Beth Skwarecki

There are plenty of great fitness watches under $250, and with the current Cyber Monday deals, some have dropped even lower. Here are the best deals on good fitness and running watches right now.

Here are my picks for the best budget tracker, best running watch, best screenless tracker, best smart ring, and the best everyday watch—all on sale right now.

Compare Black Friday 2025 fitness tracker deals to see the lowest prices on Garmin, Fitbit, Apple Watch, and Pixel watches from every major retailer.

Compare early Black Friday 2025 fitness tracker deals to see the lowest prices on Garmin, Fitbit, Apple Watch, and Pixel watches from every major retailer.

Here are my picks for the best budget tracker, best running watch, best screenless tracker, best smart ring, and the best everyday watch—all on sale right now.

RingConn, Apple, and Coros all deliver fitness devices that don't require a subscription or even bug you about upgrading—and they're all on sale for Black Friday.

There are plenty of great fitness watches under $250, and with this week's Black Friday deals, some have dropped even lower. Here are the best deals on good fitness and running watches right now.

The Forerunner 570 and 970 are brand-new running watches, just released this year, and they're both on sale for $100 off this Black Friday.

I ran 1,000 miles in a pair of Nike Downshifters, and they're still in good shape. Downshifters are cheap, and this Black Friday deal makes them even cheaper.

These are the prices on fitness trackers I'm seeing in Black Friday sales. Garmin, Fitbit, Apple, Pixel, and more make the list.

Before FItbits and Apple Watches, no one knew how many calories they were burning during a workout. Even after Fitbits and Apple Watches, though, they still don't really—because calorie burn data can't be trusted.

These are the prices I'm looking for in Black Friday sales, based on past sales and my own gut feelings. Garmin, Fitbit, Apple, Pixel, and more make the list.

This one-way sync allows workouts tracked with a Garmin watch to count toward Peloton stats.

The Pace 4 adds an AMOLED screen, voice pins, and better battery life to improve upon the already-great Pace 3.

Shuffalo is a daily word game from the New Yorker that's a little like the New York Times’s Wordle. But it really feels like an improvement on a different New York Times game—Spelling Bee.

Fitbit's AI health coach is promising in concept, but repeatedly fails to perform the basic functions of a coach. It can't do math and keeps forgetting my goals.

We are, unfortunately, still doing daylight saving time. And I will take advantage while I can, because the fall time change gifts us with an extra hour in the morning.

The new Fitbit app, currently in preview for Android users, presents data more clearly. But it's still missing features and depends too much on its AI bot.

In case you don’t have a local store with this policy, it’s good to know that some larger brands and online stores will also take returns of lightly worn running shoes. Do not feel bad about taking advantage of this policy.

Fitbit's cardio load feature was confusing and some users called it dangerous. A change in the new Fitbit app tracks it weekly, with better results.