Intensity minutes also feature on the new Vivosmart HR, where users are encouraged to achieve 150 intensity minutes (2.5 hours) per week. Here, Garmin automatically splits out the more laborious movements from the basic standing and walking around to motivate users into being more active. Intensity minutesĪ recent revamp of the Garmin Connect app shows Intensity minutes are a much more focal point on the homescreen. * Note – for swimming the Vivoactive will only measure time of activity, it can’t measure strokes or distance like a Forerunner 920XT can. It’s a handy little time saver. Move IQ isn’t available on the Vivofit 2. Move IQ is also used to determine which sport is being performed whilst the Activity Timer is switched on. If an activity is logged incorrectly on the Vivofit 3, you’ll be able to edit it within Garmin Connect. No doubt both will need a proper testing to see how effective they are at recording activity accurately. If it sounds farfetched, Move IQ is similar to the SmartTrack feature already announced in the Fitbit Alta. Rather than having to log each activity separately, the Vivofit 3 will automatically add them to the Daily Details page within the Garmin Connect app. Move IQ claims to automatically recognise different movements such as walking, running, biking, swimming* and elliptical training.

Garmin’s new algorithm features on the Vivofit 3 and Vivoactive HR. Why not compare the Vivofit 4 vs the Vivofit 3?Īnnounced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Vivofit 3 is Garmin’s latest lifestyle tracking wearable and the natural successor to the Vivofit 2.īut can a major redesign and improved features win over fitness fanatics from the likes of Fitbit and Jawbone? Here’s my comparison of how the Vivofit 3 differs from the Vivofit 2. This post is old and new Vivofits have been released since.

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