This is using the optical HR sensor as well for some of these calorie calculations. Oh, in addition to steps you’ll also get your total walked distance for the day:Īnd right after distance, you’ll get calories. The unit isn’t likely going to be off by 8,000 steps. Meanwhile, if you’re at 2,000 steps for the day – then it was a lazy day. For example, if you’re at 9,900 steps out of 10,000 for a day, then just go walk around the block once. Ultimately though – these devices should be used for you to look at trends. I guess I’m just less active in those activities than others are. In theory these devices won’t track that, but sometimes it happens for others. Yet others will get hundreds (what are you doing?!?). Or more specifically, even one person compared to another.įor example, I don’t tend to get any (or more than a handful) of steps while in the shower. However, sometimes that means certain activities end up being more accurate on one device versus another. Garmin, Nike, Fitbit, Polar, etc…) all do slightly different things which they believe makes for the best possible accuracy.
Part of the challenge with step-counter accuracy is that each vendor (i.e. So what about step-counter accuracy? In general I find it trends pretty similar to other devices I’ve worn at the same time. It’s like 4th of July, only without the hot dogs, cotton candy, and the neighbor’s house burning down: Once I hit my goal steps for the day I’ll get a small fireworks show. You can always override the goal too, should you like. It changes a little bit each day (either up or down), so a single large day (low or high) won’t cause a massive drop. My goal steps is a dynamically changing metric aimed at getting me to step slightly more than the day before. When it comes to steps, the unit will display these on a page on the device that you can swipe to, or set as your default page:Ībove you see my total steps for the day, against my goal steps. It does this using its internal accelerometer and various Garmin algorithms to decide what’s a step, and what’s a false-positive (i.e. Then after that we’ll dive into the workout and optical HR sensor pieces.įor daily activity tracking the unit will track steps, sleep, and stairs climbed. Now that everything is all unboxed, we’ll start with the basics – which is around the daily activity tracker components. Lastly, here’s two looks at Vivosmart HR, don’t worry, we’ll get plenty more shots by the end of this thing.Īnd in case you were wondering, it weights 30g:Īnd if you compare it to the Polar A360, you’ll find it’s pretty close to identical on size: As a general rule of thumb for optical HR sensors – the further away from the wrist bone the better.
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This is only notable because it talks to how to wear the unit, which should be away from the wrist bone. From there you can charge it in any USB port on the planet: It simply snaps on, and the lock is pretty secure. Starting with the charging, it’s a proprietary charger used only on the Vivosmart HR that’s designed to charge the unit while ensuring the unit remains waterproof (in general we haven’t seen good luck with micro-USB charging ports on deeply waterproofed devices, long-term). The Vivosmart HR, the Vivosmart HR USB charger, and the paper stuffs (manual/legal junk). However, the unboxing will be the same for all of them. There are a few different colors, as well as sizes (bands) of Vivosmart HR models. With that intro out of the way, let’s dive into things.
After this review, I’ll be sending back the demo unit as usual to Garmin in Kansas and getting my own – just the way I roll. For this review I was sent a Vivosmart HR from Garmin to try out. I’ve been using the device the last 45 days or so, thus I’ve got a pretty good understanding of how it works (and where it doesn’t). Essentially it’s a daily activity tracker that doubles-down as a workout HR monitor, as well as doing all the now expected functions around smartphone notifications and the like. The Vivosmart HR was designed to build upon the release of the Vivosmart a year earlier. Back about two months ago, Garmin announced their first wrist activity tracker (non-watch) with optical HR capabilities, the Vivosmart HR.
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