The Fort Strength Training Wearable Tracks Your Sets (2026)
Assuming it works, the Fort would be by far the most attractive and easy-to-use speed tracker on the market. “We use the IMU sensors to detect which exercise the user is performing and identify the concentric, eccentric, or isometric hold period,” says Nover, demonstrating as best she can within the confines of a Zoom screen. (These are the three main types of lifting exercises; you may know them as contraction, lengthening, or static exercises.)
The Fort uses the wrist as an indicator of bar speed. Common sense would suggest that this might not produce accurate results—after all, your wrists move at different speeds and angles than the bar—but Nover assured me that the company would pursue extensive third-party studies in independent labs.
You can also detach the Fort from its strap and put it in its included magnetic case, which has its own IMU sensor. You then stick this sensor onto the bar or other equipment to use it as a more traditional speed tracker.
It’s for everyone
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When delivered, the Fort will evaluate a wide range of strength training metrics that include not only reps, exercises, and speed with auto-tracking, but also muscle breakdowns by volume, proximity to failure, and time spent under tension. It will also check heart rate zones, your VO2 max, sleep stages, recovery score, overnight heart rate variability (HRV), and real-time stress detection.
In the meantime, the Fort has beta testers who manually enter their activities. Nover told me the company aims to create the largest clean data set on the market. It will come with around 50 automatically recognized popular bodybuilding exercises, like barbell squats and pull-ups, and will also include a number of variations.
After purchasing the hardware, the subscription costs $80 per year. That’s much more in line with annual subscription costs for other fitness trackers and much more reasonable than a Whoop subscription, which starts at $199 per year and includes the price of hardware.
As a woman who lifts, it’s hard not to see the appeal of the Fort. It’s so easy to walk 10,000 steps just by getting on a treadmill or walking around the block. It would be so motivating for many people to be able to see that 15 push-ups or glute bridges before bed add measurably to their fitness.
Plus, the Fort is just pretty. “You don’t have to be this archetypal gym bro,” says Nover, who’s also not a bro. Strength training benefits almost everyone, especially women. This lowers your blood sugar; it can keep you mobile as you age. But also, if you are I’m a bro and I just want a very portable tracker that will go with your duffel bag and protein powder, this one seems to work for you too.
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