I walked 4,000 steps with these 4 fitness trackers — here’s the most accurate
www.tomsguide.com
Apple Watch vs Garmin vs Fitbit vs Suunto

I have been using the Mi Band for years which I generally like, although it’s quite a simple device

  • cinaed666
    6•1 year ago

    Garmin Forerunner 55.
    It’s the most basic one in the running series, but it works well enough for what I need it to do.
    It’s the first real “closed ecosystem” device I own, as usually I go the open source route for everything, but Garmin has a good track record and the device has helped me train for a half marathon really well. I put a “casio”-style watch face on it, and I enjoy it a lot.

    • rhys the election enjoyer
      9•1 year ago

      @cinaed666 @twotone I also have the Forerunner 55.

      Something to note is that Garmin watches are Linux-friendly and can be used without signing up to their cloud services. You can access the watch as a USB storage device and manually grab the .FIT files on it, which you can then import into tools of your choice (or convert to .GPX for wider compatibility).

      • cinaed666
        2•1 year ago

        I’m very aware of this thanks, however for training to run I went for convenience.
        I like comparing with my friends in the app and using the training plans etc.
        The fit to gpx converter is a good way to extract hiking data though!