GARMIN Vivo Fit Activity Tracker(£76-£100)
The VivoFit consists of a central unit that snaps into a wristband
(small and large supplied). So if you decide you fancy a change in
colour, just purchase a new wristband and away you go. The clasp is a
bit odd, but proves comfortable to wear over the course of the day. I
quite like the design too, even if I did get a lot of mixed comments
mainly that if looks cool but also
that it looks like something out straight from the set of Star Trek…
The watch is primarily a pedometer - no GPS as you may expect
from Garmin. So it would appear that it’s primary objective is to
encourage gradual improvements to your day-to-day activity levels. The
band provides the number of steps and distance walked per day. I decided
to compare the distance measurement with my Garmin GPS watch. The distance accuracy seemed reasonable but not brilliant,
certainly not in the same bracket as a GPS based unit.
There is a red bar that appears on the bands screen now and
again. Whilst not immediately clear what its purpose is, I worked out
that it is a move bar that comes up when you have not been active for a
while. Great idea, but this is let down by the fact the watch has no
kind of haptic or audio feedback as often I would not see that it was
telling me to move.
Syncing the vivo fit with the iPhone app is really simple and
gives you a full overview of your activity levels for the whole week.
Therefore, you can spot days when you are less active than others. There
are various badges to earn, mainly focused on
achieving a record number of steps.
Not having to remember to charge the unit is a great feature.
Although it does come at the cost of not having a back-light, so no
reading the time or syncing in the dark - but I can live with this.
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