People buy smartwatches for a variety of reasons, including activity tracking. An all-purpose wristwatch should track your steps, calories, and exercises, and the majority of today’s wearables have a heart rate monitor.
Many smartwatches have GPS, which is handy for monitoring distance during runs and bike rides. Swimmers will want something that can tolerate water, and happily, most all-purpose gadgets can now endure at least a dip in the pool. Some smartwatches, such as those made by Garmin, are more fitness-focused than others, with more sophisticated capabilities like as heart-rate variability monitoring, recovery time calculation, inbuilt maps, and so on.
Health monitoring on smartwatches has also improved over time. Both the Apple Watch and the Fitbit can assess blood oxygen levels and measure ECGs. However, the more inexpensive the wristwatch, the less likely it is to offer these kind of health monitoring features; if gathering that sort of data is vital to you, you’ll have to pay for it.
Music playback controls
Your watch can not only monitor your morning runs, but it can also play music as you work out. Many smartwatches allow you to keep your music locally, allowing you to listen to music without bringing your phone. Those without internal audio storage frequently offer on-watch music controls, allowing you to adjust playing without having to pull out your phone. If your watch supports LTE, you won’t need to save music locally since you’ll be able to stream music straight from the watch to your associated headphones.
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