Many of us wish we could buy an Apple Watch or Fitbit; however, we simply cannot afford it. The Halo View is a simple alternative that won’t burn a hole in your pocket, but it offers great health features, especially if you choose to upgrade your membership, which you’ll get for free for the first year.
If you’re willing to pay the small monthly fee of only $3.99 afterward, you’ll unlock its many wellness services, including the workout programs, eating plans, mobility scores, body fat percent readings, and sleep insights. The simple sleep tracker will satisfy you by tracking your sleeping stages and sleep temperature, as well as giving you a daily sleep score.
When it comes to working out, members can make use of the extensive range of original exercise videos, including HIIT, strength, low-impact, and even yoga. If you struggle with your diet, the Halo View offers a library of hundreds of healthy recipes, whether you’re looking for keto-friendly, classic, vegan meals and so much more. These come through integrations from services like Headspace, BetterSleep, and Weight Watchers.
If you’d like to go more in-depth, the Halo app also includes Body Composition. This allows you to take a picture of yourself and the app will estimate your body fat percentage.
You can also use a feature called Tone of Voice Analysis. This listens to your tone of voice and lets you know how you sound when speaking to others. Many considered this creepy in the original Halo fitness tracker. After a lot of criticism, the Halo View does not have a microphone, so you have to enable the voice analysis feature yourself on your phone. Regardless, it’s still a bit unnerving.
If you’re not into a fitness tracker that is over the top and would much rather have something comfortable, lightweight, and simple on your wrist then you’ll be happy to wear the Halo View.
The Halo View’s pre-attached band comes in a range of sizes, including small/medium and medium/large. You also have a choice of three colors: Active Black, Sage Green, and Lavender Dream.
You can also buy an interchangeable accessory band made from a range of materials, such as lightweight TPU, a blend of polyester, nylon, and spandex, and the premium accessory bands which are made from leather, NATO fabric, and Milanese.
The Halo View’s main attraction is its affordable price. Even though that’s enough to entice people into buying it, what else does it have to offer? Besides the personalized workout programs, sleep scores, and recipes, the wearable is swim-proof, being water-resistant to 50 meters.
It can also provide you with up to seven days of battery life and is capable of fully charging in under two hours. What’s more, you can connect Alexa to your Halo View and bring it along when you exercise.
