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The Bellabeat Leaf, a fitness tracker for women, is one of the prettiest wearables you'll find, and a good choice if you're looking for something simple. - Bellabeat Leaf
3.5 Good

The Bottom Line

The Bellabeat Leaf, a fitness tracker for women, is one of the prettiest wearables you'll find, and a good choice if you're looking for something simple.

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Pros & Cons

    • Stylish.
    • Tracks activity, steps, breathing, and menstrual cycle.
    • Includes mediation coaching and vibration alarms and alerts.
    • No display.
    • No heart rate monitoring.
    • No calorie counting.

Bellabeat Leaf Specs

Battery Life about 6 months (coin cell)
Compatibility Android
Compatibility iOS
Sleep Tracker

The Bellabeat Leaf ($129) is a simple fitness tracker that impressed me in two ways. First, it's actually really pretty. Like, not just "not ugly," but genuinely stylish. Second, it tracks one of the most important aspects of health that almost no other fitness device does: menstruation. Finally, an all-day fitness tracker that's fashionable and meets women's needs. What the heck took so long? The Bellabeat Leaf is basic in some ways, with no display and no heart rate monitor, but it's unique in promoting deep breathing and meditation exercises. It's a great device if you're in the market for something simple, but other trackers are better for those who exercise quite a bit or count calories. The two I recommend most are the Fitbit Surge and the Basis Peak, our Editors' Choices. But for a simple, beautiful tracker, the Bellabeat Leaf has some appealing features.

Final Thoughts

The Bellabeat Leaf, a fitness tracker for women, is one of the prettiest wearables you'll find, and a good choice if you're looking for something simple. - Bellabeat Leaf

Bellabeat Leaf

3.5 Good

The Bellabeat Leaf, a fitness tracker for women, is one of the prettiest wearables you'll find, and a good choice if you're looking for something simple.

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About Our Expert

Jill Duffy

Jill Duffy

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My Experience

I'm an expert in software and work-related issues, and I have been contributing to PCMag since 2011. I launched the column Get Organized in 2012 and ran it through 2024, offering advice on how to manage all the devices, apps, digital photos, email, and other technology that can make you feel overwhelmed. That column turned into the book Get Organized: How to Clean Up Your Messy Digital Life. I was also the first product reviewer at PCMag to test fitness gadgets, including everything from early Fitbits to smart bras.

Currently, I'm passionate about the meaning of work and work culture, and I enjoy writing about how managers and employees can communicate better, with or without software. My most recent book is The Everything Guide to Remote Work. I also love a good workplace drama. 

In addition to writing about work, I cover online education, focusing on learning for personal enrichment and skills development. I have a soft spot for really good language-learning software. Although I grew up speaking only English, some twists and turns in life led me to learn Spanish, Romanian, and a bit of American Sign Language. I've studied at the university level, as well as at the Foreign Service Institute, where US diplomats and ambassadors learn languages.

My writing has also appeared in WIRED, the BBC, Gloria, Refinery29, and Popular Science, among other publications.

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The Technology I Use

Squeezing every last bit of usage out of the devices I already own is the only way I can tolerate my personal consumption. In other words, I do not own the latest cutting-edge technology. I buy things that will last and try to take care of them.

My life is organized by Todoist, and my notes live in Joplin. Where would I be without Dashlane as my password manager? Probably locked out of all my many online accounts—I have more than 1,000 of them.

When I share my contact information, it's an excruciatingly long list of phone numbers, messaging apps, and email addresses, because it's essential to stay flexible while also remaining somewhat mysterious.

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