Garmin - vívosmart HR+

I'm in the same boat as you. I wish Garmin had a ring or band or something like that. Vivosmart or vivofit are as close as it gets. I actually just ordered a vivosmart yesterday that I'm going to change the band on to something that won't grab the cuff of my dress shirts like silicone. I'm tired of my Fenix ruining the cuffs of my dress shirts and also having a nice watch sitting at home unworn.

I actually ended up getting a vivosmart to wear on R wrist that’s a little more discreet. On non workout days or when the epix is charging I’ll wear it with my mechanicals.

I’ll be the first to admit it’s not perfect, you do have to sync to the Connect app. But if you do it right, your step tracking, health metrics, and sleep metrics should be OK! I would just not recommend the vivosmart for running without your phone since it lacks its own GPS.

I was a big fan but the more training I do the more I realize that it mostly confirms what I already know. If it says I slept poorly and HRV is low, it's probably because I slept poorly and don't feel up for a big workout. At this point I probably don't need it, but I keep it on my wrist anyways. The biggest benefit I've found is that it can help alert you when things are going pear shaped. If you're usually at like a 42 HRV, and it starts dipping consistently, then it may be time to change something or you may be getting sick or something like that. I noticed my spO2 was dropping and my breath rate was up and it turned out that I was in the early stages of pneumonia. Anyways, I use an apple watch and the metrics are fed into coachcat, but I may dabble in athlytic soon. The apple sensors are the best but apple health doesn't really give you actionable info with their home app. Garmin has usually been mediocre for me (735xt and vivosmart bands) while fitbit was actually really good (luxe was a nice compact band).

This is what I do. I have a Garmin Fenix as my sports watch and switch to the Vivosmart when I am wearing my Speedy.

I have the vivosmart, its sleep tracking is crap. Doesn't the Fenix do sleep tracking as well?

This is what I do when I want to wear a dressy watch. It looks more like a fitness devise and less like a watch. I have the vivosmart HR+. It was my first garmin before I upgraded.

I use the garmin vivosmart to track my resting HR. I can't imagine paying a subscription for that data.

Outside the floors counting, my Vivosmart does it all. It has a screen but you can turn it off unless you press the button, so it stays off

Vivosmart and Vivomove don't have built-in GPS. Only have 'connected GPS', which relies on your phone. Forerunner 55 would work as a basic watch, for running or pool swimming etc. Though doesn't support outdoor swimming. Forerunner 255S or 265S would be better, they have a proper triathlon mode.

Garmin Vivosmart would track heart rate, it is a bit smaller than a watch.

What about the vivosmart? Basic tracking, notifications, she won't even remember she has it on, has a good charge too I think cuz it's more basic? Two different sizes as well if she's smaller, and a couple colours I believe. Anything more fancy than that will just be a waste it sounds like.