10 Best Fitness Trackers in the Philippines 2023 | Buying Guide Reviewed by Fitness Coach

The Vivosmart 4 is not your typical fitness tracker. Apart from intelligently tracking all your movement—from walking, running, swimming, and biking, it also brings you animated, on-screen workouts. Yes! Who would have thought this small wearable device can show you easy-to-follow, animated cardio workouts?

Additionally, it also has many health monitoring features such as daily resting heart rate, abnormal heart rate alerts, respiration rate, blood oxygen saturation, all-day stress tracking, relaxation reminders, sleep, hydration, and even menstrual cycle tracking!

Some reviews commended its fast and more accurate wrist-based heart rate monitoring. And it is also loaded with sensors like GPS, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, and more. This small device lets you do more and encourages you to care more about your health. 

The Fitbit Inspire 2 is for those fitness enthusiasts who prefer comfort, no-fuzz, and lighter style of fitness device yet packed with fitness features. It comes with 24/7 heart rate monitoring that helps you evaluate the efficiency and maximize your exercise sessions. 

Plus, it offers accurate resting heart rate, guided breathing sessions, active zone minutes, all-day activity, heart rate zones, cardio fitness level, swim tracking, more than 20 exercise modes, all-day calorie burn, and reminders to move. These features bring you crucial data that can help you determine your cardiovascular system's efficiency.

Meanwhile, some reviewers commended its slim, minimalist design. Who wouldn’t love how the interchangeable bands can easily be converted to dressier wear? Its interchangeable bands come in silver and rose gold stainless steel mesh, solid silicone in blue bloom prints and light pink deco pattern, and premium Horween leather band.

Here’s an intelligent fitness tracker by Garmin that gives you the option to track your activity 24/7. Its Move IQ automatically captures and classifies your activities such as walking, running, biking, swimming, and using an elliptical. It also comes with menstrual cycle tracking that is undoubtedly useful for women.

It also tracks inactivity and encourages you to get up and move with its Auto Goal and Move Bar features. It shows a colored move bar that alerts you if you’ve been stationary for too long. What’s more, it claims to have a 1+ year battery life. Of course, depending on the user’s usage, but how cool is that?

There’s more to love with Fitbit Versa 2. Apart from the usual fitness tracking features like 24/7 heart rate tracking, all-day activity tracking, and workout records, it has the Amazon Alexa built-in, as well as new apps and tools. 

It also offers improved heart rate technology with their Cardio Fitness Score, which provides information on how you can improve over time. You’ll definitely love how it allows you to store and play 300+ songs on your smartwatch—plus connect with wireless headphones. 

It will definitely keep you get going and motivated with your fitness goals. On the other hand, it comes with built-in GPS and Fitbit Play that is only available on a few Fitbit trackers. There’s no reason you won’t stay motivated with your fitness goals!

Here’s to those people who still want a classic clock-ticking and clock hands. This stylish hybrid smartwatch brings you the classic wristwatch and activity tracker in one. It comes with real watch hands and features a touchscreen with a hidden display.

The heart rate monitoring includes daily resting heart rate, fitness age, all-day stress tracking, relaxation breathing timer, sleep tracking, and hydration tracking. 

It also tracks your steps, shows data on your daily calories burned, and measures the intensity of your fitness activities. Lastly, it is also perfect for women as it not just chic and classic but also monitors the menstrual cycle.

For those who want extras apart from having all the fitness tracking features, the Fitbit Charge 4 comes with a built-in GPS and supports contactless payments through its Fitbit Play. Add in your credit and debit cards to make secure purchases anywhere that accepts tap-and-pay.

Fitbit also added Spotify control that allows you to play music from your phone or computer. But one thing though, it can’t store or stream directly from your Fitbit Charge 4. You can also see planned calendar appointments for the day or get reminded of your goals with personalized reminders. 

It reminds you to stay active, get hydrated, stick to a sleep schedule, and more. And what’s great is that you can also activate the do-not-disturb mode when you want to mute call, text, calendar, and app notifications during the day.

Here’s Vivosmart 4, a slim, smart fitness device with all the features you would expect from an activity tracker. It offers excellent health monitoring features from wrist-based heart rate, daily resting heart rate, abnormal heart rate alerts, and blood oxygen saturation level.

If you’ve thought about stress management, Garmin has got you covered with its all-day stress tracking, relaxation reminders, and relaxation breathing timer. The stylish metal accents make the overall design versatile and chic. 

It has an easy-to-read display, thanks to its ambient light sensor that allows you to view fitness data even under bright sunlight. If you’re an Android user, it has capabilities to respond to texts and reject calls. Of course, since it is from Garmin, expect a built-in GPS, barometric altimeter, and accelerometer sensors.

The Honor Band 5i is for those who no longer want to add any charging cables because they have too much from other personal devices, thanks to its hassle-free USB charging cradle concealed on its removable wrist strap. 

If you worry about its battery performance, you don’t have to. Band 5i's battery can last on standby for 7 days on a single charge. Moving on, it offers continuous heart rate monitoring, oxygen saturation levels tracking, and analyzes sleep quality. 

Additional features include smart and silent alarm, notification for a call or message, stopwatch, inactivity alerts, and find my phone features. The Band 5i brings you the basics and bonus features of a fitness tracker. 

The Xiaomi Mi Band 5 is another option if you are eyeing an affordable tracker. It offers excellent value for money with its exceptional features and upgrades from its predecessors. It does a great job with its fitness tracking features, and it has a large dynamic display with more than 65 dial themes.

The heart rate monitoring features include a whole-day heart rate, resting heart rate, and heart rate curve. It analyzes deep sleep, light sleep, rapid eye movement or REM, and naps for sleep monitoring.

It also records the menstrual cycle and ovulation phases. You’ll love Mi Band 5 as it also provides access to 11 professional sports modes such as rowing machine, elliptical, yoga, outdoor running, outdoor cycling, pool swimming, indoor cycling, jump rope, treadmill, power walking, and freestyle.

If you’re looking for a budget fitness tracker, here’s the Realme Band that does more with its affordable price - its health monitoring features offer you automated heart rate measurements, 24-hour real-time heart rate, resting heart rate, exercise heart rate, sleep detection, step counter, calorie counter, water reminder, and sedentary reminder.

Plus, the sports function does not disappoint. It supports 9 sport modes such as cricket, yoga, running, walking, hiking, climbing, cycling, spinning, and fitness. While doing your fitness activities, you can choose to activate the smart notifications for calls, SMS, Facebook, Instagram, and other social networking sites.

A few of the cons here are that it only works on Android devices and may have difficulty navigating it outdoors due to low brightness. Its IP68 rating protects the device against dirt, dust, sand, and occasional dips in the water.