From the early days of simply monitoring your steps, wearables are actually superior sufficient to trace your exercises, sleep, coronary heart fee, and a lot extra. Fitbit, now owned by Google, continues to be a pioneer within the activity-tracking market. This fall the wearable tech model is launching three new health trackers and smartwatches: Sense 2, Versa 4, and Encourage 3.
All three Fitbits can be found for preorder now and can turn out to be out there in-store in September. They every embody a six-month free trial of Fitbit Premium. Afterward, a Fitbit Premium membership prices $10 a month or $80 a yr.
We reached out to Google to study extra concerning the three new health trackers—right here’s what that you must find out about every.
Fitbit Sense 2
Sense 2 is an improve from Sense, which we examined and loved for its good, user-friendly app and its correct GPS-based distance and exercise information. The standout options within the new Sense 2 embody superior well being options resembling irregular coronary heart rhythm notifications, assist with stress administration (through coronary heart fee, coronary heart fee variability, and pores and skin temperature metrics), and sleep evaluation (through Sleep Profile).
How does Sense 2 detect stress?
“With Sense 2, we’re additionally introducing a brand new physique response sensor that measures steady electrodermal exercise, also called cEDA,” Elena Perez, Google Group Product Supervisor, tells SELF. Sense 2’s cEDA algorithm passively tracks metrics like pores and skin temperature and coronary heart fee all through the day. When it detects a response, resembling a rise in temperature or coronary heart fee, it alerts you and asks you to replicate on the way you’re feeling. (Word: you possibly can flip these notifications off in the event that they get annoying.) It additionally gives motion objects you are able to do in occasions of a stress response, like taking a stroll, meditating, and temper logging.
After carrying her Sense 2, which is 10% thinner and 15% lighter than its predecessor, for the final two months, Perez has seen she will get most physique response notifications at evening. “It’s really elevated my consciousness of how stress is impacting my physique and encourages me to meditate earlier than I am going to mattress so I can calm my thoughts and get a superb, restful sleep,” Perez says.
What’s Sleep Profile?
Each Sense 2 and Versa 4 (extra on that one under!) are suitable with Fitbit Premium’s new Sleep Profile function. On the primary day of each month, Fitbit analyzes your earlier month’s sleep information primarily based on 10 metrics resembling bedtime consistency and time of sound sleep. The evaluation is introduced by way of one in all six animals that mirrors your sleeping model, Fitbit says.
“I’m sometimes a giraffe,” says Perez who often enjoys deep, quick sleep. “However final month I used to be touring loads, and my sleep profile modified to a hedgehog.” That mentioned, she says giraffe doesn’t beat the hedgehog or vice versa; it’s simply good to know your sleep animal so you possibly can study methods to get the most effective relaxation on your physique.
The Sense 2 prices $300 and is available in three completely different colours.
Fitbit Versa 4
Versa 4 was made with the avid exerciser in thoughts and is designed to be worn 24/7. So how does it evaluate to its predecessor? The Versa 4 has a further 20 new train modes, together with HIIT, weightlifting, and CrossFit. In whole, there are 40 train modes to select from. Much like the Versa 3, it boasts Bluetooth calling, texting, and six-day battery life. However not like Versa 3, it has tactile, seen buttons.
“We redesigned Versa 4 from the bottom up,” TJ Varghese, Google Director of Undertaking Administration, tells SELF. “We’ve lowered the middle of gravity in order that it actually feels comfortable in your wrist.”