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Huel Bars Review UK 2026: Handy But Not Filling

An honest Huel Bars review after two months: handy, vegan and nutrient-dense, but dense, dry and not quite a meal.

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Huel Daily Greens Review UK 2026: Honest Three-Month Verdict

Last updated: 18 May 2026

By Stiv · Design, technology and personal finance

This Huel Daily Greens review is the honest three-month verdict on whether Huel's greens powder genuinely does anything, or whether it's just a £1.50 daily indulgence in expensive green wee.

This is an opinion piece. Views expressed are the author's own and do not constitute professional advice.

This review is based on personal experience. Huel Daily Greens is a food supplement, not a medicine. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition. If you have health concerns, consult a qualified healthcare professional.

Greens powders are the wellness industry's answer to a guilty conscience. Didn't eat enough vegetables this week? Stir some green dust into water and absolve yourself. We've been taking Huel Daily Greens daily for three months. Here's what we noticed, what we didn't notice, and whether the science backs any of it up.

This is different from Huel's meal replacement powders. Daily Greens is a supplement, not a meal. You drink it alongside food, not instead of it. We covered the main Huel Powder separately too.

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Best Running Watches UK 2026: Tested, Strava-Verified Picks

Last updated: Sunday 17 May 2026

By Stiv · Design, technology and personal finance

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Best running watches UK 2026: tested, Strava-verified picks

The best running watches UK buyers can buy in 2026 are not the most expensive ones. After a year of parkruns, half marathons and one deeply regrettable ultramarathon between us, our verdict is unambiguous. The Garmin Forerunner 265 remains the right watch for most runners, the COROS PACE 3 still humiliates everything near its price, and the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is finally credible for iPhone owners who actually train. Everything else is either better than that trio (and considerably pricier) or, more often, worse.

Why this matters: the running watch market has a dirty secret. The best watch for 90% of runners costs about £250. Spend more and you mostly pay for maps, sapphire glass and longer battery for ultras. Spend less and GPS accuracy collapses, which is the one thing a running watch cannot afford to get wrong. A watch that tells you your 5K was 4.8K is worse than useless. Below is our curated shortlist for UK runners in 2026, organised by need rather than brand. Every pick syncs with Strava natively and automatically. If a watch can't talk to Strava, it doesn't exist to us.

Between us we've run in Garmin, Apple Watch and COROS. We've done parkruns, half marathons and one deeply regrettable ultramarathon. The Garmin won, every time.

Best overall

Garmin Forerunner 265

From £329. The right watch for most runners.

Best value

COROS PACE 3

From £219. A silly amount of watch for the money.

Best budget

Amazfit Active 2

From £99. Mapping at this price is unheard of.

Best for trails

Garmin Fenix 8

From £849. Routable maps. Weeks of battery.

Best smartwatch for runners

Apple Watch Ultra 3

From £719. iPhone only, but finally honest.

Best battery for ultras

Garmin Enduro 3

From £699. 90 hours of multi-band GPS.

Best for recovery data

Polar Vantage V3

From £400. Recovery science nobody else matches.
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