vívosmart® 4

Still using my Garmin Vivosmart 4, it does everything I need, no subscription. I also use the free visible app.

I’ve been using a Vivosmart 4, still works so haven’t upgraded. Have heart rate alerts set at 100 and 50. I wish the upper threshold would alert even if I am moving, but no other complaints. I recharge it every week or so. I also use the Visible free app for symptom tracking and morning HRV.

My vivosmart 4 is still working fine but looking worse for wear after 6+ years of constant use so I'm keeping my fingers crossed they release a new vivosmart that feels sleek like the 4 instead of chunky, cheap and plasticky like the 5 🤞🏻 Personally it's not the price point I care about. I just want something unobtrusive. 

I got a Garmin vivosmart 4 on ebay for around 50 USD. I don't use GPS or sleep tracking, etc...I mainly use it for heat rate tracking and does what I need. Cheap, simple, and fairly effective. Ebay or some reseller will be your best bet as the newer models are the ones being pushed. Like I said, super simple, mainly for heart rate tracking and a few really small simple things...for a decently cheap price.

I have had a Garmin Vivosmart 4 for almost 9 years so it's getting pretty old and I'm starting to think I want more detailed insights into my health, specifically HRV (curious to see if it changes in the coming weeks as a potential indicator or labour onset - I'm 30 weeks, 6th pregnancy). My wrists are \*tiny\* so a lot of models are just too bulky and I've been trying to find something smaller. I'm considering the following: Fitbit Charge 6 - I like this one, but I don't think I'd use all the features, so is it worth my money? I like how it has an ECG function, I go for ECGs every 18 months to keep an eye on an underlying condition. Fitbit Inspire 3 - small, which is great because my wrists are tiny. No ECG function which is a bit of a bummer but I could live without it. No smartwatch functions. Hume Band - this was looking good but it's reviewed really poorly. Plus it only comes in black. Blah. I don't have a huge budget, so things like Whoop, Oura etc are too much. Garmin is also too expensive. Am I missing something?

I’d kind of like something to replace my Vivosmart 4 which I wear when I don’t need the bigger watch. The 5 looks a lot wider so something with no display would be ideal!!

If you really only care about HR measurements during you cycling, you could just get an H10 (chest strap) and connect to your phone using beat. Then you don't need a watch and you save a bunch of cash. I live in the US and got 2x H10s from ebay "brand new in box" for something like $70 each maybe 3 years ago. New they're now something like $105 from Polar and I quickly didn't see anything much lower than that on ebay. If you want a watch, sounds like a lower cost one would work fine for you (or maybe no watch and just the H10). The nice thing about Polar is that they tend to not gait too many features by price point (unlike Garmin). So you'd probably be fine with any of the options for watches. Especially if you're going to use the chest strap when you're doing the thing where you care about HR accuracy. Edited to add: If your Garmin still works, I think you should be able to pair the H10 to it. But I use a Polar watch...so I'm not sure. My old Garmin was my first fitness watch. So I went really cheap to see if I liked it (used vivosmart 4). And there was no support for BT devices. But I think many of the mid-to-high tier watches from Garmin should let you pair to an H10. Edit2: If you're in the US, this ebay seller has ["used" H10s for $85.](https://www.ebay.com/itm/227202714507?_skw=polar+H10&itmmeta=01KGNJP05RG0WXZ3E5ZCM1SA5W&hash=item34e6564b8b:g:AMMAAeSwGJZpg1uq&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4O7PUuNWmJ%2B%2BUShgI9tQz%2FpxmK0NSGk2Z9M%2F4%2FpMYqfWBIccxOwPAX7jFecibO%2Byh4uJXxaW7uO7LsGJOCDfUetrQEbGQs6MpmDVsK4D5V%2FxNsmLxLOJlVtCcK%2F51eR%2FAyg6R6py%2BUTVHdQXX5etePmK5CpfYBrooiapWfYlSkrhtGKWBc%2FlfWxkGpaipl5UJWXDT%2FCZzS39uyFmHsCtrwAFTN3zy6SaQPXH2RhwKFU4rCCTswnkNukYvGfMgwo1Lc3c4f3QKiuMZGF1sPoKqyMmYN%2BE%2F%2BCHl1--ZiuPTjT3%7Ctkp%3ABFBMjITYsoVn) If the image is true to what you'd get, they don't really look very used.

It is; even the tiny Vivosmart 4 has a better bluetooth range.