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in five years fitness trackers probably won't be a thing they'll be built into watches or clothing or your phone but right now they're the best way we have to use technology to get in shape there are a million of them and they all do essentially the same things they count your steps and they tell you if today's number is better than yesterday's but a really good one will also tell you if you're not sleeping well it'll remind you subtly or not so subtly to eat better or go to bed a little earlier or get out and exercise more and it either looks good or is basically invisible or both they come in all shapes and sizes but the best fitness tracker you can buy right now is the jawbone up24 the reason is simple it's just crazy powerful the up does basic step tracking essentially the same as any other device but it's really the most powerful when it comes to tracking your sleep it tracks that incredibly well and pairs it with your activity and your diet to give you these awesome small tips about how to do better tomorrow plus the vibrating alarm which wakes you up at the perfect point in your sleep cycle is just the best the up24 also syncs wirelessly unlike the regular up so everything is always up-to-date automatically but what are the up 24 gets really powerful is it's integrations you can send your up data to My Fitness Pal or a bunch of other apps or even let it work with your nest thermostats have the temperature automatically change when you go to bed it works with some food delivery services so it'll know what you're eating as soon as you order it using if this than that there's even a huge list of other things you can do as well it turns the up24 from a simple fitness tracker into an essentially limitless data collection machine it comes in nice colors it doesn't look geeky the battery lasts a week and it's just the best fitness tracker you can buy right now the only other one worth even looking at is the Garmin vivofit which is basically the exact opposite of the up24 it has kind of an ugly basic app it doesn't do much other than just count your steps and it's not great looking but I like that it has a screen on it and that it tells the time and I really like that it's battery lasts a full year if you want to buy a step counter and not a whole health ecosystem the vivofit is a really strong choice the rest of the market really runs the game the one hand there are super powerful ones like the Samsung gear fit which is also basically a SmartWatch or the basis band which collects lots and lots of extra data on the other there's the misfit shine a beautiful round puck you strapped to your wrist that just looks like jewelry and off in some weird other realm is the Huawei talk band b1 which also doubles as a Bluetooth headset for some reason the Fitbit flex is basically just like the up24 with a slightly thinner band and a lot fewer features same goes for most other options the winnings pulse o2 and many more ultimately you should really pick the one you like wearing the most because whether or not you'll keep it on is the main thing that matters in a fitness tracker but if you're committed to getting and staying healthy eating and sleeping and exercising better the jawbone up is by far the most qualified device to help at least until a great SmartWatch comes along