Hi Ann. I am a 58 year old guy from San Francisco and a bit of an activity tracker nut. I have had a Jawbone UP24, Basis B1, Fitbit Force and One, Polar Loop, and Vivofit. I still have the last three and usually have all three of them on as I have been bench marking them against each other. I wear HRM's with the VF and the Loop when I am actively exercising. For exercise, I alternate running, roller blading, cycling, and kayaking. Without the HRM, these last three activities would not register properly in the calorie burn department. I could lose a few kilos but exercise mostly to eat and drink. On days like yesterday when I rode 96km, I get steak and Cabernet for dinner. On days that I do nothing, nothing is basically what I get to eat .

I got my VF on the first day of March. I like the device. Based on all of my trials, I'm convinced it is the best one out there for people like me that do predominantly non-step based exercise and are more focused on calorie expenditure than steps. Having said that, I am exceptionally disappointed with Garmin's software—both Web and mobile applications. My unresolved problem list is currently over twenty items long. I finally have the attention of the right people at Garmin and they are beginning to whittle away at the list but they are absurdly slow.

As an example of the kinds of things I am finding, I did three identical 5K runs on Monday and recorded calories directly from the band at the beginning and end of each netting a reasonable 408, 416, and 425 for runs 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Garmin Connect Modern reported the caloric expenditure for these same three runs as 214, 677, and 199 and step counts well below actual on two of the runs. I repeated the experiment with three 20 mile bike rides yesterday. Direct read: 796, 830, and 863. Garmin Connect: 741, 947, and 1,298.

If people in this group talk about their VivoFit and Garmin Connect issues, I'll either attempt to provide answers or add your issues to my list and eventually get them addressed by Garmin. My #1 concern historically has been that Garmin implement MFP integration. However, given the extreme sketchiness of their calorie expenditure numbers, I'm kind of happy they haven done that yet.

I am a 69 year old grandmother from California. When I was still working a friend and I always walked on our breaks and at lunch. When I retired I decided exercise was the first thing I would do and joined a gym and have been an active member ever since. Spin classes were my favorite but we moved three years ago and the gym here doesn't have them.
I was intrigued about the sleep tracker as I have had sleep problems for too many years. I knew I tossed and turned a lot but was shocked to see it on the sleep graph after the first night with my Vivofit. I got my Vivofit 4-23 and am already started to notice longer periods on my sleep graph where I have no movement. That is exciting. The only thing I am doing different is more walking :flowerforyou: .

Sent a connect request. I do not have the Group option showing though. Do I have to wait to see the Group after you have accepted my connect request?

Like others, I can only search for groups on the old website, but not the "modern" version. When I click on the 3 bars in the upper left hand corner, my choices from top to bottom are "activities, badges, challenges, connections, devices, reports, sleep, steps and weight". There is no "groups" choice. Also, when I click on "connections", there is no groups choice there either. I have now joined 2 groups using the old website, including MyVivoPal, but nothing about these groups is visible on my "modern" dashboard.

Hopefully, Garmin is working to make the groups function 1) more readily accessible and 2) viewable on the dashboard.

Hi Ellen, Garmin told me last week that the long list on'y appears on GC Modern if you have other Garmin fitness devices such as a Forerunner or Edge. When I asked why Groups had been excluded from the Vivofit only list, I was told that there was a reason and that it would reveal itself in the next week or two. They are not usually so cryptic with me. I guess we will just have to wait. Maybe it has something to do with MFP integration which is the only other thing they have been cryptic about.

Hi all!

I am a 41yo mom living in Athens. I just got my vivofit and it was a dud. I got a replacement and started using it today. I got the hrm bundle, but haven't used the hrm yet. I've never used a tracker (other than a pedometer), nor an hrm. I do lots of urban walking and try to run regularly. I was very surprised to see how many steps I covered just this afternoon, but now that it's my nighttime "veg" time, I'm going nuts over the red bar of shame--I wish it'd take into consideration all the walking/running I did this afternoon. haha!

You can add me by the same name (FromHereOnOut) at Garmin Connect. I think I requested in to the group by following the link (I also don't have "groups" in my list menu).

Hi there. I am 37, Upstate NY. I have been using VF for just a couple of days and already really like it. I had a Fitbit Force, but returned it due to the recall. Garmin Connect leaves much to be desired, but I was spoiled with Fitbit. I figure they will get it hooked up with MFP at some point too, so I will just be patient and deal. I mostly walk and bike ride. I didn't get the HRM (I have a Mio Motiva watch that I use occasionally). I rather use MFP to help with weight loss and the VF to just get my butt moving.
Glad to find a group to experience this neat gadget together.

fyi, I originally didn't have the "Groups" option in GC modern and found the group through the dashboard link and signed up. I also got a request for the Vivo Community group which I accepted. Now I magically have Groups in my menu, along with some other stuff that wasn't there before. Idk if it was due to an update, due to being in groups, due to using "activities" (which relates to the dashboard) or what, but I have it now! If you didn't have it before, keep checking

Hey everyone, I am serialmahogany on here and Vivofit community. I am 32 and still have about 20-25 lbs to go. I recently switched from fitbit flex to a vivofit. Would love to have encouragement and also encourage others on their goals. Feel free to add me.

Hi !

I am a 40 yo living in Croatia.
Have my vivofit for 40 days now, and loving it.

You can add me, at Garmin Connect I'm aang http://connect.garmin.com/modern/profile/aang

Q: since start of using vivofit I've lost 7 kg ( 15 lb) and my BMR is still the same as it was when I started. Shouldn't it be lower by now ?