Having 11 days of charge is amazing! I have always hated having to charge my watch every night... plus there is no way to get any sleep metrics if your watch is on the charger! :) The only issue I really have is the ConnectIQ app and installing the watch faces - it would be nice to know, before I download a watch face, if it costs money.

Coming from a VivoActive 3, the 5 tends to disappoint. The battery does not seem comparable. I get about the same battery life on my new 5 as I got on my 5 year old 3. To maintain a second hand on the screen at all times is now not possible with the face I like (it wasn't a problem or a battery drain on the 3). The updated menus seem to take longer to get to and get through. The physical markers around the watch face are now at 10 second intervals instead of 5. The lighting at night is not intuitive. The brightness apparently isn't capable of going to lowest brightness when on Auto. Sometimes it detects sleep and goes into sleep mode (turning the watch face off which then requires touch to see the watch vs just motion on the 3. Sometimes it doesn't detect sleep, so the watch face stays on. I understand these things are small and nitpicky, but they are quality of life features I really came to love on my 3. I am considering returning the 5 and going back to the 3 with hopes of the battery lasting a few more years.

I'm not a runner but I have started walking and exercising for my health. I never felt like my Apple Watch tracked my watches properly so after a lot of research, I decided to give Garmin a try. I absolutely LOVE it! I love that it gives me a bigger picture of my health, tracks my sleep, and the battery life is AMAZING! I

Have the watch for 6 weeks and never got the Body Battery pass 55%, and many times it stayed at 5% for half a day. There are also discrepancies among different apps/metrics suggestions - "Your Body Battery is low today, try to take it easy the rest of the day", and then the recovery time is 0 hour and exercise. It is a bit confusing. I also got higher stress measurement during sleep than during the day which I can figure out how. I do like the GPS tracking for my walk and the activity measurement seems accurate.

Exceeds expectations! Both my husband and I are the owners of the Garmin vivoactive 5 watches. We purchased them after researching other watches and their features. Our goal was to get in shape, be healthy and fit till late in life. What we have particularly liked about them, was a possibility of training with a coach for various length runs. I would like to stress, we are not athletes, and at first I was very skeptical with being able to run more than 1 mile without a need to walk at some point. My husband got his watch about 6 months before I did and started training for a 5K. He finished his training and recently even improved his record! I was never a runner; 1 mile was everything I could do, more so when I was younger. 5K? Sounds impossible! Right now I am in my 5th week of training. Though it was tough at the beginning, it gets easier and more fun with each training session. Right now 1 mile or even 5K are easy for me. I even ran 10K: twice already! What's more: I am looking forward to each run! So my age cannot be an excuse to be fit, especially when it gets harder to maintain your weight during perimenopause and one needs to work much harder than in 20s or 30s. The watch can also track your intensity minutes, steps, weight, heart rate, pulse oxygen, and sleep etc. It also offers helpful suggestions on reducing your fitness age. Would definitely recommend.

Got it for my birthday and am so enjoying it. It was a step up from my Vivoactive 3, which was a step up from my Forerunner 35. I have had Garmin smart watches for a number of years and have never had a problem, just wanted more features. Have never been disappointed with any of them. I am a slow runner but have improved with the coach programs. I love the vibrant colors and all of the great features of the vivoactive 5.

I am getting used to it, however, not as user friendly as the I-watch. From what I can tell, you don't have audio alerts which I rely on. And for some reason I can't get my text messages to show up. When you google it has solutions but never for the options on this watch even when you put the specific watch.

I bought this to replace a Fitbit that died early. I'm 72 and only moderately tech savvy. My husband and I got it going after a bit. I'm liking the Garmin so far. Love the walk feature and GPS never poops out. Still figuring out all the features. I like the wake up routine. Not exactly sure how the sleep score is decided. The watch charges quickly. Charge lasts a long time. I'm hoping it lasts longer than the 1 1/2 years that my previous fitness tracker lasted. Since I've had the Garmin for less than a month, some ratings might differ over time.

I had an Apple Watch prior to my Garmin and even after a week I could tell I would never switch back to Apple. The Garmin is a much better watch for half the price and has so many cool features. I like how in depth the health info is and how the watch can coach you into a better lifestyle. Absolutely worth the investment!

I've had this watch for a few months. After tweaking what I want it to do, notify me to this and that. Turning off the sleep mode and others things I have no need for, it still sends a nightly reminder asking if I'm awake. I don't sleep with it on my wrist. I have no sleeping issues. I worked shift work 40+ years, I know how to sleep when time allows. Way to many alternative sports loaded on here. With all these different types of activities, you would think hiking would be one of those. Nah had to down load one from the app store. It's great for what I use it for, just not into challenges and letting the world know I road 50 miles.