Delivery and specifications of Garmin Vivofit bracelet
The Garmin Vivofit bracelet is available in two different versions on the market. So there is the Vivofit to acquire as a single device, here are then the fitness bracelet with long and short strap, USB ANT Stick and related documentation. Furthermore, there is also a so-called Vivofit bundle commercially, which also includes the fitness bracelet with long and short strap, USB ANT stick and the accompanying documentation, in addition but this is still a heart rate monitor included. The fitness bracelet as an individual device has a suggested retail price of 119, bundled with the heart rate sensor 149 due.
As mentioned before I had chosen the bracelet from Garmin in dark gray, but it is also available in black, purple, green and blue. However, it is thanks nachkaufbarer bracelets switch no problem afterwards the color. This allows the heart of the bracelet, the control unit, easily unclip from the bracelet and bring back another bracelet. Supplied with two different sized bracelets are ex works included small and large 152210 120175 mm mm, each in the color selected when purchasing.
The bracelet is made of high quality elastomer, TPU material (thermoplastic polyurethane). No part of the Vivofit comes in contact with the skin contains any metal parts, thus there are no problems with nickel allergies. If necessary, the strap with water and mild detergent can be cleaned. It should be borne in mind that lighter colors on time may become stained if it comes into contact with darker garments such as blue jeans, cuffs, etc.. Should this be the case sometimes more, it is advisable (black / gray) to buy a darker bracelet.
The included Smart & ANT + dongle enables wireless communication via Bluetooth with Win- or Mac computers. Just plug it in, install Garmin Connect and already can the fitness bracelet are synchronized at your fingertips. Here it does not have to be made every day, because the bracelet Garmin saves all activities up to one month in the internal memory, starting from a 24/7 usage. The mobile synchronization with smartphones / tablets via Bluetooth 4.0 / Bluetooth Low Energy / Smart should be possible, but I have not gotten that with me to work.
The two installed CR1632 batteries, allow, in conjunction with the energy-saving E-Ink display, a battery life of over one year. If the batteries then be empty, they can be exchanged without problems themselves. The Garmin Vivofit bracelet is waterproof to 5 ATM, which corresponds to a water depth of 50 meters. So much once on the technical data and the delivery of health bracelet Garmin, in the next section, I dedicate myself to the commissioning and operation of the bracelet.
Commissioning & operation
Hardly in the house, already unpacked. This happened at least my fitness wristband from Garmin. Next, the start-up of fitness bracelet stand on. This was actually quite simple by equip. Simply garminconnect.com/vivofit call and follow the instructions on the screen. Say bracelet on, insert the Smart & ANT + dongle for Bluetooth communication, download and install your software.
After installation, you have to create a user account, or enable an existing account before you connect the device with the account. The dongle is recognized and activated the account, change of the bracelet between the display and a 4-digit number PAIR screen, just wait a little and you are Vivofit and Garmin Connect account coupled.
It creates for the first time a Garmin Connect account some personal data is still being interrogated. So information is used to size, weight, age and sex for the calorie and distance calculation, the registered standard bedtimes serve for Sleep tracking, which I would like to look at in the next section. Furthermore, you can still select the date format and the desired unit of distance (km / miles).
But in order to once again return to the calorie calculation, this is calculated using a calorie algorithm that the user data (weight, height, age, etc.), the type of activity (running, walking, etc.), and if a heart rate monitor is used is, the heart rate also included in the calculation, use. These calculated the Vivofit Bracelet active and inactive (BMR) display calories to your daily calorie consumption of the user. To what extent this determined number of calories now true or not true, I can not tell you, since I have dealt with it never particularly, I eat what I liked and do sports when I feel like it. Counting calories does not belong just in my world view, but is certainly a nice feature for those who wish to use it.
The time is automatically applied every time you sync with your smartphone or computer. If you now change the time zone or there was a switch from summer to winter time or vice versa, the bracelet must synchronize to set the time again. When syncing the bracelet with a smart phone, you should ensure beforehand that it is set to automatic time zone and deposited the correct time zone.
Should have gone something wrong in setting up or you want to reset the device for some other reason, simply press the button on the bracelet and hold for 12 seconds. The unit should now be reset without data loss.
So now basic data, bedtimes, etc. are set. So the bracelet ends shortly afterwards on the wrist and can begin work. The whole setup process, incidentally, taken no more than ten minutes to complete very fine! The display of the fitness wristband from Garmin shows either on time, date, distance steps, daily goal, calorie and distance traveled so far. The latter is also not entirely error-free possible in my opinion, determined by the distance steps. Finally, each person has a different stride, here was for the calculation certainly a standard step length used.
The days Targets based upon the first device on the level of activity, which was discontinued at the first start. After that Vivofit bracelet learns the personal activity level and adjusts the target every day. If you manage the current target, the target tomorrow to comprehensible and moderate values increased. If the target is not reached for several days in succession, decreases the target, so you will not be discouraged from unattainable goals and you always get the opportunity to improve.
The display red lines are now and then, depending on the activity, displayed this form to inactivity bar which consists of five parts. The first part will appear after 1 hour of inactivity, every 15 minutes there is a new part. To reset the bar you have to move a little, go about one minute leaves a bar disappear, up to two minutes you have to go to make them disappear by all five.
The inactivity beams based on several studies that have shown that sitting for a prolonged period can cause serious metabolic alterations. This also applies to active athletes. Only work is not enough, if afterwards only is still sitting. The red bar is a reminder to regularly stand on and move forward in order to sit long avoided.
Sleep tracking with fitness wristband from Garmin
An interesting feature, which provides the fitness wristband from Garmin is the so-called sleep-tracking. Plotting the bracelet at night, it stands on its own motion in this and offers on the Garmin Connect platform or the Garmin app for smartphone the chance to see a little evaluation. Quite interesting, if you take a look on how active you are in the sleep actually. So you also see how this actually looks evaluation, I have you added one of my evaluations below.
The sleep mode can be activated either manually or via the set standard bedtime. If you want to activate it manually you have to press the button and hold until the display shows SLEEP (about 4 seconds, Sync will be the first displayed) displays. The vivofit now records the sleep movements. If you wake up, again hold the button until the display returns to normal mode. Finished!
If you forget to put the bracelet in the sleep mode, you can restore the information manually again by the sleep and wake up times you type in Garmin Connect. Even I've noticed that this works on the smartphone app easiest and most convenient. Simply morning grudge after waking times and finished. It could really does not go now.
Web / Mobile Connectivity and Garmin Connect
The commissioning of the Garmin Vivofit bracelet is only possible in conjunction with an account on the Garmin Connect platform. The platform I have in my article some time ago: Garmin Connect written the platform to manage the Forerunner® 110. This is used to manage the data collected and the analysis with the help of statistics. Currently, however, no options for exporting data from Garmin Connect are planned. Also one cares about the platform one of its data such as height, weight, age and gender as well as standard bedtimes.
The data collected can sync with various smartphones or computers to the same Connect account. You have the device with any smartphone / computer with which you use it want to pair. After that you can use to your data to Garmin Connect to load any device. Certainly not bad if you're on vacation, for example, the laptop is at home, but you still want to synchronize its data, so anschmeißen smartphone and synchronize data.
Synchronization with the app is pretty simple. First, you should install the Garmin Connect Mobile app on your phone and pair the bracelet with Vivofit this. Can now check even the distance to your smartphone (in a radius of 3 meters) and transmit the data begin. Simply press the button and hold for about 2 seconds until the display shows Sync. The Vivofit then synchronizes the data with the smartphone. The synchronization status can then be seen in the Connect Mobile app, and then all the data are available in the app.
Similarly, it works with the computer. Again bracelet to the computer pairing and just press the button in the connection and hold for about 2 seconds until the display shows Sync. The Vivofit then synchronizes the data with the computer. When the process is complete a notification icon appears and the data is available on garminconnect.com.
Now the question how often you should be synchronize Garmin Vivofit bracelet? If you participate in challenges and other functions Social, we recommend that the data to synchronize every day. The memory of the bracelet can Vivofit activity data store up to four weeks, less when using a HRM (2 weeks at 1 hour / day use HRM).
A synchronization every week or every two weeks is recommended to not lose data. If you wait too long, the oldest data is deleted and the next time you synchronize the key data is transmitted, but it may be that some older data are missing. Also one should always synchronize his fitness bracelet when the time zone changes to display the current time on the device.
My conclusion for Garmin Vivofit bracelet
After I gave you pretty much written all the facts and impressions for Garmin Vivofit bracelet, which I have collected in the last few days, it will come about time to end and draw a small conclusion. For me, the fitness wristband from Garmin is a nice gimmick, if you want to keep movements about distance traveled and calories in a day view. As a normal clock is the bracelet thanks to its nearly 26 grams a Handgelenkschmeichler.
However, if you seriously engaged sports ie running or cycling you should look around in a different price category or in other products from Garmin. Here, the device does not meet the demands which they are put in it. For occasional sports or as a motivator wrist inactivity bar the Garmin Vivofit bracelet is certainly well suited. I was especially convinced the Sleep Tracking function, since it is yet time interesting to hear how active you are in the sleep actually.
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