It's The Age Of The Minimalist Fitness Band

Just when you thought smart rings would continue to steal the spotlight, screenless fitness wearables are the newest it thing in the universe of fitness tracking. One less screen to look at, yet you're getting all your updates whenever you want.

While Whoop was seen as one of the earliest and most successful examples in this category, the market is now seeing an influx of more names, each one better than the other. Be it the Google Fitbit Air, the Polar Loop Gen 2 or the Helio Strap from Amazfit, a growing segment of users now wants fitness tracking without the extra screen of a smartwatch and with fewer notifications and less engagement with data.

There are, of course, a host of other factors at play here: better sensors, more focus on insights rather than data, AI, better battery life. Hell, some wearers are even pairing these trackers with traditional watches. Who says no to a classic dress watch with a Whoop on the other wrist?

Here are some screenless fitness wearables we're liking right now:

Amazfit Helio Strap

Comes with BioCharge™ energy monitoring to help support recovery and peak performance and a battery life of up to 10 days

Polar Loop Gen 2

It's smarter at tracking your vitals, lightweight (29g) and requires no subscription upon usage

Google Fitbit Air

With a Google Health premium subscription, you can get personalised coaching that’s built with Gemini. Plus it's light enough & micro-adjustable for you to wear it no matter what you're doing

Luna Band

It's the brand's first screenless fitness tracker & uses their LifeOS platform, and won't need you to get any subscription model for use either

Whoop 5.0 Navigator

It's built to go beyond the gym, be it trekking or rock climbing, and engineered to perform in terrains both harsh and unpredictable

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