One thing that might get a little annoying is how often you need to consult your smartphone to get anything out of the Inspire HR. The sleep tracker might be the coolest part of the app. There's also a 'Relax' feature that asks you to take deep breaths for a couple of minutes, but those are really the only things you can do from the watch itself. If you're going on a jog or a bike ride, it's easy enough to set up from the watch's touch screen. On the actual watch itself, you can see some basic stats and play with a handful of exercise timers. Function over form is the name of the game here, but it's only functional to a point. Its small, vertically oriented screen can only display basic health information in black-and-white. That said, the Inspire HR's low price point is most apparent when looking at the hardware itself. The fact that it can track much of the same data for $170 less is seriously impressive. That puts it almost directly in line with Fitbit's $270 Ionic watch in terms of fitness features. It'll count steps, track your heart rate using small LEDs on the watch's underside, monitor distance and estimate how many calories you've burned on a given day. With just a $100 price point, it might be the ideal starting point for someone looking to actively monitor their fitness.

True to its name, it boasts 24/7 heart rate tracking and is the cheapest Fitbit watch to do that by a wide margin.

Credit: Zlata Ivleva / Mashableįitbit is selling the new Inspire line as a new entry point in its product line, replacing the outmoded Flex, Alta and Zip watches. The Inspire HR has a handful of watch faces you can choose from, with this one being the most useful.

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