Smart watch Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music - advantages and disadvantages

Smart electronics manufacturer Garmin has established itself in the smart watch market as one of the leaders. This is due to high quality, variable design and most importantly - measurement accuracy. Be it speed, distance or heart rate. Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music watches are loved by top athletes and active lifestyle lovers for their reliability. And those who are completely unrelated to sports will like the watch for its design and entertainment function - listening to music.

Model Features

The popularity of Garmin models is also associated with software support. It is more convenient to view information about the training session or the dynamics of heart rate readings on the computer screen. Software has been developed for this.With its help, the clock is interrogated, updated and transmit the necessary information in the form of graphs and tables. Your device uploads all data from your watch to your Garmin Connect account.

The Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music model is complemented by an excellent device - you can listen to music. For music lovers, this is just a godsend! The device on hand is always more convenient than the one that you need to get out of your pocket. And along with this update, the possibility of contactless payments Garmin Pay is preserved. Whether there is a need for it is still debated, but the fact that you do not need to carry change or cards with you is quite tempting.

And listen to your favorite songs during a workout without using your phone - Garmin fans appreciated this feature to the fullest! No extra stuff, no extra pockets. And most importantly, there is no fear of breaking or drowning something.

Listening to music

All stocks of tracks are located in the memory of the watch. The manufacturer Garmin promises that no more than 500 songs will fit into the memory of the Vivoactive 3 Music. Downloading music files is carried out through a special program Garmin Express. Music portals operating in Russia are not yet available for use in smart watches. The program's job is to check the playlist on the phone and download the desired tracks to the watch. Sorting is by name, date modified or albums. Headphones are connected in the same way as in conventional playback devices.

Workout

The Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music smartwatch is still a valuable item for athletes. In addition to tracking pace, distance and heart rate, the watch has the ability to set up a training plan. You can either choose from existing ones or customize it yourself.Whether it's running, cycling, or strength training. Despite the fact that the standard training programs are balanced, you need to customize them for yourself. Set the value of height, weight, pulse limits (maximum and minimum). The watch will track the exit from the pulse zone and report it with a sound signal.

Heart rate tracking

The heart rate sensor is located on the back of the device and rests against the back of your hand. The pulse is displayed as a graph with a reflection of the beats per minute. Average readings are stored in the history for the last 7 days. The device shows 5 heart rate zones, in ascending order, as a percentage of the maximum value. In the instructions for the device, a table with the value of% of the pulse zone is attached:

The watch comes with a chest strap for heart rate measurement. It is believed that testimony is taken from him more accurately. On the hand, they may differ. It is worth considering this when planning a workout.

Health Tracking

Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music offers users to monitor the quality of sleep.The functionality of the device allows you to display all the statistics of the body's activity during the day. You can view general information on your Garmin Connect account. To take readings, the watch must be on the wrist 24 hours a day.

In addition to sleep, the watch monitors daily activity, the World Health Organization recommends walking at least 150 minutes a week, and running fast - 75 minutes. This is necessary to maintain the health and functionality of the body.

Device equipment

The watch is equipped with a touch screen, which can be configured to display notifications. A variety of information - calls, messages, updates and notifications. Training information, weather, air temperature. This is, indeed, a "smart" watch that informs about everything. There is even a stress indicator. When the body is not training, all other indicators such as sleep, nutrition, general physical activity affect the level of stress.

Sports modes

Workouts in the gym

Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music is first and foremost a workout tracking device. But not only running. The watch can record strength training. For this purpose, the mode "Strength training" is provided. Through it, the device counts the number of approaches (displayed when the number of approaches is more than 6) of one exercise. To change, you need to complete one task completely and proceed to the next. The rest time is automatically displayed on the screen. To end the workout, you need to press "Stop" in the rest mode, and the series will be considered completed.

If you are going to run on a treadmill, the watch requires a distance calibration. To do this, the screen selects the standard training start mode and runs for about 1 mile (1.6 km).The resulting distance is compared with the indicator on the treadmill and entered into the clock. This is necessary so that the watch writes the workout in the gym in full and the kilometers gained do not disappear.

Outdoor Workouts

The watch in memory has applications for recording outdoor workouts. When selected, it automatically starts searching for satellites to activate the GPS signal, and connects to external devices (chest heart rate monitor or camera). For winter sports, a motion recording function is provided. To do this, the appropriate application is selected and the movement begins.

Swimming

With the Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music watch, the manufacturer allows you to swim strictly on the surface. The watch is not designed for deep diving, which will damage the watch and void your warranty. There is also an application for counting, "Swimming in the pool." You can choose the size of the pool bowl from the existing ones or enter it manually. The intervals are counted independently, to pause, you need to press the button. This is a very wise decision, as using the sensor with wet hands in the pool becomes almost impossible.

During rest, the screen will display a changed color scheme. Strokes are counted at the end of the hand with a full cycle of movement clock. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of training in the pools, Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music assigns Swolf points. This is the time of the section covered and the number of strokes on it. The smaller this value, the better. For understanding - you do not flounder in place, but cover a long distance with one stroke.

Golf

An exquisite golf setting was offered by the developers of Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music. The field on which the game is to be played is loaded in advance using the phone.The clock is synchronized with the satellite and begins to control the game. On-screen guidance will suggest the best direction if it is not clear in kind. Why is this innovation useful? First of all, statistics. For gamblers, it’s not enough just to participate in the game, they need a result and how it turned out, where there are mistakes and what needs to be worked on.

Training planning

With the app, Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music helps you plan your workouts by adding them to your calendar. To do this, a suitable training plan is selected, downloaded to the device and entered into the calendar already by setting the clock. If training is not possible on the specified day, the record is edited.

Device update

The watch works with the Garmin Connect phone app. This allows you to sync your training data with an account where it can be stored, as well as visually see your results. To update your device, you must connect it to your computer via a USB cable and install the Garmin Express app. After opening the application, find your device in it and then the prompts on the screen will indicate what to do.

• multi-profile setting;
• synchronization with devices;
• speed;
• long battery life (up to 7 days);
• water resistance (up to 50 m);
• design choice;
• ability to download and listen to music.

• high price for an amateur (over 35,000 rubles);
• some functions are not needed;
• the need for synchronization to perform a number of tasks.

Judging by the above characteristics of the device, its advantages can be continued, but there are practically no disadvantages. Modern design makes this watch an eye-catcher and an additional motivation for sports.And the musical accompaniment will make long hard workouts enjoyable. A wide range of colors allows you to choose your model for both men and women. This is the watch of the future, the possibilities of which have no limits.