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With summer and better weather on the horizon, it's far easier to find motivation to get outside and smash your fitness goals. If you think another extra push will help, then there's a Fitbit sale at Best Buy right now featuring big discounts on the manufacturer's most popular smartwatches and fitness trackers.

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The best all-around option for most is the Fitbit Versa 4 at Best Buy for $149.95 (was $199.95). The solid $50 discount isn't the largest we've seen on this smartwatch but it does bring it to within $10 of the record-low price.

As well as a suite of useful fitness, health, and sleep-tracking features, the Fitbit Versa 4 has plenty of handy connectivity options for day-to-day use. These include support for Google Wallet, Maps and Bluetooth calls. Plus, you get up to six days of battery life, making it easy and convenient for the casual user.

Meanwhile, exercise and wellbeing enthusiasts looking for a more premium option should consider the Fitbit Sense 2 at Best Buy for $199.95 (was $249.95) that's a return to the record-low price.

The Fitbit Sense 2 is the manufacturer's most advanced smartwatch, with all the stress-management tools, sleep-tracking capabilities, and detailed health-monitoring tech you'd expect from a high-end device.

Check out all the deals on the best Fitbits in the sale at Best Buy below.

All of these devices come with a six-month Fitbit Premium membership, which provides extra insights into your body's daily readiness score, detailed sleep analysis, mindfulness sessions to reduce stress, and pre-recorded workouts for you to do at home.

Whether you want a dedicated tracker for your workouts or an advanced smartwatch with more in-depth health monitoring and handy day-to-day features then there's an option for you in this Fitbit sale at Best Buy.

Be sure to check out the latest Best Buy coupon codes for more ways to save on these watches. I've also dropped more of today's best Fitbit deals below so you can compare these offers with everything else that's available right now.

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A new study found maintaining good levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, physical fitness, and appropriate weight balance is linked to improved gait parameters in women with fibromyalgia.1

Our results support that individual associations of fat percentage and gait parameters observed in the literature might be mainly moderated by individuals MVPA and/or physical fitness levels, wrote investigators, led by Sergio Llorente-Romero, from the GALENO Research Group at the University of Cdiz in Spain.

Assessing gait parameters can help monitor patients' general health and functional status to ensure they receive timely interventions.2 Poor gait parameters, such as slow walking, are indicators of a decline of physical function in elderly populations and may predict the need for falls, disability, hospitalization, and mortality.1

Patients with fibromyalgia face a lot of unpleasant symptoms and might be afraid of exerting themselves with physical activity. This promotes greater sedentary behaviors for patients with fibromyalgia and comparable physical fitness levels to those of elderly populations.

Investigators conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the individual and independent associations of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, sedentary time, fat percentage, and physical fitness with gait parameters in 84 women with fibromyalgia. They leveraged participants from the al-ndalus project; here, participants from Andalusia in southern Spain who had fibromyalgia associations were contacted through informative meetings, flyers, e-mail, and the local online newspaper. Patients were included in the study if they were previously diagnosed with fibromyalgia by a rheumatologist, a woman, and 65 years old.

Participants self-reported their age, marital status, educational status, and occupation. They were provided an accelerometer device and instructed on how to use it and how to fill out a sleep diary. Other measures included the symptom severity scale to measure the severity of fatigue, waking up unrefreshed, cognitive symptoms, headaches, pain or cramps in the lower abdomen, and depression.

Participants completed the Mini-Mental State Examination questionnaire to rule out people with dementia.

The team assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time with accelerometry, fat percentage with bioimpedance analysis, and physical fitness with field-based fitness tests. Additionally, gait, categorized in velocity, cadence, step length, step cycle duration, unipedal stance phase, and bipedal stance phase was assessed with a 6-minute walk test.

Physical activity was measured by wearing a triaxial accelerometer on an elastic belt placed on the waist for 9 consecutive days; data from the first and last day, as well as sleeping time, was excluded. Fat percentage and weight (kg) were measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis; participants were not allowed to shower, perform intense physical activity, or drink in the 2 hours before the measurement and could only wear underwearno metal objects. Height was measured without shoes.

Participants completed different physical activity tests to assess lower-body flexibility, upper-body flexibility, lower-body strength, agility, and dynamic balance. Like gait, cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed with a 6-minute walk.

The team analyzed individual relationships by partial correlations and independent relationships by linear regressions, adjusted by age and height.

Investigators found moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, sedentary time, fat percentage, and physical fitness were linked to most gait parameters (P .05). Physical fitness was linked to all gait parameters (P .002), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was correlated with velocity and step length (P = .004), and fat percentage was linked to bipedal stance phase (P = .049). Fat percentage was negatively associated with velocity.

When looking at individual associations, most physical fitness components were positively associated with velocity, cadence, step length, and unipedal stance phase (P < .05) but not for upper-body flexibility with velocity and cadence, and lower- and upper-body flexibility and upper-body strength with unipedal stance phase (P > .05). Global physical fitness was also positively associated with velocity, cadence, step length, and unipedal stance phase (P < .01) and negatively associated with step cycle duration and bipedal stance phase (P < .01). Cardiorespiratory fitness showed the strongest association, followed by dynamic agility.

Although we cannot assume the causality of the association due to the cross-sectional design of this study, it has been hypothesized that improving cardiorespiratory fitness might improve gait parameters through a restructuring in the central nervous system or by activating cortical areas involved in walking such as the prefrontal cortex, investigators wrote.

Investigators wrote the data was limited by the cross-sectional design and choosing the sample by convenience.

Overall, good levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, physical fitness, and adequate weight balance were linked to improved gait parameters in women with fibromyalgia.

The results seem to encourage women with fibromyalgia to exercise by focusing on improving physical fitness, which is usually accompanied by MVPA promotion and fat percentage reductions, investigators concluded. These relationships should be further studied through experimental research.

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JERUSALEM (AP) Saudi Arabia confirmed in a letter to the United Nations that a female fitness instruction who was popular online received an 11-year prison sentence but did not specify any of her alleged terrorism offenses.

Though the kingdom insisted the case had nothing to do with the instructor's online presence, human rights activists say the conviction levied against Manahel al-Otaibi shows the limits of expression in Saudi Arabia.

It also highlights another side of the kingdom, now run day-to-day by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who under his 88-year-old father King Salman has dramatically liberalized some aspects of women's lives in the country.

Her charges related solely to her choice of clothing and expression of her views online, including calling on social media for an end to Saudi Arabias male guardianship system, publishing videos of herself wearing indecent clothes and going to the shops without wearing an abaya, said Amnesty International and ALQST, a London-based group advocating for human rights in Saudi Arabia thats followed al-Otaibis case.

The human rights organization issued joint statements on Tuesday about al-Otaibi's prison sentence, first revealed in Saudi letter dated Jan. 25 and sent to the U.N.'s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

In its letter, Saudi Arabias permanent mission to the U.N. in Geneva did not outline any of the evidence that convicted al-Otaibi while saying there had been unfounded and uncorroborated allegations and claims made about her case.

Al-Otaibi, who posted fitness videos on Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, faced charges of defaming the kingdom at home and abroad, calling for rebellion against public order and societys traditions and customs, and challenging the judiciary and its justice, according to court documents earlier seen by The Associated Press.

Her posts included advocacy for liberal dress codes for women, LGBTQ+ rights and the abolition of Saudi Arabia male guardianship laws. She was also accused of appearing in indecent clothing and posting Arabic hashtags that include the phrase overthrow the government.

Al-Otaibi has been detained since November 2022. Her sister Fouz faced similar charges but fled Saudi Arabia, according to ALQST.

The kingdom's letter said the Saudi government "wishes to underscore the fact that the exercise and defense of rights is not a crime under Saudi law; however, justifying the actions of terrorists by describing them as exercising or defending rights is unacceptable and constitutes an attempt to legitimize terrorist crimes.

Since 2018, women have been allowed to drive and other restrictions have been lifted in the once-ultraconservative kingdom as it tries to rapidly diversify its oil-based economy. That came as Prince Mohammed solidified his power, partly by imprisoning members of the Saudi elite as his father retains formal control in the kingdom.

Several activists have been arrested for denouncing Saudi rules, or following dissidents who do so, on social media. This includes Salma al-Shehab, a former doctoral student at Leeds University who is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence.

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Fitbit is synonymous with physical fitness. These wearable activity trackers have evolved over the years to provide an exceptional range of advanced tips, tricks, and features that even go beyond fitness tracking. If you've ever wanted to take advantage of Fitbit's offerings but need to save some money, the Fitbit Inspire 3 is an excellent choice.

The Fitbit Inspire 3 offers a lot in a compact package. With features that effectively track everything from your steps to your heart and breathing rate, you'll be able to keep on top of your fitness progress with ease. You can also tap into an array of stress-reducing capabilities throughout your day, including mindfulness sessions, breathing exercises, stress management scores, and more. And once it's time for bed, the Inspire 3 will record important sleep data such as your REM/deep sleep, time asleep, and restoration information, as well as your blood oxygen saturation levels. Additionally, you can access calls, text messages, and various other smartphone notifications once connected.

Best of all, the Fitbit Inspire 3 is currently sold for $99.95. Keep in mind, however, that some of its more advanced features are only available with an additional premium subscription. However, first-time buyers have access to a free 6-month trial to see if this is a route they want to go down.

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Over the last few weeks, weve asked you to vote in our Gym Wars Bracket to see which fitness center is the best in Macon.

We started with 19 gyms all across Macon. Of those 19 gyms, some were Crossfit gyms, others were health fitness centers, there were a few pilates-based gyms and we even included Atrium Healths wellness center on the list.

Well, the votes are all tallied. After more than 2,000 votes and four rounds, we have a winner.

In the last round, it was between Pure Barre and Crossfit-AOA, so which one took the gold?

Your winner of the 2024 gym bracket is

Crossfit-AOA!

The gym is located at 652 3rd St. in Macon and since its opening in 2014, Crossfit-AOA has been keeping Macon, Georgia, in shape with high intensity, functional workouts.

Thomas Vity, owner of Crossfit-AOA, shared his thoughts on the big win.

This makes me very proud. We have an amazing community and gym family at AOA. My members are the reason we were able to win and I hope it will make more people want to come try us out, he said.

Vity, who took over as owner in 2018, shared more about his local ties to the Macon community.

He started out at Crossfit-AOA when he was just a college student and member of the gym and now he also works as a Macon-Bibb Firefighter.

Wait, so what does the AOA stand for?

AOA means Angle of Attack. According to the gyms website: Angle of Attack is an aviation term and is defined as the angle between the chord of the airfoil and the incoming relative air flow. In order to climb, rise to new heights, you must increase your Angle of Attack.

Crossfit-AOA membership prices range from $100 to $145 a month and classes are offered throughout the day with a certified coach.

We work together as a group and everyone becomes friends, Vity said. We have multiple programs, from beginners to competitors, and everyone works out at the same time. No one is left behind.

Crossfit-AOA offers special discounts for first responders, teachers, nurses, students and active duty military.

The phone number for Crossfit-AOA is 770.733.5514.

What bracket should we do next? Do you have something in mind? Email me at cmadden@mcclatchy.com

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Forget the new NYPD dress code banning shorts, turtlenecks and mismatched shoelaces for cops. How about the department instead re-institute physical fitness standards for cops?

The NYPDs updated style guide bans shorts on transit beats, white turtlenecks and tactical cargo shorts on patrol beats and mismatched, colored shoelaces other than black.

Instead of focusing on the sartorial style of cops, the NYPD should prioritize the issue of overweight police officers by mandating physical fitness requirements for new recruits. Those standards were lowered last year by then-NYPD training chief Juanita Holmes to encourage more women to join the force and to stave off a record wave of retirements.

The department scrapped its 1.5-mile mile run, which needed to be completed by men and women in 14 minutes and 21 seconds, and replaced the six-foot wall inside the police academy gym with a chain-link fence said to be easier to climb.

The only physical fitness criterion now required to become a cop is the Job Standard Test (JST), a multi-step course which must be completed in four minutes and 28 seconds.

The result is more out-of-shape cops coming out of the police academy.

I walked behind a pair of obese beat cops outside Bryant Park the other day. One male, the other female. No way either could catch a perp in a foot race, let alone run 1.5 miles.

The department cant retroactively require cops to lose weight; that would have to happen through collective bargaining between the City and police unions.

Just Do It.

If, as he says, Mayor Adams is serious about combatting crime by increasing the number of new police officers, he can use all the fit new cops he can get.

After initially threatening to cancel new police classes due to what was perceived at the time to be a looming $7 billion budget deficit, Adams fiscal picture has brightened in the ensuing months. He recently committed to adding two police academy classes to the upcoming fiscal year 2025 budget. [The NYC fiscal year ends on June 30.]

That means adding 600 new recruits to the cop rolls in 2024, raising the total tally of new NYPD recruits in 2024 to 2,400, according to the city. There are 1,200 recruits in the police academy from the July and October classes. They will hit city streets in January 2025 and April 2025, respectively. Major crime has been trending down the past two years, but it is still above pre-COVID crime rates.

I always say that public safety is the prerequisite to prosperity, Adams said when announcing the new police academy classes. By driving down crime, we have saved lives and laid the foundation for economic recovery, but we want to keep that going and we wont do anything to risk all our progress, he added.

Thats all good. But the NYPD should not apply lower physical fitness standards to new recruits than the department did to their predecessors.

Ken Frydman is CEO of Source Communications, a strategic and tactical communications firm in Manhattan.

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Ailey Extension is spicing up National Physical Fitness Month with an assortment of flavorful dance and fitness classes.

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This May, the Manhattan-based Ailey Extension is spicing up National Physical Fitness Month with an assortment of flavorful dance and fitness classes to get people of all backgrounds and experience levels moving.

Ailey Extension said on Monday that all are encouraged to add some excitement to their wellness routines by joining in the dance during workshops, which dive into high energy movement styles from around the world at the Joan Weill Center for Dance NYCs largest building dedicated to dance, and a free series of up-tempo outdoor workshops accessible to all in the heart of Times Square.

For the third year in a row, Ailey Extension said its spirited classes are taking over the streets of Broadway for Dance in Times Square a series of free outdoor dance workshops led by elite NYC instructors.

Presented in partnership with Times Square Alliance as part of the TSQ Live series celebrating NYCs creative community, Dance in Times Square welcomes New Yorkers and visitors alike to join in the dance with a variety of energetic styles such as AfroDance, West African, NY Style Mambo, and samba on Thursdays, May 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 5 p.m.

Dance lovers can keep moving at the Ailey studios all month long with energetic workshops designed to help participants sweat it out while exploring various cultures from around the world, Ailey Extension said.

It said choreographer and Chita Rivera Award-nominee Lyrik Cruz kicks off the month by teaching fundamental Latin dance moves during the NY Style Salsa & Mambo Fundamentals Workshop on Wednesday, May 1 at 7pm; followed by a lesson in how to perfect performance quality and fancy footwork during a Latin Fusion Masterclass on Thursday, May 2 at 7pm.

An Afro Flow Yoga Workshop with Leslie Salmon Jones and Jeff W. Jones on Sunday, May 5 at 2:30pm, integrates yoga practices with live healing music and dances from the African Diaspora for a unique physical and mental wellness experience.

Pretty BIG Movements monthly body positive workshop returns on Saturday, May 11 at 5pm focusing on AfroDance the trendy street styles influenced by the new generation of African rhythms.

Ailey Extension said a Haitian Folkloric Workshop on Saturday, May 25 at 3:30pm explores the captivating rhythms and spirited movement of Haiti through dance.

This months recurring workshops give dancers several chances to practice their craft with exercises to fine-tune their physical instruments, Ailey Extension said.

It said a bimonthly Vinyasa Yoga Workshop with Pilin Anice helps participants increase their core strength while practicing stability and gaining functional flexibility on Tuesdays May 14 and 28 at 6pm.

Former Ailey dancer Linda Celeste Sims is helping ballet lovers refine their skills with technical exercises that involve the entire body during an Intermediate/Advanced Morning Ballet Series on Wednesdays May 8, 15, 22, and 29 at 10am.

Ailey Extensions annual World Dance Celebration Student Performance Workshops kick off this week, giving dancers the chance to let out their inner performer as they let loose while learning a fun and fast-paced global technique.

Students can choose from seven fun dance styles African-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, AfroDance, Bhangra/Bollywood, Dunham, NY Style Mambo, Sabar, Samba, or West African which double as great blood pumping cardio exercises with health benefits such as increased muscular strength and endurance, Ailey Extension said.

During the eight-week workshop, participants will dive into international cultures and receive individual attention in rehearsals while learning original choreography from Ailey instructors, it added. The workshop series will culminate with two full performances where dancers can show off their skills in front of family and friends at the Ailey Citigroup Theater June 22-23.

With more than 60 weekly classes and special workshops available, Ailey Extension said it allows dance lovers and exercise enthusiasts all over the world to find the fun in fitness and discover different styles seven days a week.

For more details about Ailey Extensions variety of in-person and virtual class options which include hip-hop, ballet, Horton, West African, Zumba, jazz, samba, Masala Bhangra, vogue, NY Style Mambo, contemporary, Pilates Fusion, Broadway Jazz and more visit alvinailey.org/extension.

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Pep Guardiola has given a squad update ahead of our Premier League clash with Wolves on Saturday.

City are currently a point behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand ahead of the match at the Etihad Stadium at 17:30 (UK).

We won all our five Premier League matches in April to keep the pressure on the Gunners, including a 2-0 victory at Nottingham Forest last Sunday.

Ruben Dias and Phil Foden were both missing through illness while goalkeeper Ederson was replaced at half-time following a clash with Forest defender Willy Boly.

Guardiola confirmed that the three will be available for this weeks game.

[Foden and Dias are] okay, he said in his pre-match news conference.

On Ederson, he added: It looked worse than it is. He trained yesterday and feels good.

Erling Haaland was a second half substitute in the victory over Forest, coming off the bench to score the crucial second goal.

The Norwegian striker had missed the FA Cup semi-final victory over Chelsea and the 4-0 win away to Brighton with a muscle injury.

And Guardiola confirmed he is ready to start the game against Wolves on Saturday.

When everyone is fit they have to be ready, he added.

I dont exactly know what they will do tomorrow. We need to see the last games from Wolves.

City had a rare midweek free of games following our victory over Forest on Sunday.

Guardiola believes it will help with the mental and physical freshness of his players for the final games of the season, with four Premier League matches remaining and an FA Cup final against Manchester United to come.

[We had] days off and three really good training sessions, as always, he said.

Fresh the mind and tactics with little details. But at this stage there is not much to talk about tactics.

Fresh minds and get legs ready for the game tomorrow.

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From a users perspective, its difficult to know exactly how accurate your wearable is. For example, if youre in the market for the best running watch, what are the chances that youll have the opportunity to strap on two different models at once and run the same route to compare that data? And even if you do manage to find a way to do so, how do you determine which of the two is more accurate?

These are the questions that keep me up at night. As TechRadars Fitness and Wearables Editor, its my job to figure out how to reliably test wearables in order to determine how accurate they are. My two gold standards are the Garmin Epix Pro (one of the best Garmin watches) and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 (which weve ranked the best smartwatch, period); but Ive never before pitted them against each other, nor have I had a more reliable third party to test them against. So, I decided to do just that running the TCS London Marathon.

Every London Marathon runner is given a bib that comes with a built-in radio frequency identification chip, or RFID, which gives each runner an official time. Thereafter, that time is considered as a qualifying time for other races, such as the exclusive Boston Marathon, or in some cases, even world records.

As such, that chip has to be accurate, verifiably so, in order to ensure runners have an accurate measurement of their race time. And so that chip is the perfect reliable metric against which to measure two of the best smartwatches money can buy, while also evaluating how the popular run-tracking app Strava treats the information from my Garmin watch.

Of course, at the time I signed up Id totally disregarded the 16 grueling weeks well, 13 actually, with one week ill, and a further two significantly more chilled-out recovery and tapering weeks of training that would be required to get me in shape. However, running the race was a singular experience; theres nothing quite like the wall of noise from the crowd that buffets you as you run over the iconic Tower Bridge. It made all the pain worthwhile. I finished the race with a chip time of 4:00:54 respectable, but slightly shy of my sub-four-hour goal.

So, what do Garmin, Strava and Apple have to say about one of the most famous foot races of all time? Ive taken a look at the GPS files and information provided by all three services, in order to show you the difference between them. I tried to end the workout on both wearables at the point I crossed the finish line, and successfully did so, so there should only be a few seconds difference from a time perspective.

The Garmin Epix Pro is my everyday running watch of choice. I welcome Garmins complex interface, in-depth running statistics, multitude of graphs plus recovery metrics, such as its Training Readiness Score. Its super-long battery life not only enables the collection of a decent amount of sleep and recovery data, but it also allows me to go on multiple long runs with the battery-sucking GPS mode active, without having to worry non-stop about having to recharge the watch.

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My Garmin recorded my total distance as 42.81km. Although the race course was just over 42.2km (or 26.2 miles) in length, Garmin shows the distance I actually travelled, including weaving in and out of other runners and taking wide corners. While this might not sound like it would make up much extra distance, it adds up over four hours.

The Epix Pro recorded my average pace at 5 minutes, 38 seconds per kilometer, or 5:38/km. As well as all the other stats recorded, my average heart rate was 166 BPM during the race, measured from my left wrist, and total calories burned was 3,005 the equivalent to around two large Dominos original cheese & tomato pizzas, give or take a slice.

This is where things get interesting. Garmin and Apple use different GPS files, different heart rate sensors and different algorithms to process information, and as such also end up with slightly different results over the same race. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 uses what Apple calls a precision dual-frequency GPS system, combining L1 and L5 satellite bands to more accurately determine your position when you run through tall buildings Londons more densely packed areas, for example.

Garmin also uses a multiband GPS technology it calls SatIQ Satellite Intelligence that determines the optimal GPS mode based on your environment. If youre close to tall buildings or in a dense forest, for example, it will use multiband GPS. However, when a low-power GPS mode can achieve the same accuracy in more open areas, for example, it will auto-switch to single band.

The end result is a difference of around 400 meters, or 0.4km which doesnt appear to be much on the face of it, but for elite athletes it could be the difference between running a marathon and disqualification.

One thing I noticed is that even though the Apple Watch Ultra is able to see where I am with pinpoint accuracy, when I dive into my splits (the time I spent over each kilometer of the race), Garmin gives me the numbers down to the nearest 10 milliseconds. Apple, in its customer-friendly approach, provides the data only to the second. Maybe this is where my extra 0.4km was registered. The Apple Watch also underestimated my heart rate by 117 calories (less than half a slice of pizza) compared to the Garmin watch.

Honestly, the difference is minor, especially over four hours of effort. Discovering which of the two is more accurate is difficult; but for the average person running 10km on a Saturday, the variances between the two watches are small enough to chalk them up to algorithmic differences.

Strava uses the information from the Garmin Epix Pro including my Garmins raw GPS information to arrive at its measurements, which is the reason the health stats such as heart rate and calories are so similar. However, Strava processes GPS data with its own algorithm, so there are slight differences.

Strava tends to slightly underestimate Garmins data: in a community post, its said the reason this happens is that Garmin (both the device and Garmin Connect) rounds up distances, whereas Strava rounds down. Its only 0.01km slower, but considering both use the same GPS file, you may see differences on your device and on Strava when looking at recorded workouts.

There are a few other changes: distances are always stored in meters on devices and then shown on Strava in the athlete's preferred units. The first number Strava gives you on its summary is Moving Time, not total time, so it discounts any quick stops.

My Moving Time was actually slightly under four hours; to discover the full time, I had to dive into the statistics under the Analysis section. Garmin, as a serious tool for serious people, doesnt bother with protecting my fragile ego with a faster time, and simply provides the total time recorded on the watch.

Both these watches are equipped to handle serious races and distances, representing the cream of Garmin and Apples respective crops. They have long battery lives, tough casings, top-of-the-range sensor arrays and GPS offerings, and come in at similar premium price points. Since Im not an elite runner, an annual marathon is the only way I can test both the watches limits and my own.

For running, I dont believe the differences between the two models will prove statistically significant for anyone other than elite runners. Regular amateur runners, even those running marathons or ultra-marathons, use watches to provide accurate locations and good information for training and in this regard, both the Apple and Garmin watches are more than accurate enough to provide the information such runners will need.

And Strava? Well, if youve ever wondered why there are differences between your watchs measurements and the information on your Strava account, now you know.

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I ran an entire marathon with a Garmin, an Apple Watch and Strava here are all the differences - TechRadar

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