I bought this to replace a Fitbit Charge 5 which quit working less than years after purchase. Although this was more expensive, it works for my running and golfing and still tracks my fitness information like the Charge. Well worth the upgrade and I am hoping Garmin reliability makes it even a better purchase. I had purchased a 205 and a 310 XT which both still work over a dozen years later

The Garmin VivoActive 5 is a great tool to know where my body is at physically. I can see my heart rate, body battery (very cool), and even my stress level at a glance. This provides feedback so I can modify my activities, or better yet, get more active, as needed. I enjoy the sleep score and knowing how I slept. Activities are easy to track and there are many default activities to choose from. This is a nice looking, easy to wear, smartwatch. I really like it.

I really like this upgrade from the vivoactive 3 and well worth the cost. The sensors work a lot better and all the colors make it easier to read. I feel it has a better connection to my phone for alerts than my vivoactive 3. I like the additional feature of O2 level, respirations, and health snapshot.

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.

I have owned this watch for almost a month now. I bought it to replace my Garmin Forerunner 920XT. I am no longer able to do triathlons so I wanted to get a watch with similar features. What I still do is weight train and cycle. This watch can track everything I do. I enjoy the sleep information, the heart rate and stress monitors. They are very helpful for me to analyze what I need to work on. Also, this watch looks stylish enough to wear with a suit unlike my 920. I simply change the watch face and it looks like a nice watch that compliments most dress attire. It is SO customizable! Get the information you want to see easily by downloading the watchface of your desire. The price point was pretty good too! So far I have nothing negative to say about this watch. I recommend!

I am thrilled with my new Garmon Vivoactive 5 and the Garmon Connect app. I find the sleep and nap tracking and heart rate very accurate. I bought this to replace my Fitbit after getting so frustrated with the update to the Fitbit app in late 2023 that I gave up. The Garmon Connect app is light years beyond what the Fitbit app ever was even before its horrible update. And the Garmon Connect app is free! I love that I can zoom in on the heart rate graph, and after I workout I can go into my workout on the Connect app and see my heart rate for the duration of my workout (simple things that Fitbit can't do even though they have this data).

My last Garmin was a Vivoactive and I loved it! I’m still learning the features on my Vivoactive 5, but I am so disappointed that it doesn’t have the floors app or tell any elevation information when using GPS. I love hiking and enjoyed seeing my elevation change when I would sync with my phone. Is there anyway to add the app in an update??

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.

I've been a Garmin user for a number of years. My previous watch was old and I needed a new one to more accurately track heart rate, activities, etc. I decided on the Vivoactive 5 after reading the reviews and have been very pleased. The heart rate is very accurate during an activity, the interface is easy to customize to the ones I use. I am very satisfied with the product.

Got this for Christmas because Google bought Fitbit and I didn't want to do that. I absolutely love it! Love the flat face and I swear it keeps better score of everything- steps, health metrics, sleep, etc. Had to get different bands though because this belt buckle mess is just not for me.