I ordered a vivoactive and after four days of wearing it was clear that it dint accurately track steps, I.e. ran 8 miles and the steps were 13,000. I contacted Garmin support and they were glad to replace it. I Sent it in and 10 days later received a new vivoactive. I wore it two days and the same issue exists. I had an 11 mile day plus shopping and it only registered 20,000 steps. Done with this watch. Don’t waste your money.

I've been wearing for a month & have been learning something new everyday. Battery life is the best feature as it replaced my much loved Viactve 3 which could no longer hold a charge long enough to complete 4 hour activity. Sleep score/coach & reminders to get active are most useful in addition to body battery score.

I bought my vivoactive 5 the end of December as a Christmas gift to me. I had a venue square which I had gotten December of 2021. The venue square was not giving me any issues, I just wanted the vivoactive 5 for some features that the venue didn't have. I'm still learning the features of the vivoactive but I'm very happy with my new watch. I gave my daughter the venue square, she's enjoying it as much as i did.

I love all the ways to track my activities on the watch and on the app on my cell phone. There so many ways to track many different activities, more than I will be able to use. But for many people it can be wonderful tool for real active individuals. I had a vivoactive 3 watch for many years before I decided to upgrade to this new vivoactive 5, GREAT move. I liked mine so much that I got the same watch for my wife. It has been very great for us to share the data we are gathering on our health.

I bought this looking for a great fitness tracker for overall workouts and runs with all of the tracking. I’ve had the watch for 2 weeks now and I really love the sleep tracker and the programmable workouts so I don’t need to keep checking my phone. I also horseback ride and while I do hope that in the future, that feature will be available on this watch, the cycle feature does work just as well. Overall I’d definitely recommend!

I bought the Vivo Active 5 as an early Christmas gift to myself and have really enjoyed it so far. I had been working on lifestyle improvements for about 6 months prior to buying the watch and the information it gives me has really helped me keep my fitness and nutrition goals in mind and on track for the most part. Once I tailored the watch to my personal preferences I have been really pleased with the tracking and review system. I like the periodic motivational notes and reminders. The nudges to move are not too intrusive and are helpful reminders to get up and move if you are like me and sit for long periods of time for work. It has also been interesting to track my physiological information as I process stressful experiences psychologically. Super cool! I bought the vivoactive 5 instead of 6 because of the reviews on them and the fact that the vivoactive 5 watch does not need to contact "the Mothership", keeping the tracking information private, which was particularly relevant for me. The choice to connect to the app on my phone remains mine alone and does not force me to connect to be able to use the features of the watch. I would recommend this to anyone who is curious about their basic sleep, exercise, HRV, breathing, etc. I imagine focused athletes would require something a little more detailed. I may upgrade in the future!

I used a vivoactive 4 for quite a few years and I was overall happy with it. I have been looking at the 5 for months and my wife bought one for me for Christmas. There is a bit of a learning curve, perhaps slightly frustrating at times but now that I've worked through that, actually prefer the interface. I still occasionally forget how to do things like advance set in a work workout. I did just notice a couple scratches on edge of the bezel and crystal. I don't think I am particularly hard on it wearing it exclusively on the back of my wrist, where I often (especially in the beginning) work the 4 on the inside of my wrist, where I believe it was more at risk of being knocked around. I think the crystal was better protected by the bezel, so I may need to be more aware of what I may be doing to cause the scratches. My wife has frequent problems with shut downs on here Watch from a competitor, when we take a boxing class which I never experienced with the 4 or 5 Garmin. I have suggested she talk to others in the class about her experience. Overall, I would purchase again.

I’ve had this watch for over two weeks now and it easily out does my Apple Watch hands over fist. Yes it doesn’t have all of the fitness activities the Apple Watch has, but it by far more accurate and more reliable. I’m glad I bought this watch and slowly getting away from the Apple eco system.

I decided to reward my self at the end of this year by getting a Garmin Vivo 5 but I was disappointed because the battery life was one day. I recharged it and again it lasted for two days. I returned it back. But still I planning to have a new Garmin in the future with long battery life.

I bought this watch after having the Venu 3. This one seemed to be a better fit for me. I am a health and PE teacher and I enjoy running. This watch is perfect for me and my daily needs. Love the size and display. This watch is much thinner than the Venu which I prefer. Additionally, the band on this watch does not irritate my skin. The Venu band severely irritated my skin.