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I asked Singapore's top athletes about "pro" smartwatch running features.
April 2025
|HWM Singapore
Their answers surprised me
Professional run metrics? Al routines and coaching? The latest smartwatches such as the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, Google Pixel Watch 3, Amazfit Balance and Huawei Watch GT 5 Pro all boast advanced sensors that can track a whole host of fancy running statistics like ground contact time, vertical oscillation, gait and balance. They have functions to virtually pace yourself and even plan out personalised training programs using Al. Some of these brands go as far as to collaborate and develop these features with various sport science institutes to lend greater weight and authenticity to their products. Now, I'm not doubting the science behind the metrics. I'm neither a sport scientist nor an expert in body mechanics.
RUNNING FEATURES
TOP ATHLETES ON PRO SMARTWATCH
I am however a technology journalist and have been reviewing smartwatches and activity trackers for the better part of the last decade. I've seen devices evolve from basic step tracking to the powerful running computers they are today. What I have been dying to know, is whether all these features are useful for real athletes and I finally had the chance to find out over the past weekend.
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