Vivoactive 5 | Garmin’s BEST watch! 🔥

Hi Gang! This video is about Vivoactive 5 and why I've enjoyed testing it these past 3 months. For anyone looking to begin their fitness journey.. the Vivoactive 5 will be there with you, every STEP of the way!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Start
0:15 - Intro
2:18 - 1) Sleep/Nap Tracking
3:51 - 2) Body battery
5:38 - 3) Stress, meditation & breathwork
7:18 - 4) GPS tracking performance
9:18 - 5) Live wallpapers and screensavers
10:26 - 6) HRV & ANS biohacking tracking
12:06 - 7) Battery life
14:06 - 8) Temperature Sensor
16:57 - 9) World clock & Weather Widget
18:58 - 10) Step tracker accuracy
20:30 - Conclusion
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[@ActiveIdeas]

Body battery 3:51 & Stress tracking 5:38 are two of my favourite Garmin features. For those who struggle with Alexithymia, these widgets will alert you when your stress seems high and remind you to take a break. You can even do guided mediation. You’ll also get rewarded in your body battery for “restful periods”. This has been invaluable for my wellbeing during my testing ❤️

[@Hortster]

I think this watch is great. Had mine since Nov and picked it up for $250 on Amazon. I keep the always on display off, and battery lasts 7-8 days on average use.

[@ActiveIdeas]

Must admit.. the vivoactive series by Garmin will always be the watch that changed the game for me. A little tease of how cool it is to own a sports watch 🔥 that’s not too bad 7-8 days 👏🏽

[@KingLifeTale]

Let’s gooooo! 🔥

[@ActiveIdeas]

Yeah man! 🔥

[@lhzsdgsfbvv]

Functional It's like the Garmin Venu2 SE. But feature creep makes you wanne have a Venu 3, FR265, FR965 or Epix or Fenix. The VivoActive is a great starter watch.

[@ActiveIdeas]

Yeah, the feature creep will catch you out quickly. It wasn’t long after using the Vivoactive 3 that I started checking out the Fenix models 🔥 But yeah, a great starter watch for sure

[@francoislabuschagne6769]

Better than the Venu 3? I think Garmin have too many different models and should just have 1 of each type (running (Forerunner), lifestyle (Venu), etc) in 2 different sizes, with the option to pay for extra activities / features.

[@ActiveIdeas]

Not as good as Venu 3 but then you have to put in even moreee money into the purchase 🙈 Yeah it’s pretty wild, the range of watches Garmin offers. Even as someone who tries to review them it can get confusing.. feel sorry for consumers overwhelmed by the options and confusing intricate differences 🙏🏽 yeah that would be cool, nice idea!

[@irsaga]

The content of the video seems good, but I have to stop it because I was getting very nervous about the constant change of camera angle. What was that for?

[@ActiveIdeas]

Hey cheers for the feedback, super appreciate it ❤️ We’re a new channel and experimenting with editing! I’ll take this into consideration for newer edits, sorry about that 🤭

[@ActiveIdeas]

The idea behind it was to help with audience engagement whilst talking about nerdy stuff for 22 minutes haha .. but seems I might have took it too far 🤣 The editing does calm down abit deeper into the video :)

[@irsaga]

Hahhah well, the content was good so you have that covered, keep up the good work!

[@ActiveIdeas]

@irsaga haha! Cheers brother! 🔥👊🏽

[@andyfran]

Great review, HOWEVER, you do speak without pauses and it doesn’t help with the bad audio. Invest in a decent lapel mic and you’ll be gold!

[@ActiveIdeas]

Thanks for the feedback ❤️ Means the world 🙏🏽 Guess ill be purchasing a mic

[@brucelin5842]

Is venu3 really better than vivoactive 5 given that it’s so much more expensive ? Or should I just get the vivoactive5 ? I’m thinking of upgrade from venu sq music …also how does the Watch track weather ? From phone or its own sensor?

[@ActiveIdeas]

There are lots of reason I’d LOVE to try out the Venu 3 but believe I’d or not the main one is because of the speaker. I like the idea of having untapped access to Siri (you can even send messages using this feature) and also the ability to have my music play out the speaker.. sounds mental but I just think the feature is super cool. No matter what watch you buy from any company and whether you spend $100 or $1000 the watches will get weather from the phone only. I will point out however that some more expensive watches, Coros Apex 2 pro, Suunto Race, Garmin Fenix do come with a barometer.. that means without the phone the watch will be able to detect a change in air pressure which will then alert you (without phone) about any rain or thunderstorms that might be approaching! How cool is that 🔥

[@brucelin5842]

@@ActiveIdeas the 165 also have barometer so can it also predict weather forecast like if it’s gonna rain or not ?

[@ActiveIdeas]

That’s a no for the Barometer… I can’t find that anywhere on the watch 😅

[@trekmanone1676]

I saw a Germin Venu 3 vs VA5 youtube review out there. Chase the Summit channel. The Quantified Scientist also had a great review of both. At US$200 more than the VA5, the Venu 3 won on best and most accurate and most correlated data. However, unless you want to on the best-fit line of data toward the top, how much accuracy and correlation does a "normal" human need?

[@ActiveIdeas]

If you’re not an elite athlete.. not much correlation at all 🙈 But no harm in having more accurate data 📊

[@JasonRaneses]

Garmin really needs to consolidate their watch lineup. From a training perspective, the Forerunner 265 is a better value - plus 5 buttons. And while I’m at it, I seriously hope they drop the domed screens going forward. Hopefully the new 165 is a nod to that.

[@JasonRaneses]

Heh, I wrote that comment before getting to the end of the video. Glad you called out the lineup madness 👌🏼

[@ActiveIdeas]

Yeah! It’s turning into abit of a minefield. So many watches and the overlap of features is not clear.. dropping a comparison video of the Forerunner 165 vs the Vivoactive 5.. it is WILD the amount of difference despite the same price-point. The 265 is definitely a better watch.. but it also costs nearly twice the money. Yeah, definitely agree. I’ve only been testing the Vivoactive 5 for 3.5 months. Taken as good care of it as I possibly can. The screen is scratched up already 😭

[@ActiveIdeas]

Haha! Love it! Yeah, it’s impossible not to call-out the lineup madness.. it doesn’t make sense to the customer at all. It can seem like software limitations are added just for profit. It wouldn’t surprise if we started seeing paid software updates. “For just £4.99 you can unlock training readiness” 🤣 “For $18.99 we’ll unlock navigation with courses” 💫

[@defencee]

I think Garmin must think about maps and other features on medium range watches, Chinese brands within 1-2 year will be have a lot better than now soft and apps and fully integrated maps, Garmin needs watches for 350-400 dollars for all functional, Garmin is still being saved by this insolent pricing from the Chinese.

[@ActiveIdeas]

🤷🏽‍♂️

[@NaniAndela]

Is it better than venu sq2 music?

[@ActiveIdeas]

They’re both very similar but it’s worth diving deep into the details to see which one is best for you. Objectively I think the vivoactive looks better.. pretty sure the screen is better resolution too & comes with live wallpapers 🤷🏽‍♂️