The best fitness tech to kickstart your New Year’s | Tech News

2026 is right here, and with it these contemporary New Year’s resolutions. If you need to begin – or proceed – to work on your fitness, now’s the right time. There are lots of devices and tech that may help, as I can attest with these picks that I’ve examined completely. Some I’ve used for more than a yr, whereas others have solely simply been launched. 

The most evident and important piece of fitness tech is an exercise tracker or smartwatch. Strap one on and no matter the space or sport, your stats are tracked and logged for you to keep an eye on your progress in the direction of your objectives.

For the more informal purchaser on a funds, the Fitbit Charge 6 (£139.99) is a great selection and is usually on sale. Its battery can final about six days and with built-in GPS and contactless funds you’ll be able to depart your telephone at home.

The Coros Pace 4 (£229) is my present choose for a sports activities watch that nails the fundamentals nicely, with more than a week of battery life, great OLED screen, very correct GPS monitoring and a very good cellular app.

I’m additionally partial to the Suunto Race S (£299), a well-made chrome steel watch with great options and unfussy software program, with the offline maps you received’t discover on the Coros. The Suunto Run (£199) can be glorious worth if you happen to don’t need map entry and don’t thoughts a more plastic construct. I do additionally get pleasure from Garmin working watches, however I really feel they’re typically overpriced and the Garmin app could be very convoluted nowadays, so Coros and Suunto get my vote.

If you don’t need a watch, how about a subtler good ring? The newest Oura Ring 4 Ceramic (£499) is sure to flip heads with premium end in 4 totally different colors. Slip one on and it’ll observe coronary heart charge, sleep, stress, pores and skin temperature and all of your vitals 24/7, although you need to pay a £5.99 monthly subscription charge.

A subscription-free various is the Ultrahuman Ring AIR (£329), a light-weight good ring that boasts no subscription prices. It measures all your health metrics, provides tailor-made health advice within the app and has totally different modes to save battery life relying on your utilization.

To keep the tunes coming on the fitness center or on the observe, attempt the Beats Powerbeats Fit (£199.95). The new buds have intelligent wing ideas to keep the in-ear design secure so it received’t fall out while you’re pumping iron or pounding the pavements. Noise cancellation and audio high quality is high notch for iPhone or Android gadgets.

If you like to keep conscious of your environment, the Shokz OpenFit 2+ (£179) use an over-ear hook design and are ‘open’ headphones, loud enough to play audio into your ears however sit over your ear so you’ll be able to nonetheless hear the spin class teacher or close by visitors.

A less expensive however nonetheless great option is the Huawei Free Arc (£99.99). They have a related design to the Shokz however on the time of writing are on sale for simply £59.99.

I’ve had a tiny Nathan StrobeLight clip for years (£10.99). The gentle clips simply onto your shirt or jacket and may keep a fixed crimson or flash. It’s gentle enough not to discover when out jogging and whereas it received’t illuminate your path, it’s peace of thoughts that drivers know you’re there. For lighting your path, do that Petzl Tikkina headlamp (£26.95). It stays secure, and may double up as a good DIY and powercut instrument.

And whilst you won’t suppose of them as ‘tech’, the Asics Novablast 5 (£135) had been fixed working companions for me in 2025. They are a great each day shoe for street working with glorious help and enough bounce to keep you transferring, even while you’d relatively be on the couch.