Fitbit Premium ZDNET's key takeaways The AI-powered health coach and fitness planner subscriptions cost $80 annually or $10 a month.
The software is deeply impressive, a great example of Google combining its stellar fitness trackers with phenomenal AI integrations.
I'd love to see more tracking metrics for activity and fitness available in competing fitness plan apps. View now at Google
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What can AI do for my health? Before testing Google's revamped Fitbit Premium, powered by Gemini, I didn't believe it could do that much. Of course, I'm aware of the technology's ability to comb through large datasets to decode patterns. That's helpful for exercise, sleep tracking, or predicting illness or strain. It's one of the reasons I love using devices like smartwatches and smart rings to track my health.
But could AI get me out of my bed, onto the train, and deliver me to my gym every other day of the week? Not totally, I learned. But way more than I initially expected.
Also: After testing this Garmin sleep tracker for weeks, I might put my smartwatch away for good
As ZDNET's health and wearables editor, I test smartwatches, smart rings, and other wacky technology that fall under the general health umbrella. I work out regularly, at least twice a week, often four times a week. I truly enjoy exercise and care about my health, so I was eager to see how Fitbit Premium would help me design a workout schedule or provide feedback on my weekly activity and sleep patterns.
My biggest deterrent to a consistent workout routine isn't a lack of motivation or care; it's a sporadic schedule that changes from week to week or travel that disrupts my weekly routine. Could the refreshed and AI-powered app figure out a way to solve that?
Fitbit Premium received a complete redesign earlier this year, made to be an AI that's tailored to a user's specific needs and abilities, that changes based on a user's schedule and desires, that measures sleep, stress, and exercise, plans weekly workout regimens, and answers queries on all things health and wellness.
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