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

Garmin Fenix 8 watches on the ground outdoors

'Is Epix dead for now? Yes, it is': Top Garmin insider reveals why the Epix smartwatch was axed in favour of Fenix 8

By Matt Evans published 28 August 24

Exclusive: Garmin Fenix 8 product manager speaks out about the axing of the Garmin Epix name.

The Shokz Openrun Pro 2 have sprinted into view, and they look like the best bone conduction headphones yet

By Matt Evans published 27 August 24

Shokz debuts the OpenRun Pro 2, promising big audio changes and longer battery life.

Garmin Fenix 8 watch on wrist of tattooed male

At last! Garmin Fenix 8 revealed, with an Apple Watch Ultra-beating dive mode – alongside the Garmin Enduro 3

By Matt Evans published 27 August 24

Garmin Fenix 8 and Garmin Enduro 3 are here: Two new super-watches with incredible battery power.

Would you walk 10,000 steps a day with a heavy backpack on? 'Rucking' is the low-tech workout you need to try

By Matt Evans published 24 August 24

Rucking – hiking with a heavy backpack on – is better than walking for fat loss and muscle growth.

The Fitbit Versa 3 from the front showing the time

RIP Fitbit smartwatches – an end we could see coming a mile away

By Matt Evans published 18 August 24

UPDATED A moment of silence for the Fitbit smartwatch: Gone before it managed a redemption arc.

Mobvoi Home Walking Treadmill review: a good-quality, affordable under-desk solution

By Matt Evans published 18 August 24

The Mobvoi Home Walking Treadmill is cheap, easy to use, high-quality and easy to store. Result.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from Google's Pixel 9 reveals to OpenAI's GPT 4-o concerns

By Hamish Hector published 17 August 24

ICYMI here are the biggest tech news stories from Google, Meta, Pico, OpenAI and more for August 18, 2024.

Fitbit users will get a big upgrade soon with free Peloton classes – here's what's coming

By Matt Evans published 14 August 24

Fitbit and Peloton announce a "multi-year partnership" with bonus benefits to subscribers of either platform.

Google Pixel Watch 3’s new running tools look terrific – but I’ve been using them on Garmin for years

By Matt Evans published 13 August 24

Google Pixel Watch 3's new metrics brings the smartwatch up to date with Garmin, Apple and Samsung.

Google Pixel Watch 2 and Google Pixel watch 3

Google Pixel Watch 3: Prices, new wellness tools, a bigger 45mm size and more

By Matt Evans last updated 13 August 24

Updated The Pixel Watch 3 has landed at the Made by Google event. Here's everything we know, including how much it costs.

Garmin Forerunner 955 showing Training Readiness score

Garmin's Run Coach just got a lot smarter: here's how to try it before everyone else

By Matt Evans published 7 August 24

Garmin moves away from real-life run coaches and towards algorithm-generated plans in latest update.

I’m at the Olympic Games in Paris, and AI is everywhere

By Matt Evans published 5 August 24

The Olympics is a showcase for the new ways in which tech will integrate into sports – and our everyday lives.

The Friend artificial intelligence (AI) necklace.

That creepy ‘friend’ device and the Samsung Galaxy Ring have more in common than you might think

By Matt Evans published 3 August 24

Goodbye, phones and watches? Screenless, AI-fueled wearable tech is the future, whether we like it or not.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra review: Technically Samsung’s best watch yet

By Matt Evans last updated 1 August 24

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra looks and feels reminiscent of a certain other Ultra watch, but the powerful hardware here is all Samsung’s own.

Oura Ring could finally be getting a feature Garmin and Fitbit have had for years

By Matt Evans published 29 July 24

Oura Ring could be a getting a heart rate zones feature very soon, to improve its fitness tracking credentials according to a code teardown.

Samsung Galaxy Ring review: The top smart ring for Samsung users

By Matt Evans last updated 26 July 24

Recommended

The Samsung Galaxy Ring is a truly excellent smart ring for users of Android phones and Samsung smartwatches.

Under-desk treadmill from mobvoi, and deadpool

Ryan Reynolds used a walking treadmill during Deadpool & Wolverine prep - here's why you should too (and which one to buy)

By Matt Evans published 26 July 24

Even Deadpool & Wolverine's Ryan Reynolds uses the exercise trend that's gone viral on TikTok.

Speedy Strava users are reportedly selling their runs to other Strava users for clout

By Matt Evans published 25 July 24

Updated Strava users are selling their runs to other, slower users in a bizarre athletics twist on "stolen valor".

Ordo Sonic Lite review: Simple and feature-light, but terrific value

By Matt Evans published 23 July 24

Recommended

Ordo Sonic Lite is a great-value, simple-to-use smart toothbrush.

I spent 24 hours with the Samsung Galaxy Ring, and it's scarily good so far

By Matt Evans published 20 July 24

Everything the Samsung Galaxy Ring told me about my health in the first 24 hours.

Global Windows outage plunged banks, airlines, and more into chaos – here's everything you need to know

By Marc McLaren last updated 19 July 24

Breaking A software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused a massive outage in Microsoft Windows PCs across the globe. Here's that latest plus everything that happened

AcclaFit Smartwatch with a thumbs down emoji

Don't let anyone you know buy these cheap smartwatch Amazon Prime Day deals

By Matt Evans published 13 July 24

Amazon Prime Day deals are coming to lots of smartwatches, but don't buy the cheapest ones

an image of the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Ring

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked – 9 things we saw and learned, including the Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Ring, and Watch Ultra

By Roland Moore-Colyer published 10 July 24

Here's our full round-up of July's Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event, featuring the Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Ring, and more.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 is the first to offer a new sleep apnea feature – and that's a major bonus

By Matt Evans published 10 July 24

Don’t sleep on the best new health feature announced at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024.

Samsung Galaxy Ring: Price, release date, features and everything you need to know

By David Nield last updated 10 July 24

Updated The Samsung Galaxy Ring has now been officially revealed – here's what you need to know so far about the Oura ring rival.

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