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

The Apple AI health coach sounds like it's no longer stuck in development hell

By Matt Evans published 14 January 25

Apple is reportedly working on an AI health coach – but we've heard this one before.

The Ultrahuman ring, amp workout machine, and garmin instinct 3 side-by-side

CES 2025 has shown me the future of AI in fitness, and it's hilariously unimaginative

By Matt Evans published 11 January 25

I don't think AI fitness kit is interesting, and CES 2025 did nothing to change my mind.

Garmin Instinct 2 vs Garmin Instinct 3: What’s changed?

By Matt Evans published 10 January 25

Should you buy the Garmin Instinct 2 or the Instinct 3? We break it down.

Rock climber using a theragun and wearing a Garmin watch

Theraguns can now sync with your Garmin and Strava accounts to offer personalized recovery plans based on your workouts

By Matt Evans published 9 January 25

Therabody joins forces with Garmin and Strava to offer improved recovery smarts.

Garmin Instinct 2 on a green background with the text lowest-ever price

Can't afford the Garmin Instinct 3? Get a Garmin Instinct 2S at a better-than-Black-Friday price today

By Matt Evans published 8 January 25

Forget the Garmin Instinct 3 - These Garmin Instinct 2S deals are perfect for thrifty adventurers

Think Oura and Samsung's smart rings look good? Ultrahuman just unveiled its Ultrahuman Rare 18K gold and platinum luxury smart rings at CES 2025

By Matt Evans published 7 January 25

Oura and Samsung rival Ultrahuman has launched smart rings made from real 18K gold and platinum at CES.

Amazfit Active 2 is a super-cheap AI fitness watch that responds to voice commands like Alexa

By Matt Evans published 7 January 25

The Amazfit Active 2, an AI-powered sports watch under $100, is a sign of things to come in 2025.

amp fitness machine used at home by exerciser

This AI-powered strength machine could be Peloton for gym rats, and it looks incredible

By Matt Evans published 4 January 25

CES 2025 After years of fitness industry failures, amp might finally drag strength training into the 21st century.

We asked AI chatbots Gemini and ChatGPT to design our workouts – then we tried them out

By Stephen Warwick, Matt Evans published 2 January 25

Can AI chatbots ChatGPT and Gemini design a workout worth doing? We put them to the test.

Fitness editor Matt Evans doing a bicep burl with resistance band outdoors

I'm a fitness editor, and I swapped weights for resistance bands for six whole months – and I don't regret it

By Matt Evans published 1 January 25

I made a huge change to my training regime in 2024: I gave up weightlifting for six months.

The different parts of a running shoe, explained – by an Adidas shoe designer

By Matt Evans published 28 December 24

Buying a running shoe doesn’t have to be complicated – we asked Adidas to break it down for us.

The latest Oura and Samsung Galaxy Ring rival has a watch-style display, and I hate it

By Matt Evans published 16 December 24

Smart rings with integrated displays (like this Oura Ring rival) both look awful and miss the point entirely.

Caucasian man in a suit wearing an Apple Watch

Are Apple Watches unstylish? This viral couple who banned them from their wedding seem to think so

By Matt Evans published 11 December 24

I test smartwatches for a living, but even I agree it's time they looked cooler.

OnePlus Watch 3 appears online again, and it looks great – but hasn't fixed my big problem with the last one

By Matt Evans published 6 December 24

The OnePlus Watch 3's latest listing promises better battery life - but doesn't appear to fix its biggest problem.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 review: an excellent watch, but an iterative update

By Matt Evans last updated 19 November 24

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is a great Wear OS watch. and an easy recommendation for Samsung users.

Apple Watch Series 9 review: tapping into a new era of gestures

By Matt Evans last updated 18 November 24

The Apple Watch Series 9 has arrived, and it feels like it’s a step towards some serious innovation – and not before time.

Best hybrid smartwatch 2024: great hidden tech in the watch on your wrist

By Matt Evans last updated 15 November 24

Updated Here's our ranking of the best hybrid watches money can buy.

Two Fitbit fitness trackers on an orange background

Fitbit is probably getting an AI-powered Sleep Journal feature in 2025

By Matt Evans published 14 November 24

Fitbit may soon be adding some more strings to its sleep analysis bow.

A warrior faces off against a dragon in the frozen mountains of Skyrim

Ever dreamed of walking through Skyrim for real? This guy just proved it’s possible with a pedometer

By Matt Evans published 12 November 24

One mad genius is walking every step in Skyrim for real by mapping the controls to his phone’s step counter.

Three Garmin Fenix 7 watches sitting on a rock

I'm a Garmin expert: here are the 3 Garmin watches I think will get big discounts on Black Friday

By Matt Evans published 9 November 24

I'm been writing about Garmin watches for years: here are my top 3 picks for Black Friday.

Garmin Fenix 8 and Enduro 3 owners are getting tons of fixes with the first round of beta updates

By Matt Evans published 4 November 24

Garmin kicks off its beta update cycle for the Fenix 8 by making changes to PacePro, Breathwork and Heart Rate.

Personal training is losing its appeal, according to research – and AI apps could be to blame

By Matt Evans published 3 November 24

The fitness industry and personal training must adapt or die to keep pace with data-driven apps.

Samsung Galaxy Rings and Galaxy Z Flip 6

Why the Samsung Galaxy Ring, 2024's biggest (and smallest) wearable, is our Health & Fitness Device of the Year

By Matt Evans published 31 October 24

Our health and fitness product of the year is the Samsung Galaxy Ring, for being the first major tech company to take a radical risk on a fitness wearable in ages.

The Coros Pace Pro is a high-powered AMOLED watch – that's still cheaper than most Garmin Forerunners

By Matt Evans published 31 October 24

Coros Pace Pro revealed: the sequel to our best cheap running watch of 2024.

I'm an ex-kickboxer, and I wish this smart heart-rate sensing mouthguard had been invented years ago

By Matt Evans published 30 October 24

The Orb Sport smart mouthguard can read your heart rate and calorie burn from your mouth.

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