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The best new fitness tech we're most excited about

Your workout is about to get super high-tech.
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Our Top 8 Picks

The Mirror (opens in a new tab)

Our favorite fitness mirror

The full-length mirror transforms into a screen where you can see on-demand fitness classes like barre, boxing, and yoga.

The Good

  • Looks like a standard mirror when not in use
  • Easy installation courtesy of a professional

The Bad

  • Not available for Android devices
  • Warranty is only for one year

The Bottom Line

f you absolutely cannot stand going to the gym or aren’t able to make specialized fitness classes near you work with your schedule, the Mirror is a great alternative — but only if you’ll really commit to using it in order to justify the cost.
Pros & Cons

Tempo Move (opens in a new tab)

For boutique workouts on a budget

The new Tempo Move offers all the tech of a connected smart mirror — at a fraction of the price.

The Good

  • Gives real-time form feedback
  • Comes with a full set of weights
  • Only requires your phone and a TV
  • Gives you access to Tempo's library of workouts

The Bad

  • Only compatible with iPhones
  • Requires monthly membership

The Bottom Line

If you like the idea of smart fitness mirrors but don't like the price that comes with them, the Tempo move will give you the same smart workouts and form feedback for nearly $1,000 less.
Pros & Cons

NordicTrack 50 Lb iSelect Adjustable Dumbbells (opens in a new tab)

Best weights for Alexa users

Take your dumbbell workouts hands-free with NordicTracks' Alexa-enabled pair, which adjust weight and workout presets with voice controls.

The Good

  • Adjusts from five pounds to 50 pounds in five pound increments
  • Hands-free weight adjustment functionality
  • 30 day iFit membership included
  • Replaces 20 individual dumbbells

The Bad

  • Requires an Alexa-enabled device
  • If you like the iFit workouts, you'll need to pay for a monthly membership after 30 days

The Bottom Line

iFit and Alexa users will love how seamlessly the NordicTrack iSelect dumbbells fit into their home and workout routine.
Pros & Cons

Whoop 4.0 (opens in a new tab)

The latest sleep tracking tech

If you're looking for data on sleep, recovery, and how hard you're working, the Whoop 4.0 is one of the most comprehensive new fitness trackers on the market — just don't expect a screen.

The Good

  • Tracks a wide variety of biometrics
  • Waterproof
  • In-depth graphs and charts in the app
  • Helps you understand your body

The Bad

  • No screen
  • Monthly membership required

The Bottom Line

For health data nerds, the Whoop 4.0 is information heaven. It gives you every piece of data from your sleep, your heart rate, your skin temperature, your daily strain, and more — all in easily digestible graphs and charts that motivate you to keep pushing.
Pros & Cons

Withings Body+ Scale (opens in a new tab)

Best For Tracking Weight

It tracks things like fat mass, muscle mass, and water to give you a better sense of your body composition.

The Good

  • Comes in cool pastel colors as well as the traditional black.
  • Automatic synching to your Health Mate app with every weigh-in.
  • Pairs with over 100 health and fitness apps.

The Bad

  • Way more expensive than your average scale.
  • Batteries must be changed after 18 months.

The Bottom Line

If there’s more than one person in your household with weight and body composition tracking goals, this is a smart choice.
Pros & Cons

Deskcise Pro (opens in a new tab)

Best For WFH

Get in shape while answering emails — the ultimate multitasking hack.

The Good

  • Quiet
  • Portable from room to room
  • Easy assembly

The Bad

  • Seating position is atypical for a traditional cyclist (according to one reviewer)
  • Slight wobble

The Bottom Line

If you’re required spend a lot of time seated at home doing work or studying, this is a good option for keeping active.
Pros & Cons

Aaptiv (opens in a new tab)

Best For DIY Fitness

Get more than 3,000 audio workouts from 25 expert trainers, plus new classes added every week.

The Good

  • New classes every week
  • Running programs (e.g. 10K, marathon, half marathon)

The Bad

  • Not for fitness newbies

The Bottom Line

Working out alone doesn’t have to feel as isolating as it used to, and Aaptiv can help you get out of a rut or receive the encouragement you need to push ahead in that final mile.
Pros & Cons

Ozmo Active Smart Water Bottle (opens in a new tab)

Best For Staying Hydrated

Be sure that you're getting enough water thanks to this smart bottle that trackers hydration.

The Good

  • Six colors
  • Syncs with Fitbit, Apple Health, and more

The Bad

  • Hand wash only
  • Pricey

The Bottom Line

If past attempts at drinking more water have failed you, this is worth a crack.
Pros & Cons

Good news to anyone who began 2022 with health and fitness goals in mind: There has literally never been a better time for getting yourself in shape. No longer do you have to rely on your local gym to work up a sweat — high-tech, at-home fitness technology aimed at making you the best possible version of yourself is abundant. From smart mirrors to voice-controlled dumbbells, you can get pretty much any workout with a side of tech these days. While none of these exciting new products can actually do the work for you (yet!), having a high-tech helper on hand can certainly serve as motivation.

SEE ALSO: Best-reviewed smart scales

This year, fitness trends center around app connectivity, convenience, and practicality. From the biggest names in fitness to new startups, all the brands we’ve featured are focused on helping you personalize your fitness plan.

We’ve put together a list of the most exciting fitness products we’ve seen on the market, scouring the web for both professional and consumer reviews. Whether you’re an old pro or just beginning to embark on a fitness journey, chances are there’s something here to amp up your workout.

Our favorite fitness mirror
Credit: Mirror
Specs
  • Tech specs: Runs on a quad core processor. Uses 1 ft and 6 ft right angle UL certified cables, an ethernet cable, and Dual-band 802.1 A/B/G/N Wi-Fi

While it may look like your standard, floor length mirror — the Mirror is way more than that.

The concept of the Mirror(opens in a new tab) is brilliant — take boutique fitness classes in the comfort of your own home. 

After turning the Mirror on via the connected app, users can choose on-demand fitness classes or stream them live. In addition to one’s own reflection, users can see their instructor and other members as they take barre, boxing, cardio, Pilates, strength, stretch, and yoga classes.

This kind of high tech gear doesn't come cheap though — at nearly $1,500, there's also a $39 per month subscription fee that'll get you access to all the classes. If you can pony up the initial cost for the device though, that's pretty affordable and cheaper than most monthly gym fees. For someone who doesn't live near many gyms, or for someone who loved Classpass(opens in a new tab) when it first hit the scene but is now ready for the next big thing, then Mirror(opens in a new tab) is where it's at.

For boutique workouts on a budget
Credit: Tempo
Specs
  • Requires: TV or display with HDMI, compatible iPhone, USB charger
  • Compatible iPhone models: iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • Included accessories: Tempo Core, four 1.25 lb smart weight plates, two 7.5 lbs dumbbells, four 2.5 lb smart weight plates, weight storage cabinet, four 5 lb smart weight plates, four weight collars, HDMI cable

Fitness mirrors and connected fitness systems like the Mirror, Tonal, and Tempo have been all the rage for the last few years, but there's a barrier to entering the connected fitness hive — the price. These systems cost a minimum of $1,400, but the new Tempo Move(opens in a new tab) brings the same features in a smaller, cheaper package. Instead of getting a bulky mirror that needs to be wall mounted, you'll be able to use your phone, TV, and Tempo's smart weights to get the signature Tempo workouts for under $500. Your phone acts as the smart sensor, tracking reps, giving form feedback, and offering tips for optimizing your lifting. The Tempo move is also frequently on sale for $395, making it even more price-accessible.

Best weights for Alexa users
Credit: Nordic Track
Specs
  • Weight settings: Five through 50 pounds in five pound increments

Adjustable dumbbells are better than a normal set of weights in pretty much every way: They save space, are often cheaper than a full set, and offer a wide variety of weights. The NordicTrack iSelect dumbbells(opens in a new tab) take all those great features and add on Alexa voice control for a smarter workout.

Simply ask Alexa to add or subtract your desired weight, and you'll be able to lift without having to manually adjust anything (although there is a digital knob on the base if you want to adjust that way). Alexa will also call out how much weight you're lifting as it goes up and down, so you'll always be in full control of your workout. There's also a safety lock feature that ensures only authorized users are controlling the dumbbells.

The latest sleep tracking tech
Credit: Whoop
Specs
  • Battery life: Up to five days on a single charge
  • Water resistant: Up to 10 meters
  • Tracks: Workouts, blood oxygen, skin temperature, heart rate, HRV, resting heart rate, sleep stages, daily strain, recovery rate, respiratory rate, menstrual cycles

If you're interested in in-depth data on your sleep and recovery tracking, you won't find a better wearable than the Whoop 4.0(opens in a new tab). The latest Whoop model uses sensors to measure your heart rate, blood oxygen, skin temperature and more to assign you a daily activity strain score, assess your sleep quality, and see how good your recovery is. You'll also fill out a questionnaire each day that helps you see how different aspects of your day to day life (like alcohol and stress) impact your overall recovery. All of these factors are measured together to give you am overall daily recovery score, which you can then measure against other days in the app.

While the Whoop 4.0 doesn't have a screen and won't give you text or call notifications like other smart watches, it shines in the ridiculous amount of data and graphs available in the app. This is the wearable to get if you're serious about improving your sleep, working towards lofty fitness goals, or if you're just a serious data nerd.

The Whoop 4.0 is priced with a monthly membership, so while you don't technically have to pay for the device itself, you'll have to pay $30 per month for as long as you use it.

Best For Tracking Weight
Credit: withings
Specs
  • Tech specs: Uses WiFi, four AAA batteries

We’ve long known that there’s more to the story than the simple number on the scale, seeing that muscle weighs more than fat and variables like water weight can lead to fluctuations. 

That’s why the Withings Body+ scale(opens in a new tab) is such a smart innovation — it tracks things like fat mass, muscle mass, and water to give you a better sense of your body composition at any given weigh-in. Also equipped with the capability to store eight different user profiles, the Withing Body+ scale is great for tracking the stats for your entire family. Another cool feature is the mode for tracking pregnancy, which offers obstetrical advice and a personalized tracking system to measure healthy weight gain. (Of course, as with any health program, be sure to check in with your doctor too.)

Check out our full breakdown of the best smart scales.

Best For WFH
Credit: Flexispot

Remember when your idea of staying healthier at work was a simple standing desk? 

The Deskcise Pro(opens in a new tab) makes that look like child’s play without costing you the hefty price of the trendy “treadmill desk” alternative. A simple standing bike that comes equipped with a detachable desktop, the Deskcise Pro allows you the freedom of movement from the comfort of your living room or home office. (You can also purchase the bike sans desk if you already have an elevated tabletop surface you intend to use.)

Available in two color options, the Deskcise Pro is easy to assemble and can even be wheeled from room to room.

Best For DIY Fitness
Credit: Aaptiv
Specs
  • Tech specs: Requires iOS 11.0 or later for iPhone, iPad, or iTouch.

Sometimes it can be hard to get motivated, causing you to hop off the treadmill or put down the weights sooner than intended. Aaptiv(opens in a new tab) aims to change that. 

Offering more than 3,000 audio workouts from 25 expert trainers, this app is a good choice for fitness buffs who used to find Richard Simmons’ encouragement truly motivating.

With new classes added every week, it's a great option for people who get bored quickly — plus there's a 7-day free trial so you can test it out before you fully commit. There are also training programs for competitive runners looking to prep for long-distance races like 10Ks, marathons, and half marathons. Be warned though — if you've never really worked out before, then this isn't the place to start. Aaptiv reviews indicate that positioning descriptions may be too fast for those new to working out or unfamiliar with certain terms.

If you're curious about other apps like this, check out or full list of the best online fitness apps and digital coaches.

Best For Staying Hydrated
Specs
  • Tech specs: USB (rechargeable battery)

Want to make sure you're drinking enough water? There's an app-enabled water bottle for that.

Using a connected app and LED lights to remind you that it’s time to drink more water, the Ozmo Active Smart Water Bottle(opens in a new tab) helps you start on the most baseline necessity for being healthy. Far more advanced than other systems for hydration tracking, the Smart Bottle will adjust hydration goals based on your level of activity. 

Available in six fun colors, the Ozmo smart bottle syncs with your Fitbit, Apple Health, and other apps and devices. Make sure to drink up though — some reviews say that sensors only detect volume changes of 2 ounces and up, so small sips may not register.

Jae Thomas is the Deputy Shopping Editor for Mashable. They specialize in all things outdoor gear, kitchen goods, pet products, and fitness gadgets. Before Jae came to Mashable, they received a B.A. in Journalism and English Literature from New York University and wrote for publications like Bon Appétit, Epicurious, The Daily Beast, Apartment Therapy, and Marie Claire.

When they're not testing products or writing about online shopping, you'll find Jae whipping up an elaborate meal, hiking, camping, or hanging out with their dog, Miso. Reach out to them on Twitter at @jaetaurina(opens in a new tab) or by email at [email protected]


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