The Charge 5 is especially inspiring when it comes to fitness motivation. The Charge 5 is comfortable and easy to use. (Fitbit currently includes a six-month free trial with the purchase of a new Charge 5, but after that, it’s $10 a month or $80 a year.) That said, pretty much any fitness tracking you might want, you’ll get with the Charge 5. You can view more information on the Fitbit app about your heart rate, sleep, weight, stress, and workouts-though you’ll get much greater detail on your data, including a sleep stages breakdown and a “daily readiness score” (a calculated metric based on your sleep, and recent exertion history, and heart rate variability), if you pay up for Fitbit Premium. Scrolling down gives you summarized health information such as steps taken, calories burned, distance walked, your “active zone minutes,” hourly activity, heart rate and resting heart rate, and summarized sleep data.

Scrolling up lets you access the “smart” settings which include the display settings, water lock (which locks the screen while showering or swimming to prevent splashes from activating any features), sleep and “do not disturb” modes, and payment options for contactless payments. Scrolling side to side on the touchscreen display, you can access your notifications, exercise shortcuts (which allow you to quickly start recording an exercise using the tracker’s GPS), alarms, timers, electrodermal activity sensor (which tracks your stress level), and any other apps you download to your home screen. Some handy features of the Charge 5 include its built-in GPS, 20 exercise modes (six of which you can add as shortcuts and start straight from the device), sleep tracking, and contactless payments.īut one of the biggest features of the Charge 5 is how much you can do right from your wrist.

It’s about 1-inch wide, slightly larger than some other fitness trackers like the Fitbit Luxe, but smaller than a smartwatch such as the Fitbit Versa or Sense. The Charge 5 is the latest iteration in Fitbit’s Charge collection.

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