Vivoactive 5

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Vivoactive 5

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yes, please switch to the vivoactive 5 or 6 or Venu 3 or 4.. it's a LOT better with pacing.. a friend with ME made a wonderful guide for Garmin, and it works best for vivoactive 5+ or Venu 3+ https://levenmetmecvsenpots.wixsite.com/blog/smartwatchpacing

gompstar in r/cfs

April 7, 2026 1:36 PM

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Saved 500€ with the GT 6 Pro… but now I understand where it went

If you care about exercise and do sports, Garmin is the way to go. You can get Venu 3 or Vivoactive 5/6 or Forerunner 255/965 for not too much money. Or maybe the Instinct 3. For Huawei, it looks nice, and it's enough, but for nothing serious. I was a user of Huawei Watch GT3 and I was happy, until

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Clean-Parsnip9816 in r/HuaweiWatchGT

March 17, 2026 11:50 AM

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Forerunner 165 or Vivoactive 5??

As someone who’s had both and just upgraded to the 165, go with the 165. Especially if you like to run. I got the music edition so I can control my music on runs with no phone. Vivoactive can do this too but once you start the run you can’t change the playlist, volume and other settings. Also the fo

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Steven65lol in r/GarminWatches

December 8, 2025 10:15 PM

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What are your experiences with wearable health trackers?

I use both visible and Garmin vivoactive 5 on the daily. I like visible because of the pace points system. It gives me a snapshot of how much I've done in a day, rather than just a HR graph. I also like that it's waterproof and I can shower with it. The symptom tracker is nice as well. The Garmin ha

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plantyplant559 in r/POTS

April 22, 2026 5:19 PM

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COROS Pace 4, Garmin Forerunner, or Garmin Vivoactive 5?

I have garmin vivoactive 5 i like the UI and pwede for other sports, may sleep data, hrv, etc. however my only con is wala silang race prediction feature ng garmin. I heard coros is good for runners tho

iHersheyy in r/PHRunners

April 4, 2026 3:53 AM

3

Wearable devices for pacing

Garmin vivoactive 5, + a free pacing watchface from the garmin connect IQ store (called Pacing (watchface) by jenshansen. There's also another by Fitigued). A lot of people in US/UK use Visible though that requires a subscription. P.S. heart rate pacing was impossible for me until I got POTS relativ

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Constant_5298 in r/cfs

April 5, 2026 11:19 PM

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Thoughts on Garmin Vivoactive 5

I use a vivoactive 5, im a female it is quite big on me but regarding sa training useful naman features and all downside lang wala si race / finish time prediction in this model which i wish i knew before i got it otherwise naman everything else is ok if di siya big deal

iHersheyy in r/PHRunners

April 29, 2026 2:49 PM

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Does silver suit me?

Thank you! It’s the Garmin vivoactive 5. I love it because it’s the only good activity watch that is cute enough for daily wear lol.

mustard_sux in r/Moissanite

April 9, 2026 7:22 PM

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Coros or Garmin? I am into running, but not pro.

Coros rlly good sa running i like the app or program itsura i wish i got it but i got garmin di ko naman regret. Siguro if u have other sports or activities mas nakaka help si garmin din which i like. Garmin has rlly good features din kaya im happy with it naman. Just research sa features for both b

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iHersheyy in r/PHRunners

April 2, 2026 9:53 AM

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Anyone switch over from Garmin?

​I recently switched from a Vivoactive 5 to the Helio Strap paired with an Active 3 Premium, and I’m really enjoying the change. ​What stands out to me since switching is that Amazfit offers many more features for a lower price. For example, the Active 3 Premium is significantly cheaper than somethi

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Poh_teh_toh in r/amazfit

April 6, 2026 11:20 AM

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