Instinct 2

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Instinct 2

167 positive 1 neutral 59 negative

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How many of you are using fitness trackers?

I have a Garmin Instinct 2. I like it. It's not always great at tracking sleep and its built in metrics are definitely skewed towards someone training for endurance running/biking/etc but i like that it has a very long battery life and it helps with workouts. For example, I built my weight lifting r

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agentmodem in r/PlanetFitnessMembers

April 4, 2026 1:11 AM

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Smart Watch Insanity

If you are looking for rugged and don't care about typical smarthphone functionalities Garmin Instinct 2 is probably your best bet. It cos 2 hundred bucks and has all that you need, and the battery life is 24 days (2 weeks with regular actibity tracking).

nikogoroz in r/VaushV

April 15, 2026 6:32 AM

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Im planning to buy whoop

Buying apple watch would be useless as you are an android user. Buy garmin (i am a garmin user) if you want an all rounder smart watch. And you can constantly wear a tank on your wrist to track the lifestyle data. Only buy whoop if you - 1. want top notch data with workable insights (as garmin gives

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Rishabh-17 in r/Whoop_India

March 17, 2026 7:23 AM

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Polar Smart Gadgets | Finland Company

For serious tracking the H10 is the gold standard in terms of accuracy anyway. You can connect it to anything. I use Garmin Instinct 2 and an H10 for sports. Activity data from all optical sensors is pretty much garbage.

metodz in r/BuyFromEU

April 25, 2026 1:23 AM

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What kind of smart watch are you wearing on the trails AND in the office?

I have worn my Garmin instinct 2x with bright straps with a dress shirt to the office as well with cycling clothing on the mtb track. No one really cares, just rock it

nldls in r/mountainbiking

April 9, 2026 8:25 PM

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Looking for a GPS watch upgrade — Apple Watch isn’t cutting it

I've (43F) only ever used the cheaper Garmin watches (Forerunner 35 & Instinct 1) & I don't see any reason to switch away. A week+ of battery life with light usage, 4ish days with heavy usage. Pairs easily with my phones & computer. Rugged AF, I'm not easy on my belongings & all 3 of my watches have

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jdzfb in r/backpacking

April 2, 2026 2:29 PM

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Nosíte smarthodinky, alebo skôr obyčajné ?

Garmin Instinct 2. Povedal by som ze su taky hybrid medzi smart a digital. Maju smart funkcie, daju sa pouzivat bez pripojenia na mobil alebo aj s pripojenim (ja som nepripajal lebo mi stacia denne kroky a tep). [som lenivy, tok foto z internetu]

UnluckyGamer505 in r/Slovakia

March 17, 2026 3:43 PM

3

Watches

Watches are pure utility for me, never owned a nice fashion one, though I'm not opposed. I have two right now, my daily wear watch is a garmin instinct 2, which I'd argue is the absolute best bang for your buck "smart" watch out there. The other is a classic casio g shock for when things are getting

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rm45acp in r/EDC

April 29, 2026 2:37 AM

2

Feeling cute cube nuroad c:62 2025 + elite wheels + kocevlo handlebars

it is an actual watch garmin instinct 2x I currently use it as a bike computer and navigation,actually works really well except taking it off and on...:) Will buy garmin 540 soon, this handlebar has great minimalist mount for bike computer, one of the reasons I bought it.

nitacawo in r/Cubebikes

April 20, 2026 4:04 PM

2

Why I keep returning to the Crossover

The strongest one! Well actually besides Garmin Instinct 2/2x

Romaino in r/Garmininstinct

April 12, 2026 9:47 AM

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