Articles by Matt Evans, Senior Fitness & Wearables Editor

Matt is TechRadar's expert on all things fitness, wellness and wearable tech.

A former staffer at Men's Health, he holds a Master's Degree in journalism from Cardiff and has written for brands like Runner's World, Women's Health, Men's Fitness, LiveScience and Fit&Well on everything fitness tech, exercise, nutrition and mental wellbeing.

Matt's a keen runner, ex-kickboxer, not averse to the odd yoga flow, and insists everyone should stretch every morning. When he’s not training or writing about health and fitness, he can be found reading doorstop-thick fantasy books with lots of fictional maps in them.

Articles by: Matt Evans

Walmart's Presidents' Day sale gives you an incredibly cheap way to get a Whoop band — and a 12-month subscription

By Matt Evans published 10 February 26

I loved the Whoop 5.0, but found it far too expensive – which is why I'm all over this Presidents' Day Whoop 4.0 deal.

Person checks blood glucose on smartwatch

Some smartwatches are actually making up their readings – which is why I keep telling you people never to buy cheap, unbranded Apple Watch dupes

By Matt Evans published 6 February 26

A German regulatory service investigated the cheap smartwatches just making up their readings.

This 'feature-stuffed pocket rocket' of a Garmin watch is at its lowest price ever – perfect timing for warmer spring runs

By Matt Evans published 5 February 26

If you're a seasonal runner, the Garmin Vivoactive 6 is just what you need.

Carlos Alcarez and a Whoop MG fitness tracker

‘Data is not steroids’: Whoop CEO blasts Australian Open for ‘ridiculous’ decision to force tennis stars to remove its tracker

By Matt Evans published 30 January 26

Whoop bands were just knocked out of the Australian Open as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are ordered to remove them.

The Garmin Venu X1 is back down to its lowest-ever price, with 25% shaved off Garmin's slimmest smartwatch

By Matt Evans published 29 January 26

Save a fat $200 on a slim Garmin Venu X1 — at this price, I'd get it over an Apple Watch Ultra 3.

WITHit Apple Watch bands on a table with coffee and an iPhone

10 of the best-looking Apple Watch bands to buy for 2026

By Matt Evans published 29 January 26

Switching up the look of your Apple Watch? Here's 10 of the best straps to buy right now.

Garmin might finally be launching its Whoop competitor as the Cirqa smart band leaks on its own website

By Matt Evans published 27 January 26

Eagle-eyed Garmin users on Reddit managed to screenshot a leaked smart band – on Garmin's own website.

Strava's finally given Apple Watch users a WorkOutdoors-style feature they've been missing in the Workout app for years

By Matt Evans published 26 January 26

Strava users on Apple Watch can now follow pre-generated routes while recording a workout, just like the native Garmin feature.

ICYMI header image with Sony Buds, Spotify Playlists, and Polar Loop band.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from LG's massive OLED TV news to glorious Whoop clones

By Hamish Hector published 24 January 26

Here's the top news stories from Sony, LG, Spotify and more for January 24, 2026.

This reduction would 'offset the initial cost of the device': New research argues for health services giving out Apple Watches to patients for free — here's why

By Matt Evans published 23 January 26

Science confirms what we knew all along: smartwatches are literal lifesavers.

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My Garmin kept accidentally calling people in the shower — here's the simple fix

By Matt Evans published 22 January 26

My Garmin watch has a life of its own in the shower — here's how to set up a touchscreen locking hot key.

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'The coating is sprayed onto each smartwatch, then baked to help cure the coating' — Garmin's new Cerakote Edition of its Tactix 8 outdoor watch offers 'long-lasting durability' compared to the standard polymer

By Matt Evans published 20 January 26

Garmin Tactix 8 gets an ultra-tough Cerakote coating for enhanced durability in the field, plus new Garmin golf equipment drops.

Got a new Garmin watch? One hidden gesture control can return you to home and even lock your touchscreen

By Matt Evans published 19 January 26

Deep in your Garmin watch’s maze of menus? One quick gesture should get you back to home on most watches.

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I stopped using Garmin Connect's easily-forgotten gear tracking feature — but I've just fallen back in love with it

By Matt Evans published 18 January 26

Garmin's gear tracking is a hidden feature worth using, especially for runners and cyclists.

Google may bring a new 'forgotten device' feature to its Pixel Watch ecosystem in its quiet quest to catch up with Apple

By Matt Evans published 16 January 26

Pixel Watches might soon alert you if you've left your phone behind, and vice versa, incorporating a feature Apple Watches have had for years.

How human motion is fueling the robot revolution — by teaching robots like Atlas to move in lifelike ways

By Matt Evans published 15 January 26

Atlas and other humanoid robots are trained to learn complex human movements using VR and motion capture.

Fitbit, Strava and Nike Training Club are the most data-hungry fitness apps according to a new report — here are 5 ways to protect your privacy

By Matt Evans published 14 January 26

Surfshark analyzed 16 different fitness apps, and ranked them by most to least data collection.

Garmin's closest Apple Watch Ultra rival is getting a soft gold revamp

By Matt Evans published 9 January 26

Sick of chunky, black Garmins? The sleek Venu X1 is going for gold in 2026.

Yet another Whoop rival has appeared at CES 2026 — this time from AI gym company Speediance

By Matt Evans published 8 January 26

CES has no shortage of new health tech — there are even multiple Whoop-style fitness trackers.

Forget fitness trackers — external brains are the hot new wearables at CES this year

By Matt Evans published 8 January 26

CES 2026 We've run out of ways to improve our fitness — so wearables at CES are now taking the strain off our brains.

The top 5 health gadgets at CES this year, from Garmin nutrition-tracking to that notorious AI smart mirror

By Matt Evans published 7 January 26

From Garmin's AI nutrition tracking to a sunlight attachment for your laptop, here are the best CES 2026 health innovations.

Garmin's new Nutrition Tracking features

Garmin has a new plan to improve your fitness using your food intake — if you pay for Connect+

By Alex Blake published 5 January 26

The Garmin Connect app will add the ability to enter food intake using a quick photo (for Connect+ users).

I've been using the 'James Bond shower' method for years, and according to my smartwatch, it’s good for me — here's how to do it

By Matt Evans published 3 January 26

Cold showers offer benefits for body and mind, but are miserable – here’s how to get the best of both worlds.

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The Samsung Galaxy Ring in a charging case

Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 shelved? An Oura patent dispute and reported 'underwhelming' sales casts doubt on the smart ring's future

By Matt Evans published 10 December 25

The Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 could be on ice, with no planned 2026 Unpacked appearance and a legal spat with Oura hampering the sequel's chances.

Pebble is reinventing voice assistants and smart rings in one device — meet the Pebble Index 01

By Matt Evans published 9 December 25

Pebble is taking the most useful aspects of a voice assistant, and putting it into a smart ring that has nothing to do with health.

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