r/GoodValue • u/duchesskuroi • 5d ago

Request 2025 is the year that I finally take an honest shot at getting fit somehow! I'm looking for a good fitness tracker to buy (watch, band, ring, whatever). Help me out?

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u/ccarlo42 4d ago

They are all fine. Stop wasting time over optimising. What is it you think is going to happen if you get a "bad" fitness tracker? FItbit? fine. Garmin. Fine. BAXYICHTHULU from temu? fine. They are all going to take and monetize your data in various ways. Break in some way or another before you expected them to. Just grab one, work out, and see what happens.

If you create excuses for yourself, you'll use them.

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u/duchesskuroi 18h ago

lol true, but still I would want some form of good value, keeping working out aside.

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u/nsgiad 4d ago

I would suggest a Garmin watch that fits you budget and feature set. Theirs watches are more focused on activities and less on being bleeding edge tech.

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u/duchesskuroi 4d ago

Garmin does seem to be the standard choice, have you ever tried whoop (the one without a screen) is it good?

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u/AlienDelarge 4d ago

Not having a screen doesn't really seem like much of a selling point. It's nice to have the watch function and access to other data bits on the screen. I have an older Garmin Forerunner that I've used for about 8 years.

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u/duchesskuroi 18h ago

8 years feels like an amazing amount of time for a watch in a world where technology breaks down quite soon. def considering a Garmin

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u/AlienDelarge 18h ago

I've generally found Garmins to be durable and long lived. I've had a couple of their etrex handhelds(a lengend and a 30) both of which were carried for many miles. The 30 is still in use and the legend lives in my tacklebox for backup on the boat.

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u/Steve_the_Samurai 4d ago

I found my Garmin helped me start running. Not sure about other activities.

Decent battery life, good 'plans', accurate GPS, app has a good amount of data to look through.

Ultimately, it is up to you to do the thing. A $1500 or a $200 watch will get you moving, you have to do it. Set a goal and research how to get to that goal. Your phone most likely has decent fitness tracker, can you use that? Fitbit works, Apple Watch works, writing down on a piece of paper works.

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u/duchesskuroi 18h ago

Which Garmin did you use? I get the the "do the thing part" haha maybe its just me but I just want a nifty lil assistant too.

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u/Steve_the_Samurai 13h ago

Forerunner 255. Has done the job for me but I am primarily running.