Dude this is an insane in-depth review and I appreciate it a lot. Just purchased this product and am also very happy with it. Solely using it as a runner.
yesss ep 3!! I'll say it again, THANK YOU! Thanks for your quality content, honestly this was so helpful! My husband loves his 935 for ironman training, i HAD a vivioactive HR for about 13 months before it was full F.U.B.A.R!!! Setting up my Vivioactive 3 today, and this whole series (including the compare and contrast!) has been so helpful! We almost got the fenix 5 (but prob too bulky for me) now even MORE excited for the Vivioactive 3 (after being burned by a disappointing last few months from the "vivioactive HR"). THANK YOU!
Thank you for this thorough review... I’ve been a Fitbit person more many years now but on my second half marathon I want to try out Garmin but have been struggling with choosing which one 👍🏾👍🏾
For the issue with the buttom being pressed during yoga, I like that yo uh can orient the watch so the button facing is up your arm, instead of towards your wrist
Sorry to keep pestering you, but you've just been so helpful and responsive, and i promise this is the last question. Is it possible to use other apps whilst recording an activity? for example if i'm doing a run but i want to use a normal stopwatch app whilst still recording gps data and everything else but off screen. This would be enough until they implement a manual lap feature is what im thinking. anyway really informative video and responses, its appreciated :)
Thanks so much for these videos, you clearly spend a lot of time making them high quality. Three things I'd like to see are: 1. the quirks you have with the watch, 2. third party apps, 3. data exportation for personal use (summary csv option, taking .FIT files directly off of the device, using Garmin's API)
Yup, the cardio profile should work for any non GPS related activity. Then you can always change the workout type in Garmin Connect after the fact. Thanks!
Hi DesFit. I've been watching your reviews on the Vivoactive 3, just got mine in the mail. So far love it... although I would like to do a general Strength workout without having to do all the set counting and touch the watch each step of the way. Wht do you recommend? The workouts I do are a mixture of cardio + weights + body weight circiuts. Lastly, how much does workout mode matter? Is it measuring my calories burned based off heart rate? Thanks in advance.
I tried the golf app yesterday. Not great. Shot detection doesn’t work. You can’t change your handicap or distances as this doesn’t work. You can keep score but then it isn’t synced to ConnectIQ. Have reported to Garmin.
Hi .. I've just bought the Garmin VivoActive3 after having 2 Fitbit devise (Blaze and Versa) .. I've not found it as user friendly yet and some of the training systems seem quite in depth so I've not delved in to those - one thing i have noticed is the variance in calories between the 2 .. in Fitbit a Cardio (Body Combat class) with Fitbit was 500+ calories for an hours work but the Garmin was only 350 calories which I thought was a big difference - I also find the Garmin isn't as sensitive as the Fitbit in terms of steps etc. which i guess is a good thing as more accurate (i.e. fitbit picks up arm movements much more easily as a step movement). have you found Cardio to be quite out... I notice that Fitbit wasn't one you measured it with ...
Just stumbled across your channel, and have just subscribed! Good stuff! I'm looking at buying this device in the near future... Are you able to share the data for the indoor rowing? Garmin Connect or Strava (or .fit file).
Very important question I have heard NOT a good idea to shower every day with the 3 as the steam over time will cause it to leak !!!!!! Any truth ??? Great video thanks
great review..Is there a dedicated hiking activity mode on Vivoactive 3 like on Fenix series? I am looking for a watch mainly to see lot of metrics while hiking. Don’t really care about the navigation aspect. Would the Vivoactive 3 give me as much metrics as the Fenix series? For example, on the Fenix, I can select a data screen that shows altitude variations over the last 4 hours. Is there such screen available? As for notifications, on Fenix series, you have to click on the start button and then the down button to scroll any notification which is a pain. Can you scroll a notification just by swiping down as soon as you receive it on the Vivoactive? Thank you....
No lap button, really? I'm considering upgrade (or down grade) from fenix 3 sapphire (non-HR) to VA3. But now maybe i prefer FR935. Thanks for the review.
For floor climbing I was told the watch needs to see a 10ft 6" change before it counts it as a floor change, both Garmin and Samsung(Gear S3) support mentioned this to me. As for steps I was told that you need to move at least 9-10 steps consecutively before it starts counting. Can you also test out some of the third-party hiking apps please? I don't remember, but is there an interval option?
This is a very full-featured activity tracker and unless you need a really durable case or advanced features like connectivity to the higher-end heart rate straps that can collect running dynamics, I'd highly recommend it.
My rowing heart rate and treadmill heart rates were way off. It seems that for any activity which arms are moving around quickly, the HR is completely off (much lower than it should be). Also, while I was rowing (indoor), it was counting steps. 767 strokes and 2800 steps. I did 5000m in just under 25 minutes and it told me my HR was averaging 85! As soon as I got off the rowing machine, HR jumped to 140. Any suggestions? I had the same experience with the treadmill. While I'm on it, the HR is completely off however as soon as I get off, HR goes up like crazy (where it should be). Have you tried wearing this thing on your ankle? Perhaps it would be more accurate there, tucked in the sock for good contact and little movement.
When you talk about the annoyance of wearing a watch during activities with wrist flexion (around 6:30 in the video), do you think it's any different between round devices like this, and straight-edge devices like the Fitbit Ionic, Vivoactive 1 and HR, Apple Watch, Samsung Gear Fit lineup, etc.?
+Catherine Powers That’s a very good point Catherine, and yes, I believe it does make a difference for wearability. I do believe square or rectangular watches would be better, however, there will be ones that are better (Apple Watch - nice round edges) and some that would be worse (Fitbit Ionic - sharp edges).
I want it for gym but I don't care if It count my reps. Is the heart rate accurate if not what you recommend. I read that the most accurate is m430. Please guide me.
How do I alternate between the rest and the series options, when I'm training in strength mode? Usually I press the display repeatedly and It switches! Is this the correct procedure? I'm doing the correct or have a number oficial times to press to switch? Tnks!
i got an iphon 6s normally use the app Runtastic when i go out for a jog but my question is do i still need to take my phone with me while using the app for the watch or can i leave it and go just with the watch not using the app while i run? also i think the app consumes too much iphone baterry any recomendations?
I’m glad you tested the floors climbed feature, and the fact that you weren’t getting accurate numbers despite climbing a ton of stairs makes me feel less crazy. I have been so frustrated with this problem on my VAHR, and have contacted Garmin about it so many times. When I had a Fitbit Charge HR, it was always accurate. Do you have any idea why this feature doesn’t work on the Garmin devices?
+Jeremy Caron I actually have not tested the Ionic yet officially but I did get to test one out for about half a day and probably would go for the Garmin. Just a little more mature of an activity tracker in my opinion.
Hi there, just got a vivoactive 3 this weekend as an upgrade from my Forerunner 230. On my Forerunner, I could easily push the down arrow to show the watch face while still in running mode. The vivoactive seems to automatically show my time/pace/distance every 30sec or so no matter how often I swipe back to the watch face. Do you know if there is a way to have it in running mode, but keep the watch face visible at all times? I prefer to not see my stats while running.
+Big Dee you can use both devices at once but I wouldn’t recommend syncing them to the same Garmin Account, especially if you use Strava. There is some weirdness with one ride sometimes overwriting another and messing up PRs. But I use my fenix and Edge 1030 or 520 together at the same time.
Last year I got an edge unit and love it!! I also had the vivoactive classic (used to be a fitbit fan but switched to Garmin) I wore the VA when I would bike but didn't track the ride on both devices. I now have the VA3 but haven't done rides with it. Works really well overall btw. And it seems that any steps that were counted during the ride and removed from the count. That way it isn't the false readings. That is just my experience tho.
+Robert D I mainly use the Edge for better usability and not necessarily the data. As you may have seen in the fenix 6 predictions video I did a while back, I would just love it if Garmin would come out with an “Edge display unit” that was just a receiver for information from a watch, not gps on it, just a unit to display the information already collected on the watch.
I'm not so patiently waiting haha. Appreciate your thoroughness thats for sure.... Hope the AW3 final video will be accompanying that! Also if you are willing to pony up 5$ for iSmoothRun on the Apple Watch i'd be interested in hearing your thoughts. I keep reading great things about that app for the AW. Thanks for all that you do!
Sure thing. Like I said I may not be the quickest but I just want to make sure to cover as much as I can! Yup - been testing iSmoothRun as well as others. Updates soon and thanks again!
Nice job Des! I've been a bit frustrated with the strength workouts. If you create one, you can't make corrections the day of the workout, and there is no rest mode. If you use the stock profile you have to manually input things like the weight. If you bench press 135, you have to hit the plus sign 135 times and that info resets the next set. Perhaps these are software fixes? Also, I didn't have high hopes for notifications and they are nothing to write home about. I'm curious about your battery life. My watch looks like 3-4 days of battery life.
+John Manley battery life has been disappointing no doubt. The overall usability of a smartwatch for strength training seems like it’s a bit awkward still so hopefully a better solution can be found. Otherwise, how are you liking it?
DesFit I really like the look and feel of it. I find myself not wanting to wear it all day because of the poor notifications, however. The battery life is not up to the VAHR. Also, does it take a while to connect to ANT for toy? It connects to the Scosche, but is slats than the VAHR on connecting.
Can we design a run workout like 300m fast run, 1 minute rest, 500m slow run etc and download that to the watch? I know we can download other custom workouts but running was not mentioned in the IFA.
poornapragna l s from the looks of it you can. I have not tried it yet to be honest. There are options for time or distance from what I saw. Still have to try it tho
Yes. That's what I've been doing to get around the lack of manual lap. It's clunky, but as long as you can plan your workout out ahead of time, it works.
John Manley I am not able to see it there, I search “strength” or “weight” and it doesn’t show up. But also none of the standard activities is there (swim, run ...), just the developers apps
@@DesFit ok. thank you for the feed back. my current watch is charge 2. so i did not check the buttons. was checking the functionality)most important the heart rate) and price. my exercises are mostly gym exercises. i dont go outside.
at 3:15 the heart rates are pretty far off actually. Which is which by the way? Left is a strap and right is the VA3? Also could you make some comparison of heart rate graphs compared to a chest strap? It was not clear here.
+poornapragna l s There were just some spikes with the 5X which was on the left but for wrist based HR, 7 bpm difference isn’t terrible for almost 2 hours. Definitely realized I should have labeled them after the fact. Sorry about that! And ya, wanted to show the strap data but only have 2 phones :) Overall, the VA3 was actually more in line with the chest strap than the 5X. It performed well.
+YON3484 any of those would do, but if you’re doing some serious CrossFit, I would probably suggest a 935 or 5-series mainly for durability. Not sure about when a fenix 6 would be released, but most likely next year.
Dude this is an insane in-depth review and I appreciate it a lot. Just purchased this product and am also very happy with it. Solely using it as a runner.
Nice! Thanks! Hope you enjoy!
yesss ep 3!! I'll say it again, THANK YOU! Thanks for your quality content, honestly this was so helpful! My husband loves his 935 for ironman training, i HAD a vivioactive HR for about 13 months before it was full F.U.B.A.R!!! Setting up my Vivioactive 3 today, and this whole series (including the compare and contrast!) has been so helpful! We almost got the fenix 5 (but prob too bulky for me) now even MORE excited for the Vivioactive 3 (after being burned by a disappointing last few months from the "vivioactive HR"). THANK YOU!
guys, VivoActive 3 Music can actually track pull ups and push ups, with reps count and auto pause. I am super impressed!
Thanks for covering rowing! I never find anyone who even mentions it!
Sure thing!
Some good info here, was stuck between Samsung watches or Garmin series. I think I’m siding with Garmin in terms of accuracy.
This is the best review I have ever seen.
Wow, thanks!
In Rowing, make sure your arms go back towards the Rowing Machine before your legs go up. Great Video Though!!
Thanks for the tip, Coley! Ya, my rowing form is indeed not great but appreciate the advice!
Thanks for this great review.
3:25 this part is a deal breaker for me, because I wanted it for tracking my mtb activities.
Hi Des, great review as always. Is there a chance you would review indoor swimming as well?
Thanks so much
+Ofri Sela yup, I’ll probably do that in an epilogue episode where I can tackle the few remaining activities. And thank you!
+Mark Greaves Thanks so much! And will most definitely be testing them both concurrently.
U are the only person who mention about elavation. Others simply don’t
Thanks! I like how you are taking the time to do really detailed break downs compared to a single 5 minute review video.
+nebulight One of the main reasons I started to do these reviews. And thank you!
is this suitable for running?
Absolutey
Damn! That was thorough!! Love it!!!👊💪
Thanks!
Thank you for this thorough review... I’ve been a Fitbit person more many years now but on my second half marathon I want to try out Garmin but have been struggling with choosing which one 👍🏾👍🏾
Spot on review ! Is the vivoactive 3 worth downgrading from the forerunner 735xt ?
Wow, you're detailed!
Thanks!
Awesome review! It's lining up with what I have been finding.
Hoping that the GPS will connect quicker with the more runs I do!
+Robert D it took maybe 3-4 runs for it to cache the satellites but now it’s just fine for me. Thank you!
DesFit Awesome! I have done 10+ and it seems touchy as to how quick it will connect. Figured just keep logging in those GPS activities
DesFit funny thing, right after I sent that, I did a run and it connected in seconds!
+Robert D sweet!
For the issue with the buttom being pressed during yoga, I like that yo uh can orient the watch so the button facing is up your arm, instead of towards your wrist
It's all in the details Des! Thanks again and Looking forward to the next episode of your Apple watch series 3 review!!! Still undecided over here 😉
Great reviews thanks! Just starting with my Vivoactive 3- will you be demo’ing the golf activity...please!?
Awesome! i hope you are able to do a similar review with the vivomove HR
+PFenixTX Thanks! I have to buy all these devices unfortunately and I kind of blew my budget for the moment but maybe in the future.
Goddammit, I can't wait for my watch to here. 😂
Thanks for this! It's extremely helpful.
+Rhombus sure thing! I appreciate it!
Great review. Thanks for the in-depth info. I think you just sold me on this over the FitBit Ionic.
+Cru Jones Thanks! Enjoy!
Sorry to keep pestering you, but you've just been so helpful and responsive, and i promise this is the last question. Is it possible to use other apps whilst recording an activity? for example if i'm doing a run but i want to use a normal stopwatch app whilst still recording gps data and everything else but off screen. This would be enough until they implement a manual lap feature is what im thinking. anyway really informative video and responses, its appreciated :)
Thanks so much for these videos, you clearly spend a lot of time making them high quality. Three things I'd like to see are: 1. the quirks you have with the watch, 2. third party apps, 3. data exportation for personal use (summary csv option, taking .FIT files directly off of the device, using Garmin's API)
+HerrRatzle Thank you! I’ll see if I can get to these in a following video. Thanks again!
Hey Des! Great review, as usual! Could you elaborate a bit on the fact that "indoor track and treadmill are not interchangeable"?
Great review! Bought the watch!
One question though; what would you advise when doing tennis? I use the Cardio activity.
Yup, the cardio profile should work for any non GPS related activity. Then you can always change the workout type in Garmin Connect after the fact. Thanks!
Hi DesFit. I've been watching your reviews on the Vivoactive 3, just got mine in the mail. So far love it... although I would like to do a general Strength workout without having to do all the set counting and touch the watch each step of the way. Wht do you recommend? The workouts I do are a mixture of cardio + weights + body weight circiuts. Lastly, how much does workout mode matter? Is it measuring my calories burned based off heart rate? Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the review, when are you hitting the golf course?
+Tom Prevost I’m seriously going to grab my old Walter Hagens from the basement and dust them off just for this review series :)
I tried the golf app yesterday. Not great. Shot detection doesn’t work. You can’t change your handicap or distances as this doesn’t work. You can keep score but then it isn’t synced to ConnectIQ. Have reported to Garmin.
+Graham Stenson Thanks for that info!
Hi .. I've just bought the Garmin VivoActive3 after having 2 Fitbit devise (Blaze and Versa) .. I've not found it as user friendly yet and some of the training systems seem quite in depth so I've not delved in to those - one thing i have noticed is the variance in calories between the 2 .. in Fitbit a Cardio (Body Combat class) with Fitbit was 500+ calories for an hours work but the Garmin was only 350 calories which I thought was a big difference - I also find the Garmin isn't as sensitive as the Fitbit in terms of steps etc. which i guess is a good thing as more accurate (i.e. fitbit picks up arm movements much more easily as a step movement). have you found Cardio to be quite out... I notice that Fitbit wasn't one you measured it with ...
Can you say something more about Move IQ function. Does it work correctly in the device and are particular activities seen in all day summary?
Just stumbled across your channel, and have just subscribed! Good stuff!
I'm looking at buying this device in the near future... Are you able to share the data for the indoor rowing? Garmin Connect or Strava (or .fit file).
Very important question I have heard NOT a good idea to shower every day with the 3 as the steam over time will cause it to leak !!!!!! Any truth ??? Great video thanks
Finally, would you reccomend Vivoactive 3 for Mountain biking or would be better than Forerunner 245?
Great detailed review. What workout mode is recommended for a workout like bootcamp or zumba?
+chai5893 probably just the Cardio activity for those types of classes. Thanks so much!
great review..Is there a dedicated hiking activity mode on Vivoactive 3 like on Fenix series?
I am looking for a watch mainly to see lot of metrics while hiking. Don’t really care about the navigation aspect.
Would the Vivoactive 3 give me as much metrics as the Fenix series? For example, on the Fenix, I can select a data screen that shows altitude variations over the last 4 hours. Is there such screen available?
As for notifications, on Fenix series, you have to click on the start button and then the down button to scroll any notification which is a pain. Can you scroll a notification just by swiping down as soon as you receive it on the Vivoactive?
Thank you....
No lap button, really? I'm considering upgrade (or down grade) from fenix 3 sapphire (non-HR) to VA3. But now maybe i prefer FR935. Thanks for the review.
Great review, it really helped me with my decision :)
+Jay Thomas Thanks and enjoy!
For floor climbing I was told the watch needs to see a 10ft 6" change before it counts it as a floor change, both Garmin and Samsung(Gear S3) support mentioned this to me. As for steps I was told that you need to move at least 9-10 steps consecutively before it starts counting. Can you also test out some of the third-party hiking apps please? I don't remember, but is there an interval option?
How to add more Hiking on vivo3. I tried but can't find it
This guy is so underrated...
This watch looks great. I'm wondering about this one for my activity like bike, gym, running and walking. What do you think guys? Good video!
This is a very full-featured activity tracker and unless you need a really durable case or advanced features like connectivity to the higher-end heart rate straps that can collect running dynamics, I'd highly recommend it.
I had Apple Watch but this one I hope will be more durable (i don't need super durability - just a tinny bit). Thanks DesFit!
I was going to comment before on the rowing form, but I guess you found out.
My rowing heart rate and treadmill heart rates were way off. It seems that for any activity which arms are moving around quickly, the HR is completely off (much lower than it should be). Also, while I was rowing (indoor), it was counting steps. 767 strokes and 2800 steps. I did 5000m in just under 25 minutes and it told me my HR was averaging 85! As soon as I got off the rowing machine, HR jumped to 140. Any suggestions? I had the same experience with the treadmill. While I'm on it, the HR is completely off however as soon as I get off, HR goes up like crazy (where it should be). Have you tried wearing this thing on your ankle? Perhaps it would be more accurate there, tucked in the sock for good contact and little movement.
Nice looking sneakers!! Which new balance shoe is that? Can u do a review on that.?
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When you talk about the annoyance of wearing a watch during activities with wrist flexion (around 6:30 in the video), do you think it's any different between round devices like this, and straight-edge devices like the Fitbit Ionic, Vivoactive 1 and HR, Apple Watch, Samsung Gear Fit lineup, etc.?
+Catherine Powers That’s a very good point Catherine, and yes, I believe it does make a difference for wearability. I do believe square or rectangular watches would be better, however, there will be ones that are better (Apple Watch - nice round edges) and some that would be worse (Fitbit Ionic - sharp edges).
I want it for gym but I don't care if It count my reps. Is the heart rate accurate if not what you recommend. I read that the most accurate is m430. Please guide me.
Great review !!! What do You think about the HR rate sensor? What Do You think is the best between this one, Fitbit ionic sensor and Suunto Valencell?
+giatrus70 The Suunto is very good but I have not been able to thoroughly test the Ionic. But the HR sensor is pretty darn accurate on the VivoActive.
DesFit thanks a lot 😊
+giatrus70 sure thing. Thank you!
How do I alternate between the rest and the series options, when I'm training in strength mode?
Usually I press the display repeatedly and It switches! Is this the correct procedure? I'm doing the correct or have a number oficial times to press to switch? Tnks!
i got an iphon 6s normally use the app Runtastic when i go out for a jog but my question is do i still need to take my phone with me while using the app for the watch or can i leave it and go just with the watch not using the app while i run? also i think the app consumes too much iphone baterry any recomendations?
I’m glad you tested the floors climbed feature, and the fact that you weren’t getting accurate numbers despite climbing a ton of stairs makes me feel less crazy. I have been so frustrated with this problem on my VAHR, and have contacted Garmin about it so many times. When I had a Fitbit Charge HR, it was always accurate. Do you have any idea why this feature doesn’t work on the Garmin devices?
+laydsimba Honestly I’m not sure if the reason. The Apple Watch altimeter seems slightly better but it still has some issues as well.
The video shows you skipping steps, could that be messing with the accuracy?
It’s based on the altimeter, not the number of steps.
Awesome review .. would you recommend this over the fitbit ionic? now that you have tested both? or even the Android 2.0 devices?
+Jeremy Caron I actually have not tested the Ionic yet officially but I did get to test one out for about half a day and probably would go for the Garmin. Just a little more mature of an activity tracker in my opinion.
DesFit thank you so much I really appreciate it!!
A comparison between vivoactice 3 vs instinct. Please
Hello-does the Vivoactive 3 track any distance for rowing?
Excellet review.
Thanks!
Does is support manually counting laps yet, such as indoors??
Hi there, just got a vivoactive 3 this weekend as an upgrade from my Forerunner 230. On my Forerunner, I could easily push the down arrow to show the watch face while still in running mode. The vivoactive seems to automatically show my time/pace/distance every 30sec or so no matter how often I swipe back to the watch face. Do you know if there is a way to have it in running mode, but keep the watch face visible at all times? I prefer to not see my stats while running.
Gosh, I can’t remember at this point. Maybe you could set up a data page with non important stats?
Hi my steps are over estimated, anyway to fix that in this watch?
Thanks Des I'm about to purchase this watch. Leaving fitbit. I already have the Edge 510 will these devices interfere with each other?
+Big Dee you can use both devices at once but I wouldn’t recommend syncing them to the same Garmin Account, especially if you use Strava. There is some weirdness with one ride sometimes overwriting another and messing up PRs. But I use my fenix and Edge 1030 or 520 together at the same time.
Last year I got an edge unit and love it!! I also had the vivoactive classic (used to be a fitbit fan but switched to Garmin) I wore the VA when I would bike but didn't track the ride on both devices.
I now have the VA3 but haven't done rides with it.
Works really well overall btw. And it seems that any steps that were counted during the ride and removed from the count. That way it isn't the false readings. That is just my experience tho.
+Robert D I mainly use the Edge for better usability and not necessarily the data. As you may have seen in the fenix 6 predictions video I did a while back, I would just love it if Garmin would come out with an “Edge display unit” that was just a receiver for information from a watch, not gps on it, just a unit to display the information already collected on the watch.
Thanks
+Andrew Stuart sure thing!
So what do you think is the better deal? This or the fenix 3? Any one have any ideas I’m torn here
Hi @DesFit will it show me real time cadence? while running in the 4 data fields?
Hope you can get the next video out soon
Testing a couple more things today and filming tomorrow. Probably up by Friday!
I'm not so patiently waiting haha. Appreciate your thoroughness thats for sure.... Hope the AW3 final video will be accompanying that! Also if you are willing to pony up 5$ for iSmoothRun on the Apple Watch i'd be interested in hearing your thoughts. I keep reading great things about that app for the AW.
Thanks for all that you do!
Sure thing. Like I said I may not be the quickest but I just want to make sure to cover as much as I can! Yup - been testing iSmoothRun as well as others. Updates soon and thanks again!
is there a Kayaking mode.?
Is it easy to connect the Garmin watch with Strava to download my runs/cycling?
Super easy, you’ll do it through the Garmin Connect mobile app.
Hi,
Does this automatically tracks all exercises ?
Garmin Coach compatible?
Garmin vivoactive 3 it is good for boxing?
Nice job Des! I've been a bit frustrated with the strength workouts. If you create one, you can't make corrections the day of the workout, and there is no rest mode. If you use the stock profile you have to manually input things like the weight. If you bench press 135, you have to hit the plus sign 135 times and that info resets the next set. Perhaps these are software fixes? Also, I didn't have high hopes for notifications and they are nothing to write home about. I'm curious about your battery life. My watch looks like 3-4 days of battery life.
+John Manley battery life has been disappointing no doubt. The overall usability of a smartwatch for strength training seems like it’s a bit awkward still so hopefully a better solution can be found. Otherwise, how are you liking it?
DesFit I really like the look and feel of it. I find myself not wanting to wear it all day because of the poor notifications, however. The battery life is not up to the VAHR. Also, does it take a while to connect to ANT for toy? It connects to the Scosche, but is slats than the VAHR on connecting.
+John Manley Do you have it at 20% brightness or lower? Hooks up with my Ant+ sensors just fine for me.
DesFit I am at 30. Just brought it down to 20.
+John Manley Should be better for you...
Can we design a run workout like 300m fast run, 1 minute rest, 500m slow run etc and download that to the watch? I know we can download other custom workouts but running was not mentioned in the IFA.
poornapragna l s from the looks of it you can. I have not tried it yet to be honest. There are options for time or distance from what I saw. Still have to try it tho
Robert D let me know when you can test it out. Thanks!
poornapragna l s will do!
Yes. That's what I've been doing to get around the lack of manual lap. It's clunky, but as long as you can plan your workout out ahead of time, it works.
Tim W cool! Thanks!
Would you suggest this watch for 2020? What are the other options?
At the current price, it's an absolute steal! geni.us/vLnwM (Amazon affiliate link)
@@DesFit thanks brother ,any chances that the price will drop further in the black friday sale?
When you run, does ir give you your pace?
Also should i buy a brand new one for $60 now in 2024?
How Do I set it for walking
You choose Walking or Walk Indoor from the activity profile list.
So ep4?
Uploading LITERALLY RIGHT NOW! :) You should get a notification in about 30-60 minutes.
my strength app disappeared, any idea how i can retrieve it ? thx
Emile DOUAIHY You should be able to download it again from Garmin Connect
John Manley I am not able to see it there, I search “strength” or “weight” and it doesn’t show up. But also none of the standard activities is there (swim, run ...), just the developers apps
emileone1 Call Garmin Support
Hey ! I just did the firmware and my battery started to drain! Went from 100 to 65 overnight. Anyone ?? Cheers.
+Cesar Ivan Ramos try a reboot or two and try again. That’s odd.
DesFit looks like it worked ! Thanks !
do you still recommend this watch for 2021? or should i get venu sq?
The price on this currently is really tempting but the Venu SQ is much more current and a bit easier to use with two buttons rather than just the one.
@@DesFit ok. thank you for the feed back. my current watch is charge 2. so i did not check the buttons. was checking the functionality)most important the heart rate) and price. my exercises are mostly gym exercises. i dont go outside.
Ya I think you’d do well with the Venu SQ, a much more capable device than your current Fitbit 👍
@@DesFit thank you.
Sure thing
at 3:15 the heart rates are pretty far off actually. Which is which by the way? Left is a strap and right is the VA3? Also could you make some comparison of heart rate graphs compared to a chest strap? It was not clear here.
+poornapragna l s There were just some spikes with the 5X which was on the left but for wrist based HR, 7 bpm difference isn’t terrible for almost 2 hours. Definitely realized I should have labeled them after the fact. Sorry about that! And ya, wanted to show the strap data but only have 2 phones :) Overall, the VA3 was actually more in line with the chest strap than the 5X. It performed well.
Then Des... for anaerobic exercises (Gym or Crossfit) better 935xt or 5 than VA3?...
When have new Garmin watches in the market Fenix 6 or others?...
+YON3484 any of those would do, but if you’re doing some serious CrossFit, I would probably suggest a 935 or 5-series mainly for durability. Not sure about when a fenix 6 would be released, but most likely next year.
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vivoactive 3 or samsung gear sport?
Gear Sport is a great smartwatch when paired to a Samsung phone but it’s fitness capabilities are not as robust as the Vivoactive 3.
DesFit i want the watch only for do sport... vivoactive 3 then, no?
Ya it’s a much more mature device for fitness
DesFit thanks!
would think Des to be more a dual tape deck boom box kinda guy ... lol
😳😳 those calves!
+TheOldMountainShop haha
r u Chinese American?