Garmin Watch?

Hi everyone. I'm trying to get into cycling and exercise since becoming sober.. Walking is fun but boring. Been using my dad's old Trek FX 7.3 Hybrid and its nice but its flat bars kill my arm that has metal plates on the ulna and radius from dual open fractures a year ago. I have a road bike coming this Wednesday, hoping being able to change hand positions will help but I wanted drop bars anyways. I already got a Garmin Edge Explore 2 from Amazon last week when it was on sale for $199, I love it, it works great and it feels much better than having my expensive phone on the bars..

However the garmin app really is pushing the garmin watching and blocking out a lot of content due to not having one. I have a samsung watch 7 that I love and will still use but can anyone recommend a cheaper garmin watch that will track walking, sleeping and cycling to make the garmin connect app work better for me? I've tried googling it but can't find anything helpful.