WITHINGS STEEL HR SPORT

IF you live a very active lifestyle and want a smartwatch that is able to help you keep track of your fitness record, Withings’s Steel HR Sport multisport hybrid smartwatch may be for you. Featuring a battery life of up to 25 days, the Steel HR Sport does far more than timekeeping as it is able to monitor your heart rate, and hook up to GPS tracking to provide Fitness Level analytics, among others. With an elegant design that features 316L stainless steel and a 40mm case, the Steel HR Sport is water resistant up to 50m (5ATM). You can choose from white and black face variants, making it equally at home in sporting or social settings. The analogue face of the Steel HR will show the time while a sub-dial displays the percentage of daily activity goals achieved. One will make use of the Health Mate app to set and manage goals, while the discrete OLED display shows important health and sports data.

Among the data captured include daily steps taken, calories burnt, distance and heart rate, where a simple push of a button will let you navigate through everything. Users will be spoilt for choice with over 30 different activities to choose from, including yoga, volleyball and rowing to boxing, skiing and ice hockey. In a workout session, the Steel HR Sport will continuously track and display the wearer’s heart rate as well as the duration of the workout directly on the watch screen.

It’s also the first product within the Steel HR range to feature GPS connectivity, letting you track your pace, distance, elevation and map your workouts. At US$199.95, the Steel HR Sport is certainly worth checking out if you want a fitness peripheral to accompany you in your workout sessions. www.withings.com