Customer Ratings & Reviews

For the price you get a lot of options. Notifications are tough sometimes to read but Garmin has been working on it

The heart rate is great and accurate. Running is where this unit excels. Have not tried the cycling application. Perfect for running and/or heart rate monitoring.

This device was recommended by the sales associate in the Best Buy store. Very happy I took her advice and chose the Garmin over other activity tracking devices.

If I could give this 4.5 stars I would have chosen that option... Only because it is not too complicated to operate but there are a few things that are confusing. I upgraded from a much older model of the Vivofit. Love all of it's features that it has to offer. Battery life is great - lasts almost an entire week before I have to charge it. So glad I returned the more expensive watches I tried and went back to the Garmin. This one does everything that I need it to and probably more.

I tried another brand with terrible results. The Garmin has not missed a beat. It is so comfortable that I often forget that I am wearing it. This a GREAT BUY.

Accurate on heart rate. Tracks steps well. Great charts and the insights feature is nice. Overall very happy with it.

Easy to use water resident feature is great heart rate monitor is the best and I got it on sale so under $100 bucks

like this a lot better than the previous polar chest heart rate monitor because you had to wear a chest strap

The only concern I have for the product is the readings when a person has excess moisture on their point of contact from things such as sweat. Very hard to exercise without sweating. Not sure there is a solution for this problem. Overall I consider this a good product. On sale worth the money.

My wife totally enjoys the product. Has used it everyday and only takes it off to charge it. She loves the info it gives. She said it is in her top 3 gifts.

Purchased this model because of its reliability in the water for swimming. Only issue is its bulky styling. I purchased two for a trip, my husband did not want to keep his due to the bulky look, but when we returned we were already past the incredibly small return policy window of 15 days.

More designed for runners and harder outdoor activities than indoor classes that you would find at a gym. When in activity mode, you can't see your step count. Can be worn in the pool. The numbers are large so you can see them without glasses or in the middle of the night.

Not as accurate as I would have wanted but it does the job. Waterproof. I only take it off to charge it. Sucks that the battery doesn't last longer, but it takes a beating when I wear it for work and makes it through. Working in muddy, wet, and harsh environments and it has handled it very well.

Works great! Great for if you are looking for motivation and to online challenge your friends. (Sleep tracker, step counter, calorie counter, and much more.) Bonus it's waterproof to a certain depth. Bluetooth makes weather updates, reading message, and music controls accessible at your wrist.

The only issue that I have is that I have to charge it like every other day and not the average 4 to 5 days.

The good: works good, and like the manual sync with my iPhone. Also thin, the step counter is more accurate than the vivosmart. The Bad: backlight can't be adjusted so it's a little dim. The heart monitor is not as accurate as I would like. It seems like it has a hard time reading every once and awhile. All in all I like it just wish they would tweak a couple of things

I did some research to see if I could find a fitness tracker that was water proof. I am really into swimming but I also know I have a big weakness when it comes to remembering to take things off and put them back on once I'm done with activity. I can't tell you how many watches I've broken or lost because of this. Even a few Bluetooth devices. This literally saved me! Beyond happy with my tracker. Only downside I am seeing so far is that the stair climber is a bit off.

This fitness tracker is an ok one, it doesn't looks the best, but its pretty accurate, the screen is black and white, no colorful screen, but it will do the job and remember you get what you pay for, I got it in thanksgiving sale at a very reasonable price, great tracker for the price.

It just works. Garmin connect sync is a little odd but that is not the product. The hr tracker works good. Keeps the last 4 hours of HR visible on the device. print is small so it is really just a simple graph with highs and lows.

I wanted to write a review on this because I feel like people who leave reviews of this product haven't given it a reasonable amount of time to become acquainted with using it, therefore unfairly bashing the product. My specs: I am 38 year old female, 161lbs, Beachbody on Demand user [Challenge du Jour program (means blending of P90X, Insanity, Hammer and Chisel, etc workouts = 6 days per week, Sundays off.) I love workouts that burn over 350+ calories in 30+ minutes]. I surf. I do not run. If you are a runner, you'd probably want a watch with GPS. I am not a runner so I don't need that feature. Vivosmart HR was purchased from Best Buy. I absolutely LOVE this watch! I used to have the vivosmart band + chest strap and found it to be extremely glitchy and a pain in the ---- to use the heart rate monitor during my workouts - as for the vivosmart band itself, I really liked it. These activity monitoring watches take some time getting use to and understanding what the symbols mean - just like when you first get an iPhone or smartphone, at first you don't fully understand the flow of the buttons and apps until you have used it for at least 2 weeks. That's a smartphone...this is a smartwatch. With this Vivosmart HR watch, you should allow enough time to become acquainted with how it logs information your body sends it. This watch has a heart rate monitor built in AND is water resistant. I have used it to go surfing with and it works. It is secure and comfortable on your wrist. I could not live with a watch that was not water resistant. It would not work with my lifestyle. I've bumped the screen a few times against hard surfaces and it hasn't scratched; a great feature for me because I am not delicate with my things. I like durable. It is quite streamlined though so it does look nice with a dress on. Heart Rate Monitoring: Your heart rate is read every few minutes while NOT in ACTIVITY MODE. This is to conserve the battery and because while you are not in an activity, usually your heart rate remains somewhat the same. Before you start your killer workout :) ------> Tap the side button, tap the Running Man icon, tap the side button to start: Your Vivosmart HR is now in ACTIVITY MODE - While in ACTIVITY MODE, your watch will read your heart beat every few seconds and measure your calories burned + more. You can tell when it's in ACTIVITY MODE because the back-light will be on for the duration of your workout. While in this mode, you can swipe and choose the screen you would like to continuously view during your activity. I always like to keep mine on the heart rate monitor screen because I like to see how hard I'm working and if I can max out just a little more [I'm at 148bpm? Bah! Let's get to 170bpm! More squats!] When you have finished your workout -------> Tap the side button, then tap the little disk icon to SAVE your workout stats. The heart rate monitoring on my wrist works great. I found that you don't have to wear it super tight for it to take an accurate reading. I wear mine 2 holes looser than what could be tightly flush around my wrist. The only time I find it to not function properly is if I haven't washed the watch with a mild dish [like Palmolive] detergent for a while (3-4days) - I take the watch off and wash it by hand in the kitchen sink. Makes sense because I am sweating a lot during those days and the screen should be freshly cleaned with more than just shower gel. The Garmin Connect app: Is great! Garmin has been doing a good job of making it better with each update. All I really care about is heart rate, intensity minutes, calories, and sleep data. All of the other features of the watch are quite accurate. I don't have stairs so I can't speak for the stairs, however the steps counter seems to nail it every time. This watch calculates calories burned throughout the day accurately. Garmin Email Support: Is AMAZING! When I first got my watch, every time I had a question, I would email Garmin and submit a form at https://support.garmin.com/support/sw/escalateForm, and a rep would ALWAYS get back to me by the next day. I asked them about the difference between heart rate monitoring between non-ACTIVITY MODE and ACTIVITY MODE (That's how I found out how to use it properly), what the screen is made out of, and other things, and each time a rep emailed me back with a full explanation (They actually READ each part of your email and answer it). :) Other notable features: The notifications are great to see on your wrist - I like the simplicity of it, to be able to read what your phone just buzzed from, move bar makes me laugh and works well when it "yells" at me to move. Battery Life: Is impressive...usually last 4 days [that's all day + 4 ACTIVITY MODE workouts]. You charge it via USB cord - takes about an hour to fully charge so I don't even notice the battery life because I feel like it fully charges so fast that it doesn't even matter. I usually work out, see the low battery icon, plug it in, make my smoothie and take a shower, in less than an hour it's fully charged. There are so many more awesome things I could mention but I wanted to stick with exactly what I use it for and enjoy.