Garmin Vivomove Sport Ivory and Peach Gold, Hybrid Smartwatch 010-02566-01…

Garmin Vivomove Hybrid Smartwatch, Ivory Case and Silicone Band with Peach Gold Accents

This hybrid smartwatch combines the traditional look of an analog watch with the essential Smart features you need to keep up with your busy life. The hidden display only appears when you need it. Interact with the touchscreen, and the hands dynamically move away.

Vivomove Sport features metallic colored accents, a lightweight feel and a comfortable silicone Band, making it perfect for work or the weekend. Fit for your style from available four Vivimove Sport color options.

• Perfectly timeless analog style with smartwatch features
• The hidden display appears when you need it.
• Receive texts, calls, emails and calendar reminders right on your watch when paired with your compatible smartphone.
• Track steps, sleep, stress and energy levels to know your body better.
• Connect to your compatible smartphone’s GPS so you can get accurate tracking during outdoor walks, rides and runs
• 14 preloaded sports apps for yoga, pilates, strength, cardio, pool swimming and more.
• Safety and tracking features
• Compatible with industry-standard 20 mm quick release bands.
• Battery life that lasts up to 5 days in smartwatch mode, plus up to 1 additional day as an analog-only timepiece.

Garmin Vivomove Sport Specs

Product number: 010-02566-01 Lens material: chemically strengthened glass Case material: fiber-reinforced polymer Case colour: ivory with peach gold AccentsQuick release bands: included (20 mm) Strap material: silicone Strap size: Fits wrists with a circumference of 125-190 mm Case size: 40 x 40 x 11.0 mm Weight: case only 19 g, with silicone strap 33,8 g Water resistance: 50 m (5 ATM) Display type: OLED Display size: 8,6 x 18,5 mm Display resolution: 72 x 154 pixels Touchscreen: yes Battery life: Smartwatch mode: up to 5 days Watch mode: up to 1 additional day Memory/history: 10 timed activities; 14 days of activity tracking data

Garmin Vivomove Sport features

Daily Smart Features Bluetooth-, Wi-Fi- ja ANT connectivity, Connect IQ, Smart notifications, text response /reject phone call with text (Android only), connected gps, calendar, weather, controls smartphone music, find my phone, find my watch, iPhone and Android compatibility, pairs with Garmin Connect mobile

Clock Features Time/date, automatic daylight saving time, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch and analog hands

Sensors Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and pulse ox blood oxygen saturation monitor

Activity Tracking Features step counter, move bar, auto goal, calories burned, distance traveled, intensity minutes, TrueUp, Move IQ

Safety and Tracking Features When your watch and phone are paired, a message with your live location can be sent to your contacts manually or, during select outdoor activities, automatically with built-in Incident Detection.

Kid Activity Tracking Features Toe-to-Toe challenges app

Garmin Vivomove Sport Health Monitoring

Body Battery Energy Monitoring See your body’s energy levels throughout the day so you can find the best times for activity and rest.

Wrist-Based Heart Rate The watch constantly samples your heart rate and will alert you if it stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. It also helps gauge how hard you work during activities, even while swimming.

Pulse Ox Sensor Use the Pulse Ox sensor to spot-check your blood oxygen saturation at any point during the day, or for part of the night as you sleep, to show how well your body is absorbing oxygen.

Stress Tracking Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day. Relax reminders will even prompt you to do a short breathing activity when the watch detects that you’re feeling stressed.

Mindful Breathing When you want to relax or FOCUS, you can start a breathwork activity, and this watch will track your stress and respiration to help you get a better understanding of how you’re breathing.

Women’s Health Tracking Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more. Even see and log details on your wrist.

Hydration Tracking Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated. You can even have an auto goal for hydration that adjusts based on how much you sweat during activities.

Respiration Tracking See how you’re breathing throughout the day, during sleep, and during breathwork and yoga activities.

Advanced Sleep Monitoring Get a full picture of how you’re sleeping, with a breakdown of your light, deep and REM sleep stages as well as Pulse Ox and respiration data.

Garmin Vivomove Sport Training Features

Intensity Minutes We’ve updated our intensity minutes feature to give you a better idea of when during the day you earned them and during what activity.

Fitness Age This feature uses chronological age, your weekly vigorous activity, resting heart rate and BMI or body fat percentage5 to estimate if your body is younger or older than you are. And you can get tips to lower your fitness age.

Gym Fitness Equipment Available gym activity profiles: Strength Training, Cardio Training, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Yoga, Pilates and Breathwork Automatic rep counting

Training, Planning and Analysis Features HR zones, HR alerts, HR calories, % HR max; HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over Ant to paired devices), respiration rate (Yoga only), GPS speed and distance (Connected GPS only), customizable data pages, customizable activity profiles. Auto LAP, VO2 MAX (run), Physio TrueUp

Running Features Available run profiles: Running, Treadmill Running GPS-based distance, time and pace (connected gps only)

Cycling Features Available cycling profiles: Biking Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)

Swimming Features Available swim profiles: Pool Swimming (basic) Underwater wrist-based heart rate

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Garmin Vivomove Hybrid Smartwatch, Ivory Case and Silicone Band with Peach Gold Accents

This hybrid smartwatch combines the traditional look of an analog watch with the essential Smart features you need to keep up with your busy life. The hidden display only appears when you need it. Interact with the touchscreen, and the hands dynamically move away.

Vivomove Sport features metallic colored accents, a lightweight feel and a comfortable silicone Band, making it perfect for work or the weekend. Fit for your style from available four Vivimove Sport color options.

• Perfectly timeless analog style with smartwatch features
• The hidden display appears when you need it.
• Receive texts, calls, emails and calendar reminders right on your watch when paired with your compatible smartphone.
• Track steps, sleep, stress and energy levels to know your body better.
• Connect to your compatible smartphone’s GPS so you can get accurate tracking during outdoor walks, rides and runs
• 14 preloaded sports apps for yoga, pilates, strength, cardio, pool swimming and more.
• Safety and tracking features
• Compatible with industry-standard 20 mm quick release bands.
• Battery life that lasts up to 5 days in smartwatch mode, plus up to 1 additional day as an analog-only timepiece.

Garmin Vivomove Sport Specs

Product number: 010-02566-01 Lens material: chemically strengthened glass Case material: fiber-reinforced polymer Case colour: ivory with peach gold AccentsQuick release bands: included (20 mm) Strap material: silicone Strap size: Fits wrists with a circumference of 125-190 mm Case size: 40 x 40 x 11.0 mm Weight: case only 19 g, with silicone strap 33,8 g Water resistance: 50 m (5 ATM) Display type: OLED Display size: 8,6 x 18,5 mm Display resolution: 72 x 154 pixels Touchscreen: yes Battery life: Smartwatch mode: up to 5 days Watch mode: up to 1 additional day Memory/history: 10 timed activities; 14 days of activity tracking data

Garmin Vivomove Sport features

Daily Smart Features Bluetooth-, Wi-Fi- ja ANT connectivity, Connect IQ, Smart notifications, text response /reject phone call with text (Android only), connected gps, calendar, weather, controls smartphone music, find my phone, find my watch, iPhone and Android compatibility, pairs with Garmin Connect mobile

Clock Features Time/date, automatic daylight saving time, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch and analog hands

Sensors Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and pulse ox blood oxygen saturation monitor

Activity Tracking Features step counter, move bar, auto goal, calories burned, distance traveled, intensity minutes, TrueUp, Move IQ

Safety and Tracking Features When your watch and phone are paired, a message with your live location can be sent to your contacts manually or, during select outdoor activities, automatically with built-in Incident Detection.

Kid Activity Tracking Features Toe-to-Toe challenges app

Garmin Vivomove Sport Health Monitoring

Body Battery Energy Monitoring See your body’s energy levels throughout the day so you can find the best times for activity and rest.

Wrist-Based Heart Rate The watch constantly samples your heart rate and will alert you if it stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. It also helps gauge how hard you work during activities, even while swimming.

Pulse Ox Sensor Use the Pulse Ox sensor to spot-check your blood oxygen saturation at any point during the day, or for part of the night as you sleep, to show how well your body is absorbing oxygen.

Stress Tracking Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day. Relax reminders will even prompt you to do a short breathing activity when the watch detects that you’re feeling stressed.

Mindful Breathing When you want to relax or FOCUS, you can start a breathwork activity, and this watch will track your stress and respiration to help you get a better understanding of how you’re breathing.

Women’s Health Tracking Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more. Even see and log details on your wrist.

Hydration Tracking Log your daily fluid intake as a reminder to stay hydrated. You can even have an auto goal for hydration that adjusts based on how much you sweat during activities.

Respiration Tracking See how you’re breathing throughout the day, during sleep, and during breathwork and yoga activities.

Advanced Sleep Monitoring Get a full picture of how you’re sleeping, with a breakdown of your light, deep and REM sleep stages as well as Pulse Ox and respiration data.

Garmin Vivomove Sport Training Features

Intensity Minutes We’ve updated our intensity minutes feature to give you a better idea of when during the day you earned them and during what activity.

Fitness Age This feature uses chronological age, your weekly vigorous activity, resting heart rate and BMI or body fat percentage5 to estimate if your body is younger or older than you are. And you can get tips to lower your fitness age.

Gym Fitness Equipment Available gym activity profiles: Strength Training, Cardio Training, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Yoga, Pilates and Breathwork Automatic rep counting

Training, Planning and Analysis Features HR zones, HR alerts, HR calories, % HR max; HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over Ant to paired devices), respiration rate (Yoga only), GPS speed and distance (Connected GPS only), customizable data pages, customizable activity profiles. Auto LAP, VO2 MAX (run), Physio TrueUp

Running Features Available run profiles: Running, Treadmill Running GPS-based distance, time and pace (connected gps only)

Cycling Features Available cycling profiles: Biking Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)

An affordable fitness tracker for anyone who doesn’t want to look like they are wearing a smartwatch.

Pros

• Stylish, lightweight design
• Female health tracking
• Breathwork activities for stress relief
• Can be used as a watch, no phone required

Cons

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Price: 179.99 Size: 40mm Display: Touchscreen Battery life: 5 days smartwatch mode (6 days watch mode) Durability: 5 ATM Heart rate: Yes GPS: No NFC: Yes Compatibility: iOS, Android

The Garmin Vivomove series was developed for fitness enthusiasts who wanted to track their gym sessions and steps, without looking like they were doing so. Think of this as the stealth fitness line amongst the best Garmin watches, that’s both capable of tracking a run, and helping you to not look like a runner when you’re out with friends in the evening.

At CES 2022, Garmin announced its latest Vivomove tracker — the Vivomove Sport. The Vivomove Sport is an upgraded version of the Vivomove HR Sport version — it’s smaller, lighter, and has more health tracking features. Not just a pretty face, the Vivomove Sport gives you the ability to track ten different activities, as well as your sleep, hydration, and menstrual cycle from your wrist.

But who is the Garmin Vivomove Sport designed for, and how does this new wearable compare to the best smartwatches on the market? Read our Garmin Vivomove Sport review to find out more.

Garmin Vivomove Sport review: Price and availability

The Garmin Vivomove Sport launches at CES 2022 on Tuesday, January 4. It retails at 179.99, making it cheaper than the likes of the Apple Watch 7 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 4. It’s also cheaper than the Vivomove 3, the Vivomove 3S, and the Vivomove Style trackers in the Garmin range.

Garmin Vivomove Sport review: Design

As a fitness editor, I’m not someone who is often bothered about looking like I’m wearing a sports watch (hey, I spend most of my life wearing gym kit). That said, I understand that for some, this is a must, and at first glance, the Garmin Vivomove Sport looks like a standard timepiece. It’s much smaller and lighter on the wrist than my Garmin Fenix 6, or my Garmin Forerunner 945, and I did find when I dressed up for New Year’s Eve the watch looked nice on my wrist with some bracelets.

All in all, the Garmin Vivomove Sport looks very similar to the other Vivomove watches in the Garmin series. The watch comes in four different colors — cocoa (brown), ivory (white), black, and cool mint. The silicone Band matches the watch face as standard, but the watch is compatible with Garmin’s 20mm quick release bands, so you could swap in a leather, or suede Band should you wish.

Like the other Vivomove smartwatches, the hidden display only appears on the watch when you move your wrist. That motion causes the date and digital time to light up in a small, discreet, white font. Unlike other Vivomove watches, however, as well as checking your phone notifications and calendar updates, you can also swipe left on the time to view your stress levels, body battery, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, and menstrual cycle from your wrist. There’s also the option to log your hydration levels, track your respiration, and do some mindful breathing exercises on the watch.

There are no side buttons on the watch — all of the navigation happens from the touch screen, which allows you to scroll through the menu, start an activity, or read your notifications. This is a little fiddly and does take some getting used to, especially if you’re used to a larger sports watch.

The Vivomove Sport seems to have solved one of the biggest problems with previous versions of the hybrid smartwatch — the display on the cocoa (brown) colorway was easy to read both inside and outside in bright sunlight. We weren’t able to test how the display looked on the ivory and mint colors, however.

Garmin Vivomove Sport review: Fitness and health tracking features

Of course, the main thing missing here is in-built GPS, which is a must for anyone who is serious about tracking their run or bike ride. Yet, if that’s your goal, I’d argue you should probably steer well clear of the Vivomove series completely, and look at the similarly-priced Garmin Forerunner 55. This isn’t a watch for those training for their first marathon, it’s a fitness tracker for those looking to keep track of their overall health, and Garmin doesn’t pretend otherwise.

That said, Garmin has added some extra fitness and health tracking features to the Sport version of their Vivomove watch. The Vivomove Sport has 10 preloaded sports modes you can add to the watch — walk, run, cardio, bike, strength training, breathwork, yoga, pool swim, treadmill, and other. You also have the option to add elliptical, stair stepper, pilates, and toe-to-toe in the Garmin Connect app (a maximum of 10 activities can be displayed on the device, and walk and run cannot be disabled). The watch is swim rated, so can be worn in the pool, as well as in the shower or bath for 24/7 health tracking.

Like most of the other best fitness trackers on the market, the Vivomove Sport automatically tracks your steps, calories, intensity minutes, sleep, and heart rate. These can be synced to the Garmin Connect app for further analysis. You can also connect to your phone’s GPS to more accurately track a run, ride, or walk — the Vivomove Sport will ask whether you want to use your phone’s GPS before starting to record an activity.

If you do decide to track a run on the Vivomove Sport, you can scroll through to see additional data including, time-elapsed, distance, and heart rate. You can pause, or stop the activity at any time by double-tapping the screen. Like a lot of touchscreen fitness trackers, it’s not that easy to scroll through the menu on the move, but if you’re using your smartphone’s GPS anyway, I’d argue it’s best to ignore the watch completely and use one of the best running apps on your phone to get live feedback on the run.

That said, the health features on the watch match up to those available on Garmin’s more expensive watches. Keeping track of your hydration levels from your wrist is handy, and you can even set hydration goals that adjust based on how much you sweat during your workouts. For female users, the Vivomove Sport can be paired with the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, where you can log symptoms and get workout advice based on your cycle.

Garmin Vivomove Sport review: Battery life

The battery life on the Garmin Vivomove Sport is up to five days when using the watch as a fitness tracker. If you use the watch in watch mode, where you’ll only see the time, the Vivomove Sport has a six-day battery life. It’s also worth noting that when the watch is low on battery, it will only display the time.

Garmin Vivomove Sport review: Verdict

I’ve not had the Garmin Vivomove Sport on my wrist for too long, so this review will be updated when I’ve had more time to try all of the different workout features on the watch. That said, after a week of testing I’d say this is a contender to the likes of the Fitbit Sense, or the Fitbit Versa 3, although both of those trackers have in-built GPS, do look a lot more like a sports watch, and have a slightly higher price-point.

The Vivomove Sport is a good health tracker for someone taking their first steps into fitness, or just hoping to get a better overall picture of their health in 2022. It’s not the best running watch on the market (I’m yet to find a running watch with a touchscreen that I don’t want to throw in the Thames mid-run), but it does give an insight into your overall wellness each day, and if the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that our health is far more important than how many steps we’ve taken.

At CES 2022, Garmin also announced the Garmin Venu 2 Plus — read more here.

Garmin Vivomove Sport review: looks like a traditional watch but is packed full of fitness features

I tested the Garmin Vivomove Sport hot on the heels of reviewing the flagship multisport watch Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar.

Vivomove Sport features

Vivomove Sport is at the opposite end of the spectrum to Fenix 7 series: it’s an entry level hybrid smartwatch.

It looks incredibly stylish and comes with a well-equipped feature set and a relatively discrete 40mm size that will suit females or anyone with small wrists.

It is compatible with 20mm interchangeable bands.

It shares similarities with a traditional wristwatch at first glance.

But flick your wrist or double tap the display and you will reveal stats, notifications, timers and other widgets for Garmin-specific fitness features.

The information appears on an OLED display as an overlay and it looks rather neat.

You can stay in the loop about who or what app is trying to reach you, and if you are an Android user, you can use quick replies to messages and reject a phone call with a text.

You can set timers, start breathing sessions, log hydration and view health metrics like heart rate and stress.

Health and fitness

Vivomove Sport has optical heart rate and SpO2 sensors and can provide abnormal heart rate alerts and measure your blood oxygen levels. It can also measure your respiration rate and stress levels.

Body battery is a handy metric that visualises how much energy you have for activities.

It’s a perfect fitness tracker for the likes of indoor workouts, short distance running and cycling, not to mention swimming. It is waterproof up to 50 metres.

Vivomove Sport can store up to 10 timed activities and two weeks’ worth of data.

To get more detailed metrics, the excellent Garmin Connect app has all the details you will need.

It also enables you to swap out the activities, change your watch face, add or remove widgets from the main menu you see on your display, and adjust the timeout and gesture settings.

You can also decide whether you want the Pulse Ox enabled while you sleep. This will track your blood oxygen levels throughout the night.

Vivomove Sport controls

There are no physical buttons on Vivomove Sport.

To move between menus, you swipe left and right. To select, you tap once.

To go back to the previous menu, you just tap the tiny arrow that pops up.

A long press of the main widget brings you to another menu which opens on the workout app.

It takes mere minutes to get used to the system.

Other features

Battery level is advertised as five days but that depends on the type of usage. I got close to four days without having to recharge.

As this is an entry level smartwatch with an affordable price tag, you would expect some limitations.

Contactless payments are not possible and the device uses tethered GPS so you have to take your phone with you if you are going on a run and you want to use GPS.

Also there is no speaker and no microphone so you can’t take calls.

Vivomove Sport verdict

Vivomove Sport is a great example of how Garmin has mastered the art of packing essential features into its more affordable wearables.

The biggest issue is that the display is sometimes difficult to see in direct sunlight but aside from that the hybrid smartwatch is a brilliant buy if you are looking for an affordable watch with basic health/activity tracking.

Pricing and availability

Garmin Vivomove Sport comes in four colour variants: Ivory with Peach Gold accents, Cocoa with Peach Gold Accents, Cool Mint with Silver accents, and Black with Slate accents. They all cost €179.99 from Garmin.com or €169 from Currys.ie.

Garmin vivomove Sport review: The intersection of style and substance

The Garmin vivomove Sport is the smartwatch for traditional watch lovers. This hybrid device offers the style of an analog timepiece and the brains of an entry-level smartwatch. Its “hidden” display, paired with real ticking hands, is the pinnacle of staying tapped in with tasteful discretion.

What we like

Convenient multi-day battery life

What we don’t like

Limited smartwatch features

Garmin Vivomove Sport

The Garmin vivomove Sport is the smartwatch for traditional watch lovers. This hybrid device offers the style of an analog timepiece and the brains of an entry-level smartwatch. Its “hidden” display, paired with real ticking hands, is the pinnacle of staying tapped in with tasteful discretion.

We’ve come to expect a lot from Garmin devices, and the Garmin vivomove Sport doesn’t disappoint. A welcome addition to the vivomove series, the Sport is the model for users who care about their fitness as much as their fashion. Device highlights include a “hidden” display, classy colorways, and the caliber of health and wellness tools we now expect from most Garmin watches. Overall, it’s a well-priced hybrid smartwatch that will fit into any watch box. Learn more in our full Garmin vivomove Sport review.

About this Garmin vivomove Sport review: I tested the Garmin vivomove Sport for 14 days. It was connected to a Samsung Galaxy A51 running Android 11. Garmin provided the unit for this review.

Update, March 2023: This review has been updated to include new devices from Garmin and competitors.

What you need to know about the Garmin vivomove Sport

Not everyone who wants smartwatch data wants a smartwatch look. The vivomove Sport is an entry-level device from Garmin’s hybrid smartwatches series launched in January 2022. The device is designed to transition from the weight room to waiting for drinks. It boasts built-in sports apps and many of Garmin’s top health and wellness features, plus smartwatch features for staying connected. Meanwhile, with physical ticking hands and metallic accents, it offers a polished look you can wear almost anywhere.

The Garmin vivomove Sport can pair with both Android and Apple smartphones. It’s available in four colorways, including brown, black, white, and a soft green inspired by typical wellness aesthetics. You can also personalize the look of your device on Garmin’s website with Watch Your Way. Pricing for the Garmin vivomove Sport starts at 179.99. As of this article’s publication, the device is available on Garmin’s website.

How’s the design?

In a sea of oversized touchscreens, sporty fitness trackers, and digital displays, hybrid devices offer something unique: elegance as well as information. The Garmin vivomove Sport is one such device, and it does so nearly flawlessly, hiding a full suite of smartwatch features behind a sleek, analog timepiece.

The watch case is a lightweight hard plastic available in the four colorways mentioned above. These design choices suggest a sportiness that coincides with the device’s name. I tested the soft green option that’s meant to embody a sentiment of wellness. I’m not saying the color alone will transport you to spa-like zen, but it certainly emanates a calming aesthetic. I also found it comfortable for all-day wear.

The vivomove Sport drops the metallic bezel of the Vivomove 3, minimizing the detailing to a ring around the watch face. In the vivomove Sport, the metallic feature is below the surface and cannot be seen from the side of the case. The real show stopper is the analog watch face and hidden touch screen. I can’t say enough about the ticking watch hands and dynamic display.

Setting aside that it’s a beautiful watch at first glance, there’s a real spy tech vibe about the seamless transition to smartwatch features.

Anyone with an inkling of a James Bond fantasy will love how the hands smoothly rotate to out-of-the-way positions at three and nine o clock whenever the “hidden” display is activated. This is a feature we’ve seen before in the vivomove lineup, but it hasn’t gotten old.

Once you activate the “hidden” menu with a quick double-tap, the display is easy to read in most lighting. I occasionally ran into trouble in especially bright sunlight, but overall the design is functionally sound.

The silicone Band is soft and comfortable. It doesn’t have the clingy, rubberized feel of some smartwatch bands that often attract dust and debris. Additionally, each colorway features a plastic clasp that matches the watch case, rather than a metallic accent. Again, this is another element that positions this device in the sport category rather than as a luxe accessory. I liked the continuous green hue throughout every aspect of the Band and found it very comfortable for sleeping. However, if the silicone Band isn’t for you, no sweat. It should also fit most standard 20mm quick-release options from third-party retailers.

How does it perform?

Day to day, the Garmin vivomove Sport’s performance is adequate. To wake the “hidden” screen, you either tap twice on the watch face or lift and rotate your wrist. Once the screen is on, swiping left or right lets you scroll through widgets. If you hold down the touch screen, you can access the device’s main menu including timed activities, heart rate features, settings, and more. From here, you swipe left or right to scroll through options, then tap to make a selection. Swiping between menu options and widgets is smooth and quick. With limited room for information on the screen, navigating takes some getting used to. Once you get the hang of it, it’s straightforward enough.

Battery life is noteworthy, but not endless. The device will last about five days on a single charge and drop into a watch-only mode when the battery is low to provide one more day of analog use. I found the extra day relatively pointless, but I suppose it may come in handy in the right situation.

It tracks all the basic health stats, including steps, daily calorie burn, active calories, distance, and total active time. It also collects sleep data, 24/7 heart rate, and stress data. It’s important to keep in mind that this device offers just the essentials. With that expectation, many features of the vivomove Sport, including Garmin’s Body Battery energy monitoring and all-day stress tracking feel like pleasantly surprising and helpful bonus features.

Many of the health tracking tools on the Garmin vivomove Sport feel like pleasantly surprising and helpful bonus features.

Calculated using heart rate variability (HRV), stress, sleep quality, and activity, Body Battery estimates how much energy you have available. Garmin’s stress tracking feature measures users’ stress levels throughout the day based on HRV. I found both of these numbers to be helpful insights into my overall feelings of wellness throughout the Garmin vivomove Sport review period.

On average, my stress score was comparable to my perceived stress levels, and my body battery aligned with how I felt. On multiple days, I found the relationship between my body battery and my sleep data to be especially helpful in understanding why I felt unusually drained in the middle of the day.

The vivomove Sport also provides advanced sleep tracking, including sleep stages. In the image above, you can see the device picked up on when I fell asleep and when I woke, as well as when I got up twice during the night. Once synced to the Garmin Connect app, you can analyze your sleep stages and other advanced sleep data under the Pulse Ox and Respiration tabs. This data alone isn’t all that easy to digest to the casual observer. I would have loved to see this device offer Garmin’s Sleep Score.

It goes without saying that connected GPS is a bit of a drag for runners and cyclists who don’t want to lug their phones on a run or ride. I can’t hold it against the Garmin vivomove Sport too much, considering the device’s hybrid nature (and approachable price tag). On the other hand, with “Sport” in the device name, GPS is a feature worth discussing.

First, it’s worth noting that since connected GPS is ultimately showing your phone’s GPS data, it’s not really a direct comparison to the other fitness watches we’re testing here. I tested the Garmin vivomove Sport’s connected GPS paired to a Samsung Galaxy A51 for this review. Overall, the results weren’t terrible for an entry-level device. For tracking casual workouts and hikes, it’s enough to get users some helpful info. The image above shows two sections of a run where the Garmin outperforms the Fitbit Versa 3. Compared to the notably accurate GPS of the Apple Watch Series 6, the Fitbit device recorded on the wrong side of the road, but the Garmin stayed on track.

In this second image above, the Garmin is less consistent. This mapped data represents the beginning of the loop run. You can see the Garmin struggled to lock on to my location and started recording seemingly in a stranger’s living room. It then struggled for a block or so before falling into pace with the Apple Watch data. Runners looking for performance-grade GPS accuracy typically have to pay for it. Again, if you’re deciding whether to wear your hybrid watch on a run, it’s the prospect of carrying your connected device that will likely be the dealbreaker, not the finicky data.

Meanwhile, the heart rate sensor proved decent for a device at this price point. Users can view their heart rate in real-time, set up alerts for high or low heart rate readings, and review their data in the Garmin app. The image below shows how the heart rate monitor performed during a workout I completed for this Garmin vivomove Sport review.

There are certainly some spastic moments and inconsistencies. Still, overall it stayed fairly close to data from a Polar H10 chest strap, especially compared to the Fitbit Versa 3 (priced similarly to the Garmin watch). I tested all three devices simultaneously during an interval workout. For the most part, the Garmin fared best when my heart rate was declining, and struggled to keep up when I pushed myself. It also slightly overshot each peak. That being said, the margin of error wasn’t huge.

The Garmin vivomove Sport is more than capable of providing basic heart rate info for the average person. If you are someone looking for the absolute most accurate, detailed heart rate data, you’re probably not in the market for a hybrid device anyway.

Anything else?

• Smart notifications: You can receive on-screen alerts for incoming calls and text messages, plus emails, social media updates, and calendar events. If your paired phone is an Android device, you can respond to texts right on your wrist.
• Peace of mind: The vivomove Sport also offers a few workout-related safety measures. If your device detects an incident during activity, it will alert emergency contacts with an automated message, including your GPS location. Garmin LiveTrack also allows users to invite loved ones to follow training sessions in real time.
• Guided breathing: On-wrist breathing exercises guide users through a series of inhales and exhales in an effort to reduce stress. On the vivomove Sport, these exercises are easy to follow and, for me, often result in a lowered heart rate.
• Built-in sport modes: You can track data for specific exercises, including walking, running, strength training, cycling, yoga, and cardio. You can also add or remove activities via the Garmin app.
• Women’s health: The vivomove Sport provides at-a-glance info about users’ monthly cycle. Users can access menstrual cycle and pregnancy tracking in the Garmin Connect app.
• Regular updates: As with most of its devices, Garmin regularly pushes out updates to the vivomove Sport. Since the initial publishing of this review in January 2022, the watch has seen several new patches and features. This includes new breathwork, Pilates, and treadmill activities, improvements to battery life, and more.