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

Garmin Fenix 8 review: Rugged, expensive perfection

By Matt Evans published 24 September 24

Editor's Choice

The Fenix 8 is Garmin’s best adventure watch yet, with everything you could want in a rugged wearable, albeit at a higher price than its predecessor.

Samsung Galaxy Ring to go bigger, as rumor claims new ring sizes are on the way

By Matt Evans published 23 September 24

The Samsung Galaxy Ring's battery life depends on its size – and now two bigger models are on the way.

Surprise! Huawei reveals not one, not two, but six new watches, including the GT5

By Matt Evans published 19 September 24

Huawei drops a huge lineup of new smartwatches – here's everything we know.

Apple Watch Series 10: Price, release date, new features, and everything you need to know

By Matt Evans last updated 18 September 24

Updated Everything we know about Apple's brand-new Series 10 Apple Watch for 2024.

Meta, Snapchat, and TikTok launch the new Thrive mental health initiative, and it's about time

By Matt Evans published 15 September 24

Meta, Snapchat and TikTok aim to police self-harm content more effectively with new Thrive initiative.

Apple Watch 10, iPhone 16 Pro and AirPods 4 split into three segments

Apple iPhone 16 event – everything Apple announced and 16 things we learned

By Marc McLaren published 9 September 24

Here's everything Apple announced at the 'It's Glowtime' event, from new iPhones to the Apple Watch 10, AirPods 4 and more.

The Apple Watch 10 doubles down on fast charging over longer battery life, and I think that's a mistake

By Matt Evans published 9 September 24

With its renewed focus on sleep for the Apple Watch 10, Apple may have missed a trick in the battery department.

Apple Watch Series 10 announced with biggest screen yet - yes, including the Ultra!

By Matt Evans published 9 September 24

Apple Watch Series 10 is here, with its biggest screen ever, machine learning and goodies previously reserved for the Ultra

Garmin Enduro 3 watch on wrist of tattooed male

My favorite Garmin watch feature just got even better with the Fenix 8 and Enduro 3

By Matt Evans published 31 August 24

Exclusive: Garmin’s Jon Hosler talks us through dynamic routing.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from the Barbie flip phone to Black Ops 6 Beta

By Hamish Hector published 31 August 24

ICYMI here are the biggest tech news stories from Apple, HMD, Call of Duty, Garmin, Shokz and more for August 31, 2024

Garmin Fenix 8 watches on the ground outdoors

'Is Epix dead for now? Yes, it is': Top Garmin insider reveals why the Epix smartwatch was axed in favour of Fenix 8

By Matt Evans published 28 August 24

Exclusive: Garmin Fenix 8 product manager speaks out about the axing of the Garmin Epix name.

The Shokz Openrun Pro 2 have sprinted into view, and they look like the best bone conduction headphones yet

By Matt Evans published 27 August 24

Shokz debuts the OpenRun Pro 2, promising big audio changes and longer battery life.

Garmin Fenix 8 watch on wrist of tattooed male

At last! Garmin Fenix 8 revealed, with an Apple Watch Ultra-beating dive mode – alongside the Garmin Enduro 3

By Matt Evans published 27 August 24

Garmin Fenix 8 and Garmin Enduro 3 are here: Two new super-watches with incredible battery power.

Would you walk 10,000 steps a day with a heavy backpack on? 'Rucking' is the low-tech workout you need to try

By Matt Evans published 24 August 24

Rucking – hiking with a heavy backpack on – is better than walking for fat loss and muscle growth.

The Fitbit Versa 3 from the front showing the time

RIP Fitbit smartwatches – an end we could see coming a mile away

By Matt Evans published 18 August 24

UPDATED A moment of silence for the Fitbit smartwatch: Gone before it managed a redemption arc.

Mobvoi Home Walking Treadmill review: a good-quality, affordable under-desk solution

By Matt Evans published 18 August 24

The Mobvoi Home Walking Treadmill is cheap, easy to use, high-quality and easy to store. Result.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from Google's Pixel 9 reveals to OpenAI's GPT 4-o concerns

By Hamish Hector published 17 August 24

ICYMI here are the biggest tech news stories from Google, Meta, Pico, OpenAI and more for August 18, 2024.

Fitbit users will get a big upgrade soon with free Peloton classes – here's what's coming

By Matt Evans published 14 August 24

Fitbit and Peloton announce a "multi-year partnership" with bonus benefits to subscribers of either platform.

Google Pixel Watch 3’s new running tools look terrific – but I’ve been using them on Garmin for years

By Matt Evans published 13 August 24

Google Pixel Watch 3's new metrics brings the smartwatch up to date with Garmin, Apple and Samsung.

Google Pixel Watch 2 and Google Pixel watch 3

Google Pixel Watch 3: Prices, new wellness tools, a bigger 45mm size and more

By Matt Evans last updated 13 August 24

Updated The Pixel Watch 3 has landed at the Made by Google event. Here's everything we know, including how much it costs.

Garmin Forerunner 955 showing Training Readiness score

Garmin's Run Coach just got a lot smarter: here's how to try it before everyone else

By Matt Evans published 7 August 24

Garmin moves away from real-life run coaches and towards algorithm-generated plans in latest update.

I’m at the Olympic Games in Paris, and AI is everywhere

By Matt Evans published 5 August 24

The Olympics is a showcase for the new ways in which tech will integrate into sports – and our everyday lives.

The Friend artificial intelligence (AI) necklace.

That creepy ‘friend’ device and the Samsung Galaxy Ring have more in common than you might think

By Matt Evans published 3 August 24

Goodbye, phones and watches? Screenless, AI-fueled wearable tech is the future, whether we like it or not.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra review: Technically Samsung’s best watch yet

By Matt Evans last updated 1 August 24

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra looks and feels reminiscent of a certain other Ultra watch, but the powerful hardware here is all Samsung’s own.

Oura Ring could finally be getting a feature Garmin and Fitbit have had for years

By Matt Evans published 29 July 24

Oura Ring could be a getting a heart rate zones feature very soon, to improve its fitness tracking credentials according to a code teardown.

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