If you need some guidance and motivation on your health and fitness journey, there's no shortage of smart devices and mobile apps that promise to help.
The health and fitness technology market includes everything from meditation and workout apps to wearables, connected home gym equipment, smart bathroom scales, and more. Whether your goal is to lose weight, reduce stress, sleep better, boost your immunity, elevate your mood, or improve your nutrition, there are technologies that can help.
With so many options to choose from, it can be tough to find what works, and that's where we come in. We test a wide range of fitness trackers and equipment to help you determine which wellness products are worth your hard-earned money. In our reviews, we analyze each product's strengths, weaknesses, and overall value.
In this story, we highlight the best health and fitness products and software we've tested across a range of categories. Use the links on the right side to jump to the sections you're interested in, and if a product catches your eye, be sure to check out its full review.
NordicTrack RW900 Rowing Machine
With its 22-inch HD touch screen and vast library of outdoor, studio, and Google Maps-based iFit workouts, the NordicTrack RW900 rowing machine is an excellent choice for beginner, intermediate, and advanced rowers alike.
NordicTrack RW900 Rowing Machine review
Peloton Bike+
With a rotating screen and a new Auto Follow feature for automatic resistance adjustments, the Peloton Bike+ is a compelling upgrade over its predecessor, and the best smart indoor cycling bike you can buy.
Peloton Bike+ review
SoulCycle At-Home Bike
With a focus on riding in step with the beat of music while working to master choreography moves, the SoulCycle At-Home Bike offers fun and challenging workouts that combine cardio and strength training with elements of dance and meditation.
SoulCycle At-Home Bike review
With its sophisticated form-tracking and rep-counting software, challenging on-demand and live classes, and excellent trainers, the Tempo Studio is the best smart strength training machine we've tested.
Tempo Studio review
The Tonal system isn’t cheap, but it’s like having a full gym’s worth of strength training equipment—and a virtual personal trainer—in your home.
Tonal review
FightCamp
FightCamp is a connected home boxing gym that offers hundreds of on-demand classes on your phone or tablet. Its unique punch-tracking technology keeps you motivated to get the most out of your workouts.
Forme Studio
The Forme Studio workout mirror offers a more immersive home fitness experience than competitors, with a 4K touch screen that makes it feel like the trainer is right there with you.
Forme Studio review
MYX Fitness
It doesn't have live classes and leaderboards, but MYX Fitness is an excellent and competitively priced Peloton Bike alternative that focuses on personalized heart rate zone training.
MYX Fitness review
Peloton Row
The Peloton Row is the smartest and most luxurious rowing machine on the market, with class-leading interactivity and unique form feedback features to keep you safe.
Peloton Row review
Fitness+ is a compelling at-home and on-the-go workout companion featuring a variety of studio-style classes with excellent music and instruction you can stream on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV.
With modest improvements over the last generation, including new Google lifestyle apps, Bluetooth integration with gym equipment, and a refreshed companion app, the affordable Fitbit Charge 6 remains the best fitness tracker on the market.
Fitbit Charge 6 review
With long battery life, a color touch screen, and all the basic activity and sleep features you need, the Fitbit Inspire 3 is the best fitness tracker you can get for under $100.
Fitbit Inspire 3 review
The Garmin Lily 2 upgrades its predecessor with new exercise modes and sleep insights while remaining the most fashionable fitness tracker for women.
Garmin Lily 2 review
The Oura Ring 4 provides numerous details about your fitness, sleep, and stress, making it the best smart ring on the market and one of the top holistic health trackers overall.
Oura Ring 4 review
The Samsung Galaxy Watch FE offers almost all of the same lifestyle and wellness features as the company’s flagship wearables at a more affordable price, making it the best budget-friendly WearOS smartwatch.
Samsung Galaxy Watch FE review
With a faster processor, better battery life, and a lower price than the previous model, the second-generation Apple Watch SE is an excellent budget-minded alternative to the Series 10.
Apple Watch SE (2022) review
The entry-level Polar H9 is the best heart rate monitor for anyone with basic needs, with a wide range of compatibility and an excellent companion app.
Polar H9 Heart Rate Sensor review
Etekcity HR Smart Fitness Scale
With built-in Wi-Fi, tons of interoperability, and high-level accuracy across 14 body composition metrics, the Etekcity HR Smart Fitness Scale offers everything you could want from a smart scale at a reasonable price.
Etekcity HR Smart Fitness Scale review
Green Chef's meal kits offer fresh, vegetable-forward entrees for vegetarians and vegans, plus meat options for people who follow paleo or keto diets.
Green Chef Meal Delivery Service review
With the ability to track your sleep in addition to all of the voice control capacity of the original, the second-generation Nest Hub smart display is an ideal bedside companion for Google Assistant users.
Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) review
Eight Sleep Pod Pro Cover
The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Cover smart mattress topper lets you adjust your existing bed's temperature from hot to cool via your phone and expertly tracks your sleep health.
Eight Sleep Pod Pro Cover review
Sleep Number 360 i8 Smart Bed
With a temperature-balancing surface and the ability to track your rest, the Sleep Number 360 i8 is one of the smartest and most luxurious mattresses you can buy.
Sleep Number 360 i8 Smart Bed review
Core Meditation Trainer
The Core Meditation Trainer is a handheld meditation aid that uses vibrations to help you focus and guide your breathing as ECG sensors measure your mindfulness and its companion app tracks your progress.
Core Meditation Trainer review
Fitbit's health-focused Sense 2 smartwatch puts an emphasis on stress management while improving upon the original with a more responsive touch screen and longer battery life.
Fitbit Sense 2 review
The sleek, style-forward Fitbit Luxe offers all the basics you want from a fitness tracker in a design that looks more like jewelry than gym wear.
Fitbit Luxe review
Setting up and using the Wahoo Tickr Fit armband to measure heart rate during exercise couldn't be easier, making it a top pick among heart rate monitors.
Wahoo Tickr FIT review
Perfectly Snug Smart Topper
The Perfectly Snug Smart Topper is an air-powered climate control system for your existing mattress that offers subtle but effective cooling and heating while eliminating moisture.
Perfectly Snug Smart Topper review