Fitness trackers from free to expensive
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Florian Christopher
If you go running or cycle regularly, you might want an overview of your sports activities receive. This is possible with a variety of different devices: The spectrum ranges from free applications for smartphones to inexpensive fitness bracelets and modern smartwatches to Luxury sports watch.
The functionality is always the same: The wearable gadgets use different sensors to record the relevant data and transmit it to the smartphone. There they are clearly arranged in a corresponding app charts and graphs prepared so that you get a detailed overview of your activities.
Free app
To get a rudimentary record, it is enough to have one free mobile app to use. Sensors in the cell phone can calculate steps taken and determine running distances via GPS. Most mobile phones already have such apps integrated.
If you are dissatisfied with this, you can look around in the Google and Apple app stores. There are numerous such health and sports applications can be found that are compatible with a variety of different devices.
adidas Running: Sports Tracker
This app was originally called Runtastic. It is used to record running and cycling routes as well as hikes. (Android / iOS)
Strava
This app has a very similar range of functions, but also lives from the social component, where friends motivate each other. (Android / iOS)
Chest of drawers
This app shows numerous hiking routes including maps. The hikes can also be tracked. (Android / iOS)
For a few euros
If the heart rate is also to be recorded, you can get a corresponding one Brustgurt – already from 20 euros – Buy it and connect it to your cell phone via Bluetooth. It is then possible to feed his sports app with this additional information.
The downside is that you have to have your cell phone with you. If you prefer to leave your smartphone at home when exercising and still want to analyze more extensive data, you can go for inexpensive ones fitness bracelets To fall back on.
The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 can for example the heart rate measure and the Blood oxygen level (SpO2) evaluate. A GPS-Sensor has not integrated the Mi Band – like other cheap fitness trackers. The small Screen shows the activity data on the one hand, but is also used to control music playback and display notifications.
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A few hundred euros
Classic smartwatches like die Galaxy Watch 5 von Samsungdie Apple Watch or the Garmin vivoactive 4S are something like small all-rounders on the wrist. In addition to the pulse and SpO2 function, they also have one GPS-Sensor installed and can – depending on the model and design – connect directly to the cell phone network, making them completely independent of a smartphone.
Some of these watches even come with one EKG-App equipped and can automatically den emergency call select when the watch’s sensors detect a fall or accident.
Die Sport-Features are only part of the functionality of smartwatches. You can also as navigation device serve, to contactless payment serve or just as gem be on the wrist. The advantage of this is that these watches are usually available in different sizes and designs and can be equipped with different bracelets.
Almost 1,000 euros
Those planning larger adventure trips can look around for particularly high-performance sports watches that cost around a thousand euros. Next to the Apple Watch Ultra or the Huawei Watch Ultimate there is also from Garmin a whole row particularly robust smartwatches.
Depending on the model, these watches can come with their own mapsintegrated solar cells and an extra long battery life of up to 71 days attend.
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