I love my new watch. I love that I do not have to plug it in every day. Heck, I don't have to plug it in every 7 days, it lasts 10 days! That is amazing! I also love that the step counter is showing my steps as I am walking without a lag or having to open the app on my cell phone. It is a great watch and I am so glad I made the purchase!

Did not think I would like this as I am old school with a regular wristwatch. This has changed my thoughts. This has motivated me to get off my butt and get moving. I cannot stand to ride a stationary bike at the gym, but this watch connects to the sensor on my road bike and I enjoy the results. Like the morning report on my sleep, or lack thereof. Perfect size to as I do not like big bulky watches.

So far, I’m enjoying my Garmin Venu. I just got it, so hopefully it’ll meet my expectations, but it looks slick and has a great app where the data is uploaded, which makes it very easy to track activity & patterns to identify habits that need to be modified for a healthy lifestyle. Hoping the battery life is decent since that’s the main reason I switched from my Apple watch…

I bought this watch a month ago after reviewing it for a bit, and, so far I love it! Main reason for changing from an IWatch was the battery life! Really like the sleep feature and the body battery feature.also, the ability to customize my heart zones. Haven’t used it outside for hiking or biking yet but looking forward to it.

I love the watch and how it looks like. I am having difficult time with it recording certain elements. It is also not very accurate when you are doing low impact exercise. The Pilate and strength is more accurate with Apple Watch. Over all I like the watch

I was looking for a watch that had both solid health and activity features and landed on the Venu 3 as a happy medium. After 2 months of wearing it I feel like I prefer the Venu 3s much more than my previous Vivoactive. It works well on outdoor activities, but can get complicated when using indoor training platforms. You will benefit from buying the HRM Pro Plus if you plan to not wear it during a work out of if you use Zwift. The health and sleep features all seem pretty accurate. I rarely have to adjust the sleep data. The calls and music features work well and the activity options are extensive. The battery life is awesome for the amount of work outs I track on it. The current issue I have with it is more of a sensor and software problem with the new naps feature. It constantly says I'm taking naps during the day while doing focused reading and there is no way to delete them. I contacted Garmin about this issue and they said it is something they are working on. Smaller issue though for the great features you do get.

I switched over to Garmin after having an Apple Watch for years!!! I was definitely worried at first that it wouldn’t compare, but boy was I WRONG! I am totally obsessed with my Garmin and wear it religiously! It does everything my Apple Watch could do and MORE! I can even take phone calls from the Garmin Watch. The only thing it can’t do is send texts, but I honestly never used that feature on my Apple Watch since it was majorly inconsistent and not quick to use! The battery life alone on the Garmin is more than enough to make the switch. If you’re thinking about doing it, I would definitely recommend doing it. It’s worth it!

I have been wearing a Garmin watch for 30 plus years. Have had at least 5 of the different models and have always loved them. Switched from fit bit because back then, they were only water resistant and Garmin was water proof. As I like to swim as well as walk, that was important. Next month I will be 75 and still enjoy getting the vibration letting me know I am passed 10,000 steps and often get to 20,000 in a day. Love my new Venu and how easy it was to install the watch.

I’ve been an Apple Watch user for about 8 years. I recently made the switch, as I’ve had less interest in all the smart watch features and more interest in my lifts and runs and body stats. I’m almost a month in and absolutely love everything about the data I get. The Garmin watches are always runner approved and promoted but really undersold for strength and lifting!!! I love the stats and tracking capabilities that are built right into the watch, without an outside app. I also love the way it looks!!!

I wanted a watch that was fitness oriented, but had smartwatch capabilities and after a lot of research all signs pointed to the Venu. I got it and am totally in love. Everything works seamless with my iphone. The battery life is phenomenal. I track multiple workouts every week and use it nonstop and charge it once a week. And charging takes about 1hr 15min from empty battery. Perception is relative so I love having quantitative data to keep me in line, I feel it tracks workouts accurately, and the body battery/sleep coach/recovery hours features has really helped me maximize my fitness & energy levels. 10/10 recommend.