These are the Memorial Day sales fitness enthusiasts should pick up

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The Memorial Day forecast is looking mild and gloomy, so if you aren't soaking up the sun at the beach this holiday, maybe you're shopping for some summer essentials instead. It might sound silly to consider a health tracker a summer essential. I test them out year-round, and they come in handy while I exercise at the park, pay for food and snacks at the beach (thank you, Apple Pay on Apple Watch), or track my steps on vacation. 

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I've rounded up some of my favorite health trackers you can shop at a discount right now, ahead of Memorial Day. From a fitness tracker fit for marathon training to a smart ring that will capture your night's rest and recovery, these are the deals I recommend most

My favorite Memorial Day health tracker deals

  • Current price: $200
  • Original price: $250

The nice thing about buying one of Oura's earlier model smart rings is you'll get the same app and software experience -- just a different form factor and one less day of battery life. If prospective Oura Ring buyers don't mind this, they should opt for the Oura Ring 3, which has reduced its price by around 20% since the Oura Ring 4's debut.

The Oura Ring tracks your daily sleep, stress, activity, and readiness to deliver scores, insights, and recommendations. It's a great health tracker for people looking to optimize their sleep and activity routine, but who want gentle recommendations and encouragements that won't make them feel bad about a poor night of sleep or a day of low activity. It's constantly innovating with new features, like a Cardiovascular Age feature that tells you if your physiological age is ahead, behind, or at your chronological age. Plus, it partners with other health brands, like Dexcom, so you can keep track of your glucose levels on the Oura app if you use its Stelo continuous glucose monitor. 

The smart ring is compatible with Android and iOS phones, so everybody can use it to capture data. The only downside of an Oura Ring is its $70 annual subscription (which is not on sale) to unlock all that data it collects and displays. The Ring Gen 3 is also an sale in select finishes and sizes at Oura. 

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  • Current price: $299
  • Original price: $399

I test health trackers for a living, but even when I am (or am not) testing a wearable for work, I have the Apple Watch Series 10 on my wrist. As an avid exerciser who goes to the gym most days of the week, no fitness tracker makes me feel as on top of my exercise as my Apple Watch and my closed activity rings. 

This deal applies to the Apple Watch Series 10 in rose gold and silver. The sport loop the smartwatch comes with is uber-comfortable, especially for exercise, and also moisture-wicking (I've taken many a shower with this smartwatch on and haven't had any issues of prolonged wetness. 

The Apple Watch Series 10 is an accurate health and sleep tracker that doubles as your iPhone's assistant. Yes, you can record hundreds of workouts on the Fitness app or stay up to date on your sleep in the Vitals app, but you can also set timers while you're cooking, respond to calls or texts, and even locate your lost phone with a quick and easy ping. 

That's the best part of Apple Watch -- you get accurate data aggregation of your health metrics and a personal assistant around your wrist. 

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  • Current price: $350
  • Original price: $450

Maybe you want a health tracker that you'll only wear during workouts -- or you aren't an iPhone owner and an Apple Watch wouldn't work with your phone. Either way, if you aren't interested in the Apple Watch Series 10, I'd recommend the Garmin Venu 3S instead. Garmin watches are loved by runners, bikers, and outdoorsy exercisers, and they come with several health and sleep-tracking features that rival Oura and Apple. 

Unlike the Apple Watch's one-day battery life, the Garmin Venu 3S comes with a ten-day battery life to power a week's worth of walk, run, or cycle sessions. It also tracks your sleep -- and naps -- to identify sleep stages and monitor vitals during rest. Even though it doesn't have the seamless integration of an Apple Watch for an iPhone or a Galaxy Watch for a Samsung phone, you can still take calls straight from your watch once it's paired with your smartphone. 

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  • Current price: $188
  • Original price: $239 

Apple has released new earbuds since it debuted the AirPods Pro 2 in 2022, but none have been able to match the Pro 2's software and hardware functionalities. These are Apple's best earbuds, and lucky for us, they regularly go on sale. 

The AirPods Pro 2 include noise cancellation that minimizes distractions around you, microphones that make your voice clear on calls, and a battery life that will carry you through a run, workday, or commute home. Other benefits of the Pro 2 within the Apple ecosystem include getting text notifications spoken to you through the earbuds as you're on the go, and a seamless connection and setup. 

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