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and calorie burn gives you feedback on your fitness level in detail, and points out areas for improvement.
design with an amazing companion app. Think of it as a personal trainer on your wrist.
As you begin amassing data from your device, you can tailor your workouts to deliver the results you want. Everyone responds differently to exercise, and fitness metrics will let you find the best regimen for you.
With coaching aimed to help get you in shape and excited about fitness, the Moov Now will provide feedback on your exercise and guided techniques to master. Workouts are diverse, with running, biking, interval training, and swimming all available. It won’t track your heart rate or V02 max, but it does feature sleep monitoring. Another plus is the six-month battery life.
THE BEST TRACKERS FOR EVERY NEED Best All-Around: Fitbit Charge 2
Best for Leaving Your Phone at Home: TomTom Spark 3
Fitbit has become the industry leader in wearable fitness tech, and with good reason. Their products are stylish, and the data is robust. The Charge 2 monitors heart rate, activity across numerous workouts, and even guided breathing for relaxation. It has a bright, easy-to-use screen, and will integrate with your phone’s GPS features. If you’re new to tracking, Fitbit is the company for you. Their wearables and app are designed with accessibility in mind. Setup and integration with a wide variety of phones is a breeze. For the style-conscious, it also allows for easy band switching. The tech is sophisticated enough to detect when you begin working out, so you won’t lose vital info if you forget to press a button. Do note that while the Charge 2 is splashproof, it is not designed to be used underwater.
If you want to disconnect from your phone when you work out, but still want the functionality of a fitness tracker, the TomTom Spark 3 is for you. The waterproof device has native GPS and even allows you to upload and store music. The Spark 3’s route monitoring features mean that even if you’re running in new territory, you’ll never be lost. The only downside with the Spark 3 is that it is not very welcoming to newcomers. The menus can be confusing, and it has no on- board coaching. It is, however, compatible with apps like Strava and MapMyRun, which will increase performance analysis. With so many trackers on the market, it can be tough to choose which one is perfect for you. But if you do your research and know what you’re looking for, you can find a wearable that meets all your fitness needs. Before you know it, you’ll be checking your heart rate hourly, and trying to set new records for steps every day.
Best for Guided Exercise: Moov Now
The Moov Now may lack some of the techy features of other trackers — it doesn’t even have a screen — but it makes up for its Spartan
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2. Fall babies tend to be impressive. Not only does the world’s most common birthday, October 5, land in fall, but those babies have built an impressive resume. The British Department for Education found that they tend to do better in school, and also tend to live longer. 3. Weight gain is most common in the fall. It’s not only the Halloween candy or Thanksgiving turkey. Researchers believe it’s primarily caused by lower levels of vitamin D. As the days shorten and temperatures drop, we tend to get less sun. It’s another reason to be careful about diet and exercise this season. 4. Autumn is good for the economy. “Leaf peeping,” which is a slang term for fall foliage tourism, is more than just a funny name. It’s also a $3 billion industry in New England alone. 5. People fall in love more in the fall. Men’s and women’s testosterone levels tend to spike in the autumn, which makes women even more attractive to men. A data study on Facebook also found that more people change their relationship status from “single” to “in a relationship” during the fall than any other season.
The end of summer doesn’t have to signal an end to fun. How about sweater weather, Halloween parties, and football season? The list goes on and on.
In fact, fall might be the most interesting season of them all. Here are five facts you probably didn’t know about the season. 1. It was originally called “harvest.” In a world that
was far more agricultural, the season was defined by
the harvesting of crops. It’s also a reference to the harvest moon, which was essential to farmers during
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