Five fitness apps and gadgets to get you moving

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AIO Sleeve

The world’s first activity-tracking compression sleeve goes beyond the typical fitness tracker sensors, such as step, distance, sleep and heart rate. Thanks to the ECG and MET readings, the sleeve can calculate how your body responds to physical activity while you work out, indicating whether you need to increase or decrease your effort.

Priced from US$99 (Dh363); komodotec.com

Strava run and cycling app

Rather than relying on wearable tech to track your fitness goals, look to your smartphone instead. Strava’s running and cycling apps uses GPS to plot your route, allowing you to compare and compete against your previous efforts. It offers various running and cycling challenges, and you can compete with your peers.

Priced from US$22 (Dh80); strava.com

Kuai

Most people find fitness motivation when they have someone standing over them, telling them exactly what they should — or shouldn’t — be doing. The next best thing is Kuai’s new sport headphones that act as a personal coach, in your ear. With the integrated sensor technology and real-time voice coaching, it will guide you through training plans tailored for running, swimming, cycling, keeping fit or losing weight.

From US$169 (Dh620); indiegogo.com

Garmin Edge Explore 820

The newest addition to the Edge touchscreen family, the Edge Explore 820 cycling computer has GPS navigation and built-in cycling maps. It can withstand bad weather and rocky terrain; tracks data about your ride; and syncs with your smartphone. You can also keep track of your cycling buddies if you get separated.

From US$350 (Dh1,285); garmin.com

Sportiiii

Trying to judge your performance on a bike can be tricky, particularly as most devices require you take your eyes off the road. Enter the Sportiiii. This new glass-mounted data feed clips onto your favourite pair of glasses and offers instant performance feedback without the possibility of missing a road obstruction. Users can set training goals by using the accompanying app, while multicoloured LEDs and audio cues indicate speed and cadence throughout the ride. There’s also the option to connect to data from other sensors like heart rate monitors.

From US$250 (Dh918); 4iiii-innovations.myshopify.com