Beat Your Best with Samsung Gear Wearables- Sport, Fit 2 Pro and Icon X
Samsung Philippines recently released three wearables under its Gear fitness line which will help you “beat your best.” The new devices primarily keep track of your workouts and fitness activity, like a personal trainer, while having impressive added features that are useful in your day to day activity.
Today, Filipinos strive for a healthier lifestyle and with a wide selection of workouts being fit is easier. Other than running and going to the gym, you can also consider rowing, cycling, and circuit training into your active lifestyle.
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Motivate Yourself through Progress
But the real challenge is how do you keep yourself motivated? The answer is tracking your progress and merely knowing that you were better than the last time.
With technological advancements, tracking your exercises and managing your weight is just a wearable (or an app) away.
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Samsung first introduced its fitness Gear line in 2013. Back then, the devices are already rich in features, have multiple functions, user-friendly, and have great aesthetics. This year, the trusted tech company has released three new gears that will be crucial to your fitness journey, they are:
Samsung Gear Sport
Price: PHP 14,990
The Gear Sport is a smartwatch that can do everything from tracking your exercise automatically to tracking your calorie balance like a personal fitness coach. It can also play music and even allows you to reply to different notifications.
It’s great for runners because it has a highly accurate GPS and a continuous heart rate monitoring system. Likewise, swimmers would also love its swim tracking capabilities that can count strokes, laps, distance and even calories burned.
You can also connect it to your smartphone and integrate it with different apps, such as Endomondo and Speedo, to better understand and analyze your workout metrics. The watch also has a rotating bezel and a touchscreen with 360x 360 resolution, which makes it seamless to navigate through all of its features.
Specifications:
AP: Dual Core
Display: 1.2-inch, 360×360 Super AMOLED Full-color AOD, Gorilla Glass
Sensors: Heart Rate Monitor, Accelerometer, Gyro, Barometer, Ambient Lights
Connectivity: BT 4.2, Wi-fi, GPS/Glonass, NFC
Storage: 768MB RAM + 4GB
Battery: 300 mAh (3-4 days)
Water Resistance: 5ATM, MIL-STD-810G
OS: Tizen OS 3.0
Compatibility: Android OS 4.4 or later at least 1.5 GB of RAM; iPhone5 or later with iOS 9.0 and above
Etc: Complatible with any 20mm watch strap
Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro
Price: PHP 8,990
The Gear Fit 2 Pro is a minimalist, no-nonsense swim-proof fitness band that can act as your training coach. Much like the Gear Sport, it also has advanced fitness tracking capabilities that sync perfectly with popular apps like MapMyRun, MyFitnessPal and Under Armour app.
Its curved Super AMOLED face has an ultra-bright vertical display and fluid interface, which has the same viewing experience that you would get from a Samsung smartphone. Moreover, it’s highly customizable depending on what preferred activity you want to track.
But perhaps the most notable feature of the Fit 2 Pro is the Spotify offline mode which makes it a player on its own when connected with a Bluetooth headphone (like the Samsung Gear Icon X). It’s able to store up to 500 tracks so that you won’t get bored during your workout.
Specifications
AP: Dual Core (1.0 GHz)
Display: 1.5-inch Curved Super AMOLED
Sensors: Heart Rate Monitor, Accelerometer, Gyro, Barometer
Connectivity: GPS, Wi-fi
Storage: 512 MB RAM + 4GB
Battery: 200 mAh (up to 5 days)
Water Resistance: 5 ATM
Compatibility: Android OS 4.4 or later at least 1.5 GB of RAM; iPhone5 or later with iOS 9.0 and above
Samsung Gear Icon X
Price: PHP 8,490
Several studies have suggested that playing music while working out can significantly increase your performance. But, the problem with most music players (and even your phones) is that they are bulky, and the headphone’s cords could tangle when you’re exercising. That’s where the Gear Icon X comes in.
The Gear Icon X is a wireless headphone that can independently play music (7 hours standalone, 5 hours streaming mode). You can even store your favorite tunes or workout music with its built-in storage. This device also has a standalone fitness tracker that can track your activity and measure speed, time, distance and calories burned.
Furthermore, the Icon X has an in-ear running coach with a real-time voice guide that can help you achieve your target pace or mileage. These features make it easier for you to break your PR. The device can also process voice commands and let you respond to calls.
Specifications:
Sensors: Accelerometer, Touch UX
Connectivity: BT 4.2
Storage: 4GB
Battery: Buds: 82mAH Case: 340mAh
Compatibility: Android OS 4.4 or later with at least 1.5GB of RAM and above
Etc: Ambient sound
You can get your own Samsung Gear devices in Samsung Experience Stores, partner retailers, Lazada and Abenson.com.
Samsung also has a partnership with Anytime Fitness, wherein members can get PHP 1,000 off on one Gear Sport, Gear Fit2 Pro, or Gear Icon X. Moreover, customers who purchased the Samsung Gear device at any Samsung authorized dealers and online partners within November 27 until December 31, 2017, can join Anytime Fitness and have the joining fee of PHP 2,500 waived and got a 10-percent discount on a one-year gym membership.
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About The Author
Adrian John Ladaga
Adrian started running in 2012 and instantly fell in love with the sport. He now frequents local running events. For him running is simple "you take one foot in front of another and repeat the process over and over again." You can catch him running in CCP and the Quirino Grandstand. When not on his running kicks, he steps in the shoes of a content writer and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expert.