Beth Skwarecki

When I wrote my review of the Whoop 4.0, I kept it to the basics—how the strap looks, works, and charges, and what it can track. Today, I’m going to dive in to all the metrics Whoop reports, and give a reality check on what’s most useful and what isn’t worth paying attention to.

Kospet’s Tank watches mimic the look and feel of premium smartwatches at a fraction of the price. Unfortunately, I found the heart rate tracking didn’t work properly on either of the models I tested, making these useless as fitness watches.

Whoop's Strength Trainer feature allows the app to credit you appropriately for the hard work you do in the gym. Here I share what I love about it—mainly the Log Later function—and where it falls short.

Runna announced today that Strava has bought their company. Runna is a paid running app that provides structured training plans (which I personally loved when I tried it), while Strava is a hugely popular tracking and social app for runners and cyclists, with both a free and a paid tier. Runna's founders say their team will stay independent, and they're optimistic for the future.

There are a lot of things a running app can do, but Runna is an overachiever: It tracks the runs you do, talks you through interval workouts, and gives you a plan to follow to meet your race goal. It even coaxes you to do your mobility and strength training along the way, and everything comes with a satisfying checkbox that you can fill in when you do each workout. Let’s dig in, and see what’s inside this app—and whether it’s worth the $17.99/month subscription fee.

These over-ear headphones are sweatproof, with good noise-cancelling and sound quality. They're a solid workout headphone—if they fit you well. I didn't find myself too lucky on that front.

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The new Pixel Watch improves on previous Pixel models, featuring a brighter screen and two screen sizes (large wrists rejoice, one of them is 45 mm). The battery life is better than previous Pixels, with my testing resulting in a longer life than the promised 36 hours.

I spent a week reading insights from the Garmin AI, and didn't find them very insightful. Neither did other Garmin users, apparently.

The DFC is a little box that connects to a Peloton Bike and acts as a Bluetooth power meter. It installs easily, works well, and now I can get ride data on my phone even without a Peloton subscription.