That’s how I described this the other day, because of how often I get reminders to start moving again! But I love this watch and its features. I bought it to track my distance and heart rate while swimming but have gotten hooked on the extras and ease of use—and I haven’t even read the owner’s manual! I need to find time to learn the many features; however, I love that this only has two buttons and the touchscreen makes scrolling menus super easy. I was worried on how long I’d have to take this off to charge the battery but it charges quickly so I charge it while I’m doing dishes and take my shower. I highly recommend this!

Fitness stats very interesting. Body battery, etc. Auto sleep tracking misses first 1 - 3 hours of sleep. I do wake up frequently. I had used a Fitbit Versa 2 whose auto sleep tracking also missed sleep, but let me enter sleep start time and wake up time. Display is great. Lots of on watch stats. Great battery life. 10 days.

Just bought my Vivoactive 5 a few weeks ago and getting used to it. I had Fitbits for over 8 years. This watch is better in many ways. The big drawback is that it doesn’t record steps unless I swing my arms. So while pushing a lawn mower or a wheelbarrow it doesn’t give me credit for the steps.

Great for outdoor activity tracking so I'd recommend it if that's your primary use. It's terrible for weightlifting (like all Garmins) and not as convenient for daily wear/non-exercise usage as Apple Watches. The touch screen and side buttons are hit or miss - sometimes they are too sensitive and sometimes you have to press multiple times. But overall, I love it for running and Garmin Coach.

I have had vivoactive 2-5. I love the 5. The features are great! I really like the sleeping coach. The only thing I’d like to see on this is I would live to be able to answer texts from the watch. I have an Apple phone so it is not compatible with text answering as I believe the android is. I do wish the phone and Bluetooth of the watch would reach a bit further. All in all I love this watch!

I love the features included on the Vivoactive 5. I had been a longtime user of another brand of smartwatch, but felt that brand had been letting be down over the last several months. I love the quality of the Vivoactive 5; all of the different activities included, the GPS connection, the connection to all my other apps is fantastic. The only thing I’m still trying to figure out is how to accurately calculate the distance walked on an indoor track. I’ve tried both indoor track and indoor walk activities and neither seem to be right. I’m sure I’ll eventually figure it out.

I have been a Fitbit girl since 2017. Well, I broke up with Fitbit at the end of November. After, actually, I will spare you the dirty details. Anyway, I am now a Garmin girl! I received my Garmin on January 1st, and I love my vivoactive 5! It is comfortable, and I love all the features. My only complaint is I have to connect to fitness pal to log my food, and I don't get all the features there unless I pay for premium. It’s OK. I don't mind typing my food in. Thank you for making a great watch!

Garmin Vivoactive 5 has improved functions - main face with all the information is great. I like the sleep score and information on how to improve it. However, the strength choice on Vivoactive 3 was better than the 5 model. Vivoactive 3 sensed the movements that you were doing in your workout and registered those. Vivoactive 5 does not sense the movements that you are doing. I wrote them in. It also doesn't sense when you are active in weight training, so it says you've done one set, when you've done 12 sets. I wish that the strength portion stayed as good as the Vivoactive 3 model. The 5 model has made other improvements, though.

I really do love the Garmin- this is my fourth Garmin. Unfortunately, the rechargeable battery and the special charging plug make for a problem. I'm never in the same place as the proprietary charger when it dies, so I walk around with a dead device on my wrist a fair anoint of time. Please - if this is supposed to be a seriously helpful tracker, put the long-lasting nicad back in the next round. Throwing away a tiny batt twice a year is better than having a device that works part time.

After a disappointing experience with the Tactical Instinct Solar x2. I decided to get rid of it for the following reasons. It was terrible. Inaccurate, Black & White screen, too many buts required to setup and operate. Way over priced!! I choose this model 5 Vivo Active for several reasons. 1. Past models 3 and 4 were very good watches and Garmin stood behind them. 2. Color screen I can see. 3. Easy to operate and setup 4. Features, multiple watch faces, and increased activity’s. 5. Accurate information distance and mileage, steps etc. 6. Cost is not bad unlike the Instinct 7. Durability and fast response downloading. My only complaints it is not text comparable with my I Phone like the new model VA6. No storage or ability to respond to text. The bezel is smaller than the VA4 I would prefer a larger watch face.