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

Amazfit Active 2 is a super-cheap AI fitness watch that responds to voice commands like Alexa

By Matt Evans published 7 January 25

The Amazfit Active 2, an AI-powered sports watch under $100, is a sign of things to come in 2025.

amp fitness machine used at home by exerciser

This AI-powered strength machine could be Peloton for gym rats, and it looks incredible

By Matt Evans published 4 January 25

CES 2025 After years of fitness industry failures, amp might finally drag strength training into the 21st century.

We asked AI chatbots Gemini and ChatGPT to design our workouts – then we tried them out

By Stephen Warwick, Matt Evans published 2 January 25

Can AI chatbots ChatGPT and Gemini design a workout worth doing? We put them to the test.

Fitness editor Matt Evans doing a bicep burl with resistance band outdoors

I'm a fitness editor, and I swapped weights for resistance bands for six whole months – and I don't regret it

By Matt Evans published 1 January 25

I made a huge change to my training regime in 2024: I gave up weightlifting for six months.

The different parts of a running shoe, explained – by an Adidas shoe designer

By Matt Evans published 28 December 24

Buying a running shoe doesn’t have to be complicated – we asked Adidas to break it down for us.

The latest Oura and Samsung Galaxy Ring rival has a watch-style display, and I hate it

By Matt Evans published 16 December 24

Smart rings with integrated displays (like this Oura Ring rival) both look awful and miss the point entirely.

Garmin's Apple Watch-beating Vivoactive 5 is the perfect last-minute gift for runners

By Matt Evans published 13 December 24

Garmin Vivoactive 5 is only $10 off its cheapest-ever Black Friday price tag at Best Buy.

Caucasian man in a suit wearing an Apple Watch

Are Apple Watches unstylish? This viral couple who banned them from their wedding seem to think so

By Matt Evans published 11 December 24

I test smartwatches for a living, but even I agree it's time they looked cooler.

OnePlus Watch 3 appears online again, and it looks great – but hasn't fixed my big problem with the last one

By Matt Evans published 6 December 24

The OnePlus Watch 3's latest listing promises better battery life - but doesn't appear to fix its biggest problem.

Who cares if Cyber Monday is over? All these new Garmin watches are still under $200

By Matt Evans published 3 December 24

Looks like someone forgot to turn off the Black Friday Garmin Deals, as they're still super cheap even though it's Tuesday.

Apple Watch Ultra 2 on TechRadar deals background

Cyber Monday Apple Watch deals: The event has ended, but the deals certainly haven't

By Matt Evans last updated 3 December 24

The best Cyber Monday Apple Watch deals, from someone who tests them for a living

Apple Watch SE 2 on TechRadar background

It looks like the best Apple Watch SE deal we've ever seen during Cyber Monday has GONE, but you can still get the next best

By Matt Evans published 2 December 24

The most popular smartwatch buy this Cyber Monday, the Apple Watch SE, is still at super-low prices - but not for long.

This Google Pixel Watch 2 Cyber Monday deal is so good I feel like an intern has accidentally pressed the 'discount' button – and Amazon may notice any minute

By Matt Evans published 2 December 24

Get the Google Pixel Watch 2 for $145 in Amazon's latest frankly outrageous Cyber Monday smartwatch deal.

This Cyber Monday Garmin Instinct 2 deal (a best-ever price on a 5-star watch) will help me be less online in 2025, because the internet is awful now

By Matt Evans published 2 December 24

This Cyber Monday Garmin deal is a lowest-price ever on a five-star watch.

Going in circles searching for Cyber Monday smart ring deals? Don't worry, we've rounded up six of the best, and we're looping you in

By Matt Evans published 2 December 24

We've got more Cyber Monday Amazon smart ring deals than you can shake an AI-powered companion app at.

Jabra Elite 8 Active headphones in black

I'm a marathon runner and you should get these Cyber Monday deals on the only two pairs of headphones I'll ever use again

By Matt Evans published 1 December 24

My two favorite pairs of workout headphones are up ot 50% off in the Cyber Monday deals

Garmin Vivoactive 5, Mobvoi Home Walking Treadmill, Fitbeast resistance bands

I'm a fitness editor, and I can assure you these 5 late Black Friday home gym deals are worth the money – because I've tried them all

By Matt Evans published 30 November 24

5 late-stage Black Friday home gym deals you need

These excellent Black Friday Fitbit deals on the Versa 4 and Sense 2 may be the last we ever get

By Matt Evans published 29 November 24

Fitbit Versa 4 and Sense 2 are discounted heavily in perhaps their final Black Friday outings.

Forget the Apple Watch: this Black Friday Garmin deal is better for fitness tracking

By Matt Evans published 29 November 24

I'd buy this Black Friday Garmin deal over an Apple Watch SE (even if I actually owned an iPhone).

I review Apple Watches for a living and here are the 5 Black Friday deals that are worth buying

By Matt Evans last updated 29 November 24

I've been covering Black Friday Apple Watch deals for years and they've rarely been this good.

Apple Watch Ultra 2 in Black on deals banner

I used the Apple Watch Ultra 2 to train for a marathon, and I'd buy it again at this record-low Black Friday price

By Matt Evans published 29 November 24

The Ultra 2 in its new black color looks like Batman's watch

Philips Sonicare 9900 Prestige toothbrush Black Friday 2024 deal

I write about electric toothbrushes, and these 10 Black Friday deals are worth smiling about

By Matt Evans published 28 November 24

10 electric toothbrush Black Friday deals worth getting your teeth into

This is the best value Black Friday smart ring deal I've seen all week - get the Ringconn Gen 1 at the lowest-ever price

By Matt Evans published 28 November 24

Ringconn Gen 1 hits new lowest price in an outrageous Black Friday smart ring deal.

This Black Friday Oura Ring 3 deal at Amazon is the perfect way to switch from wearing a smartwatch to a smart ring

By Matt Evans last updated 28 November 24

These cheapest-ever Oura Ring 3 deals are the best way to get a new smart ring for less

Samsung Galaxy Watches and Xiaomi Band 9 on TR deals banner

I'm a smartwatch expert, and these are the 13 best Black Friday smartwatch deals I've seen so far this year (arranged by price)

By Matt Evans last updated 28 November 24

The Black Friday smartwatch deals are heating up: here's 13 worth your time.

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