Matt Kollat is a journalist and content creator for T3.com and T3 Magazine, where he works as Active Editor. His areas of expertise span wearables, drones, action cameras, running and cycling gear, fitness equipment, nutrition and outdoor kit. He joined T3 in 2019.
In his role, Matt looks after all things fitness, outdoors and wearables – anything that gets you moving and keeps you healthy. His coverage includes running and training shoes, smartwatches and multisport watches, fitness trackers, sports headphones, home gym equipment, action cameras, drones and outdoor gear.
Originally hired to write across T3’s Living and Fitness verticals, Matt quickly gravitated towards health, fitness and outdoor tech, eventually becoming one of the web’s go-to voices in the space. He regularly interviews designers, executives and engineers from leading brands including Garmin, Apple, Nike, Samsung and Strava, and contributes long-form features and in-depth interviews to T3 Magazine.
Matt is particularly interested in how technology can make sport, health and the outdoors more accessible and enjoyable, and believes the best gear is the kind you forget you’re wearing once you start moving.
His career highlights include co-hosting the Fit Mentality Podcast, judging the Fit&Well Awards and TechRadar Choice Awards in 2021, and serving as a judge for the ESSNAwards in 2022. He also appeared as a guest on Voice FM’s The Technology Show in 2026.
Away from the desk, Matt has completed multiple marathons and endurance challenges, including the Mongol 100 ultramarathon, the London, Paris and Loch Ness marathons, and the New Forest Half Marathon. He is also an enthusiastic mountain explorer, with Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites among his favourite destinations.
Matt runs a YouTube channel, Pace Max Pro, where he reviews fitness and outdoor gadgets and shares training insights. When he isn’t testing gadgets or working out, he’s usually roaming the countryside with a camera in hand.
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Db started by fixing the ski bag problem, now its 300-part aluminium suitcase shows how far the brand has comeI spoke to Db co-founder Truls Brataas about the brand's most ambitious suitcase yet
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T3 Weekly Style Edit: This week's coolest finds from Butter Goods, Gramicci, JJJJound, Paul Smith and moreFrom technical corduroy pants to retro digital watches (and very blue boots), here are my top picks for this week
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I’ve been testing YETI gear for years, and these are the 9 bags I’d pick for everyday life, travel and the outdoorsThe best YETI bags for commuting, travelling and heading outdoors
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Japanese design and South Korean engineering collide in Snow Peak's and Helinox's seriously clever new camping chairThe Noga Chair takes Helinox’s iconic Chair One formula and makes it wider, sturdier and considerably more comfortable
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Gramicci and cult South Korean label thisisneverthat just made the perfect ’90s climbing jacket – in 2026The Washed Wind Jacket looks like it has spent the past 30 years hiding in an exceptionally well-stocked gear cupboard
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I’ve been testing outdoor gear for nearly a decade and these are the fleece jackets I recommend in 2026 as the temperature starts to dropEight standout fleeces and midlayers for staying warm this cold season
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Vans covered its iconic Old Skool in pearls and then made it look like someone had already thrashed themThe latest Premium Old Skool 36 combines distressed suede and canvas with pearls and crystals
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Casio takes on the Seiko with an affordable Time Sonar rival that turns its normally hidden calendar into the star of the showThe MTP-E740 borrows one of Seiko’s cleverest 1970s design tricks, but costs just £85
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Apple Watch Series 12 is official, and here are six new features worth knowing aboutApple’s latest smartwatch adds frequent heart-rate tracking, a new S11 chip and some surprisingly ambitious AI features
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Apple Watch just got a major longevity upgrade with Health Age, lab data and AI coachingThe redesigned Health app takes on Garmin, Oura and Whoop with Health Age, longevity tracking and personalised guidance
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Apple Watch Series 12 checks your heart rate 60 times more often and finally tells you when to take a rest dayThe redesigned health sensor brings five-second heart-rate readings, more frequent HRV tracking and a new Readiness score
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The North Face has taken its iconic puffer jacket back to its mountaineering roots with 800-fill water-repellent down and ripstop reinforcementThe new Summit Nuptse keeps the unmistakable puffer-jacket look but adds some seriously technical upgrades
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Timex just revived this wonderfully complicated 1990 moon phase watch and it has a tiny surprise on its watch faceSo much to look at here
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Pebble Time 2 review: Brilliant battery life, e-paper display and plenty of personalityI didn’t expect a resurrected Pebble smartwatch to become one of the most enjoyable wearables I’ve tested this year, but here we go
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Garmin Fenix 8 is officially the cheapest-ever with £240 off, and it comes in an exclusive colourway, tooH.Samuel's special Fenix 8 colourway is cheap cheap cheap
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Snow Peak used a traditional Japanese dyeing trick to make its new ripstop collection look ridiculously goodThe KASURI Ripstop series gives hard-wearing nylon a distinctive woven look
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This ordinary-looking black Haglöfs fleece could change the way outdoor clothing is madeNot all black clothes are the same, but that might soon change (well, hopefully)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger says this old-school dumbbell move was his favourite chest exercise, and he used to use 120 lbs weights to perform itThe bodybuilding legend used dumbbell pullovers to finish off his enormous chest workouts, but you probably shouldn't copy his weights
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T3 Weekly Style Edit: This week's coolest finds from Salomon, Uniqlo, Casio, Klättermusen, Brompton and moreSix standout pieces proving technical clothing, good design and great style can happily coexist
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Casio just took three of its most unapologetically rugged watches and gave them a surprisingly sophisticated gold-and-brown makeoverThe Horizon Gold collection gives the Gravitymaster, Mudman and Mudmaster a warmer, more luxurious look
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Bluetti Elite 400 review: Powerful home backup battery with one strange limitationA huge battery with a surprisingly smart home-energy side
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Salomon’s XT-Evo trainers bring a futuristic racing upper to its proven trail platform with Quicklace and Mud ContagripThe futuristic new model adds an aggressive racing-inspired upper to the tried-and-tested Salomon trail-running tech
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Uniqlo’s new pleated barrel jeans look remarkably like Levi’s Blue Tab denim but cost 83% lessThe new-season Uniqlo:C Barrel Jeans bring a similarly tailored approach to oversized denim for a fraction of the price
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Circular is taking another swing at smart rings with two new models that can track your health, vibrate and pay for coffeeCircular’s third-generation smart rings debut at IFA 2026 with NFC payments, returning haptic alerts
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