Fitbit's New Tracker Is Smoother and Smarter Than Ever

The Charge 5 brings a color screen, better performance, and slick controls. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a [browser](. [Men's Health The Check Out]( Welcome to The Check Out, our newsletter that gives you a deeper look at some of our editors' favorite things. Each week, we'll showcase a life-changing product, along with a bunch of other reviews, roundups, and deals that will help you live, work out, dress, eat, and take care of yourself better. - The Editors at Men's Health [Fitbit's New Tracker Is Smoother and Smarter Than Ever]( [Fitbit's New Tracker Is Smoother and Smarter Than Ever]( As smartwatches became more sophisticated and left other wearable devices in the dust when it came to controls, features like colorful touchscreens, and specialized capabilities, opting for a fitness tracker over a watch could be seen as a sort of tradeoff of form vs. function. Still, plenty of people prefer the smaller footprint of a slim fitness tracker on their wrist over often-bulky watch casings, even if it means that they won't be able to do as much with their device. If that device is Fitbit's new Charge 5, however, they'll be able to do more than ever before with a tracker. The Charge 5 is packed with the type of tech typically only seen in smartwatches, which helps to establish a new standard for what trackers can do (it also helps that not many other companies are still making trackers). If the Charge 4, which came out last year, served as a happy medium between those who want to wear a smartwatch and those who want less of a constant tether to their phones, the Charge 5 is more of a fully-realized step in a different direction. You get many of the health features typically associated with high-level smartwatches without the bulky casing, distracting screens, and importantly, the hefty price tag. I wore the Charge 5 for just about two weeks to put the tracker through its paces and see how it stacked up to previous generations of the Charge line, other trackers, and smartwatches, the current ruling class of wearables. - Brett Williams, NASM (MH Fitness Editor) [READ MORE]( [Image] [More of Our Favorite Things]( [Amazon Unveiled Its Black Friday Deals Earlier Than Ever Before]( [Amazon Unveiled Its Black Friday Deals Earlier Than Ever Before]( Yes, you can start gift shopping right now. [READ MORE]( [This Heated Cat House Will Keep Your Outdoor Cat Warm Through Freezing Temperatures]( [This Heated Cat House Will Keep Your Outdoor Cat Warm Through Freezing Temperatures]( It has nearly 7,000 rave reviews on Amazon. [READ MORE]( [23 Sweaters to Cozy Up in This Fall]( [23 Sweaters to Cozy Up in This Fall]( Alexa, play Taylor Swifts' "cardigan." [READ MORE]( [20 Covetable Apple Products That Just So Happen to Be on Sale Right Now]( [20 Covetable Apple Products That Just So Happen to Be on Sale Right Now]( No reason to complain about 39 percent off an Apple Watch or $100 off an iPad Pro. [READ MORE]( [29 Awesome Gifts Under $100 That Any Guy Will Want This Year]({content[5}.url}) [29 Awesome Gifts Under $100 That Any Guy Will Want This Year]( Just because cash is tight doesn't mean you can't pick out a present that looks more expensive than it was [READ MORE]( [People Are Not Happy About This 'Suggestive' and 'Vulgar' Skeleton Couple Inflatable]( [People Are Not Happy About This 'Suggestive' and 'Vulgar' Skeleton Couple Inflatable]( There might be a crowd in front of your lawn this Halloween... [READ MORE]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice/Notice at Collection]( menshealth.com ©2021 Hearst Magazines, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019