Our new goal is a beach body for summer, but we could do with some help
The new year is a traditional start to the ‘new you’ change of lifestyle. A time when you can get to shed those extra Christmas pounds and prepare yourself for the summer holiday. More importantly, though, it’s about beginning to look after your health, and the Trek Plus can help you achieve those fitness goals.
Wearables are nothing new; ever since the first pedometers appeared, users have been fascinated by long lists of stats generated from their daily stroll to work or wherever. These days, the wearable has evolved into something that can monitor your every slightest detail. These wearables are the new must-have accessory, so Hi-Tec needs to pull something pretty special out of the bag to compete with the likes of Fitbit.
The Hi-Tec Trek Plus is a stylish wearable that sits comfortably on the wrist and, when paired up with your smartphone, via the Hi-Tec Trek app, it will begin to monitor a wealth of personal information such as your heart rate, the number of steps you’ve walked, the distance covered and the calories burned and even how much sleep you’ve had over a set period.
On top of all that, it tells the time, date and vibrates when there’s an incoming email, phone call or text. The information is presented in a collection of five goal charts: the number of steps, the time active, the distance in miles, calories burned and the amount of sleep you’ve had.
Each chart can be tapped to enlarge the data across the week to see what active days you’ve had, how many calories you’ve burned up and whether or not you’ve had 7.5 hours’ worth of sleep each night.
The information is, of course, based on the initial data you entered into the Trek app. Your height and weight are detailed at the start and from this the app and Trek Plus sets you some starter goals to become accustomed to.
Naturally, you can change the personal data as you lose weight – or gain it – and you can alter the estimated stride length from within the settings once the app is up and running. Furthermore you can increase the goals as you become fitter over time, giving you more to aim for the following week. And as with most of the modern fitness trackers available, the Trek Plus can publish the data collected to Facebook, or you link to others using the same Trek kit to compare your weekly results.
With the Trek charged and on your wrist, you can quick-tap twice to the side to activate the touch screen. Swiping across will open up the various icons, settings, time, weather, data and so on. You can even shuttle up and play/pause music via the phone, as well as access the reset and factory reset options.
According to the paperwork, the battery life is supposed to last up to five days. However, in our use, we found that it often lasted through the entire week. If you turn off the notifications and push information such as the current weather and vibration functions, we think it’ll stretch another couple of days. Obviously if you’re playing with it every five minutes, then it’ll discharge pretty quickly.
The Plus is the premium model available from Hi-Tec, with the Go and Lite models filling the midrange and entry-level positions. Pricing is around £79.99 for this model, dropping to £49.99 for the Lite model.
The Hi-Tek Trek Plus is a great little wearable. It’s a polished, easy-to-use device that ticks all the right boxes and will undoubtedly encourage you to achieve your fitness goals for the coming year. David Hayward
A great fitness wearable that will help forge a healthier you.