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Which is your preferred smartwatch/fitness tracker? (www.tomsguide.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by twotone@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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I have been using the Mi Band for years which I generally like, although it's quite a simple device

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[-] rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf 9 points 11 months ago

@cinaed666 @twotone I also have the Forerunner 55.

Something to note is that Garmin watches are Linux-friendly and can be used without signing up to their cloud services. You can access the watch as a USB storage device and manually grab the .FIT files on it, which you can then import into tools of your choice (or convert to .GPX for wider compatibility).

[-] martinb@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

Very good to know, thanks!

[-] cinaed666@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

I'm very aware of this thanks, however for training to run I went for convenience.
I like comparing with my friends in the app and using the training plans etc.
The fit to gpx converter is a good way to extract hiking data though!