I was not impressed that when I tried to take it back to sports check In brandon Manitoba after I recieved it for Christmas when I wanted one you could talk into but they said no electronics is taken back and yet when my daughter and husband was ordering it asked them all these questions and was told you could bring it back . So having said that it kinda leaves a sour taste in your mouth . But having said that very much like my vivo active 3 the battery does not hold as well but still a lot better then my daughters Apple . All I wanted was my watch to charge with out fighting with it and I needed a new strap but on the one I had you had to get a new watch as it was all one , crazy I must say to make one like that . I like the looks of it stylish but had I been able to return I would have got the venu where you can talk into it but thanks to sports check couldn’t do that with out a hassle . Told me to phone garmin and I did but they said they couldn’t do anything so my take on it is I would not do business with sports check because it’s giving you garmin a bad rep

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!

Sadly had to return this watch because the Bluetooth was weak. I walked barely a foot away from my phone and the watch would instantly disconnect. I trouble shooted multiple times and made sure watch and phone were updated. The training feature with a coach never loaded, again trouble shooted multiple times. This was super disappointing because this was the feature I was most excited about.

From 2015 to Feb 2024 I was content to use my vivofit ONE + 2015 cardioband for everything: cycling (HR), rucking for colorado training (HR) and measuring hikes in colorado (steps+HR). Now that I've had a chance to incorporate the Vactive5 into my routine I'm hooked and have found the "body battery" to be very good to allow me to judge when it's time to dial back a bit on intensity. I'm still doing the same workouts, however with the GPS function on Vactive5 I now have data on the rucking (stair climbing with a 55#, i.e., 1/3 bodyweight) pack) workouts and can put everything into Intervals.icu.

I have owned a Vivoactive 3 for over 3 years and LOVE IT! I bought the Vivoactive 5 planning on loving it as well but I do not. My biggest complaint is Garmin removed the altimeter- I no longer have this data for my running training and I no longer can participate in the hiking challenges. Shame on me, I should’ve paid closer attention to the removal of this feature but I never thought it would have been removed. This is more of a minor preference but I do not like the band- it feels more plastic and cheaply made than my previous band.

I've had vivoactive for about a year now. I have to pair it with my cell phone several times a week. Its very frustrating. Sometimes it will pair right away, sometimes I have to play with it & try over & over. I am seriously thinking of switching to another brand. I have had several Garmins. Time to jump ship & go with another brand.

Battery life is not as good as my last one, won't stop disconnecting from phone and the button to turn off alarms takes 7 to 10 times to make it stop. Even though there are buttons almost everything is done on the face which I hate. I have Tremors and it really makes it hard to use. I loved my last Carmen because the battery lasted 10 days and I could use the buttons to get through menus but not with this one. Seriously rethinking garmin.

I bought this a month ago. I love the traditional Garmin features for running. The battery life is fabulous. The health tracking features are ok. The user interface and overview feel clunky compared to other (ring) health trackers. Some of the health information is a little hard to interpret. I like the integration with the calendar and training plans. I have not used messenger or music. I also haven’t added any widgets. Truthfully, it is so customizable that it is overwhelming. I would like to see more video guides on setting up the watch for specific functions. Overall, it’s a great running watch with some interesting additional features.

Have the watch for 6 weeks and never got the Body Battery pass 55%, and many times it stayed at 5% for half a day. There are also discrepancies among different apps/metrics suggestions - "Your Body Battery is low today, try to take it easy the rest of the day", and then the recovery time is 0 hour and exercise. It is a bit confusing. I also got higher stress measurement during sleep than during the day which I can figure out how. I do like the GPS tracking for my walk and the activity measurement seems accurate.

I got this watch a few weeks ago and once I researched all the features I fell in love. However, it wears worse than I expected. I have not worn it in the shower or water but the band seal is peeling already! Hoping the bands are replaceable because I have loved tracking my health and sleep especially.