This minimalist fitness tracker is a refreshing alternative (with no subscription)

• The Amazfit Helio Strap is available now for $99.
• As a smartwatch alternative, the strap offers virtually all the same health tracking features via the robust Zepp app, with over a week of battery life.
• The fabric strap isn't made of exceedingly high quality materials, but luckily can be easily replaced.

Amazfit, makers of such smartwatches as the Bip 5 and the new Balance 2, recently released its Helio Strap, a fitness tracker that has all the core functions of a smartwatch, but in an ultra-minimal form: no watch face, no decorative elements (and no subscription). 

The strap is about as simple as you can get -- just a solid black band with the tracking component below it. Unlike other popular straps like the Whoop 4.0 (or new 5.0), there's no buckle, making the whole thing incredibly light at just 20 grams without the ...