I purchased it on a friends recommendation, I use it for workouts and controlling reps , not even 1 month lost 8 lbs, while adding bull, using the connect app helps me control, love it , another feature I never ever wear watches , these watches are transparent, love them

I bought this watch/tracker to replace my Charge 5, as it kept failing and I got tired replacing it $$$. Wow, I am glad I made the change, as Vivoactive has so many more features and a lot of data, to help me manage my sleep and fitness. I have had it for about 3 weeks, we will have to see how well it lasts. No complaints at this point.

I have owned a Vivoactive 3 for over 3 years and LOVE IT! I bought the Vivoactive 5 planning on loving it as well but I do not. My biggest complaint is Garmin removed the altimeter- I no longer have this data for my running training and I no longer can participate in the hiking challenges. Shame on me, I should’ve paid closer attention to the removal of this feature but I never thought it would have been removed. This is more of a minor preference but I do not like the band- it feels more plastic and cheaply made than my previous band.

I had a very satisfying first two weeks with the watch until the last update. Now a full charge lasts less than a day. I charged my watch 100% before an hour and a half ride and it was down to 33% when I was done. Please fix this NOW. The watch is useless to me like this.

Decided to leave my Fitbit Versa 4 for Garmin Vivoactive 5. Finding some significant differences in sleep scores. Garmin shows much longer deep sleep and REM sleep yet score is much lower. Which one is correct? That being said the Vivoactive 5 has lots of features. It will take time to figure out all of them and how to get the best use of the smartwatch.

I bought the VivoActive 5 about a month ago after wearing a VivoActive 3 for several years. The brighter, sharper display is amazing. I also like the much longer battery life. I don’t use for cycling since I have a Garmin bike computer. I will use for kayaking but the local lakes have about a foot of ice at the moment. For us northerners, it would be nice to have a snow shoveling activity but I suppose I could use hike. I use the “Glance” watch face which shows all the numbers I am interested in.

I bot this watch to replace my 2year old venu that died. Really hard to see the full set of features online to compare all the garmin watches. When I received it, I configured it & could not find the stairs activity. After some googling - it's not a feature of the vicoactive :-(. I returned it and bought a new venu. I mostly track steps and stairs. Also running, biking and hiking. Venu is the model for me. Please make it easier for your customers to see all features of all models online. Venu 3 has longest battery life, so I picked that model. Don't really care about music, emails or notifications.

Really a nice fitness watch. Got this to replace a Vivosmart 4 and I really like this fitness tracker. I keep finding things it can do everyday. Works well with my phone and I get alerts to messages and other important information. The only thing my Vivosmart 4 could do that this doesn't is report stair flights walked up or down. However I don't use stairs much so it doesn't matter. It does so much I can't believe it. I am really glad I got this watch/fitness tracker.

I got this watch as a replacement for my 4S that broke. This newer version has more features and a better interface (I think). However, things I don't like are the top button is hard to push sometimes to get the menu to come up and it's glitchy every once in a while for no reason. I couldn't sleep with my 4S because of the bright blinking sensor lights, but with the new 5 the sensor lights on the bottom are hardly noticeable. Overall I do like it.

I am a die hard Apple product person. Full stop. I had an Apple Watch and it was…fine. This garmin? AMAAAAAZING. I absolutely love the fact that I am not having to charge it every day. I love that it tracks my health stuff and still gives me my text previews. My favorite feature though is that I can use a regular quick release watch band vs having to buy a special one if I ever want to change it up.