Garmin
Instinct 2
Based on 227 Reddit mentions
$169.99
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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
...agentmodem in r/PlanetFitnessMembers
April 4, 2026 1:11 AM
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[OC] Popular sleep trackers vs lab polysomnography
My garmin is pathetically inaccurate for sleep compared to my fitbit charge 5 and then 6 later on. I have an instinct 2.
flowersweep in r/dataisbeautiful
March 16, 2026 6:54 PM
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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
...Rishabh-17 in r/Whoop_India
March 17, 2026 7:23 AM
5
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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Turns out Garmin Instinct 2 (and others) are e-waste
My first Garmin Instinct 2 got a faulty HR sensor. It would randomly record HR at approx 50% of the actual reading... really skewed some results and made the metrics useless. It was a week within the 2 year warranty so I now have a brand new one free of charge. I read about the issue with the 17.x f
...Lew-red in r/Garmininstinct
April 25, 2026 6:47 PM
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What is the best smart ban?
WOOP, Hume, and Garmin all use heart rate variability measurements. I can only speak to Garmin more specifically, but it’s used in conjunction with sleep, recent activity, etc. I really like my Instinct 2, only need to charge every week or two, less if I’m outside more since it has solar charging. N
...DrumsFromAfar in r/AddisonsDisease
May 1, 2026 11:14 AM
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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
...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
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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
...rm45acp in r/EDC
April 29, 2026 2:37 AM
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Garmin Watch
I have a Garmin Instinct 2x, has everything I want/need and looks smart too. The battery is insane and lasts for over a month each charge which is great, I had an Apple Watch years ago and having another device to charge every couple of days was a chore, not only that it allows for better tracking o
...No-Agent-7799 in r/triathlon
April 18, 2026 12:22 PM
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