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HOTTEST FITNESS KIT
Like non-league Marine drawing
Spurs in the FA Cup third round,
Tadej Pogacar cycling his socks off
in the Tour de France and Captain
Sir Thomas Moore offsetting some
government PPE deals, the Mi
Smart Band 5 represents a victory
for the underdog.
In a world of pricey multi-sport
watches, this little band – Fitness
Gadget of the Year in the 2020
Stuff Awards – is one value-tastic
tracker. It’s packing a better display
than its predecessor, five new
sport modes, stress tracking and
a new magnetic charging system.
OK, there are no installable apps
and you can’t reply to smartphonenotifications – best avoided if you
don’t want to be swallowed up
by a treadmill anyway – but it still
manages to do an admirable job
of relaying call and text alerts while
tracking everything from workouts
to sleeping patterns reliably, all for
the tiny price of around £30.
You’ll hardly feel it on your wrist,
weighing in at 11g; and as a result
of this lightness and simplicity,
it’s comfortable day in and day
out as well as during long bouts
of exercise – meaning you’ll have
one less excuse for giving up.
As hot as... Captain Moore’s little
black book
£30 / mi.comA NEW MI
Mi Smart Band 5
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