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Garmin Vivoactive Review

So I have been running with my Garmin Vivoactive watch since September.  My husband let me use my Birthday and Christmas money to order it early since my Nike+ had been giving me issues for some time and I knew that the battery wasn’t going to last for my whole marathon.  After a little convincing, he let me order it.  
So on Friday, September 11, 2015, my Garmin Vivoactive came in the mail!!   
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I have been running with a Nike+ Sport watch for over 2 years.  I loved my Nike for quite awhile.  It was everything I needed for running, plus if it failed I had my Runkeeper app to back me up.  Actually I used to run with both until I started running longer distances and the app would make my phone die.  This proved to be a problem when my phone died during a half marathon and my family didn’t see me cross the finish line.  It took us about 20 minutes to find each other and my hubby was freaking out that something had happened to me.  That’s when I knew I had to at least ditch the app.

My Nike got me through my early long runs and some half marathons.  I am thankful for the time we spent together.  I loved my Nike!  I also loved my Garmin Vivofit that the hubby and I both got in February.  I loved being able to see my steps even if my miles never matched the distance I had run.  I never did figure that out.  Well, it doesn’t matter now.  My Vivoactive tracks my running, steps, sleep, treadmill running, and weightlifting.  It will even track my swimming, biking,  and golf game if I want it to.   It’s a pretty awesome watch!  I am so in love with it.  I don’t think I will ever get another running watch or a watch in general for that matter.  It comes in white or black.  I got the black one since I knew I would be wearing it all day long all the time.  I know how white can get dirty right away so black was the way to go.  I can get different color watch bands but I haven’t decided if that is something that I want to do yet or not.  They are not as easy to change as the vivofit bands.  Maybe one day.  Amazon does have a red one that I would like since red is my favorite color.  
I have worn my watch religiously since getting it in September.  When I take it off, my wrist feels completely naked and I have a hard time functioning.  It’s sad, I know, but the truth.  I just love this watch so much.  I love that I can customize the watch face and add little widgets (apps) for weather, steps, and others to truly get the most out of this watch.  
Honestly, if you are on the fence about getting a running watch--GET THE GARMIN VIVOACTIVE!!!  You will not regret it.  
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And as always, my friends,
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RUN ON,

Laura

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