Speediance has revealed its first wearable at CES 2026, marking a move beyond connected gym equipment into the fast-growing market for screenless fitness trackers dominated by Whoop.
Called the Speediance Strap, the new wearable ditches a display entirely, focusing instead on continuous background tracking and data-driven guidance delivered through Speediance’s broader fitness ecosystem.
The Strap is designed to collect a mix of physiological and behavioural signals, including activity, sleep, stress response and core body temperature, with all data feeding into Speediance’s Wellness+ platform.
Rather than presenting raw metrics on the wrist, Speediance says the aim is to turn those signals into practical training and recovery guidance using what it calls a CARE framework: Collect, Analyse, Recommend and Execute.
In training scenarios, the Strap is built to support both endurance and strength-focused workouts, with the system recognising exercises and tracking movement patterns, training volume and velocity trends.
That data is then used to surface insights around fatigue and performance capacity to help users better understand how their bodies are responding to different types of training.
Outside of workouts, the device continues to monitor recovery-related signals, including sleep and stress indicators, with core body temperature tracking positioned as a way to support safer training decisions and longer-term load management.
A daily readiness score brings those signals together, offering a snapshot of how prepared the body is for training on a given day.
Sounds a lot like the Whoop 5/MG, right?
Speediance is positioning the Strap as a long-term wearable rather than a smartwatch replacement, with a minimalist, screen-free design intended to improve comfort and battery life for continuous use.
Core activity and recovery data will be available without a subscription, while an optional Wellness+ tier adds AI-driven planning tools and longer-term performance insights.
The Strap also reflects Speediance’s broader ecosystem approach, in which wearables, connected strength equipment (of which Speediance manufactures) and software are designed to work together rather than operate as standalone devices.
Speediance plans to launch the Speediance Strap via Kickstarter in spring 2026, with wider commercial availability expected later in the year, and says it will be offered in both Standard and Pro versions.
Pricing and final specifications have yet to be confirmed.
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