I’ve worn my Garmin Cirqa and Oura Ring 5 to track my sleep for 10 days: here’s what I’ve noticed
Wellness Smartwatches Fitness Trackers I’ve worn my Garmin Cirqa and Oura Ring 5 to track my sleep for 10 days: here’s what I’ve noticed Face Off By Jane McGuire Published 12 August 2026 It’s a battle of the screenless sleep trackers When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Over the past few months, we’ve seen the release of the Oura Ring 5, Fitbit Air, and now the $199 Garmin Cirqa, which hit the market in July. Keen to take a look at how the data from the Garmin Cirqa compared, I wore both for 10 nights — read on to find out more.Latest Videos FromTom's GuideWatch full video here: Garmin Cirqa: $199 at AmazonThe Garmin Cirqa is a screenless fitness tracker with only a single button to start and stop workouts.
- ▪Wellness Smartwatches Fitness Trackers I’ve worn my Garmin Cirqa and Oura Ring 5 to track my sleep for 10 days: here’s what I’ve noticed Face Off By Jane McGuire Published 12 August 2026 It’s a battle of the screenless sleep trackers When y
- ▪Over the past few months, we’ve seen the release of the Oura Ring 5, Fitbit Air, and now the $199 Garmin Cirqa, which hit the market in July.
- ▪Keen to take a look at how the data from the Garmin Cirqa compared, I wore both for 10 nights — read on to find out more.Latest Videos FromTom's GuideWatch full video here: Garmin Cirqa: $199 at AmazonThe Garmin Cirqa is a screenless fitnes
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Wellness Smartwatches Fitness Trackers I’ve worn my Garmin Cirqa and Oura Ring 5 to track my sleep for 10 days: here’s what I’ve noticed Face Off By Jane McGuire Published 12 August 2026 It’s a battle of the screenless sleep trackers When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter It seems that 2026 is the year of the screenless fitness tracker. Over the past few months, we’ve seen the release of the Oura Ring 5, Fitbit Air, and now the $199 Garmin Cirqa, which hit the market in July.
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