Garmin Vivofit 3 Activity Tracker, X-Large – Black

The Vivofit 3 is a replacement for a Vivofit 2 that was lost as a result of the device falling out of the wrist band. There are improvements to the Vivofit 3 compared to the Vivofit 2 including a more secure wrist band where the device slips into the band and is enclosed within the band on the underneath side and more securely surrounded on each end on the face side of the device. It is unlikely that the watch would slip out of the band if properly inserted. The more rugged enclosure has increased the height at the face of the device to about a half inch which can make it difficult to button some long sleeve shirt cuffs or put on tight fitting gloves such as rubber gloves.

The Vivofit 3 pared easily with my iPhone. All I had to do was ‘Select New Device’ on the app. I did loose a few days of data waiting for the Vivofit 3 to arrive after loosing the Vivofit 2 but the new device synced without problems and old data still exits from my Vivofit 2. It was nice not having to
start all over again or get used to a new device or app.

The face of the Vivofit 3 is smaller than the Vivofit 2 but has a cleaner look and a distinct device key that makes it easier to scroll through the functions. The batteries in my Vivofit 2 did in fact last a year.

Walking 10,000 steps a day is my fitness goal and easy to track with the Vivofit 3. I like seeing how many calories I’ve burned and this device shows both active and resting calories each day. I also like the sleep tracking feature.

Over all the Vivofit 3 is a big improvement over the Vivofit 2 and continues to be reasonably priced.

Warum 5 Sterne?

Ich war auf der Suche nach einem Fitnesstracker, den man Tag und Nacht am Handgelenk tragen kann. Selbst unter der Dusche kann man die Vivofit 3 anbehalten, da sie sogar bis zu 50m Tiefe Wasserdicht ist. Außerdem verspricht Garmin eine Akku/Batterielaufzeit von 1 Jahr. Für mich war es sehr nervig einen Fitnesstracker alle 2-4 Tage am Strom anzuschließen und aufzuladen.
Das kleine Display gibt dem Tracker ein schlichtes Design welches m.E. mehr einem Accessoire ähnelt als einem Tracker. Somit kann man am anderen Handgelenk trotzdem eine Uhr tragen. Die Vivofit 3 ist gut verarbeitet und sehr angenehm zu tragen (keine Rötungen oder Hautirritationen). Die Move IQ hat bei mir bisher nur das “Gehen” erkannt, bin damit aber auch noch nicht gelaufen. Kann also noch nicht all zu viel über die Zuverlässigkeit dieser Funktion etwas sagen. Die Schrittgenauigkeit ist natürlich nicht 100% genau. Bei keinem Fitnesstracker. Sogar die mit GPS sind nicht 100% genau. Es geht aber auch um einen nahezu genauen Richtwert. Beispielsweise weiß man, dass man an einem Tag mit 10.000 Schritten deutlich aktiver war als an einem Tag mit 5.000.
Unterm Strich ein super Fitnesstracker, der fast alle relevanten Fitnessdaten aufzeichnet und Überblick über die eigene Fitnessaktivität verschafft. Außerdem animiert und motiviert das Gerät mit einem leisen, dezenten Piepton, sich zu bewegen.

Die Kritiken hier sind für mich absolut unverständlich! Die Genauigkeit dieses Gerätes ist die gleiche wie die der Vorgänger, wenn nicht sogar besser! Die Move IQ die bei den meisten hier wohl unzuverlässig funktioniert, kann man in der Garmin Connect App ausschalten. Vielleicht werden da in Zukunft noch Updates erscheinen. Wer weiß.

I purchased this Vivofit 3 to replace one that I owned and wore daily for 8 (yes EIGHT) year that died. I get anywhere from 4 to 8 months battery life depending on the quality of battery I buy. I wear it in showers, swimming (if I will be in water for extended periods like hours or a hot tub I take it off). It tracks my steps, sleep pattern and has a timer function I use during work outs. It has a wake function but I never use it. If you don’t want all the bells and whistles and don’t want to worry about remember to charge it every couple days it is a great choice.

I spent a lot of time looking at many different activity trackers and reading many reviews. I was skeptical to buy the vivofit 3 after reading the reviews on here and other websites. I chose garmin because it has features that fitbit does not. It was important to me to have an activity tracker that I did NOT have to charge. I have enough gadgets that need to be charged and don’t need another. This way I can have it on my wrist and forget about it. Also I never have to miss a day of tracking. Secondly, it is waterproof. That seems like such an automatic feature, and I’m surprised other companies haven’t followed suit. I enjoy that I never have to worry about taking it off for a shower, to go swimming etc. Lastly, I love the fact that I can switch out the band for a different color/pattern!
So far I am very happy with my purchase, and have not run into many of the issues other reviewers have complained about. It was very easy to sync to my phone. The wristband is a little big, but not as bad as everyone was making it out to be. I was worried it wasn’t even going to fit, but that was not the case! I got on the elliptical to test out the intensity minutes-another thing many reviewers said did not work. For the first 12:00 minutes the 0 on the move IQ screen was just blinking, but then it picked up right at the 12:00 minute mark and counted every minute. It did appear to be about :50 seconds behind the elliptical, but after I was done and was leaving the gym it was spot on. So you just have to be patient with it starting to count the minutes on the actual screen, but it is working. I’m guessing it is just making sure it is actually intense activity.
Bottom line: Simple, easy to use product without all the bells and whistles of other products, which is exactly what I was looking for. Battery life was more important than heart rate and notifications for me. I really didn’t need another product other than my phone giving me notifications-that is not the purpose of an activity tracker, and I think we could all benefit from being a little more present and get away from our phone and our texting 🙂