The Gen XY Lifestyle
Garmin Vívoactive HR
Garmin has recently announced the launch of the Vívoactive HR, a GPS smartwatch with Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate technology.
The Vívoactive HR is a touchscreen enabled wearable that helps keep track of activity throughout the day, counting steps and floors climbed, intensity minutes, monitoring sleep and featuring built-in GPS-enabled sports apps for walking, running, biking, swimming, golfing, paddle boarding, rowing, skiing and snowboarding. The Vívoactive HR uses a 24/7 wrist-based heart rate data to calculate calories burned information as well as the intensity of fitness activities, providing proper credit for users’ array of workouts and in the process eliminate the need for a chest strap. With the Connect IQ store, users can easily personalize their Vívoactive HR with free apps, widgets, watch faces and data fields.
Stay Connected
With up to eight days’ battery life in watch/activity tracking mode (with 24/7 heart rate monitoring, no GPS) or up to 13 hours using GPS, the Vívoactive HR keeps up with users’ active lifestyles and keeps them connected. The Vívoactive HR will send any notification from a compatible smartphone, including incoming calls, texts, emails, calendar reminders, social media alerts and more, to the device with a vibration alert so users don’t miss a beat. Additional on-device smart capabilities allow users to check weather information, control music on their smartphone, locate their smartphone, and allow friends and family to track activities in real time with LiveTrack.
