Garmin vívoactive® 5, Health & Fitness GPS Smartwatch, 42mm, Ivory | 24/7 Health Monitoring, Built-In Sports Apps, Sleep Coach, Body Battery™ Energy Monitoring, Workout Benefit & Recovery Time : Electronics
$ 199.00 Original price was: $ 199.00.$ 149.95Current price is: $ 149.95.
About this item Designed with a bright, colorful AMOLED display, get a more complete picture of your health, thanks to battery life of up to 11 days in smartwatch mode (5 days display always-on) Body Battery energy monitoring helps you understand when you’re charged up or need to rest, with even more personalized insights based on sleep, naps, stress levels, workouts and more (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked) Get a sleep score and personalized sleep coaching for how much sleep you need — and get tips on how to improve plus key metrics such as HRV status to better understand your health (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked) Find new ways to keep your body moving with more than 30 built-in indoor and GPS sports apps, including walking, running, cycling, HIIT, swimming, golf and more Wheelchair mode tracks pushes — rather than steps — and includes push and handcycle activities with preloaded workouts for strength, cardio, HIIT, Pilates and yoga, challenges specific to wheelchair users and more (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked) Automatic nap detection and nap logging tracks your nap length during the day, providing personalized insights on how it affects your Body Battery energy monitoring and more (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked) Know your body better with extensive health monitoring features, including wrist-based heart rate, morning report, fitness age, stress tracking, menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracking, meditation and more (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked) Take on any fitness journey with advanced training features such as workout benefit — which helps you understand how each workout affects your body — and recovery time to know how long your body needs to recover and more Use preloaded workouts that include cardio, yoga, strength, HIIT and Pilates; create your own in the Garmin Connect smartphone app, or try Garmin Coach free adaptive training plans to help you prepare for your next running challenge Download your favorite music to your watch, including playlists from your Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer accounts, and connect with your wireless headphones for phone-free listening Show more › See more product details
Description
Know the real you with the vívoactive® 5 smartwatch, the ultimate on-wrist coach designed to support your goals — whatever they may be. Featuring a bright, colorful AMOLED display and up to 11 days of battery life, this GPS smartwatch is purpose-built with essential health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. Body Battery™ energy monitoring helps you keep your energy levels in check with personalized insights based on sleep, naps, stress, workouts and more. Improve the quality of your sleep with personalized sleep coaching and nap detection plus even more details such as HRV status (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked). During the day, switch up your activities with more than 30 built-in sports apps — including apps for active wheelchair users — plus advanced training features to keep you going strong. When paired to your smartphone, vívoactive 5 makes it easy to receive texts, emails and other smart notifications right from your wrist. Plus, enjoy connectivity features such as music storage, Garmin Pay™ contactless payments and more.
LDRB –
Finally found the Fitness Watch that works as advertised!
I have tested numerous “smart watches” in my quest to find a decent replacement for my ever faithful and reliable, Fitbit Versa 4. I purchased it almost four years ago to replace the original Fitbit Versa. But then Google took over Fitbit, and I was looking for a reliable alternative to the Fitbit products. I tried a Samsung Galaxy watch 7 that lost steps by the thousands each day. I tried an Apple Smart Watch that sometimes had to be charged more than once EVERY DAY! I tried a Parsonver (less expensive) but even though it was advertised and labeled IP 68, (indicating that it would withstand submersion in water) I actually received an email from the company before the watch was even delivered advising me to be careful even showering or washing my hands with it on! SERIOUSLY???? And the step counts were not even close to correct! Then I tried an Amazfit BIP6 (also advertised as IP 68, but clearly IS NOT) and thought I had finally found what I was looking for, until it completely malfunctioned after only 3 weeks of use. So Amazon replaced it with ANOTHER BIP6, and that one lasted almost 5 months before it began to seriously malfunction and the touchscreen no longer worked. So my new search began and I decided to give Garmin a try as my walking and swimming buddies swear by their Garmins, and the results that they get with them compare favorably to my old Fitbit. I have now only had the Garmin Vivoactive 5 for about a month, but so far, it is AWESOME! It tracks extremely well with the Fitbit, and I have had no issues whatsoever with water infiltration. If that changes, I will be back to downgrade my rating, but so far, so GREAT! This proves that you don’t have to buy the most expensive models of ANY brand of fitness watch to find one that does what you need it to do. Most of them have more functions than you will ever need or use anyway. I bought separate, different color bands to customize it and love that you have a lot of choices for watch faces, so pick the one that works best for you! (Although – once again, Fitbit has a much better and more user friendly watch face selection portal!)The one potential “glitch” I thought I had finally discovered with my Vivoactive 5, but which turned out not to be an issue, occurred when I was flying internationally. I was returning from Europe to the US on an evening flight where the time in the US was six hours earlier. So both my FITBIT and my Garmin thought that when enough flight time had elapsed, they went past midnight and started their metrics over as a new day – meaning steps completely zeroed out and started over. But not long after I landed at 7 pm US time, my Fitbit picked back up with the previous day’s step tally, but my Garmin still showed the reduced step count tallied as a “new day”. I was disappointed with this until I checked the metrics in the Garmin app and noted that the “two day tallies” indicated on the watch itself were actually (appropriately!) counted and displayed as a single day step counts in the app. So yes, I am sold on the Garmin. But I do still have to wonder why if FITBIT – even early versions – could have successfully addressed ALL of the issues I have found with so many competitor brands, why can’t all the others? Maybe I shouldn’t have been so wary of Google taking over Fitbit when I started investigating other Smart watches, but I learned a lot about different brands and their bogus IP 68 and 5 ATM ratings!So to reiterate, Garmin is exactly what it says it is, and Fitbit is as well. Do your comparisons!
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Jared King –
The best fitness tracker I’ve used
I’m coming from an Apple Watch Series 5. I had gotten frustrated with the battery life and sleep tracking and wanted to see if a more fitness-focused watch would be a better fit. I’m not a big runner or someone who does a lot of intense exercise, but I do like to track my exercise and sleep and get nudges to move when I’ve been sitting down for too long. I also like to get notifications on my wrist without needing to pull out my phone.Compared to the Apple Watch, the first major thing I noticed was this is nowhere close in terms of smarts. I had gotten used to Apple’s smooth interface, built in microphone and speaker for voice commands, and often useful apps that can be used without needing to get my phone out. That being said, after a few days I can confidently say that I don’t need them. I would argue that Garmin knows what this is and what it is not – it’s a fitness device first and foremost, and everything else comes second. And on that basis they nailed it – the fitness tracking has been excellent and noticeably better than the Apple Watch especially in sleep tracking. I also much prefer their approach to goals, which tracks exercise over the course of a week rather than focusing specifically on individual days. Whenever I was sick or had a down day I would feel guilty if I didn’t close all of my rings on my Apple Watch, but I don’t feel that same pressure with the Garmin. I do miss being able to use voice commands with my watch, but I could have gotten a more expensive Garmin if I really wanted that, and I don’t think it’s worth it for me.The second thing I noticed: not having to charge your watch every day is a game changer. This was easily my biggest frustration with the Apple Watch since it’s marketed as a device you wear 24×7 and yet needs to be charged every day. And considering how long it took to charge my Series 5, this was a major annoyance. I couldn’t charge it overnight, because I wanted sleep tracking. I couldn’t charge it in the morning, because I like to start off my day with exercise and it doesn’t charge fast enough to do it after a workout and before work. And if I charged it in the evening, I would often forget to put it on before bed and miss out on the sleep tracking. The Garmin is a breath of fresh air by comparison – I charge it about once a week, and with my relatively light usage it can probably go close to two. I took a multi day trip recently and I didn’t once have to worry about charging my watch, which was a pleasant change.Overall I think this watch is a great fit for a more casual user who isn’t running marathons but wants to track fitness and sleep and get some extras like smartphone notifications and see the weather at a glance. If you want something with more smart features and better build quality (i.e. more metal and less plastic), then the Venu might be a better fit. Or they have the Forerunner if you do run marathons. Or a bunch of other models for more specific use cases. But I would highly recommend giving this watch a try if you’re looking for the same things that I am.
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Amazon Customer –
Good watch
My mother has one and I got one as well. Use it daily. Best cost for a everyday health watch that also allows me to view texts and emails without having to pull out my phone. I can also change my music through it. I chose this watch over something like a Samsung smartwatch due to the battery. I only have to charge maybe once a week unless I work out every single day, which would make me charge it maybe twice a week. Other smart watches need a charge daily so this is less of a hassle. I’ve had 3 garmins and the only thing I do not like is the inability to turn off sleep schedule. I just set it to a simple one minute time and manually turn on sleep mode when I need to instead.
CC77 –
Love this watch
I love this watch! I’m not an athlete, and this does the basics for me which is all I need. I mostly purchased it for the sleep tracking after recently being diagnosed with sleep apnea. But I’m enjoying the step counter & other features, including pulse ox, heart rate & body battery, to name a few. I have already purchased some off market Velcro closure bands that fit my wrist a little better. Not that the included band is bad, but I find myself loosening and tightening it all day. I also love all the clock face display options or making my own. Very pleased with this purchase so far.
Alex –
Great watch horrible band
Great watch for keeping track of steps as well as sleep health and other things like heart rate. I think it is a fairly priced smart watch that will allow for texts to be alerted to the watch. The battery life is absolutely incredible and makes it well worth the price. The only reason I can’t give it five stars is because of the watch band itself that it comes with. It has cause my wrist to look absolutely terrible. I would add a picture but don’t think it would be allowed, that’s how bad my wrist looks from the band itself. I tried purchasing a new band but cannot seem to find a size that actually fits.
JC –
Great smart watch
I’ve been through several Samsung watches that did not last even though I put protectors and limit water exposure. A co-worker recommended trying a Garmin watch instead. It’s super reliable, notifications come through on it more reliably compared to my Galaxy watch. The fitness features are arguably better. When I lift weights it’s even able to make approximate guesses on what exercise I am doing. One of the best features is that a single charge lasts me for days. I no longer have to a charger at work, in the car, at home etc.