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Lucy Farrell

Amazon Fitbit shoppers love 'absolutely perfect' watch slashed by £50 in Prime Day

Exercise fans will be happy to learn that Amazon has reduced the cost of a popular fitness watch in it's annual Prime Day sale.

As well as tracking steps and heart rate, the Fitbit Charge 5 Activity Tracker also keeps note of a number of health benefits and is 30 percent off in the Prime Day sale. Now £119 - £50 less than its £169.99 price - anyone looking to start their fitness journey may want to take advantage of the savings opportunity.

Those who buy the Fitbit Charge 5 Activity Tracker will also get a six month free membership to the Fitbit app that can make monitoring fitness levels even easier. The device is also water resistant and comes with a snazzy smart display and comfy rubber strap.

Regarding fitness features, the Fitbit tracker tracks heart rate to calculate calories burned and how hard you workout. It can also calculate your overall fitness score and comes with built in GPS, so you can always see pace and distance right on your wrist.

As well as physical stats, this Fitbit can also keep track on a number factors that impact overall wellbeing, like sleeping and breathing patterns as well as monitoring stress levels, offering different solutions like relaxation techniques to keep calm.

Amazon Prime day runs throughout July 11 and July 12 (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

It also boasts a number of handy technical add-ons, like text and call notifications, Fitbit pay, find my phone and do not disturb settings, all displayed on a nifty colour touch screen.

"This Fitbit is absolutely perfect, I use it for swimming as well. I love it," wrote one happy shopper.

A second said: "Bought as an upgrade for my husband. Easy to setup and use. Large screen with easy to read display. Simple to change the strap which was the main reason for the upgrade!!"

While others did mark the Fitbit 5/5, some did say that it took them a bit more time to get accustomed to its many functions. A third penned: "Really love my Fitbit. Looks good and works well. Charges up really quickly.

"Has many functions and really to get the best use from the item it takes several hours of reading to really get to use it competently."

The Fitbit Charge 5 Activity Tracker is on sale now for £119 and is available to purchase on Amazon Prime here.

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