Matt Evans

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

Garmin Venu X1 Soft Gold

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

By Matt Evans Published

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

Speediance Strap in Black worn on model

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

By Matt Evans Published

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

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

By Matt Evans Published

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 Luna Band fitness wearable.

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

By Matt Evans Published

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

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

Man taking cold shower

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

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

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.

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

By Matt Evans Published

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.

An AI-generated collage of Stance socks, Flipbelt, Polar H10 heart rate monitor, running sunglasses, a Salomon running backpack and more

I'm a marathon runner and these are the running gifts I wish someone would buy me, plus the ones I'd give to new starters

By Matt Evans Published

From top-tier running socks to training and recovery accessories, these are 12 running gifts sporty people will be glad to get.

Garmin Connect

Garmin attempts to drive more Connect+ signups by paywalling its Spotify Wrapped-style Garmin Connect Rundown

By Matt Evans Published

Want to know how far you ran in 2025? Too bad, unless you're signed up to Garmin's premium Connect+ subscription service.

Garmin Epix Pro

Cyber Monday may be over, but the best value Garmin deal of all is still live right now

By Matt Evans Published

The Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2) is actually the best value Garmin Watch you can buy, and it's still on offer for Cyber Monday.

Cyber Monday Garmin deals

I'm a Garmin tester, and even though Cyber Monday's over, I'd still buy these six discounted watches

By Matt Evans Last updated

6 Garmin Cyber Monday deals recommended by me, on watches I've tested this year.

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Cyber Monday might be over, but there's still loads of great smartwatch deals kicking about today

By Matt Evans Last updated

These are the best Cyber Monday deals live right now, from Apple Watch to Garmin and more.

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 with Cyber Monday deals

Looking for workout headphones? I'd buy the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 over the AirPods Pro 3 in the Cyber Monday sales

By Matt Evans Published

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 have the same heart rate tracking feature and audio chip as the AirPods Pro 3, but they're $20 cheaper for Cyber Monday.

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There's still time to save $50 this Cyber Monday on the best cheap Garmin watch for new runners

By Matt Evans Published

Save 20% on a top-tier fitness watch for new and improving runners.

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I've tested Peloton and loved it, but it was too expensive for me – until the Cyber Monday deals broke the cycle

By Matt Evans Published

Peloton Cross Training Bikes and Tread just hit their lowest-ever prices in the Cyber Monday sales.

Cyber Monday Apple Watch Ultra 2

Forget a new iPhone – if you only get one Apple Cyber Monday deal, make it this lowest-ever price on the Apple Watch Ultra 2

By Matt Evans Published

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is Apple's biggest watch, but it's now at its smallest price ever.

Garmin Fenix 8 Cyber Monday smartwatch deal

The Garmin Fenix 8 is still at record-low prices, but selling fast – here's how to get it

By Matt Evans Published

Time for adventure? Save $250 / £220 on the Garmin Fenix 8 while it's in stock.

Oura Ring cyber Monday deals

You can save up to 50% on Oura Rings for Cyber Monday, but you'll need to act fast

By Matt Evans Published

I loved the Oura Ring 4 so much, I called it my health & fitness device of the year – now it's up to 30% off for Black Friday.

I ran the London Marathon with Garmin and Apple Watch

I've been writing about fitness for a decade, and I found 55 Cyber Monday fitness deals you need to browse right now

By Matt Evans Published

I've been in the fitness industry for a decade – these are my Black Friday fitness deal picks

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I'm an Apple Watch reviewer, and I've hand-picked the best Cyber Monday deals for all budgets

By Matt Evans Published

Apple Cyber Monday deals are normally pretty modest, but I've found huge discounts on Apple Watches across the net.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic

I’ve tested every modern Samsung Galaxy Watch, and they’re all on sale – these are the best deals

By Matt Evans Published

Cyber Monday Samsung Galaxy Watch deals: Save on Watch8 Classic, Ultra and older models too

Shokz OpenRun Pro 2

I'm a marathon runner – the Shokz headphones I recommend to all my runner friends are on sale for Black Friday

By Matt Evans Published

Runners, listen up! I personally reccomend these cut-price Shokz headphones.

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$100 off the Google Pixel Watch 4 with 2 years of free LTE data? Best Buy has won Black Friday

By Matt Evans Published

I've just found the best Black Friday Pixel Watch 4 deal on the internet, and I'd get this over almost any Android watch deal I've seen yet.

Theragun Pro Plus and Theragun Mini Plus

Save $100 on Therabody's elite-tier Theragun Pro Plus in the Black Friday deals

By Matt Evans Published

Theraguns are some of the best massage guns around, and the best of the lot is $100 off right now.

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