Fitness Trackers Archive

Fitbit’s attempt to disappear the button proved why they matter

Victoria SongMar 31, 2023

Victoria SongMar 27, 2023

Hope you downloaded your trophies because Fitbit challenges are no more.

Last month, Fitbit and Google announced that Challenges, Adventures, and open groups would be sunset on March 27th... aka today.

Fitbit said that not too many users utilized them, but some longtime users that The Verge spoke to would beg to differ. To add insult to injury, if you hadn’t downloaded your trophies before today, they’re gone forever. You can still one-up friends on the leaderboard, but it’s not the same.

Fitbit adventures, challenges, and open groups are headed to Google’s graveyard

Victoria Song

Feb 17

Amazfit Band 7 review: where did all the budget trackers go?

This affordable fitness band stuffs in an impressive amount of features, but these budget trackers aren’t nearly as popular as they used to be.

Victoria SongMar 25, 2023

What to bring on your next 2,600-mile walk

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail or anything like it takes a lot of research and gear. So what would a research and weight-obsessive tech writer bring?

Mitchell ClarkMar 24, 2023

Victoria SongMar 16, 2023

Your workout might be in the metaverse, but the Strava kudos are real.

FitXR, a VR fitness app for the Meta Quest 2, now integrates with Strava. Some people might scoff, but the digital fitness space is pretty disjointed and Strava’s long served as a popular, de facto fitness hub for folks to view all their data and progress in one place. Getting onto Strava gives VR fitness extra cred as a legit form of exercise.