The Fitbit Charge 5 is a well-specified fitness and health tracker with built-in GPS and a colour OLED touch screen.

There used to be a clear distinction between fitness bands and sports watches. People who wanted GPS needed the latter -indeed, in the very early days the GPS unit was a separate device communicating with a wireless connection to the watch. I know, I trained using this kind of setup. Today things are different. High-end fitness bands like the Fitbit Charge 5 incorporate GPS as standard and include a range of wellness features.

Back in September 2021, ZDNet's Matthew Miller reviewed the Fitbit Charge 5 and pronounced it "easily the best fitness band that Fitbit has ever released", giving it a 9.5 (Spectacular) rating. I've been using the Charge 5, which costs