I am so glad I bought the Vivoactive 5! I have tried multiple smart watches and smart rings and they didn’t meet my needs. The vivoactive is meeting them! Great step counter, hrv is tracked and multiple other things. It is a GREAT investment!!! Buy it. You won’t regret it.

fitbit just ain't what it used to be (no thanks to Google). Since 2016, I had owned 4 fitbit devices and was ready for a change. I compared Garmin and Apple SmartWatches and after initially thinking a Garmin Venu SQ 2 was the way to go I finally decided on a VivoActive 5. Battery life was the deciding factor between Apple and Garmin. The Garmin Connect app seems to be much more functional than the fitbit ever was. The VA5 communicates with MyFitnessPal and Apple Health via Garmin Connect so all is good there as well. I like having actual buttons to start and stop an activity instead of relying on a touch screen. So far, I am quite pleased with my choice.

I’ve had this now for a couple of weeks. I love all of the features, the only thing keeping me from giving a higher rating is the battery is only good for about 4 days when in the description it said up to 11 days which is one of the reasons I got it.

I asked my husband for a Garmin watch for my 70th birthday because of the GPS and safety features. Never did I realize the motivator it has become in one short month! I exercised and worked out before my Garmin but I have exercised and worked out more consistently since my Vivoactive 5! I also love the heart rate, sleep score and steps features--it's been perfect!!!

I bought my Vivoactive 5 a little over a month ago as motivation to start running again. I once owned a Vivoactive 3, but I grew tired of wearing a smart watch and went without one for several years. I must say the great features (golf, coaching, and general lifestyle tracking) have been a huge positive in my life. The watch is a lot lighter than my previous model, which makes an all day wear effortless. My next steps (pun intended) are to achieve my new weight and fitness goals!

Love how long the battery life lasts on it. I also love the always on feature. I like how it tracks my sleep and coaches me on how to sleep better. The only thing that I sometimes find a little annoying is the touch screen is not that good. Responses will also sometimes be laggy. But other than that I would highly recommend this product!!

Good features for tracking, easily customizable, and good longevity. I had a few vivoactive watches of previous models and this is an upgrade in every way. It’s not particularly rugged and doesn’t have bread crumb tracking for outdoor running, but if that’s not important to you this watch is perfect.

The first week I had the device, the battery lasted about 5 days. NOW, I need to recharge it every 24 hours. It is not reasonable and very disappointing. I like the feature of the sleep assessment, so I have to charge in the morning and it is not fully charged before I leave for work.

Honestly has been great for runs in ways I didn’t think about. Until I started running with the watch, I didn’t realize I was pushing myself to hard and the heart rate alone is a seller for me. Taught me that I was running with my heart rate in zone 5 for way too long . The score echos how I feel about that. The body battery is a huge plus also and I don’t have to gas light myself from thinking about feeling bad.

Overall the Vivoactive 5 has some great upgrades - very clear screen and cool stats! What I miss is the feasibility of the 4s. I used the 5 last week during my triathlon and found the interface a little clunky for race day. I was unable to get activities started quickly and missed out on tracking my own stats. It could be the fact that I'm still new to it and have not become familiar enough with the interface. I also need to figure out how to turn off all of the questions after a work out because that was also frustrating on race day as I was focused on time - not feeling. I was also a little bummed there wasn't a small watch face size as I have a pretty small write. The regular size has worked out just fine but feels bigger than I would like.