Best 2022 Smartwatches for workout tracking variety

#1 Polar Pacer Pro
5.0

Workout variety was a strength, with reviewers describing the Pacer Pro as a multisport watch with a broad activity library rather than only a running watch.

Pros: GPS accuracy, value for money

Cons: battery life, smartwatch features

#2 Garmin Forerunner 955
4.8

Workout variety was praised as extensive, especially for running, triathlon, cycling, swimming, and multisport use.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: onboard music storage, charging convenience

#3 Suunto 9 Peak Pro
4.7

Workout variety was a clear strength, with reviewers repeatedly praising the huge number of sport modes and activity profiles.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#4 Garmin Forerunner 255S
4.6

Workout variety was praised as broader than a basic running watch, especially because swimming, cycling, multisport, triathlon, and extensive workout tools are supported.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: menu navigation, user interface

#5 Garmin Forerunner 255
4.6

Workout variety was a major strength, especially for running and triathlon, though one reviewer missed a kayaking profile.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: smartphone notifications, mapping and navigation

#6 Polar Ignite 3
4.5

Workout variety was a clear strength, with reviewers repeatedly praising the broad sports-profile selection and support for many training types.

Pros: display quality, coaching features

Cons: value for money, battery life

#7 Polar Pacer
4.5

Workout variety is a major strength, with reviewers repeatedly praising the multisport, triathlon, swimming, cycling, running, and broad activity support at the price.

Pros: value for money, workout tracking variety

Cons: GPS accuracy, mapping and navigation

#8 Coros Apex 2
4.4

Reviewers liked the broad sport coverage, with multiple activity modes and added sport-specific options making the watch versatile.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: mapping and navigation, onboard music storage

#9 Garmin MARQ Gen 2
4.3

Workout variety was consistently described as broad or complete, with one caveat that yoga mode required impractical pose/set interaction.

Pros: display quality, battery life

Cons: value for money, smartphone notifications

#10 Garmin Vivomove Sport
4.2

Workout variety was viewed positively for a hybrid, with enough profiles for walking, running, cycling, swimming, strength, yoga, and related basics.

Pros: value for money, style and design

Cons: battery life, display quality

#11 Tag Heuer Connected Calibre E4
4.1

Workout variety is generally positive, with reviewers noting broad activity coverage and updated fitness tracking, though it remains casual rather than pro-level.

Pros: style and design, battery life

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy

#12 Garmin Venu Sq 2
4.1

Reviewers liked the broad everyday workout coverage, from running and swimming to HIIT and gym modes, while noting it is not a full advanced sport watch.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: smartwatch features, style and design

#13 Fitbit Sense 2
3.9

Workout tracking variety is mostly positive thanks to more than 40 exercise modes, though one reviewer found too many modes generic or basic.

Pros: battery life, stress tracking

Cons: value for money, GPS accuracy

#14 Fitbit Versa 4
3.7

The expanded workout-mode list was frequently praised for breadth, but multiple reviewers said many modes were shallow or not meaningfully different.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy