I switched from a Fitbit to the Garmin vivo5 and wished I did it sooner. It's a great watch. Easy to use and stats are simple. The only feature I would have appreciated is the workout options. I would add just a basic workout feature or cross training for those that do mixed training such as strength and conditioning.

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.

I got this right before Christmas and love all the great features & apps available. Just getting into the exercise portion but the health snap shot, body battery & sleep patterns are very insightful. Make sure you watch the videos so you don't miss anything this watch can do. It's all you need on your wrist. Plus check out the beautiful watch faces.

I bought the watch over a month ago and every other day I have to go through the setup process on my phone. It's poor design if it needs to be setup every other day. Don't buy the watch unless this error is fixed. I would worry the software leaks personal data or has other malicious bugs if they cannot get process of setup to work correctly.

I like the Vivoactive 5 for the data that it provides. It's comfortable to sleep with, but it did once wake me up when I had my hand near my face and the display turned on. The morning report is nice, but it doesn't always work. Occasionally I wish to check the time and it won't turn on by turning my wrist. Other times I'll touch the display to check the time and it will pop into a different screen rather than the time. That's a little frustrating. I am usually a watch wearer and I was hoping I wouldn't miss wearing one. So far I miss it very much. I do like all the fitness data that it gathers and provides. It provides a very good view of how I'm doing. The GPS picture of my routes are kind of fun, and it gives me confidence that the distance readings are fairly accurate. I like that I was able to customize the watch face. I went from wearing a fitbit to this Garmin Vivoactive 5 and this is definitely a step up.

By and large really like this new Garmin. Read reviews prior to purchase and they really helped. Long lasting battery for my needs. Still figuring out functions, would like more user friendly ways to customize for my needs. The lower button position is harder to push in to activate wearing watch on left wrist. If it were on top left much easier to access. Happy as new Garmin user. Quality is obvious with name.

This does everything I need to track running and other types of workouts, as well as tracking overall health/activity. Battery life is pretty good, but not the 11 days claimed. I get 5-6 days out of a charge.Worth the price, and a great option if you don't need all the crap the Apple Watch has.

I have wanted a Garmin Smartwatch for so long but was put off by the size and bulkiness. Well, Garmin has tackled that and beautifully. My vivoactive 5 is a wonderful companion to my healthy, active lifestlye. Even at age 68, I still work out 6 days a week. My vivo keeps accurate track of my activities, sleep, and Intensity Minutes. For the first few days, I wore it along with my FitBit but soon realized all these years how much Fitbit was cheating me out of steps and activity. It's just not as accurate. I have now tested the vivo against three hotel tradmills, and it is dead on accurate each time. I love that it displays my activity on the main screen and that I can check my sleep score and quality without going to the app.

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.

So i have been using the Vivoactie 5 for about 2 weeks now and i love it !! I replaced the Venu 2 square. Wow this watch does everything great. I am really enjoying the sleep coach and getting a good idea of how i sleep. I am still learning the HRV and what it does but i really like it to. The battery life is Really good also. The screen is so sharp and clear WOW!! My only complaint is the reminder to move. I love it because it let`s me know when i have been sitting to long. But i really wish Garmin would do an update and let me pick the hours that it reminds me. Because when i am trying to rest and recharge my body battery it tells me i need to get up and be active, but it is also telling me to rest. Please change this. Maybe set it like a reminder to move goal , when you hit the hours you pick you get fireworks.