Five o f the best

Take it to the limit with these smart fitness devices

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Apple Watch Series 3 From $329 apple.com Apple Watch Series 3 is packed with fitness features. Along with its heart rate sensor and accelerometer, it’s water resistant for swimming, supports GPS for longdistance running and cycling, and boasts an altimeter for those hill climbs. The cellular model starts at $399.

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Garmin Edge 20 $129.99 buy.garmin.com Cheaper than most smartwatches, the Edge 20 is a “bike computer” that can add some smart tech to your regular bike. It includes GPS location tracking and downloadable route maps, and there are a variety of riding modes for indoor or outdoor use, as well as for the cycling track.

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Tangram Smart Rope Pure jump rope $59.95 apple.com Jumping rope is a great workout for many sports because it improves both fitness and footwork. The Smart Rope Pure can monitor the speed and number of jumps, plus calories burned, and its app enables you to program interval training routines.

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Wahoo Kickr Snap $599 wahoofitness.com Don’t like cycling in the rain? The compact Kickr Snap enables you to turn an ordinary bike into a versatile exercise machine to use at home. Use the Snap app to monitor speed, resistance, and other stats, and also program workouts and “virtual courses” with varying headwind, rolling resistance, and grade.

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Wahoo Tickr X $79.99 wahoofitness.com Tickr X is more than just a heart rate monitor. It can also monitor and analyze data such as cycling cadence to help improve technique, or ground contact time for running. It also has a number of indoor modes for use with running and cycling machines in a gym.