I wore Google's Fitbit Air for a week, and it gives the Whoop a serious run for its money

A $100 screenless fitness tracker is positioned as a practical alternative to screen-based wearables. The Fitbit Air is available in multiple colorways and is designed to be thin and light, taking up less space than bulkier devices. It includes an optical heart rate monitor, accelerometer and gyroscope, SpO2 monitoring, a temperature sensor, and a vibration motor. Core tracking functions are available across subscription tiers, while some in-app features are more seamless with Google Health Premium, such as logging meals by messaging the AI coach. The AI coach supports workout routine planning, recovery understanding, and nutrition advice, with performance tested across running, lifting, yoga, and elliptical sessions.

"Whoop may have kick-started the screenless wristband craze, but Google is proving that an affordably priced health tracker can be just as commercially successful, especially if it's comfortable, useful, and long-lasting -- with its $100 price tag."

"Your experience with the Fitbit Air will differ depending on whether you're subscribed to Google Health Premium. The bulk of the Fitbit Air's functions are the same across tiers, but some in-app features, like logging a meal by messaging the AI coach, are slightly more seamless in the membership tier."

"I've been testing the device over the past week as I've gone running, lifted weights, done yoga, and logged hours on the elliptical. I've asked the AI coach for help in planning my workout routine, understanding my recovery, and nutrition advice. After stress-testing the Fitbit Air, I'm well-positioned to tell you whether it's a worthy buy. Spoiler alert: it absolutely is."

"Out of the box, the $100 Fitbit Air comes in four colorways: lavender, berry, obsidian, and fog (a blue-gray). It's a thin band that takes up less space around my wrist than my Whoop or Apple Watch. It's also lighter. It has an optical heart rate monitor, three-axis accelerometer and gyroscope, SpO2 monitoring sensors, a temperature sensor, and a vibration motor (used for Fitbit Air's w"

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