rhythms while running, cycling, on the treadmill or swimming. In addition, you can set goals and keep track of everything through the TomTom MySports application. Its 3 GB of internal memory will allow you to enjoy more than 500 songs without having to carry your cell phone.
Gamin Vívoactive HR
With Vívoactive HR, you can run, cycle, swim, ski and even row, both indoors and libre. See your pace, total time, distance and strokes at a glance, whether you're out in the open water or at the gym. Built-in GPS-enabled sports apps track your stats in real time as you get fit.
With Garmins patented Elevate technology, you can forget the chest strap and measure your heart rate through your wrist. The smartwatch will then use those extracted from your heart rate to provide you with information on calories burned and quantify the intensity of your sports activities. The battery of the Gamin Vívoactive HR lasts up to 7 days in watch mode with activity monitor, and up to 13 hours when using GPS.
Polar A360
The new device of the Finnish brand with heart rate monitoring on the wrist is able to measure your heart rate optically, in addition to offering you a series of personalized tips for your training sessions at the gym and record your daily activity uninterruptedly. The Polar A360 is a device designed to achieve greater motivation and enjoy the most when you exercise.
Together with Polar Smart Coaching, you can evaluate your daily exercise levels, plan your individual training, exercise at the right intensity and receive instant feedback as if it were a personal trainer. The Finnish company has more than a hundred different sport profiles that allow you to choose the most suitable for your training sessions and get detailed reports for each sport in the Polar Flow web service. On the other hand and to reduce costs, this wearable does not incorporate GPS.
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Fitbit Blaze
Train smarter and go further with this revolutionary Fitbit Blaze watch designed for fitness enthusiasts. Start a FitStar fitness activity session on your monitor and receive step-by-step instructions right on your wrist. This activity tracker uses SmartTrack technology to automatically recognize and record your workouts for you even if you forget to do it yourself.
Choose from different sport modes, such as running, cycling and cardio, to see real-time stats on your wrist. Get an on-screen summary of each workout as you complete it. Afterwards, check the Fitbit app to see how you're progressing toward your previously set goals. The wearable quantifies steps, distance, number of calories burned and minutes of activity, among many other things.
Apple Watch Series 2
The second generation of the prestigious smartwatch designed by the Cupertino firm incorporates GPS, a powerful processor faster than its predecessor, a brighter screen and a series of native functions that will help to be more active. Apple s new device records data on distance, speed and pace as you walk, run or ride a bike.
Thanks to the heart rate app, you will be able to know your heart rate at any time while playing sports. The Workout app, on the other hand, offers you up to a total of 12 indoor or libre workouts to choose from, such as swimming, cycling, running or elliptical. You can view up to five values at the same time, pause a workout and even mark segments.
