LAS VEGAS — True fitness fanatics are probably familiar with Garmin's line of sports watches and fitness trackers, but non-extremists need not apply for this new wearable.

The company announced on Monday two new fitness watches at the 2015 International CES in Las Vegas. First, there's the fenix 3, which users would want to take on a serious climb; just hearing about everything it can do will likely stress out non-extremists. Second, there's the vivoactive smartwatch, which brings smart notifications (e.g. email, phone and text-message alerts) to the display — a concept that's become increasingly popular in the fitness-wearables space.

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Let's start with the watch that's giving us anxiety as we assess its specs. On a basic level, the fenix 3 offers training assistance for sports, such as snowboarding, hiking and climbing, and cross-country and alpine skiing. What's more, the watch can endure tough environments, and get users to the top of that insanely steep peak. Its cost, however, is an equally steep $499.

But there's good news: it's actually beautiful. The sleek design is a fresh take on the rubbery, sporty fitness watch aesthetic — it looks like a sturdy, high-end timepiece. While some companies are offering more feminine accessories to accompany the typically clunky fitness wearables, there aren't too many alternatives for men to dress up a fitness watch, and and this is as close as you'll get to that.

The fenix 3 comes with 50 hours of battery life, a built-in compass, barometer and advanced training features. It also features running dynamics, such as cadence, vertical oscillation and ground contact time.

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Users can plan trips, navigate courses, mark locations (e.g. campsites) and essentially set up GPS breadcrumb trails, so it's easy to track where they've been. They can also indicate what activity they're doing — alpine skiing vs. snowboarding, for example — so the watch can better track their movements, and how their body is handling the activity in real-time.

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The fenix 3, which comes in three colors in addition to a sapphire version for $100 more, is perhaps Garmin's most premium wearable — designed for more serious athletes. It is quite different from the vivo family's offerings in terms of both form factor and functionality.

Casual fitness-wearables users will likely go for the popular vivofit (activity tracking), vivosmart (tracking plus notifications from the smartphone) and the newly-announced vivoactive (bigger display, GPS and activity-based apps for running, golfing and swimming).

The vivoactive ($249) also offers training and smart features — but they're just more suited to the kind of person who doesn't climb Mount Everest each year.

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Users can download third-party apps, watch faces and widgets, and can also see their progress in various activities (e.g. running, cycling) over time. The watch can even sync up with heart-rate monitors and bike sensors if users want more data.

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Its color touchscreen display, which is sunlight readable, can control music from a user's smartphone and show fitness stats (e.g. distance, calories burned), among other features. There's also GPS integration, so users can track where they've gone, and factor that into their workout routines.

The vivoactive is available in slate, red, blue, berry, purple, and black or white leather.

Both the fenix 3 and the vivoactive will ship in the first quarter of 2015.

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