I absolutely love my Garmin watch. I love that I can find workouts and find training for races. Love the different face options and love the morning report. Was worried that I was not going to like it since I did like my Apple Watch but will not be putting that Apple Watch back on again.

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.

This has been a great/different change from my Apple Watch ! The main differences that reeled me in was the battery life: last up to 4-5 days with my use (workout 4-5 times a week) after 1 charge ! The amount of workouts plans on the connect app that come with the watch and record my reps when performing the exercises, as well as my rest time and the active time to complete my sets. The design in my opinion is a lot cleaner looking than the Apple Watch there are multiple watch faces to choose from. The disadvantages in my opinion are : I can only use Spotify if I want to control the song from my watch this isn’t a big deal I just don’t like using my phone while working out even if it is to change the song, there is no find my option like with Apple so if you can’t find your phone you need someone else to ping it or use another Apple device to find it. The band that comes with it is a bit difficult to clip on to the appropriate adjustment. Overall this watch is a 9.5/10 for me with those slight set backs which are just personal preference factors. This is a great watch and a different upgrade ! Garmin is a GPS company so it’s not surprising that location is pinpoint accurate when it comes to weather and location. I recommend this to anyone looking to get away from traditional Apple Watch products.

It surprises me that there is not an easy way (or free app) for capturing my gym membership details since this is the primary activity why I bought this watch. My former Galaxy3 had this useful capability. Otherwise it's a good-value watch for workouts and health data.

I have always loved my Garmin watches and I was hesitant to upgrade from the 4S to the 5. I personally love that the watch face is larger than the 4S. Easy to us, love all the different features and I feel like all the tracking features are very accurate.

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 really enjoy having this watch and highly recommend it! I was never into watches before, but since I’ve become more active, walking daily and going to the gym, this has been a great fitness tracker. The battery life is excellent; I don’t even take it off most days. I was debating between this and the Apple Watch, but having to charge a watch every day felt pointless to me. This one tracks calories, steps, and logs all my activities, which helps me stay on track with my fitness goals. It's also lightweight and has a modern design, which I really appreciate.

The vivoactive 5 is an excellent watch for medium-level to advanced runners, hikers, and athletes alike. The GPS readings on it are near-perfect. It has a great battery life for long walks and runs. The interface is very user-friendly and attractive. I love the body battery function and it is really accurate. The sleep tracking feature is quite accurate as well. It is also easy to switch the watch band out. What I don't like is the weight lifting mode because it wants to count your reps and is very inaccurate (you can toggle this off and I do so.) I also do not like the watch band at all, it is uncomfortable but that may be a personal preference. Overall I have been very impressed with this watch and highly recommend it to anyone trying to get into Garmin at a higher level, without breaking the bank.

I recently had to replace my Vivoactive 3, and decided on the Vivoactive 5. It has so many added features that my forner watch did not have that are very useful. I am though a bit put off that an update has removed a battery setting that I loved. Hopefully it will be replaced in the near future!

Battery life is great! Has better features than the Apple Watch. I took away one star because I can’t get the watch to play music (even though I downloaded the app, tried multiple attempts to get it to work). Everything else is great! Love the running app and walking app.