Meet Amazon’s Latest Fitness Tracker—The $99 Halo Band
Amazon has released a new fitness tracker called the Amazon Halo.
The Halo costs $99.99, but for a limited time, users can request early access for $64.99. A true release date has not been announced by Amazon.
The Halo, which doesn’t have a screen, monitors things such as heart rate, motion, and sleep.
Amazon Halo Labs is a subscription that will feature challenges to help users discover healthy habits, such as meditation, that work best for them.
In a time where we’re all increasingly stressed, Amazon has released a new fitness tracker, called the Halo, which the e-commerce giant hopes will provide users with tools to help live a healthier life.
One note for data junkies: The band doesn’t have a screen, so all features are accessed through a connected app. The Halo Band costs $99.99, but for a limited time, users can request early access for $64.99. Additionally, users will have to pay a monthly fee of $3.99 to get access to all of the Halo’s features.
The Amazon Halo band measures fitness metrics such as heart rate, motion, and sleep, which will give users insight into their daily wellness habits in the Halo app. So you may finally be able to see if a night of poor sleep really correlates with a bad ride. Tracking your activity will also give an activity score, designed to help you get at least 150 weekly points, which will ensure you meet the 150 minutes of weekly exercise as recommended by the American Heart Association. You’ll also be awarded points for sitting less and moving faster—the band gives more points for a run than a walk, for example, an Amazon spokesperson told Runner’s World.
However, as the band doesn’t include a screen or GPS tracking, you may miss out on the functionality you’re used to with other trackers. The band does have an accelerometer, which will log rides to add to your activity score, but if you rely on a tracker for accurate pace, distance, and time from your ride, you might want to use a backup app such as Strava.
Additionally, the subscription will give you access to Amazon Halo Labs, which features workout and wellness content from brands such as Orangetheory Fitness, Russell Wilson, SWEAT, and Openfit. The Labs are 1- to 4-week challenges or experiments that help users discover healthy habits that work best for them, according to an Amazon spokesperson.
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Along with tracking and fitness challenges, users can measure body fat percentage by uploading four body scans through the Body feature.
Body is an opt-in feature so you (and your healthcare provider) can decide if it’s right for you. The body model slider tool is also set up to not go below the healthy body fat percentage for a person’s sex and age, according to an Amazon spokesperson.
One feature not typically found in fitness trackers is Tone, which monitors your tone of voice and gives you feedback on how you may sound to others, based on factors such as how happy, sad, excited, or tired you sound.
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