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Name: Garmin - Vivosmart Activity Tracker with Heart Rate Monitor (Large) - Black
Brand: Garmin
SKU: 8151142
Price: 79.99 USD
Rating: 3.9 (183 reviews)

Garmin - Vivosmart Activity Tracker with Heart Rate Monitor (Large) - Black

Model:: 010-01317-50; |
SKU:: 8151142

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QuestionIs the HRM of a Garmin Vivosmart a continuous HRM and can results be obtained without wearing the cheststrap
Asked 10 years ago by John Maruyama.
- Answer You can only track your heart rate while you are wearing the heart rate chest monitor.
  Answered 10 years ago by Robin
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QuestionCan I swim with both items on?I like to swim and 3 times a week and would like to keep track if what I burn?
Asked 10 years ago by Jake.
- Answer Hi Jake. Yes, you can swim while wearing both the vívosmart and accessory heart rate monitor. The vívosmart is water resistant, and can be worn while showering, or performing activities such as shallow snorkeling, and surface swimming. Surface swimming means the device can be used while swimming (no scuba diving) in fresh or salt water (please rinse device after use in salt water) and the device will not sustain water damage. It has a water rating of 5 ATM or 50 meters. Both the The standard Heart Rate Monitor (Hard Strap) and the Premium Heart Rate Monitor (Soft Strap) have a water rating of 3ATM. They can withstand 30 meters of water pressure, which means they can be worn while swimming without causing them damage. Being worn on the chest, the Heart Rate Monitors do not repeatedly impact the surface of the water as wrist-worn devices However, the heart rate monitors are not designed to provide heart rate data in the water. This limitation is related to the inability to transmit the heart rate data through the water. After exiting the water, the Garmin device will begin to record heart rate data. Thanks for asking! *CG
  Answered 10 years ago by GarminProductExpert
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QuestionHow large / long is the chest strap?
Asked 10 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer I am sure no matter your size it will fit you. I am a big guy with chest measurements around 52 inches. I have to adjust my strap for a tighter fit and if I needed more room there is plenty of space on the strap to let it out. I love the heart rate monitor coupled with my vivofit. Just to give an idea for metrics. When I first bought it I was 287 pounds. And I had plenty of space to adjust. Now I am 240 and I have to tighten more than loosen the strap.
  Answered 10 years ago by Baconator
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QuestionTracking stepsI wonder if this device will track my steps if I cannot swing my arms on treadmill. I was injured in automobile accident and have to hold onto treadmill. I was giving a jawbone for Christmas and it does not measure my steps on treadmill.
Asked 10 years ago by RXREV.
- Answer Like other wrist-worn fitness bands, the vívosmart will not track steps while worn if your arms are not moving. HOWEVER, what I have done in similar situations is to slip the vívo into my pocket. This allows it to register my leg movement and tally those steps. Other users have strapped the band to their ankle, though the ability to do this would depend on your ankle size, of course. -JPK
  Answered 10 years ago by GarminProductExpert
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QuestionThe vivosmart with HR has only one alarm. Can I set multiple alarms on my iPhone 5 and program the vivosmart to alert me by notification alerts
Asked 10 years ago by John Maruyama.
- Answer Yes, your vivo will notify you of everything your phone does.
  Answered 10 years ago by HukItAK
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QuestionWill this particular bundle be able to pair to my android device? It is on the list of compatible phones on the Garmin website, but another user says it can only pair with iPhone? Is this true? All the best
Asked 9 years ago by David.
- Answer The vivosmart has the ability to pair and sync with compatible Android mobile devices. For more information on compatible devices visit www.garmin.com/ble.
  Answered 9 years ago by GarminProductExpert
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QuestionI have this since one year ago, now I want to buy one for my daughter but around one month ago the screen began to shrink , the edge went to black and is very hard to understand the information now. why did it happend ? I need to understand before buy a
Asked 9 years ago by RJoannon.
- Answer Please reach out to our product support team in the following link so they can get more information and discuss various options. It does not matter if the device is over a year old. www.garmin.com/support ~JH
  Answered 9 years ago by GarminProductExpert
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QuestionWill the vivid art work with Nike fuel and Nike running app?
Asked 9 years ago by Joanna.
- Answer Yes, the vívosmart will work with the Nike applications. Their app pulls data from our Garmin Connect app so you must upload to Garmin Connect first. ~JH
  Answered 9 years ago by GarminProductExpert
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QuestionDoes it track your sleep patterns?
Asked 9 years ago by Mrsmac.
- Answer Yes it does. Initially, I noticed some glitch like we went on a long drive and it added it all as the sleep hours. But had been accurate since then.
  Answered 9 years ago by Lily
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Questioncan i use my samsung galaxy for this one??
Asked 9 years ago by Pjhei71.
- Answer This is compatible with Apple IOS.
  Answered 9 years ago by CommunityAnswer
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QuestionWill this track stairs climbed/
Asked 9 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer No
  Answered 9 years ago by Jill
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QuestionCan you use a Apple iPad to hook it up with are iPhones
Asked 9 years ago by That girl loves apple.
- Answer The Garmin Connect Mobile app for Apple requires iOS 8.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Pairing instructions can be found here: http://bit.ly/1iTtptP. Thanks for asking! (KS)
  Answered 9 years ago by GarminProductExpert
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QuestionHow easy is it to see the screenI wear reading glasses. Will I be able to see the numbers in this without my low strength reading glasses?
Asked 9 years ago by Beth.
- Answer I think you'll be able to read the time and step count because they are large fonts. The email and text notifications are 2 lines of text and smaller font. Hope that helps.
  Answered 9 years ago by Rar2667
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QuestionWill the viviosmart monitor record miles when you are on a bicycle? Will it record steps if your arm is still, as when pushing a grocery cart?
Asked 10 years ago by Arby.
- Answer Not sure of it will record miles on a bicycle but it will keep track of steps if you are pushing a cart.
  Answered 9 years ago by xbox1fan
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QuestionHow to connect The Heart monitor to my iPhone 5?How to connect Heart monitor to my iPhone 5? I can see The result of my Heart rate on The vivosmart, but i cannot see it on my iPhone. When i go to The activities, i see the foliowanego MessagePad: "new activities on your Garmin device will show up Herę once They arę uploaded".
Asked 10 years ago by Emi.
- Answer The Heart Rate Monitor is not capable of connecting to your iPhone 5, because they use a different technology. However, it sounds like your activities which are done with your vivosmart connected to the Heart Rate Monitor are not synchronizing properly to Garmin Connect Mobile. When you create an activity your HRM sends the data to your vivosmart and then your vivosmart communicates with your phone to send the data to the app. We recommend contacting Product Support, one of our agents can walk you through the process and identify where things are going wrong. Our contact information is at www.garmin.com/support ~QKO
  Answered 10 years ago by GarminProductExpert
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QuestionCan you tell me more about the HRM?Is the HRM a chest-strap or arm-strap? I like the idea of using a HRM to get better results on my fitness tracking, but I'm not keen on the idea of a bulky chest-strap. Do other ladies find these comfortable? Also... is there anyway to get the HRM bundle with one of the vivosmarts with cool colors? I didn't really want a grey or black one!
Asked 10 years ago by Ashley.
- Answer We are happy to answer your questions. The HRM is a chest strap. The one you are looking at is the HRM1, which is a harder strap, while a lot of customers are happy and prefer this strap. We have another option, if you are looking for something softer there is the Premium Heart Rate Monitor, which is made of cloth all around, except for the monitor where the battery is placed. We also announced the Forerunner 225 which will be available to purchase soon, this watch has wrist-based heart rate, meaning you won’t have to wear a strap on your chest, as it has a built-in sensor using Mio Heart Rate Technology. ~QKO
  Answered 2 years ago by GarminProductExpert
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Garmin - Vivosmart Activity Tracker with Heart Rate Monitor (Large) - Black

Q: QuestionIs the HRM of a Garmin Vivosmart a continuous HRM and can results be obtained without wearing the cheststrap

Q: QuestionCan I swim with both items on?I like to swim and 3 times a week and would like to keep track if what I burn?

Q: QuestionHow large / long is the chest strap?

Q: QuestionTracking stepsI wonder if this device will track my steps if I cannot swing my arms on treadmill. I was injured in automobile accident and have to hold onto treadmill. I was giving a jawbone for Christmas and it does not measure my steps on treadmill.

Q: QuestionThe vivosmart with HR has only one alarm. Can I set multiple alarms on my iPhone 5 and program the vivosmart to alert me by notification alerts

Q: QuestionWill this particular bundle be able to pair to my android device? It is on the list of compatible phones on the Garmin website, but another user says it can only pair with iPhone? Is this true? All the best

Q: QuestionI have this since one year ago, now I want to buy one for my daughter but around one month ago the screen began to shrink , the edge went to black and is very hard to understand the information now. why did it happend ? I need to understand before buy a

Q: QuestionWill the vivid art work with Nike fuel and Nike running app?

Q: QuestionDoes it track your sleep patterns?

Q: Questioncan i use my samsung galaxy for this one??

Q: QuestionWill this track stairs climbed/

Q: QuestionCan you use a Apple iPad to hook it up with are iPhones

Q: QuestionHow easy is it to see the screenI wear reading glasses. Will I be able to see the numbers in this without my low strength reading glasses?

Q: QuestionWill the viviosmart monitor record miles when you are on a bicycle? Will it record steps if your arm is still, as when pushing a grocery cart?

QuestionIs the HRM of a Garmin Vivosmart a continuous HRM and can results be obtained without wearing the cheststrap

QuestionCan I swim with both items on?I like to swim and 3 times a week and would like to keep track if what I burn?

QuestionHow large / long is the chest strap?

QuestionTracking stepsI wonder if this device will track my steps if I cannot swing my arms on treadmill. I was injured in automobile accident and have to hold onto treadmill. I was giving a jawbone for Christmas and it does not measure my steps on treadmill.

QuestionThe vivosmart with HR has only one alarm. Can I set multiple alarms on my iPhone 5 and program the vivosmart to alert me by notification alerts

QuestionWill this particular bundle be able to pair to my android device? It is on the list of compatible phones on the Garmin website, but another user says it can only pair with iPhone? Is this true? All the best

QuestionI have this since one year ago, now I want to buy one for my daughter but around one month ago the screen began to shrink , the edge went to black and is very hard to understand the information now. why did it happend ? I need to understand before buy a

QuestionWill the vivid art work with Nike fuel and Nike running app?

QuestionDoes it track your sleep patterns?

Questioncan i use my samsung galaxy for this one??

QuestionWill this track stairs climbed/

QuestionCan you use a Apple iPad to hook it up with are iPhones

QuestionHow easy is it to see the screenI wear reading glasses. Will I be able to see the numbers in this without my low strength reading glasses?

QuestionWill the viviosmart monitor record miles when you are on a bicycle? Will it record steps if your arm is still, as when pushing a grocery cart?