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title: "Garmin vivoactive 3"
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# Wrist-based heart rate & VO2 max fitness insights Garmin Pay ready for seamless contactless payments Built-in GPS for precise outdoor tracking Garmin vivoactive 3

**Brand:** garmin
**Price:** SAR 11
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> ⌚ Elevate your active lifestyle — fitness, payments & notifications, all on your wrist!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Garmin vivoactive 3 by garmin
- **How much does it cost?** SAR 11 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- garmin enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted garmin brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Stay Fit Your Way:** 15+ preloaded sports apps plus customizable workouts for yoga, running, swimming & more
- • **Power Through Your Day:** Up to 7 days battery life in smartwatch mode, 13 hours with GPS active
- • **Stress Less, Perform More:** All-day stress monitoring with relaxation breathing timer to keep you balanced
- • **Smart & Stylish On Your Wrist:** High-res sunlight-readable touchscreen with Side Swipe interface & customizable watch faces
- • **Track Every Move with Precision:** Built-in GPS captures distance, pace & location without your phone

## Overview

The Garmin vivoactive 3 is a versatile GPS smartwatch designed for active professionals who demand precision fitness tracking, seamless mobile payments via Garmin Pay, and smart notifications. Featuring a durable, sunlight-readable touchscreen with intuitive Side Swipe navigation, it supports over 15 sports apps and custom workouts. With wrist-based heart rate monitoring, VO2 max estimation, and all-day stress tracking, it empowers users to optimize their health and performance. Its robust 7-day battery life and water resistance up to 50 meters make it ideal for any environment, while Bluetooth connectivity ensures you stay connected on the go.

## Description

From the manufacturer Garmin vivoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch with built-in Sports Apps and Wrist-based Heart Rate. GPS Smartwatch with built-in Sports Apps and Wrist-based Heart Rate From playing to paying, vivoactive 3 is the smartwatch for your active life. Make contactless payments* with ease, right from your watch, and with more than 15 preloaded sports apps - you can choose how you like to get fit. Built-in GPS lets you record the distance, pace, location and more for your outdoor activities. Fits You and All You Do Feel free to take this watch outside in all kinds of weather. Not only is it safe for swimming and showering, its Garmin Chroma Display is easy to read - even in direct sunlight - and housed under extra-durable Corning Gorilla Glass. It also features the Side Swipe interface, which makes for quick scrolling and swift navigation of menus and widgets. Whether you scroll with your thumb or index finger, you can choose how to wear it. Comfortable, convenient and easy to see - vívoactive 3 just fits. Key features Built-in GPS accurately tracks activities outside Sports apps include yoga, cardio, strength training, running, swimming and more VO2 max and fitness age estimates All-day stress tracking and relaxation-based breathing timer Garmin Pay ready Side Swipe interface for swift menu navigation Smart notifications LiveTrack Up to 7 days battery life in smartwatch mode; 13 hours in GPS mode Play More Sports Garmin vivoactive 3 comes preloaded with more than 15 preloaded sport apps, so finding a fun way to stay active is easy. Hit the golf course, go for a bike ride, take a yoga class, or try your hand at stand-up paddle boarding. When you head outside, built-in GPS lets vivoactive 3 track the details of your chosen activity with no phone connection required. Download and Create Workouts Keep your workout schedule fresh and invigorating. Create your own custom running, cycling, cardio or strength workouts, and download them to your watch. Then, your vívoactive smartwatch will keep track of the exercises, reps, sets and rest time for you. VO2 Max and Fitness Age With help from Elevate wrist-based heart rate technology, Garmin vívoactive 3 lets you monitor key aspects of your fitness and stress to show how your body responds under various circumstances. For example, vivoactive 3 is able to estimate your VO2 max and fitness age - two indicators of physical fitness that can often improve over time with regular exercise. Stress Monitoring Garmin vivoactive 3 also tracks your heart rate variability (HRV), which is used to calculate and track your stress level. vívoactive 3 can make you aware when physical or emotional sources cause your stress level to rise so you can find a way to relieve the pressure. Pay Your Way vivoactive 3 is the first Garmin wearable that is Garmin Pay ready*, so you will soon be able to pay for your purchases with your watch. With this mobile payment solution, you can leave your cash and cards at home. All you need to do is set up your digital wallet and you’re ready to make purchases. *Garmin Pay is coming soon! Garmin Pay will work with many credit and debit cards from major banks. Contact your bank for more information. Make It Yours Download watch faces, widgets and apps from Garmin Connect IQ store that make your vivoactive 3 go from smartwatch to your watch. Keep tabs on when your Uber is arriving, turn on your lights at home with the SmartThings app, or use the AccuWeather MinuteCast app to find out when the rain will start. You can also use the free Garmin Face It watch face app to add personality to your device. Just download the app, choose any image from your photo library and set it as your watch’s face. Always Connected Pair your vivoactive 3 with a compatible smartphone to receive and respond to text messages (Responding capability available for Android customers only), see social media updates, emails and more right on your wrist. Find your phone, access music controls and let friends LiveTrack your sports. Your finished activities will automatically upload to Garmin Connect. Share and Compete Syncing your activities to Garmin Connect is for more than just storing your data. Garmin Connect is a thriving online community where people on the go can connect and compete by joining challenges, encourage each other’s successes and even share their triumphs via social media. Garmin Connect is free and available on the web or on your smartphone with the Garmin Connect Mobile app.

Review: Great all round smartwatch and tracker - Received my watch yesterday lunchtime to use in UK in conjunction with my Sony Xperia Xz2. Surprised how easy and quick it was to set up. Comes with over 50% battery. Turn on, open garmin Connect app on your phone and it syncs via Bluetooth immediately. Took me less than 20mins to set up everything as I wanted even including changing watch face. Preloaded apps OK and cover various activities and you can customise easily. I don't require half of the tracking apps so have removed from watch / quick menu to make access to relevant apps quicker. Hr very accurate as is the sleep pattern. Steps counter is also accurate although can have extra steps added to tracking pending what activity / movement you make nonetheless its still one of the most accurate and best tracking devices I've used. Notifications for calls, texts and WhatsApp come through OK BUT just make sure you have set them up on both your phone, in the garmin connect app and on the watch itself as they don't automatically set up and sync! Also you may need to adjust phone/watch settings to be able to get notifications all the time as default is set to certain times / activities. Value measurements are defaulted to US non UK standards / metric but they are simple to change either on the watch or via Connect app i.e temp in Fahrenheit not Celsius, kilometres instead of miles etc. Synching is easy via app and iqconnect store which has a number of additional apps, widgets and watch faces so you can customise your watch. These can be downloaded in app and are downloaded to watch when it syncs. The connect app also allows you to see breakdown of daily stats and is easy to use and interpret the data. Overall the Vívoactive 3 is perfect watch for fitness tracking and to receive notifications on the move without having to muck around with your phone. The design and lack of full smartwatch capabilities such as replying to notifications, answering calls on the watch and having speaker to talk or play music to some may seem uninspiring but at the end of the day it's foremost a fitness tracker with perks of a normal smartwatch which for me is ideal. The watch is comfortable and doesn't irritate skin like previous watches I've had. It is well sized, the screen is clear and you can adjust brightness to suit. You can also turn off setting which causes watch to light up on movement which can be annoying and battery drain. The straps seem sturdy enough and comfortable on the wrist. I had to charge battery last night as went down to 35% from 58% when started but this is because I was mucking around with the watch loads as only just received. From other reviews expect battery life to be at or very near to what Garmin states and improve once used more. Will update after few months with any changes
Review: brilliant - had the Vivioactive 3 for nearly a month now and have to say this Garmin is truly brilliant and I've not been as active as I'd liked to have been or as I have been in the past, I wear it all the time and often forget I'm wearing it and comparing it to others in same Category its the lightest so no surprise there, I'm looking forward to doing gym work outs as the downloaded workouts look great and gives instructions on how to do them if needed I really cant fault it and although I don't need to wear a chest HR strap I have the option for more detailed workouts particularly indoors but more so when running using it pay is spot on ideal works really well having alarms for different things works great timers and stop watch perfect not used the golf but plan to as its a great idea especially when doing a round on own, love this idea when it needs charging its really quick too or jst an hour and its pretty much charged from near empty, also great for doing ultras (over 24hrs) although you cant wear it whilst charging, a remote quick charge will give you another days worth of run no problem and the connection for charging is strong and firm (not flimsy/loose) love the average resting heart rate display (after wearing for a few days ie 3 ) the display is brilliant in sunlight and I got this after my Fitbit charge3 hr display died, so I no longer wear 2 types of timers as I only wore my garmin 630 when running, now I only use my Garmin vivoactive 3 as it gives me steps as well and constant HR and I pretty much only used Fitbit for steps/time/HR hence I no longer need it changeable wristbands a bonus too nice and simple to do no drama receiving texts.calls,instant messages, diary notifications and any others I choose to allow such as security cameras notifications this is brilliant the satnav navigation is useful when you leave your car in a car park in another town/city changing the watch faces is awesome too altho I like the digi white numbers that turn blue as to reach steps activity target and also has hr and day date on i could go on and on about how good this Garmin is but my final bit is I opted not for the music version as I can use mobile if needed and control it whilst running exercising as I always have mobile with me any way as an emergency if ever needed i'm thankful I got this in an desertcart sale and brand new as I was looking for a Fitbit HR4 due to my Fitbit HR3 stopping working and spotted the Vivoactive3 which after reading the write ups I'm really pleased and it comes with a 2 year guarantee :-) so I'm well pleased I wouldn't bother with a screen protector I did at 1st and it came off after a short while and the type of glass this Garmin is fitted with (Gorrilla3 I think) its pretty sturdy protection if you haven't gathered already I REALLY love this Garmin my favorite in the past was the Garmin 310XT due to battery life but although the Vivoactive is less using GPS its easy to recharge and the stats its produces are really spot on amazing for me anyway hope this review helps someone

## Features

- Warning:Not suitable for children under 14 years. For use under adult supervision
- Warning:To be used under the direct supervision of an adult
- Sporty smartwatch with built-in GPS, sports apps, wrist-based heart rate and mobile payments (GarminPay ready)
- High-resolution colour touchscreen display for great readability in all light and Side Swipe interface to scroll through widgets and menus
- Sports apps include yoga, cardio, strength training, running, swimming and many more; download pre-set workouts or create custom ones
- Includes fitness monitoring, such as VO2 max and fitness age estimate, plus all-day stress tracking and relaxation-based breathing timer
- Smart notifications including the ability to send prewritten responses to text messages, LiveTrack, Connect IQ watch faces and apps and more

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0751GBCKN |
| Age Range Description | Youth |
| Band Colour | black |
| Band Material Type | Silicone |
| Band Width | 20 |
| Battery Average Life | 7 days |
| Battery Capacity | 150 Milliamp Hours |
| Battery Cell Type | Lithium Ion |
| Battery capacity | 150 Milliamp Hours |
| Best Sellers Rank | 116,007 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 4,607 in Smartwatches |
| Box Contents | vívoactive 3, Charging cable & Manual |
| Brand Name | Garmin |
| Case Material Type | Resin |
| Clasp Type | Tang Buckle |
| Closure Type | Buckle |
| Colour | Black |
| Communication Feature | Bluetooth |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
| Compatible Phone Models | [Universal] |
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth |
| Connectivity technology | Bluetooth |
| Controller Type | Touch screen |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,996 Reviews |
| Display Type | LCD |
| GPS Geotagging Functionality | Built-in GPS |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00753759173159 |
| Human Interface Input | Touchscreen |
| Item Dimensions | 10 x 10 x 10 millimetres |
| Item Type Name | Garmin Vivoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch with Built-In Sports Apps and Wrist Heart Rate - Black |
| Item Weight | 43 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Garmin |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 3 GB |
| Memory storage capacity | 3 GB |
| Metrics Measured | GPS, accelerometer, optical heart rate sensors |
| Model Name | Vivoactive 3 Black |
| Model Number | 010-01769-00 |
| Operating System | Garmin OS |
| Operating system | Garmin OS |
| Product Features | GPS |
| Product Warranty | 1 year warranty provided by the manufacturer from date of purchase |
| Resolution | [HIGH_RESOLUTION] |
| Screen Size | 1.2 Inches |
| Shape | Round |
| Sim Card Size | eSIM |
| Special feature | GPS |
| Sport Type | Outdoors |
| Style Name | Garmin vívoactive 3 GPS Smartwatch - Black & Stainless |
| Supported Application | GPS, Heart Rate Monitor |
| Supported Satellite Navigation System | GPS |
| Target Audience | Unisex Adults |
| UPC | 843342174059 753759173159 |
| Warranty Type | Limited |
| Water Resistance Depth | 50 Metres |
| Water Resistance Level | Waterproof |
| Waterproof Rating | IPX7 |
| Wearable Computer Type | Smart Watch |
| Wireless Compability | Bluetooth |
| Wireless Provider | du |
| Wireless communication standard | Bluetooth |

## Product Details

- **Battery cell composition:** Lithium Ion
- **Brand:** Garmin
- **Connectivity technology:** Bluetooth
- **GPS:** Built-in GPS
- **Memory storage capacity:** 3 GB
- **Operating system:** Garmin OS
- **Screen size:** 1.2 Inches
- **Shape:** Round
- **Special feature:** GPS
- **Wireless communication standard:** Bluetooth

## Images

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![Garmin vivoactive 3 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/613H7V5rJRL.jpg)
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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Pattern, Color, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Will the vivoactive 3 be fully waterproof and does it have it's own smartphone app?**
A: Waterproof to 50m. 
You need to use the Garmin Connect app

**Q: Do i have to use a smartphone for 'garmin connect'? can i link to a pc instead?**
A: It will link to a pc, but only wired or local WiFi. If you leave the house it will be no longer  connected

**Q: Does it show calories burnt totally throughout the day? Or does it just show calories burnt for exercise?**
A: Totally and it breaks it down to active and rest

**Q: Is there any way to view sleep details on the watch please??**
A: Yes, it gives sleep time and amount of time spent in different stages of sleep - deep, light, REM and awake aswell as movement. No idea how it works or how accurate it is but I find it useful!

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great all round smartwatch and tracker
*by M***P on 6 June 2018*

Received my watch yesterday lunchtime to use in UK in conjunction with my Sony Xperia Xz2. Surprised how easy and quick it was to set up. Comes with over 50% battery. Turn on, open garmin Connect app on your phone and it syncs via Bluetooth immediately. Took me less than 20mins to set up everything as I wanted even including changing watch face. Preloaded apps OK and cover various activities and you can customise easily. I don't require half of the tracking apps so have removed from watch / quick menu to make access to relevant apps quicker. Hr very accurate as is the sleep pattern. Steps counter is also accurate although can have extra steps added to tracking pending what activity / movement you make nonetheless its still one of the most accurate and best tracking devices I've used. Notifications for calls, texts and WhatsApp come through OK BUT just make sure you have set them up on both your phone, in the garmin connect app and on the watch itself as they don't automatically set up and sync! Also you may need to adjust phone/watch settings to be able to get notifications all the time as default is set to certain times / activities. Value measurements are defaulted to US non UK standards / metric but they are simple to change either on the watch or via Connect app i.e temp in Fahrenheit not Celsius, kilometres instead of miles etc. Synching is easy via app and iqconnect store which has a number of additional apps, widgets and watch faces so you can customise your watch. These can be downloaded in app and are downloaded to watch when it syncs. The connect app also allows you to see breakdown of daily stats and is easy to use and interpret the data. Overall the Vívoactive 3 is perfect watch for fitness tracking and to receive notifications on the move without having to muck around with your phone. The design and lack of full smartwatch capabilities such as replying to notifications, answering calls on the watch and having speaker to talk or play music to some may seem uninspiring but at the end of the day it's foremost a fitness tracker with perks of a normal smartwatch which for me is ideal. The watch is comfortable and doesn't irritate skin like previous watches I've had. It is well sized, the screen is clear and you can adjust brightness to suit. You can also turn off setting which causes watch to light up on movement which can be annoying and battery drain. The straps seem sturdy enough and comfortable on the wrist. I had to charge battery last night as went down to 35% from 58% when started but this is because I was mucking around with the watch loads as only just received. From other reviews expect battery life to be at or very near to what Garmin states and improve once used more. Will update after few months with any changes

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ brilliant
*by A***R on 2 October 2020*

had the Vivioactive 3 for nearly a month now and have to say this Garmin is truly brilliant and I've not been as active as I'd liked to have been or as I have been in the past, I wear it all the time and often forget I'm wearing it and comparing it to others in same Category its the lightest so no surprise there, I'm looking forward to doing gym work outs as the downloaded workouts look great and gives instructions on how to do them if needed I really cant fault it and although I don't need to wear a chest HR strap I have the option for more detailed workouts particularly indoors but more so when running using it pay is spot on ideal works really well having alarms for different things works great timers and stop watch perfect not used the golf but plan to as its a great idea especially when doing a round on own, love this idea when it needs charging its really quick too or jst an hour and its pretty much charged from near empty, also great for doing ultras (over 24hrs) although you cant wear it whilst charging, a remote quick charge will give you another days worth of run no problem and the connection for charging is strong and firm (not flimsy/loose) love the average resting heart rate display (after wearing for a few days ie 3 ) the display is brilliant in sunlight and I got this after my Fitbit charge3 hr display died, so I no longer wear 2 types of timers as I only wore my garmin 630 when running, now I only use my Garmin vivoactive 3 as it gives me steps as well and constant HR and I pretty much only used Fitbit for steps/time/HR hence I no longer need it changeable wristbands a bonus too nice and simple to do no drama receiving texts.calls,instant messages, diary notifications and any others I choose to allow such as security cameras notifications this is brilliant the satnav navigation is useful when you leave your car in a car park in another town/city changing the watch faces is awesome too altho I like the digi white numbers that turn blue as to reach steps activity target and also has hr and day date on i could go on and on about how good this Garmin is but my final bit is I opted not for the music version as I can use mobile if needed and control it whilst running exercising as I always have mobile with me any way as an emergency if ever needed i'm thankful I got this in an Amazon sale and brand new as I was looking for a Fitbit HR4 due to my Fitbit HR3 stopping working and spotted the Vivoactive3 which after reading the write ups I'm really pleased and it comes with a 2 year guarantee :-) so I'm well pleased I wouldn't bother with a screen protector I did at 1st and it came off after a short while and the type of glass this Garmin is fitted with (Gorrilla3 I think) its pretty sturdy protection if you haven't gathered already I REALLY love this Garmin my favorite in the past was the Garmin 310XT due to battery life but although the Vivoactive is less using GPS its easy to recharge and the stats its produces are really spot on amazing for me anyway hope this review helps someone

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Does everything expected at a reasonable price - and doesn’t look daft.
*by A***R on 1 December 2018*

I don’t usually write reviews but I read loads before buying this watch (Vívoactive 3) used from Amazon, so I thought I’d make the effort as lots of the reviews I read were misleading and unhelpful - personal disappointments about specific and probably individual niggles rather than an objective or helpful view on the watch. First off, the VA3 is, in my view, a sports watch. It does some smart watch stuff but if you want to buy coffee with it or send text messages then buy an Apple Watch (or a phone!) The VA3 tracks your heart rate (all day and all night), tells you where you are (GPS), lets you know when your phone is ringing, it’s waterproof, toughened, comfortable and the battery lasts 5/6 days. It is easy to use, if you read the instructions, pairs with your phone/iPad/computer and chest strap (if you need to - more about that later) and the Garmin Connect app breaks it all down into sensible metrics with stacks of detail. I am a normal, middle aged bloke and I’m serious but not obsessive about phys. I like wearing an HRM as it motivates me, lets me see if I’m getting better or not or just kidding myself and I find it interesting. Every now and then I try to train in heart rate zones but for me, it is more the info I like having. I run 5km with my dogs 5 times a week and lift weights/circuit train 5 days a week. I also swim probably once a week (more in summer) about 1.5km and I surf and snowboard. I’ve worn HRMs for all activities and have tried several types with varying degrees of success. I have had a Vivosmart, a Vivoactive (the old square one) a Mio, a Polar, a Fenix 3 and a Suunto. Bottom line - for me, the VA3 is by far the best all rounder for a “normal” person. The watch is “normal” sized, I’m not particularly big or small and have average sized wrists (I think). The VA3 looks right. It’s not flashy or eye-catching, the shape and strap are just there; meaning it doesn’t scream “look at me, I have this new thing...” and it’s not ugly or weird-looking. You can wear it to work and people won’t think you’re trying too hard or wonder why you have an electronic tag on your hand. It means you don’t have to wear a “band” type thing on your other wrist to your watch and it tells the time/date/day like wot a normal watch does. You don’t have to take it off in the shower (if you’re weird and enjoy having mouldy wrists - why would you not take your watch off in the shower!?) or worry about it getting wet in the rain/pool. So it looks fine and does everything you want when you aren’t wearing your trainers. Running/cycling/snowboarding/riding/surfing - all good. It picks up GPS in seconds and tracks heart rate and location as accurately as any other device, give or take. I know some other reviewers have had bad experiences but I’d guess these are one-offs rather than the norm. It’s a piece of tech kit and they aren’t all perfect: some people have had crappy iPhones and other people love them. Having had Garmin gear before and other brands I would say the chances of being disappointed by Garmin are much less than any other brand. So, assuming you don’t get a wonky item, you’ll have a machine that gives accurate readings (if you use it right) that you can then analyse on your phone sat on the loo to your heart’s content whilst your other half watches Top Gear/Pointless on telly. So for cardio, indoors or out, the VA3 is spot on. Every bit as good as the £500 Fenix, better in terms of consistency in fact (again, in my experience). HOWEVER... you need to read the instruction manual. If you don’t set the watch up properly, put it on properly, synch it properly then guess what? It doesn’t work properly! Take an hour to get it doing things the way you understand and place it on your wrist in the right place above the wrist bone. Do all that and you’ll get the best from the watch which means you’ll get the best from the available wrist-based HRM/GPS sports watches. Where it doesn’t work for me is in the gym. But then, no wrist-based HRM has yet: the technology just isn’t there yet no matter how much cash you throw at it (and I threw a LOT of cash at a Fenix!) it may just be me, though there is a theme of similar disappointments, but when you do an exercise where your wrists are bent, under stress or raised then the blood pumping through them (that the HRM detects) isn’t easily detected. Example: I do a 10 minute upper body circuit with virtually no rests, just 3x30 second breaks to avoid a coronary, when I’m working the wrist HRM says 90 bpm (eh?) but when I rest (and my arms are dangling zombie-loose by my sides) it jumps to 170 bpm. The wrist thingy is thrown off by the blood flow to my hands caused by the exercises in question. It is the same with every wrist-based HRM. So in the gym I have a cheap Wahoo tickr chest strap, synced to the VA3 and guess what? The watch tells me I’m too old to be doing that exercise at 170/180 bpm. Same in the pool, if you want your heart rate when you’re swimming, get a chest strap. Personally, I hate the things (chest straps) and I’m convinced they create fat-sausages that everyone can see, and they get sweaty and gopping and they’re uncomfortable and I don’t like them so they’re stupid. But until the wrist tech gets better or an alternative is invented or I can have my heart relocated to my left wrist I’m stuck with the chest strap for the gym. It is what it is. I like my VA3. I’m not a pro athlete who trains 6 hours a day with probes in uncomfortable places and a nutritionist who keeps me on a knife edge of dietary collapse, I do a fair amount of phys because I enjoy it and it helps me not want to commit Steven King-esque acts of rage after a challenging day. If I miss a run, I don’t get stressed because I might drop a place in the Ottery St Mary 5km fun run but I do like to know my heart is still beating and it makes me feel unjustifiably self-riteous when I see a whole month of targets met, I get a pat on the head (well, wrist actually) from my watch and yes, I will have another slice of cheesecake thanks. It cost £140 off Amazon, arrived in a day and does exactly what it says it will. I like that. I wish I was more like my watch. If you’re a pro athlete, buy a £700 Fenix5 (and a chest strap). If you’re a fruit loop that has to have a watch that tells you the time on Mars, adjusts the central heating and has a coffee waiting for you when you pass every Starbucks (and you want everyone to know it), get an Apple Watch or a hat with a sign saying so. If you’re a regular type person who does plenty of exercise and likes something to look at when you’re skiving work in the loo - get a VA3. I hope my boss isn’t reading this...

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