Contrary to the stated goal of making you healthier, the watch bands of your wearables could be doing the opposite.

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At first glance, the Garmin Vivoactive 6 looks like a simple lifestyle watch: lightweight, sleek, and a bit of a crowd-pleaser. But don’t be fooled.

Our medical experts vetted the best and most popular watches that monitor heart rate on the market for 2025.

The Venu series usually debuts Garmin's smartwatch features, but the Garmin Venu X1 also mixes in elements of its true high end Forerunner and Fenix fitness watches.

Instead, it's more likely to rank alongside our best sleep trackers. After reporting that a Whoop-style screenless band was en route from Garmin, we've now got more detail on the tracker.

Now, the rumoured Garmin Sleep Band, a screenless wearable aimed squarely at sleep and recovery tracking, might finally explain it.

If released, the Garmin Sleep Band would naturally draw comparisons to the Whoop Strap, which is a screenless health tracker that collects round-the-clock data on sleep, strain, and recovery.

Your Garmin watch just got a big free update - here's what's new The latest software upgrade from the firm applies to several of its latest smartwatches.

When it comes to choosing a fitness tracker or smartwatch to track your sleep, the Oura ring and Whoop band dominate, but I have a favorite smartwatch to throw in the ring as well.

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