Top Activity & Fitness Trackers 2023

The Jawbone UP tracks personal health and fitness very thoroughly in a stellar mobile app for iOS and Android, but it's not the best fitness tracker we've tested. A few unique features do give it special appeal, though.

The Fiture fitness mirror is a great-looking workout machine with form correction, compelling training programs and Apple Watch integration. But it’s still a work-in-progress.

The Fitbit Flex 2 is a solid choice for those after something simple, as well as those who are in need of a water-resistant tracker. It's smaller and sleeker than the original, but at the cost of battery life.

The Withings Steel HR Sport is well designed, good looking, and comes with enough fitness features and smart notifications to remind you that it's not a traditional wristwatch—even if it looks like one.

The Gear Fit2 Pro is a solid choice if you want a slim GPS fitness tracker that works well on Android or iOS. It has more features and a vastly better screen than the similarly built Fitbit Charge 2, but costs £90 more. For less than £209 you could get a Garmin Forerunner 35 with GPS, but the design and screen is not as premium as you’ll find with the Fit2 Pro. Samsung has made a fitness tracker that costs more than rival products, but over £100 less than its smartwatches but packs in most of the same features.  It does try to do too many smartwatch things with a screen that doesn’t suit though. Buy it if you like the design, but if it’s not a deal breaker you can opt for something cheaper with the same basic GPS functionality.

The Polar A300 provides accurate fitness tracking in a watch-style design, but we wish it offered more features for the price.

The Microsoft Band may be teeming with features not found in most other activity trackers, but none of that matters if you can't stand wearing the thing.

For well under $100, Amazon's Halo View health tracker is an excellent tool to help-kick start your fitness journey.

We’d happily recommend the Inspire to a casual fitness enthusiast, since it’s affordable, smart-looking and easy to use. But be warned that you don’t get a lot by way of advanced fitness features: there’s no GPS, no heart monitor, no altimeter. If you can live without these, this is a sensible money-saving option.

The Jaybird Reign puts unique functionality into an all-day activity tracker and mobile app, but it ignores basic features that make fitness gadgets truly usable. For the price, you can do better.