Polar has done a generally excellent job, packaging an accurate, helpful fitness device into a watch that's thinner and more comfortable to wear than competitors such as
the Garmin vivosmart HR.
There are a lot options out there for serious athletes, including the UA Band (covered later in this same section), Fitbit Surge and
Garmin Vivosmart, but for fathers who need help just being more active overall, the recently released Fitbit Alta is a great choice.
Also, look for an $ 80
Garmin Vivosmart, $ 90 Fitbit Charge, $ 120 Charge HR, $ 70 Garmin Vivofit 2, $ 130 Withings Activite Pop, and $ 170 Garmin Vivoactive on the Now Network's online shop on November 26, and in retail locations the next day.
The Garmin Vivosmart HR is currently priced at $ 149.99.
Even so, you should definitely consider
the Garmin Vivosmart 3, especially if you're looking for a band that can do high - end fitness tracking with an almost week long battery.
In fifth place is
the Garmin Vivosmart 3, which is on the more expensive side of the fitness trackers listed but offers almost everything you'll want from an exercise tracker.
Best of all,
the Garmin Vivosmart doesn't need connecting to your PC.
I've also compared the Blaze's step tracking capabilities with those of
the Garmin vivosmart HR, Jawbone UP3 and the Charge HR, and it seems to be pretty spot on with all three.
For people who are serious about moving more, and looking to distance themselves from their smartphones,
the Garmin Vivosmart is a solid device for its $ 169 price.
Starting at $ 169,
the Garmin Vivosmart wristband tracks steps, calories, movement and more while delivering smartphone notifications to your wrist via its OLED display.
Users of the Garmin Vivofit,
Garmin Vivosmart and other Garmin fitness trackers or watches, will be able to steps, sleep, active calories, and remaining calories from the «my day» screen, and it can even show you a map of the route you took during exercise, along with associated data like average pace and elevation gain.
Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear Sport as well as
the Garmin vivosmart 3 were integrated into Motion and validated with Qualcomm Life's 2net platform.
The Garmin Vivosmart wristband marries accurate activity tracking with smartphone notifications in a comfortable, minimalist design.
Although its heart rate monitor was so close in performance to its competitors, I still recommend the $ 149
Garmin vivosmart HR as the best fitness tracker for casual gymgoers, thanks to its large display and extra features.
Update: Added the new Apple Watch Series 1, Samsung Gear S3,
Garmin Vivosmart HR +, and Fitbit Ionic smartwatch deals.
For a solid and affordable no - frills fitness smartwatch, check out the health - based
Garmin Vivosmart HR +.
The Garmin Vivosmart HR is a solid option if you're looking for a water - resistant fitness tracker with a built - in heart rate monitor.
Bottom Line:
The Garmin Vivosmart HR is a solid option if you're looking for a water - resistant fitness tracker with a built - in heart rate monitor.
The Garmin Vivosmart HR + is close to a year old now, but Garmin's connected band is still one of the best fitness trackers on the market.
The biggest detraction to buying a fitness band is that you may not use it enough to justify spending the money on a pricier one like the Fitbit Blaze, Gear Fit 2, or
Garmin Vivosmart HR +.
On paper,
the Garmin vivosmart HR + ($ 199) seems like a great idea: It has all of the stuff we liked about the vivosmart HR — activity tracking, smartphone notifications, a heart rate monitor — but now it comes with GPS.
Bottom line: If you like the look of the Microsoft Band,
the Garmin Vivosmart HR + is probably the closest thing out there in that regard.
All in all, I liked
the Garmin Vivosmart HR + as a fitness band.
The Fit 2 is available now for $ 179 / AU $ 289 (about # 125), significantly less than the comparable Microsoft Band 2,
Garmin Vivosmart HR + and Fitbit Surge.
For $ 50 more,
the Garmin vivosmart HR + also has built - in GPS (which I recommend for those who want to accurately record their outdoor runs and rides), is swim - friendly, delivers more notifications to your wrist, and lets you control music.
You can't interact with notifications on
the Garmin Vivosmart either, but that device's slightly larger display not only shows phone numbers, but also the subject line of messages.
The Garmin Vivosmart HR + stuffs a lot of functionality into a device that's only a little larger than some other fitness tracker bands on this list.
The band itself is 0.61 - inch wide and 0.48 - inch thick, which is about half the size of the Charge and Charge HR bands, making the Alta one of the trimmest trackers we've seen this side of
the Garmin Vivosmart.
That's because
the Garmin vivosmart HR is currently going for $ 119.99 from $ 149.99 and the Garmin vivoactive HR for $ 229.99 from $ 249.99.
Seriously, I live for
my Garmin vivosmart HR (daily wear), vivomove (daily with a sleek, classic look), and vivoactive HR (what I wear to log my workouts).
Check out these tips for sitting less and moving more: 8 Tips for Getting Up Off Your Butt I bought
myself a Garmin Vivosmart HR + because it has a Move bar that reminds me to move if I've been sitting for too long.
I bought
the Garmin Vivosmart HR after reading this guide.
Not exact matches
On April 12,
Garmin released its newest wearable, the
Vivosmart 3 ($ 140; amazon.com), the update to its
Vivosmart HR + fitness tracker that was released almost a year ago.
Introducing
Garmin's new fitness tracker: the
Vivosmart.
You can monitor your heart rate from a chest strap with
Garmin's activity monitors, including the vivofit and
vivosmart.
The wearable device sports a curved monochrome (white) PMOLED display, which seems to be Futaba's 1.4» 128x16 film OLED (similar to the one used in
Garmin's
Vivosmart).
There is the
Garmin Connect Mobile app that is available for Windows 10 PC and Mobile that displays your activities and provides you access to a number of settings for the
Vivosmart HR + that are not accessible from the device.
Garmin does list Windows 10 Phones as compatible with its Smart Notifications, but with every incoming call, text message and upcoming appointment the
Vivosmart HR + failed to alert me of those notifications.
However, the $ 50 premium for this extra feature, plus a design that's bulkier than its competition, makes the
vivosmart HR + a rare miss by
Garmin.
Garmin's
Vivosmart 3 had a stab at something similar but Polar's A370 was the fitness tracker that made the best job of adding extra feedback about wellness and fitness to what appeared, on the face of it, to be a basic step counter.
Here's
Garmin's
Vivosmart which combines some of the elements of a smartwatch with the standard fitness band offerings.
If you want a cheaper wearable, look for the $ 50
Garmin Vivofit Jr., $ 60 Vivofit 3, $ 120
Vivosmart HR +, $ 90 Fitbit Charge HR, $ 100 Alta, or $ 130 Charge 2.
Garmin's
vivosmart is compatible with Android, iPhone, and Windows based phones and allows you to control your music, monitor your heart rate and steps, and displays all of your notifications.
Last but not least, check out the $ 40
Garmin Vivofit, $ 70
Vivosmart HR, and $ 99 and up Vivomove, sold at $ 10 to $ 80 discounts.
Going after Fitbit and
Garmin, TomTom's least expensive device, the TomTom Touch, will cost $ 129, and, in many respects, looks similar to the Charge 2 and the
Vivosmart HR, both in form and function.
Garmin has
Vivosmart devices, but the closest device, in terms of capability, to the Microsoft Band 2 is the Vivoactive priced at $ 249.99.
Garmin has taken its
Vivosmart activity tracker line to a new level in the
Vivosmart HR.The new tracker, as the name suggests, now offers heart rate measurements.
Garmin has updated their popular
Vivosmart fitness tracker range with a new band that includes 24/7 heart rate monitoring, which should make monitoring your fitness more precise.
This particular one costs $ 199 and seems to be a successor to the
Vivosmart HR +,
Garmin's hear - rate sensing wristband.
Garmin's
Vivosmart HR + (which works with both iOS and Android phones) took the traditional route in terms of aesthetics, yet still packs a punch when it comes to features.