The watch has some fantastic features for all sorts of activities and does a great job of tracking your progress. I like that I can simply add my music to it and carry it along for those long runs. Battery life is very good, as well. However, the watch has one major flaw. When I select an activity while listening to music, the watch will immediately disconnect all Bluetooth devices (e.g., phone, headphones, etc.) as it tries to geolocate using GPS. Changing the setting from "All Systems" to "GPS Only" works sometimes but I have still encountered the issue. Reconnecting to Bluetooth devices takes a few minutes, which is tedious and annoying.

I’ve had this garmin for over a month & it works really great! It has great features and is perfect for my lifestyle! The style of the garmin compliments my work outfits and my gym outfits. It’s also not heavy on the wrist! Also as a tip, make sure to clean the strap often! Especially after a sweaty workout session or if water gets trapped underneath. I have noticed that if the straps are not cleaned often, you can get a bit of a rash. But overall, it’s amazing!!

I moved to the vivoactive 5, as I was having issues with my older vivoactive 4 (battery life, inaccurate heart rate readings. Battery life in the 5 is much better. However the heart rate monitor is still severely inaccurate. I'm getting credit for "intensity minutes" with high heart rate reading, when in fact my heart rate is quite normal. It's reading 115+ when in fact it's barely in the 70's ( confirmed with my Kardia Care ekg device. Also with the Vivoactive 4, I could get to the stop watch with one swipe. Now it seems I have to scroll to find the stop watch (unless I'm missing something). Waiting to use the golf app in the spring, hoping it is as good, if not better than the vivoactive 4.

For the past several years I have used a different brand of smart watch. A friend suggested I change to Garmin. I am an avid cyclist and enjoy keeping track of my miles as I ride. I love that Garmin has this feature and use it regularly. I am still learning how to use the other features such as the Sleep Coach, etc. I am not keen on instruction manuals and like a device that is extremely user friendly. The reason Garmin received a "good" rating is that I am going to need to pull up the manual for some of its features and the connections for changing watch bands is very difficult for my arthritic fingers. Otherwise I am pleased with this produce and would definitely recommend to others!

My third Vivoactive watch. I depend on it to track my sleep quality and activity as well as alerting me to text messages and calls on my iphone. I would have rated it excellent, but I am a bit disappointed in the support for the watch. I can't seem to find out how to change the weather reading from Celsius to Farenheit.

I bought this watch about a month ago, primarily for its usefulness for exercise tracking (specifically running). I have found it to be super helpful in keeping me on track for training. On top of the GPS tracking for running, it also keeps track of a wide variety of health related data, helps me to verify my pace as I am running, allows me to build workout programs and easily record them, and a bunch of features I have yet to discover. The battery easily lasts 3-5 days (depending on how much I use it). There are customizable watch faces. Joining Garmin gives you access to training programs. For someone who is new to Garmin, it took me a couple days to get used to the basic functions of the touch screen and buttons, but, I have gotten the hang of it, and it is very easy to use. Love this watch. Favorite smartwatch I have ever had.

fitbit just ain't what it used to be (no thanks to Google). Since 2016, I had owned 4 fitbit devices and was ready for a change. I compared Garmin and Apple SmartWatches and after initially thinking a Garmin Venu SQ 2 was the way to go I finally decided on a VivoActive 5. Battery life was the deciding factor between Apple and Garmin. The Garmin Connect app seems to be much more functional than the fitbit ever was. The VA5 communicates with MyFitnessPal and Apple Health via Garmin Connect so all is good there as well. I like having actual buttons to start and stop an activity instead of relying on a touch screen. So far, I am quite pleased with my choice.

Features are great. BEWARE the watch face scam - if you load the face app you can never return to the default settings without Paying MORE. Instructions mentioned importing historical data from vivo active4 but at 6 weeks of wearing it still isn’t reading my normal ( rx boosted ) heart rate and so over estimating stress based solely on HR. Also this is a Big watch. A little tough on people with small wrists. I wish there were natural fiber / breathable band options - any dampness under the default gives me a red rash. I like the features but I wish it was smaller and used my history

I've had my new Vivoactive 5 for 2 weeks now. I love the new features of sleep coaching and the statistics provided at the end of each workout are far superior to the Vivoactive 4. Incredible battery life so far. Just completed my 2nd charge on day 15.

I had an Apple Watch prior to my Garmin and even after a week I could tell I would never switch back to Apple. The Garmin is a much better watch for half the price and has so many cool features. I like how in depth the health info is and how the watch can coach you into a better lifestyle. Absolutely worth the investment!