Fitbit Air Review: A Beginner’s $99 Whoop Alternative
Last Updated on 26 May 2026 by the5krunner
My favourite kit and nutrition
- Maurten — the race nutrition trusted by elite athletes. Gels and drink mix engineered to be easy on the stomach.
- Garmin 90-degree charging adapter — the small adapter that keeps your charging cable tidy at the stem. Essential for race day.
- Garmin charging puck — the fastest and most reliable way to top up your Garmin before a session.
- Ravemen FR300 — front light that mounts directly under your Garmin or Wahoo head unit. Keeps your bars clean and your beam pointed where it matters.
- Garmin Varia RTL515 — radar rear light that alerts you to vehicles approaching from behind. Pairs with your Edge or Garmin watch.
- Stryd — the footpod that brings running power to your Garmin. The single most useful running upgrade I have made.
- Favero Assioma Pro RS2 — the power meter pedals most serious cyclists end up choosing. Accurate, easy to move between bikes.
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Article does not mention the Hume band as an alternative which does not have a subscription model.
“Multi-device support is a launch feature, not a future capability. A Pixel Watch and a Fitbit Air can be paired with the same Google Health account simultaneously, and the app automatically handles data from both devices.”
This is android only or iOS as well? Because right now Fitbit devices work with iOS but not the Pixel watch, so they will let the pixel watch connect to iOS?
AFAIK Pixel Watch reamins android only
you can get pixel data to android (historically, recently) if pixel syncs to android first then the app syncs itself to ios
“ It’s a feature found on Eight Sleep but not on wearables.”
I had a 39 euro xiami smart band for some time that had the smart wake feature.
ty good spot