Pairs with heart rate monitor chest strap for fitness activities (chest strap included in bundle package). Move Bar - Motivates you to be active throughout the day by displaying a red move bar after one hour of inactivity. Additional segments light up for every 15 minutes of inactivity. Just walk for a couple of minutes to reset. Long battery life - Stays on for more than a year without having to change the battery. Easy-to-read display - View the time of day and your stats right on your wrist. Achieve your goals - Vivofit learns your activity level and assigns a personalized goal each morning. Count calories - Records calories burned throughout the day including base metabolic rate. Monitor your sleep - Set the sleep mode when you go to bed to track the quality of your rest. Make every step count with vívofit. It’s the only fitness band that greets you with a personalized daily goal, tracks your progress and reminds you when it’s time to move. vívofit shows your steps, goal countdown, calories, distance and time of day on its easy-to-read display. It also monitors your sleep stats for later review online. Pair it with a heart rate monitor1 for heart rate data during fitness activities. vívofit is water resistant2 and has a 1 year battery life. It features wireless sync to Garmin Connect, a free online community where you can join fitness challenges and save, plan and share your progress
I've been using an activity monitor for a couple of years now, and have owned the following in addition to the Vivofit: Fitbit One, Fitbit Flex, Fitbit Force, and Polar Loop. Since the Fitbit devices are very popular and widely used, I'll orient this review around a comparison to those (and the Polar Loop for good measure).First, my main activity is road biking: I average about 2,000 miles a year, mostly from March to November. In winter I try to regu..