The Men's Health Tech Awards 2025
Here at Men’s Health HQ, we trial a lot of tech. From the latest smartwatches and waterproof earbuds to next-gen sleep gadgets and recovery tools, if you’ve seen it, we’ve probably taken it for a lap of the block.
But we can be a sceptical bunch, too. After all, if there were half as many ‘game-changers’ as the marketing suggests, we’d all be elite athletes by now, right?
That said, some stuff does impress us. And over the past 12 months, we’ve been compiling a list of our favourite bits and pieces. Welcome to the 2025 instalment of the Men's Health Tech Awards.
TRAIN
Fēnix 8
Garmin’s smartest ever multisports watch has everything you need to train for, track and boss any sporting challenge. With tools such as offline Spotify, contactless payments and new messenger comms – all behind a bright, pin-sharp Apple Watch-esque touchscreen – it’s good for daily life, too.
Cloudboom Strike
The laceless, spray-on uppers on these groundbreaking running shoes are ultra-thin and shape perfectly to your foot. Plus, a plated, superfoam midsole makes for a fast, high-energy ride.
Ride with Kickr Core
This all-in-one indoor cycling set-up throws you into Zwift’s virtual worlds in seconds. You get a real-ride feel with quiet, customisable gear shifting and automatic in-game gradient changes.
Smart Swim 2
Part tracker, part coach, these goggles count your strokes and laps, then beam your stats HUD-style over the lenses. They also monitor form and serve up real-time technique tips for your stroke.
Trainer+
Multigym, spotter and PT: Vitruvian’s space-saving resistance system offers tailored, video-guided, total-body workouts. Clever algorithms adjust your sessions based on performance.
Watch GT 5 Pro
A stylish smartwatch with real fitness credentials. The GT 5 Pro’s new suite of biosensors provide detailed intel on everything from workout performance to sleep and general health.
OpenRun Pro 2
Shokz bone-conduction headphones keep you tuned into the outside world and locked into your workout with boosted bass, a secure earhook fit and 12 hours’ playback.
WORK
HD 620S Headphones
Brilliantly comfortable for lengthy commutes, these closed-back cans serve up airy, detailed, smooth sound. Perfect ear gear for cutting distractions when you need to tune in or zone out.
Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
The closest you’ll get to a total laptop replacement, Samsung’s powerful, bigscreen iPad Pro alternative is blazing fast and makes light work of your to-do list and streaming flicks.
Task
Lumie’s dimmable, SAD-busting lamp sits sleekly on your desk, pumping out 10,000 lux, mimicking regular daylight to boost your mood and focus, and keep the dark-day blues away.
BCC13 Bean to Cup Coffee Machine
This neat bean-to-cup machine preps 10 different coffees at a single press – everything from espressos to macchiatos. It even froths your milk and tells you when it’s time to descale.
iPhone 16 Pro Max
The smartest iPhone yet with the largest ever display is not just a pretty face. Apple Intelligence powers smarter SIRI, voice transcription and photo clean up while new camera controls and a second 48MP Ultra Wide camera snaps even better stills and Reels.
REST
Pod 4
Good sleep is the ultimate health hack. This smart mattress tracks your sleep, then uses your nightly vitals to tweak the temperature and help you kip better.
Blast Portable Blender
A fuss-free way to shake up your recovery nutrition, Nutribullet’s 71g battery powered blitzer is portable enough for your gym bag.
The MOVE+ Pro
Strap this to any part of your body and let red light therapy help reduce joint pain and inflammation, and boost your body’s bouncebackability.
Ring 4
More discreet than a watch and crammed full of clever biotech, this ring serves up daily reads on activity balance, sleep efficiency, recovery and much more.
Pop-Up
Want the ice bath benefits without bringing your own ice? This small footprint plunge connects to a phone-controllable chiller, swallows humans up to 6’ 9” and still folds down for easy porting. You can get a heater, too.
PLAY
GO 3S
Weighing only 39g andshooting 4K video with voice and gesture control, this tiny action cam is brilliantly versatile.
Quest 3
Meta’s streamlined headset blends real and virtual worlds. Get lost in more than 500 games and studio fitness sessions.
Pill
The new Beats Pill has a bigger woofer for boosted bass, better sound and rocks 24 hours of playback – all in a super-durable package.
PlayStation 5 Pro
It’s pricey, but PlayStation’s specced-up Pro console is built for ardent gamers who want blazing-fast load times and silky-smooth 120fps.
X1
Drones don’t come easier to carry or operate than this 125g, foldable flying movie maker. Launch it in seconds from the palm of your hand and snare high quality killer aerial and follow shots in 2.7k Ultra HD.
Play-Style Origin Table Tennis Table
A perfect piece of analogue tech, Cornilleau’s outdoor ping pong table has enough subtle styling to seamlessly double as your garden dining set-up and the toughness to withstand the British weather.
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