Popsugar Feel-Good Awards Fitness Winners 2025

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8, 44mm ($280)

There’s a lot of innovative technology out there, but does any of it actually make you feel good? According to our testers, the Galaxy Watch 8 is the best wearable for our dopamine-inducing criteria, with a daily readiness score that assesses how “ready” our bodies are for the day based on your sleep, and personalized AI insights that coach you through areas of improvement. One editor reports scanning her thumb on the watch to find additional metrics, at which point she learned that her antioxidant index was quite low. Knowing this, she now has the ability to improve her stats, make meaningful change in her marathon training, and yes, feel very good.

Editor Quote: “A standout feature of this watch is that it has the option for a 12-minute run test that will measure aerobic capacity and determine a duration to train for. This is a cool feature I haven’t seen previously. I need more time to drive into the AI coaching, but it’s promising so far. I’d be curious how its coaching and feedback fares while training for a marathon.” — Genevieve Farrell, fitness and wellness video director