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One of the goals with which the New Year approaches and that never fails for the most sedentary is to get everyone in shape and, perhaps most commonly, to start doing. It requires them to have the right shoes and we can do it anytime, anywhere.

If your goal is to start running this New Year’s Eve, or if you want to get motivated by giving someone a gift this Christmas, check out Garmin’s newest release, the Forerunner 30. This is a simple watch, but with more important features (optical wrist monitor, integrated GPS) for those who want to start.

The new Garmin Forerunner 30 monitors our physical activity throughout the day and provides data on steps, calories burned, and distance traveled. It also monitors sleep and monitors your heart rate for 24 hours.

As for sports, this new device records distance, speed, pace, route, and heart rate during exercise thanks to an optical pulse reader as you go for a run with built-in GPS. Our data and stats are automatically uploaded to the Garmin Connect app.

The Garmin Forerunner 30 also connects to your phone to receive basic notifications and monitor your fitness by calculating your maximal oxygen uptake, or VO2max.

The price is €149.99 on the Garmin website and it is now available in 3 colors.

As you can see, this is a very simple device, perfect for those who need to get going and have few technical needs at the moment.

Quantifying a bracelet is always a good motivator for everyone who wants to be healthy and start exercising. As we have said many times, “We cannot improve anything that is not quantified”. Knowing the number of daily trips (usually small) helps us to be willing to move a little.

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To take the first step in the configuration, Garmin has introduced the new Garmin Vivofit 4 measurement bracelet. With more than a year of autonomy without the need to charge the device, the new Garmin bracelet also has a screen (now in full color) and its features.

Like its predecessor, the Garrmin Vivofit 4 can be worn throughout the day (in the shower for pool activities) and can quantify sleep at night.

The new Vivofit 4 Move IQ technology not only recognizes the exercise you’re doing (walking, running, elliptical, cycling, swimming) when you start running, it also starts the timer for walking and running. It runs automatically as soon as they’re detected, so you know how long you’ve spent training without having to manually stop to activate the feature.

One of the most motivating ways to start our day-to-day movement is the fact of competing with others. To do this, you have two options on the G Armin Vivofit 4. The first is the Garmin Connect community, where the bracelets are automatically synchronized, which you can see from the official application. The other, and perhaps more interesting, is the option to connect the bracelet to the Vivofit Jr. 2 smallest in the house or another Vivofit 4, which allows timing thanks to the Toe-to-Toe function. The step competition begins. A fun way to make your day more enjoyable and motivate young children to participate in exercise.

Garmin Vivofit 4 is available on the official Garmin website for a price of €79.99.