For those who love sports and fitness, a wearable smartwatch can provide powerful and comprehensive data to help you fully understand your workout status. The Vivoactive smartwatch from the U.S.-based Garmin is just such a product. It offers fitness modes for running, cycling, swimming, and golf, and can connect to your phone to receive calls, texts, Weibo, WeChat, and other app notifications. Its built-in smart band functionality can even record your daily activity in real time, helping you develop healthy exercise habits. Let’s take a closer look at it together!
The Vivoactive features a semi-transparent color touchscreen that delivers clear and bright colors even under direct sunlight, and can be operated via touch swipes and taps. In watch mode, it can run continuously for up to 3 weeks, or up to 9 hours with GPS enabled for workouts—meeting the needs of most physical activities. It comes with built-in GPS and GLONASS dual satellite positioning systems, allowing it to function independently without relying on a smartphone. It supports various sport modes including running, cycling, swimming, and golf, and the data recorded can be uploaded in real time to the Garmin Connect mobile app, where you can archive, manage, analyze, and share your workout stats.
The Vivoactive also serves as an extension of your smartphone. When you’re squeezed into the subway, you can check who’s calling or messaging, whether it’s important, and if it requires an immediate response—all without taking your phone out of your bag. Whether you’re in a meeting or working out, the Vivoactive offers similar convenience. Additionally, it allows you to control music on your phone directly, and its “Find My Phone” feature helps you locate your misplaced device.
The Vivoactive supports fitness tracking, displaying your daily activity such as steps taken, distance covered, calories burned, and heart rate changes. If you’ve been sitting too long, it will remind you to get moving. Its thoughtful sleep monitoring function can assess sleep depth and quality.
