That watch got a lot of things right on the design, performance and features front and arguably offered a much slicker software approach to the Cheetah Pro. Interestingly, both watches still gave me the same 72- and 31-hour recovery time estimates at the end of my two runs (respectively), which makes me optimistic that Zepp Coach won't ever advise runners to push themselves before they're ready. There’s a built-in music player but you have to upload music via the phone app and then use the built-in speaker or pair up Bluetooth headphones to listen to audio. This was a problem I noticed with the pricier Venu 2 Plus, but not a traditional smartwatch like the Galaxy Watch 6. With its GPS accuracy, AI-powered smart coaching, health monitoring, lightweight design, and long battery life, this watch is a worthy investment for any runner looking to improve their performance and stay on top of their health and fitness.

Nested repeats are a nice concept but are quite niche (French for nest (-;) but as writing the code recursively would be simpler I agree it seems a little perverse not to implement them even if only for a minority of users. Amazfit Cheetah Smart Watch with GPS, Fitness Tracker, Music, Heart Rate Monitor, Sleep Monitor, Alexa-Bu. Runners can choose from a variety of dials and configurations to tailor the watch's appearance to their personal style. The Amazfit Cheetah Pro offers detailed analysis of your runs, including pace, distance, elevation, heart rate and more. As no scheduling of custom workouts I tried their AI generated marathon workout which did schedule and was updated weekly.It was a similar story during a 5K race where average and maximum heart rate readings were well off the readings of a chest strap.

The coloring of the red/orange portion of the screen appears to be the same no matter what happens with any of the metrics within it – ensuring that’s always Cheetah Cheetolishous. Along with those core sleep metrics, it’ll break down sleep stages, detect naps, measure breathing quality, and respiratory rate, and monitor heart rate, so you’re getting a good fill of stats here. Here’s a map-less shot from my run last night (because I couldn’t get the maps to download), and while the route line is visible, it’s not as crispy as the other pages. Again, these are minor things, but that’s sort of the general theme of Amazfit stuff – it’s lots of little minor quirks.

Heart rate doesn’t work for me for running as it locks onto my running cadence which as an example results in a base run showing close to my maximum heart rate of 180 not my base run rate of around 140. Cheetah Pro's users can utilize this GPS technology by importing a route file from the Zepp App and color Offline Map of their planned activity area for precise navigation during a run. To help you build up to race day in the ideal condition, Zepp Coach will intelligently adjust your plan every week based on your performance, and provide scientific guidance as you progress.

There are two smart assistants on board here with an offline one that gives you hands-free control of key watch settings. and Free Month Subscription…Yes Really – Partner Advertisement 10% discount (the5krunner10) at Power Meter City (USA).When those maps are on, they’re certainly not the richly detailed maps you’ll find on watches like the Garmin Epix or even third-party Apple Watch apps, but it does offer you a little more detail to survey surroundings and get a better sensor of what’s around you.