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

'It's like a Tamagotchi for adults': how Garmin's new Pokémon Sleep integration emotionally blackmailed me into a better bedtime routine

By Matt Evans published 16 March 26

Garmin's new Pokémon Sleep integration is Super Effective at guilt-tripping me into going to bed early.

Amazon's new Health AI Chatbot is rife with potential for misuse — here's why I wouldn't trust it with my data

By Matt Evans published 14 March 26

Amazon's new Health AI will recommend you Amazon Pharmacy products and train itself on your conversations.

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Bulbasaur watch face on a Garmin Fenix 8 Pro

How to get 49 different Pokémon watch faces on your Garmin watch for free

By Matt Evans published 13 March 26

A Garmin Venu-saur? Pokémon watch faces just dropped – here's how to get them (and which watches are compatible)

'From meetings to mountain biking': the best Garmin watch for most people just hit its lowest price ever at Amazon

By Matt Evans published 13 March 26

The Garmin Venu 4 – which I rated 'the best Garmin watch for most people' – is at its lowest-ever price in Amazon's Spring Deal Days sale.

Whoop athletes wearing the Whoop x SR_A Project Terrain collection

Whoop calls its new clothing range a 'technical garment system' and I honestly don't know what else I expected

By Matt Evans published 12 March 26

Whoop courts the hypebeasts with a predictable take on high-fashion athleisure.

Dungeons and dragons paraphenalia with iPad and Bose speaker on a table

I can't run my D&D games without this list of gadgets, books and other essentials — and as luck would have it, they're all on sale at Amazon right now

By Matt Evans published 10 March 26

10 essentials I use all the time as a DM (and they're all on sale at Amazon).

Garmin Fenix E on lime-green TechRadar banner

I gave the Garmin Fenix 8 the maximum 5 stars and called it 'expensive perfection' — but right now it's cheaper than ever in the Amazon Spring Sale

By Matt Evans published 10 March 26

Amazon UK is offering best-ever discounts on Garmin's best watch, the Fenix 8, with prices starting at under £400 for the budget Fenix E model.

'The ultimate do-it-all shoe' If you're not wearing Saucony Ride 19 running shoes in 2026, you're missing out

By Matt Evans published 5 March 26

I ran 50k in the Saucony Ride 19 and they're my new, go-to daily trainer.

Are AI training apps like Runna putting you at risk of injury? I asked a real-life running coach — and Runna itself

By Matt Evans published 28 February 26

'You do need to have quite a lot of running experience with these kinds of AI services'.

'To get something to last for 15 days took us months of engineering effort' — Ultrahuman CEO breaks silence on the long-rumored Ring Pro, its next Oura rival

By Matt Evans published 27 February 26

Ultrahuman is finally launching its Ring PRO wearing fitness and health-tracking ring.

Huawei's new GT Runner 2 is called 'the pinnacle of professional running watches', so I went hands-on and compared its stats to a Garmin watch

By Matt Evans published 26 February 26

I tested Huawei's latest running watch against my favorite Garmin, and it stacks up pretty well.

Garmin Fenix 8 watches on the ground outdoors

Huge Garmin update alert! Garmin Fitness Coach arrives in-app and on-watch — and one of my favorite features just got a big boost too

By Matt Evans published 25 February 26

Gym-goers get guided workouts just like runners and cyclists, plus more gear tracking updates

Google Pixel Watch (and other Wear OS users) just got a potentially life-saving new upgrade

By Matt Evans published 24 February 26

Wear OS users can get earthquake alerts on watch – even if you're nowhere near your phone.

Garmin Instinct 2 with white case and band

I've just seen the sun for the first time in weeks — and right on cue, one of Garmin's biggest solar watches with 'infinite battery life' is down to its lowest-ever price

By Matt Evans published 23 February 26

Sick of the cold? Pick up the Garmin Instinct 2 Solar for a song and manifest a brighter, warmer 2026.

A Meta smartwatch? Thanks to Meta's dismal record around harvesting wellness data, it's a hard pass from me

By Matt Evans published 23 February 26

A Meta smartwatch would give Mark Zuckerberg and co a direct line to your body. No thanks.

Garmin just added a bunch of new features to its best smartwatch

By Matt Evans published 20 February 26

The Fenix 8 has had a big update, Software Version 21.25, containing a whole host of new fixes and glances.

Forget the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 — the Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 might be the surprise outdoor smartwatch to beat this year

By Matt Evans published 19 February 26

If Amazfit can deliver a five-star watch for under $100 / £100, what can it do for five times the price? Introducing the 'expedition-focused' Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2

Garmin Fenix 9 incoming? CEO Cliff Pemble teases big things to come 'in the back half of the year'

By Matt Evans published 19 February 26

First possible tease for the Garmin Fenix 9 comes from CEO Cliff Pemble, as he expects watch sales to "accelerate" later this year.

No, the Final Fantasy 9 Remake hasn't been officially announced — but don't give up hope just yet

By Matt Evans published 18 February 26

Despite the online rumors, there's no Final Fantasy 9 Remake news — but I remain optimistic.

Apple is reportedly working on AI smart glasses, AirPods that can see, and its own version of those disastrous AI pins

By Matt Evans published 18 February 26

Forget the Apple Watch – Apple is reportedly planning the next generation of wearables, and they're all packing AI cameras.

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez wearing a smart ring

'Oura’s long‑term vision is to help shift health systems' — Oura's chief medical officer tells us how it's using smart rings to shape US legislation

By Matt Evans published 13 February 26

Oura is using its smart rings to help shape US health legislation – here's everything you need to know.

I ran the London marathon with this Garmin watch, and it's half price right now – just in time for your own training plan

By Matt Evans published 6 February 26

Get some long spring runs in with this better-than-half-price deal on my favorite Garmin watch ever.

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.

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.

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.

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