So you want to track your steps and exercise, but you’re not interested in a utilitarian looking fitness band, sports watch, or gaudy pedometer. As activity trackers become more popular there are newer, more fashionable options available for women or men who want something nicer looking. There are many workout bracelets that make an attractive accessory as well.
With these fashionable fitness bands, you can keep track of your health at work, parties, or just out on the town. You’re also not limited to workout bracelets or wristbands. There are necklaces and clips as well. A lot of these exercise bracelets and watches work for both men and women. Check them out below and see if you can find a tracker to match your style.
Best Workout Bracelets & Tracker Jewelry
Fitbit Luxe Special Edition
Fitbits are some of the hottest fitness trackers around and now they have a model that is perfect if you’re looking for a stylish fitness tracker. While the normal Luxe band is a nice but typical fitness tracker, the special edition version comes with a gold stainless steel bracelet from gorjana. This band is perfect for dressing up your tracker for the office or special events.
In addition to being a versatile fashion piece, the Luxe is also a fully robust tracker. This activity tracker provides all the basics you’d expect like step tracking, but thanks to the Fitbit app, you get so much more. SmartTrack recognizes and automatically tracks a variety of workout types in the app. You can also receive text and call notifications through a vibration. The accurate and automatic sleep tracking also means this is a great 24/7 tracker to really help give you the data you need for all facets of your life. This is one of the best options if you want the best of both worlds: an attractive jewelry piece you can customize to any outfit and an accurate and sporty fitness tracker for a variety of exercise types.
Available colors: gold, black/graphite, lunar white/soft gold stainless steel, orchid/platinum stainless steel (and interchangeable wrist bands)
Tracks: steps, distance, calories burned, sleep, heart rate, SpO2 (oxygen saturation), SmartTrack exercise modes, Stress Management Score, breathing rate (sleep), skin temperature (sleep)
Notable features: 5 day battery life, always-on color display, smartphone notifications, Do Not Disturb mode, Silent Alarms, timer and stopwatch, Daily Readiness score, call & text notifications, GPS via phone, menstrual cycle tracking, Active Zone Minutes, 50m water resistance, Guided Breathing app
Fashionable Design
Fully color always on display
Must pair to phone for GPS
No downloadable apps
Check out our article on Fitbit fitness trackers to learn about the other models.
Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is one of the hottest smartwatches on the market right now. A lot of people forget it is also a fitness watch as it has advanced activity, step, and heart rate monitoring features. It’s also fully customizable with different sizes, colors, and a number of different bands to create the perfect look for any outfit.
The smartwatch factor is off the charts with the Apple Watch. We’re only going to focus on the fitness and health apps (because there are hundreds more), but it comes with a few that rival other fitness bands. The Activity App helps you achieve 3 daily fitness goals: standing, moving, and exercising. The Workout App allows you to track specific types of exercises by utilizing specific sensors based on the workout type you select. Apple also has health apps to track your heart rate and other stats.
Beyond that, the endless apps, and nearly limitless band choices make this a cool and fashionable choice for an activity tracker.
Available colors: Silver, Gold, Blue, Midnight, Starlight, Green, Gold, Graphite, Space Black, Titanium, Red
Tracks: Everything! Heart rate, time standing, steps, calories burned, minutes meditated, blood oxygen level, sleep. Unlimited tracking options via third-party apps
Notable features: Waterproof, GPS, Cellular Option, Always on Display, 100s of custom bands, Customizable Watch Faces, Move Reminders, Exercise Tracking, Guided Meditations, iOS Apps, Wrist Based Heart Rate, ECG, Emergency SOS, Automatic Workout Detection, listen to music via Bluetooth
Choice of GPS or Cellular
Tracks a Variety of Exercises
Closing Rings a Great Motivation for Weight Loss
100s of Apps
Waterproof
Higher Price Tag Compared to Other Trackers
Must Have iPhone to Use
High Tech Screen Can Shatter with Direct Impact