Smartwatches have outgrown their early days as glorified step counters. They’re now bona-fide health tools, engineered to fine-tune your performance, speed up the subsequent recovery, and keep you honest in the process – whether you’re facing down your first-ever marathon, or just trying to get better shut-eye. And you don’t need a sponsorship deal or pro-athlete status to reap the benefits, either. From nudging you past plateaus to reinforcing daily routines, the right wearable can genuinely shift the way you eat, sleep, train (and repeat).
Take the new Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro, it’s a sleek, tough piece of kit that feels less like a watch and more like a coach strapped to your wrist.
Beyond its polished hardware, the functionality truly makes Huawei’s latest timepieces stand out. With a three-week battery life, improved GPS accuracy, and near-perfect heart-rate tracking, this is a device you can rely on 24/7. The best part? It doesn’t just bombard you with numbers; instead, it turns hundreds of data points into actionable advice. You’ll know when to grit your teeth and push harder, when to tactically back off, and even how best to fuel your recovery. Simply put, it puts you in control of your progress. Here’s how.
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Making Tracks
The Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro introduces pro-level cycling metrics, including a world first: the ability to track cycling power without needing an external power meter. This gives you accurate performance insights so you can train smarter, not just harder. Add to this Huawei’s game-changing Sunflower Positioning System with improved GPS accuracy, which will transform your runs, walks and rides. The Huawei Watch GT6 Pro features a new antenna architecture and positioning algorithms, providing significantly more accurate tracking across distance, pace and gradient, among other metrics.
Train Hard, Recover Harder
Fitness isn’t just built in the gym – recovery is crucial. The Huawei Watch GT 6 Series pulls together your heart health, sleep quality, workouts, and even emotional wellbeing into clear, easy-to-digest summaries. Rather than flicking through endless graphs and numbers, you get a snapshot of your health. That means you can spot trends, adjust your training, and take proactive steps towards better fitness without getting lost in reams of data.
Brain Gains
Huawei’s new emotional and stress-tracking system, TruSense, is a game-changer when it comes to managing training schedules. TruSense can track 12 distinct emotional states and heart-rate variability, giving you real-time insights into how your body and mind are coping with your training. Spotting early signs of stress or fatigue, for example, can help you make better calls on whether to push harder or prioritise recovery: a vital tool for balancing workouts with the day-to-day grind.
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One Watch, Multiple Looks
Most gym watches feel out of place in a meeting, and most dress watches can’t handle a workout. The new Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro is changing that, offering the perfect blend of next-gen function and high-fashion design. Carved from aviation-grade titanium alloy, the raised timing bezel adds a powerful presence and protects the 1.47-inch sapphire glass display.
‘The right wearable can genuinely shift the way you eat, sleep and train’
With new color options and a smooth, textured fluoroelastomer strap, these watches look just as good in the boardroom as they do in the weights room. Proof you can have a single watch that works for every part of your life.
Going the Distance
One of the biggest frustrations with smartwatches is constant charging – especially when, after a tough day of training, you want to keep it on your wrist to track your sleep – but the Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro solves that with ease. With up to 21 days of battery life, and even 45 hours in demanding trail run mode, it’s built to keep up with both your training and your recovery – so you can ditch the charging stand by your bed and stay on top of every aspect of your journey, morning, noon and night.
From back-to-back sessions to endurance challenges, the Huawei Watch GT 6 Series tracks every step without cutting out mid-workout. Crucially, that means less time tethered to a charger, and more time tracking work and recovery.
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Ed Cooper is the former Deputy Digital Editor at Men’s Health UK, writing and editing about anything you want to know about — from tech to fitness, mental health to style, food and so much more. Ed has run the MH gauntlet, including transformations, marathons and er website re-designs. He’s awful at pub sports, though. Follow him: @EA_Cooper