If you're unfamiliar with CES, it's the annual Consumer Electronics Show held every January in Las Vegas—a.k.a. the best place to check out new tech products that have just hit the market (or, in some cases, aren't even available for pre-order yet). Every year, there are tons of great new health and fitness products we couldn't help but geek out about—and CES 2018 was certainly no exception. Here, some of the products we saw and tested and can't wait to get our hands on as soon as they're available.
Sleek, stylish, and the lightest fitness watch in Suunto’s line, the 3 Fitness automatically builds a workout program to help the user meet their fitness goals. Using the watch’s optical wrist heart-rate sensor, the 3 Fitness creates a weekly regimen to help the wearer meet their goals. Skip a workout? No problem. The 3 Fitness adjusts and updates the plan every night based on the previous day’s activity.
Suunto 3 Fitness, $199.00, suunto.com
It's a Garmin, so naturally it has a full suite of workout features—including GPS tracking and optical wrist heart rate. And it also has memory for up to 500 songs, which stream wirelessly to Bluetooth headphones. You can even leave your cash and cards at home and pay for mid-workout snacks with Garmin's new Pay feature.
Garmin Forerunner 645 Music, $450.00, buy.garmin.com
(ships fall 2018)
When it comes to high-tech gym equipment, Peloton's new treadmill was easily the star of the show. The Tread will offer a variety of classes on its 32-inch touchscreen monitor, including total-body training, floor workouts, running, and walking.
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Peloton Tread, $4000.00, onepeloton.com
If the fun colors and name don't grab you, the functionality of the Supa Powered Sports Bra will. A comfortable fabric heart-rate strap is built into the bra. Just clip in Supa's Reactor Bluetooth transmitter, and your heart rate will be shared with Supa’s fitness app.
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Supa Powered Sports Bra, $180.00, shop.supa.ai
Sensoria’s Smart Running Shoe analyzes your stride as you run and offers realtime feedback. With this data, you can work to improve your stride for better comfort and performance. Don’t know where to start? The Sensoria app has a virtual coach to guide you. The removable, rechargeable, electronic pod that powers the system can be switched to new shoes when your kicks break down, too.
Sensoria Smart Running Shoes, $99.00, preorder.sensoriafitness.com
With attractive styling that will complement even the most modern bathroom remodel, the Quardio Base 2 measures and tracks weight as well as other helpful metrics like muscle mass and fat percentage. And to help make your health journey a bit friendlier, the Base 2 uses smilies instead of numbers to let you know it you're on track to meet your goals.
Qardio Base 2, $150.00, getqardio.com
(available later Q1 2018)
If you're not already tracking your sleep, this is a super easy way to get started. Nokia Sleep turns any old bed into a smart bed; it's a sensor that slides under your mattress and tracks your heart rate, breathing, and movement while you sleep. The next morning, Nokia's Health Mate app will present you with a "sleep score."
Nokia Sleep, $100.00, health.nokia.com
(available spring 2018)
The SmartSleep headband from Philips doesn't just track your sleep—it improves it in real time. The device knows when you're in a period of slow-wave sleep and plays customized audio tones that purportedly make that deep sleep even better. So what if it looks a little odd? If it saves us from feeling like a zombie in our waking hours, we'll try it.
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Philips SmartSleep, $400.00, usa.philips.com
This bed is both ridiculously comfy and technologically advanced. Back again at CES, the 360 Smart Bed records millions of biometric data points while you sleep, all of which go into a "Sleep IQ score" you can find on your phone the next morning.
Sleep Number 360 Smart Bed, $2800.00, sleepnumber.com
(available this spring)
Form and function come together beautifully in this newly released hybrid smartwatch from Misfit. It can track steps, calories burned, distance traveled, and sleep duration—and with a delicate stainless steel case and interchangeable strap options, it looks great, too.
Misfit Path, $150.00, misfit.com
Nokia's Steel HR is another exceptionally stylish hybrid on the market. We love that the battery can last up to 25 days, depending on how avidly you use the heart rate monitor. Keep your eyes peeled for a rose gold version coming soon.
Nokia Steel HR, $180.00, health.nokia.com
(available Feb. 1)
Under Armour's newest smart shoes, the HOVR Phantom and HOVR Sonic, contain special cushioning that's pleasantly squishy, yet supportive enough to ward off injury. When you run with these, you won't need to wear a fitness tracker around your wrist; the high-tech shoes pair with MapMyRun to track performance data like stride length and cadence.
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Under Armour HOVR Smart Shoes, $110.00, underarmour.com
There are plenty of wearables designed to train your body, but this one's all about training your mind. By harnessing brain-sensing technology and pairing with the Smith Focus App, the Lowdown Focus glasses track your brain's activity level and guide you toward better concentration and focus.
Smith Lowdown Focus, Powered by Muse, $349.00, smithoptics.com
Here's another high-tech head apparatus we're excited about. The Halo Neuroscience Sport transmits electrical signals into your brain's motor cortex, which strengthens communication between your brain and your muscles. According to the company, that enhanced connection will help you master new workout moves and bust out more reps.
Halo Neuroscience Sport, $749.00, haloneuro.com
(available Q2 2018)
When you're in the zone, you don't always want to glance at your phone or your fitness tracker to check your performance metrics. That's where the next generation of SOLOS Smart Glasses come in. Designed for cyclists and runners, the glasses let you keep an eye on your stats without having to look down.
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SOLOS Smart Glasses, $499.00, solos-wearables.com
These lightweight bone-conduction headphones deliver music through your cheekbones without obstructing your ears, eliminating the common issues with traditional headphones. You can listen to your favorite playlist and be aware of your surroundings at the same time, without ever worrying about your buds falling out mid-workout.
Aftershokz Trekz Air, $180.00, aftershockz.com
Jordyn Taylor is the Executive Digital Editor at Men's Health. She is the co-author of 'Best. Sex. Ever.: 200 Frank, Funny & Friendly Answers About Getting It On,' and an adjunct professor at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She's covered sex, relationships, health, wellness, and LGBTQ+ issues since 2013, and has previously worked as a reporter and editor at Mic and the New York Observer.
