I Raced Hyrox With the Garmin Forerunner 970 on One Wrist and the Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro on the Other, and Here's How They Compared

I completed a Hyrox race with the Garmin Forerunner 970 on my left wrist and the Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro on my right. Turns out Garmin can't take the throne in everything.

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I Raced Hyrox With the Garmin Forerunner 970 on One Wrist and the Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro on the Other, and Here's How They Compared

I Raced Hyrox With the Garmin Forerunner 970 on One Wrist and the Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro on the Other, and Here's How They Compared

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