A good fitness watch, any ideas?

I was able to get the garmin Vivofit online for $45 US, but that is without the heart rate monitor. It can be purchased along with it, though, if you choose, but that's more like $75 or 80 US. Then again, the monitor must be worn on the chest. I'm happy with it, without. It keeps track of steps, distance, calories burned, sets goals based on past activity, tells you when you've been sedentary for an hour, and the app allows you to join challenges and set additional goals. It's been really helpful--and its batteries don't need to be charged, which I think is the advantage it has over all other fitness trackers. It's not so great for performance tracking--workout intensity, timing, etc.--but really good for all day and night and making sure you stay active throughout the day. The watch and the app that is used with it have helped me a lot in seeing how all my activity and calories work together and had been a big motivation because I can finally see how things make sense. I'm no longer doing intense workouts and wondering why nothing is working. Now I'm walking everyday and keeping consistent... and consistently losing weight.

The Apple watch is the best looking of the bunch, IMO. It has nice stuff you can do with it. Those circles are kind of cool. I went with a friend who got one and I almost bought one, myself. I'm just not techy enough to bother. But if I were getting one, that's the one I'd get. I'm sure you can buy them in the UK.

I have the Apple Watch Sport. It is $349 in US so not cheap. But I was lucky enough to have won mine. It does way more than track fitness/workouts though. I have had it since July and love it.

I love my Garmin forerunner..its the newer version that came out last summer that has all the usual garmin features and tracks steps as well. The only thing I dont like is that there is no auto sync like fitbit has. but you do have to wear a chest strap for heart rate.

I have a withings activity pop watch and i think it can be the one for you if you dont seriosly want HR feature.
It looks like an analog watch and works with your phone and it tracks sleep, steps and swims. Water resistant and you dont have to charge it everyday, a single button battery lasts 8months.
Anddd withings app and MFP can share your steps, as you see i really like this watch...
Hope you like it too

A week ago I went to a store re-opening [with 25% off all] to get a cheap heart monitor. On impulse I splurged and got a Garmin Vivoactive (with a chest strap). Spent no time doing my normal research and only got that one by accident. Turns out to be very feature rich - but you have to spend time reading and playing with it.

Features I wanted :: I've got HR monitor to warn if I go high as I increase my exercise intensity, mph speed of walking when on targeted walks, general all day step counter, sleep monitor. calorie burn estimator.