I am happy with the watch overall, the activities are easier to use and the sleep coach has been very helpful. It is not as easy to charge as the 4, but I am getting the hang of it. It often dropped from my Bluetooth and has twice put out an emergency notice, but these were easy fixes.

I have fallen head over heels for this watch. It can do so much more than my old Fitbit. I love how many features it tracks and are available FOR FREE! I don't know why I didn't think of Garmin first. Now, I am hooked and a life long Garmin consumer.

Where do I begin?? I bought this watch on a whim during Black Friday shopping. I had been on the fence about ditching my AppleWatch, the common things of the battery life is trash and I felt that during some of my workouts it just was not keeping up, so I figured what perfect day then Black Friday and being on sale to pull the trigger to join the Garmin Fam. LET ME TELL YOU!!!! Just do it... seriously you may question your life when you go to answer a phone call and it doesn't come through the watch, or to answer a text and you need to have your phone but that will be your REALITY check that you need to do less people pleasing and being available at every beckon call/text. As for the fitness side of things its very similar to the AppleWatch so it's not a whole lot to get use too. I do feel that it is more accurate for the work outs in a way. THE SLEEP TRACKER!!! I was never able to put the AppleWatch to that test because it would always be on 10% or dead by the time that it came to sleepy time so I took it off to charge it while I slept and never got to experience any of the capabilites in that sense, but the Garmin!! I feel like I could say this thing never dies (on a daily basis) lol. I can go 6 days without charging. I charged it Wednesday 12/11/24 and today is 12/13/24 and I still have 84% battery life left. I utilize the sleep tracker to its full extent!! I feel like I could literally write a book about the watch but I'll spare you with.... GO BUY THE WACTH!!!!

I absolutely love my vivoactive 5. I have been a Fitbit user for 15 years. I can honestly say now that I have converted to Garmin and will stay. I love all the features, it is accurate and feel the accuracy is better. If you are on the fence between Garmin and Fitbit, go Garmin!! Forgot to mention the battery life is Amazing!!!

Best fitness watch yet. Have a Forerunner 935 and wanted something simpler, button wise. The watch garners looks from people. Downloaded the popular face. Several people, including my wife who has been a fitbit aficionado, are telling me "hey what is that watch, I need to buy one".

There are parts of this device that I LOVE, like the easy to use buttons and easy to read face. However, I do NOT like the body battery or the way they score my sleep. My old watch told me I was getting lots of deep and REM sleep, and I always feel rested. This watch always tells me I had poor/non-restorative sleep. Then during the day, even when I'm just having a relaxing, nice day, it tells me it was a STRESSFUL day. It is full of all these spiky orange lines that show how stressed I am. I tell you - it's the device that is stressing me out! It's been about 3 weeks, so I was HOPING it would adjust to my own body rhythms, but it has not. It could be because I have fibromyalgia and that affects my heart rhythm. Otherwise, I'm really healthy. Basically, if you are healthy, with no problems, it's a great watch/fitness tracker. I like all the other features.

Got it for my birthday and am so enjoying it. It was a step up from my Vivoactive 3, which was a step up from my Forerunner 35. I have had Garmin smart watches for a number of years and have never had a problem, just wanted more features. Have never been disappointed with any of them. I am a slow runner but have improved with the coach programs. I love the vibrant colors and all of the great features of the vivoactive 5.

I got this as a Christmas gift from my Parents. Ive been wanting this watch for a while now, and ill say its worth the money. Battery life is amazing, the features for the workouts are incredible, and its very comfortable and lightweight. sometimes i forget that im even wearing it LOL. 10/10 Love it.

I was given this watch as a gift. I enjoy the longer battery life! Being a lightweight watch is a plus. There are still many features I have not figured out because they take three or four steps to open...this is "hard" to learn. When a message comes in to my phone and pops up on the watch, it is there for 1/2 a second and then gone...again a few steps to open it up and a bit complicated. Not sure I would recommend this watch, but I am not throwing it out just yet.

I’ve had smart watches for a few years and my last one was at the point that I needed to upgrade for something new. I decided to try out Garmin as a few friends have recommended it and have said great things about it. I absolutely agree with what they said. Sleek design, no overwhelming notifications, you can still change the bands to make it more you. It’s super light weight. The battery lasts so long is so great! I use it all day every day and battery is still going since day one. I also love the activity feature where you can plan workouts and it also has challenges for the month that makes you keep up with your fitness.