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

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.

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.

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