Designed specifically for lifters, the new Fort wearable automatically tracks reps, velocity, range of motion and proximity to failure, delivering muscle-specific insights and a post-workout “Session Score” to quantify strength gains
Some wearables are better suited for tracking certain activities and metrics than others. Garmin is a staple among runners, while Whoop is a favorite for looking at strain and recovery.
Now, a team of Tesla engineers behind the tech startup Fort is introducing a wearable entirely dedicated to specifically to strength training, quantifying volume and providing strength-tailored insights.
The screenless device automatically tracks strength sessions with over 50 exercises recognized without the need to manually log what you’re doing. The Fort wearable also tracks velocity, range of motion and effort from each rep, while drawing from movement kinematics and heart rate to decipher true muscular effort and proximity to failure per set.
After each session, users can analyze their workouts via Fort’s “Session Score,” which gauges how intense and productive their training was using data from the exercises, sets, reps, velocity, rest times, heart rate and training goals.
Diving deeper, Fort also provides per-muscle breakdown to figure out whether each muscle group worked saw maintenance, growth or overload from the workout. Its proximity to failure metric also helps users understand how hard they pushed on each set based on tracked changes in velocity and movement pattern during the workout.
From all of this strength-specific data, users can then see if they are building strength, maintaining or plateauing in their current routine. Fort will provide personalized insights based on that data, such as recommended workouts to hit certain muscle growth goals.
While the wearable is primarily built for strength training, Fort also tracks cardio, total steps and calories, sleep — with deep, light and REM tracking each night — as well as stress and recovery with overnight HRV measurements.
The wearable is now available for pre-order and is set to ship Q3 this year. Its founding member price is set at $289, and will later retail for $349. Pre-orders come with:
One year of Fort Premium analytics
Beta testing and early feature access
Fully refundable at any time
Lifetime firmware updates
The new wearable arrives as strength training continues growing, with its longevity and mental health benefits becoming more mainstream.
As Gen Z, Millennials and women lift more and lift heavier, more brands have been embracing and elevating the modality, including boutique concept Stride Fitness, which recently rebranded its once treadmill-centered workout around strength training.
