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Wearing the Garmin Instinct 2X Solar outdoors in the sun

This Garmin watch is a battery life BEAST, and it just scored a record 40% discount for Presidents' Day

By Patrick Farmer published

Trust your Instinct The spacious and rugged Garmin Instinct 2X Solar just crashed to a record low price for Presidents' Day.

Trust your Instinct
A blood oxygen reading on the Garmin Venu 4 showing a 99% reading Now and a graph of past readings.

Best smartwatches that can measure blood oxygen saturation levels

By Michael L Hicks last updated

SpO2 monitor If you want a watch that measures your blood oxygen saturation levels with plenty of other great perks, these are the best ones you can buy right now.

SpO2 monitor
The Garmin Venu X1 (left) and Garmin Forerunner 970 (right), both on one wrist, showing near-identical stats for a hike activity's distance, time, elevation gain, and compass direction.

The 9 best Garmin watches for every type of athlete

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Best for fitness training These are the best Garmin watches across the Venu, Forerunner, Instinct, Fenix, and other Garmin lineups

Best for fitness training
The OnePlus Watch 2R sitting on a shelf, showing a sporty watch face.

The best cheap Android smartwatch to buy in 2026

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Affordable wearables Looking for a cheap, reliable Android watch? These are our suggestions, from affordable Wear OS models to low-priced fitness watches from Garmin and Fitbit.

Affordable wearables
A Gmail notification on the Garmin Venu 3

Best Buy just quietly carved $100 off a truly iconic Garmin watch - but is the Venu 3 still worth the money?

By Patrick Farmer published

Straight savings For a limited time, Best Buy is slashing a straight $100 off the last-gen Garmin Venu 3 and Venu 3S.

Straight savings

My hope is building for a 'Garmin Pro' series of satellite watches in 2026

By Michael L Hicks published

Dare we hope? The Quatix 8 Pro is the second Garmin watch to add LTE-M and satellite connectivity. Why can't we see the same for Instinct, Forerunner, or Venu models?

Dare we hope?
A phone showing the new Nutrition Tracking widget with Garmin Connect Plus, with a banana sitting next to the phone.

Garmin's new AI dieting tools will tempt some athletes to try Connect Plus

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Connect+ revamp Garmin Nutrition Tracking uses image recognition to analyze your meals — or lets you log meals on your Garmin watch — to track your proteins, fats, and carbs.

Connect+ revamp

Fitness watches in 2026: What to expect and changes I want to see

By Michael L Hicks published

Sunday Runday From a game-changing Fenix 9 to more Whoop-style straps and better fitness watch-smart glasses integration, it should be an exciting 2026 for athletes!

Sunday Runday
A daily suggested workout of a Threshold run on the Garmin Forerunner 165.

This cheap Garmin watch watch just got even cheaper with 20% OFF during Amazon's last-minute holiday sale

By Zachary David published

Smart Savings Watch It's usually pretty hard to find a good running smartwatch for under $200.

Smart Savings Watch
A photo of the Garmin Forerunner 965, 970, 945 LTE, and 165 sitting in a clump on a light canvas surface.

Best Garmin Forerunner: choosing the right watch for each runner

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Best running watches Garmin has nine Forerunner models still worth buying across the last four years. I broke down key differences in features, hardware, health, and coaching.

Best running watches
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