I'm a frequent runner who also likes to dabble in cycling, hiking, strength training, and soccer. I bought this to replace my Vivoactive 3 Music, which met almost all of needs/wants (gps, activity tracking, onboard music), but was right on the edge of battery life limits if I wanted to run anything more than a half marathon. The Vivoactive 5 was just the right step up in battery life without compromising elsewhere. I do wish they had kept the barometric altimeter for my hiking ventures, but I live in Indiana so I'm mostly fine without it.

I have had my watch for only a day but I am already so impressed with the amount of additional features this watch offers. I had Samsung Galaxy watches previously and they pale in comparison. The battery life is unmatched, the accessibility, information. I have never seen a watch track your respiration but this does and so much more. Safe to say I will not get another brand other than Garmin again.

I bought this watch 2 months ago. It often stops counting steps, turns off after charging and stays off for several minutes, vibrates randomly with no notification, etc. I loved my Vivoactive 4s (which got damaged) and wish I had not “upgraded” to a 4.

I bought this almost a month ago, and it has everything I want in a fitness watch! I found out about Garmin watches from my sister and her husband - I knew about Garmin GPS but not their watches. As we spoke about multiple brands, they showed me the app and how detailed Garmin is. I ended up purchasing a different brand, was very disappointed, and quickly returned it. I eventually found the Vivoactive 5 after more research and deciding on the features that mattered most to me. The birthday wish was a sweet surprise, love the morning report, sleep score, ability to see notifications (am okay with not being able to reply to texts/calls as I don't want my watch to be an extension of my phone). Took a nap today and woke up to see automatic nap stats (solid sensors - didn't have to alert my watch). Love the vast amount of activities to choose from - The VA5 has all the workout types that I consistently do (jumping rope, yoga, pilates, treadmill, strength, other cardio, strength, walk, stair stepper). Oh and the menstrual cycle tracker! That was top five on my must have list. I could really go on and on. By far one of my best investments. Thank you Garmin!

Have only had this a few weeks, replaced my Apple Watch, learning curve so really too early for much review but love the battery life and ability to evaluate my sleep cycle. Not loving the band which gets hooked on clothing which I haven’t experienced previously.

Just bought mine and I think the fitness capabilities are so cool! That said it is way too hard to download music, and the user interface is very difficult. You have to download the garmin app, then a seperate garmin app, to enjoy the capabilities. No reason they need two seperate apps. I’d give this a 3/5 but it is so cute 4/5.

I’ve had this watch for about 3 weeks and it’s a HUGE upgrade from the Suunto watch I had been using previously. It’s intuitively designed, light (some reviewers have described it as “cheap” feeling, but I see this as a feature, not a bug), and it’s quite responsive to activity. I barely notice it when it’s on and it seems to track sleep and activity quite well. I gave it a 9 strictly because it doesn’t seem to hang too well in the water, and I’d love to see a surf activity added, but it’s not a deal breaker. Also, the strength training mode is a little wonky, but there are workarounds for that. Overall, great experience so far, and I’m definitely happy I opted for this low profile, fitness focused watch in place of an Apple Watch. If you’re looking for something more triathlon or sport focused I’d upgrade to one of Garmin’s more premium watches but for daily wear I’m very happy with it!

I had a vivoactive 3 and it was not holding much of a charge and I was having an issue with the button on the side. I like the buttons better on the 5. I also really like the lightness of the watch compared to the 3. The sleep functions are way different and I love it. Also, I like the fitness options. I'm very satisfied with the 5.

I’ve been using this watch for about a month and it’s still not properly tracking my sleep. I figured it wasn't accurate because I just started using it and it needed time to acclimate to my body but here we are a month later and it’s still inaccurate by a long shot. I was in bed reading for two hours and chatting here and there with my partner. I wake up this morning to check my sleep score and it recorded those two hours as deep sleep and gave me a high score for great sleep when in reality, I didn’t get a minute of deep sleep and am exhausted today since I slept so poorly. It makes me wonder which other features are wrong that can’t be so easily measured. I’ll be returning.

VIVIO5: I loved my Vivioactive4 & am totally frustrated with my new Vivioactive5. My old watch was intuitive & easy to use for my favorite sports & keeping health data. I guess these functions are in there somewhere in my new watch, but obviously not front & center. Are there reconditioned Vivioactive4 watches available yet? I’m 77 & don’t have a degree in technology,