Alternative to Apple Watch?

Hey guys, I’m a big Apple Watch fan, but the 26 update has made it unusable.

I use it for the gym and for atleast a couple of months:

It becomes unresponsive. I can’t swipe, it’s like I can scroll between screens having half of each screen available (which used to transition) but can’t click anything.

I click start on my run and then I notice it didn’t start for some reason.

I can’t actually stop my workout, it’s similar to the first issue but no screen swiping. Just no buttons work.

A few times I’ve tried to respond to a message with 👍 and it just freezes and eventually restarts to the Apple logo.

Incredibly annoying.

Does anyone have experience of a different watch with similar functionality? I’ve only had an Apple Watch so my knowledge is limited and just want real opinions from experienced users here.

Thanks ☺️