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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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
By Matt Kollat Published
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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
By Matt Kollat Published
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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
By Matt Kollat Published
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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
By Matt Kollat Published
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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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Brompton teamed up with one of Japan’s coolest outdoor brands to turn its rugged folding bike into a seriously desirable adventure machineThe limited-edition Brompton x and wander collection gives the G Line a technical Japanese makeover
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Peak Performance just made its lightest jacket ever and somehow this 390g down layer doesn’t look remotely boringThe brand celebrates 15 years of Helium with an ultralight down jacket built for mountains, trails and everyday wear
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Swedish outdoor specialist Klättermusen is bringing wool back to the mountains with two seriously good-looking new technical jacketsThe FW26 hiking collection puts technical wool layers front and centre, alongside updated waterproofs, insulation and trekking trousers
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Timex’s tiny military watch for your finger just got a gorgeous vintage tortoiseshell makeoverBEAMS BOY has revisited Timex’s wonderfully strange Original Camper Ring Watch with a translucent brown finish
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Huawei’s new Watch D3 looks like an Apple Watch but has a health feature Apple may never matchHuawei’s latest health-focused smartwatch hides an inflatable blood pressure cuff inside its strap
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Timex and Fender have turned the Telecaster and Stratocaster into watches and they look better than they have any right toThe three-watch collection celebrates Fender’s 80th anniversary with wood-grain dials, guitar-inspired crowns and even tiny headstocks
By Matt Kollat Published
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On and one of South Korea’s most interesting fashion brands are ending their six-season partnership with a wild new trail shoeThe final On x POST ARCHIVE FACTION collection puts a radical spin on the Cloudsoma
By Matt Kollat Published
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Uniqlo’s new wool-blend Balmacaan looks like a £1,700 Japanese designer coat from Mr Porter at a fraction of the priceThe longline wool-blend overcoat is one of the more interesting additions to Uniqlo’s new-season menswear
By Matt Kollat Published
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YETI’s new limited-edition range brings textile-inspired finishes and an earthy new palette to its drinkware, coolers and bagsThe Riverhead Collection is a real feast for the eyes
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Garmin just fixed some of its most annoying smartwatch problems across the Forerunner 970, Venu X1 and moreThe latest beta update tackles display, gesture, music and phone assistant bugs across five popular Garmin watches
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