{"id":375061,"date":"2026-04-11T21:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T21:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/375061\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T21:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T21:39:23","slug":"introducing-the-toms-guide-fitness-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/375061\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Tom\u2019s Guide Fitness Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fitness industry is ever evolving, and at Tom’s Guide, we\u2019re putting the spotlight on the products that’ll truly help our readers reach their goals, whether that’s running a marathon or getting more sleep.<\/p>\n

The Tom’s Guide Fitness Awards 2026 are officially open for nominations. If your product is helping people get healthier, now’s the time to enter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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From running to golf<\/a>, hiking to high-performance recovery products, we’re looking for the best of the best.<\/p>\n

Award categories<\/p>\n

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to fitness, so we’re going to be giving out awards across several categories. Everything from rangefinders to smartwatches, we want to recognize those companies that make a difference. Below are the categories for which you can enter; we reserve the right to modify these categories based on the submissions.<\/p>\n

Home training\u00a0<\/p>\n

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All the gear you need for getting fit without the gym \u2014 from resistance bands and dumbbells, to smart scales, treadmills, and exercise equipment.<\/p>\n

Golf<\/p>\n

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From rangefinders to game trackers, AI-powered launch monitors, simulators, and apparel, these are the products every golfer needs to know about. These are the brands making the \u2018perfect round\u2019 more attainable.<\/p>\n

Running<\/p>\n

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Runners come in all shapes and sizes, and our running awards appeal to everyone from beginner to athlete. We\u2019re celebrating the best running shoes, watches, headphones, and apparel.<\/p>\n

Winter sports\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The best gear is the kind you don\u2019t notice \u2014 it\u2019s the kind that disappears, so you can focus on the sport. Our winter sports awards celebrate the smart goggles, apparel, and gloves of the season.<\/p>\n

Hiking<\/p>\n

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The best hiking equipment earns its weight in your pack. We\u2019re celebrating the smartwatches that double as safety tools, as well as the smartest boots, most intuitive mapping apps, and wearable tech.<\/p>\n

Recovery<\/p>\n

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Every athlete will know performance is only as good as the recovery that follows it. From compression boots and wearable sensors to sliders every runner will reach for post-marathon, this is how to recover in 2026.<\/p>\n

How to enter <\/p>\n

Brands can submit products via our online entry form<\/a> by selecting the appropriate category and following the \u201cEnter Now\u201d buttons on the awards site.<\/p>\n

Entry fee: $250 per product, per category<\/p>\n

No limit on submissions and products can be entered into multiple categories (additional $250 per category).<\/p>\n

Deadline: April 24, 2026<\/p>\n

Category winners will be announced at the end of the month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The fitness industry is ever evolving, and at Tom’s Guide, we\u2019re putting the spotlight on the products that’ll…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[565,134,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-375061","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}