Ladies with Garmins - pics please?
moonangel12
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I am in the market for a new fitness watch, something waterproof (I had another thread asking for favorites, but on the app so I can’t link). Garmin looks like it’s the overwhelming favorite, but as I was reading reviews I noticed a trend that the Garmins look HUGE. For instance, the Instinct is supposed to be the most “watch like” in size and appearance, on some people it looks fine, on others it’s huge. Just trying to gauge size before ordering anything.
That being said, if any ladies could post pics of the one they have and a picture of it on their wrist? Also maybe include your wrist size for comparison? I would appreciate it!
This is the Fitbit Charge HR Small on my wrist - it measures approx 6.25”/16cm around.
There is a Vivosmart HR+ that looks similar, but not sure. I think Walmart is the only place locally that carries Garmins? Going to try a couple on next time we go, but it’s a smaller store so not sure if they will have much.
ETA: I am 5’4”, currently 163 lbs. More of a medium build I guess? Not super petite, not large, just average...
That being said, if any ladies could post pics of the one they have and a picture of it on their wrist? Also maybe include your wrist size for comparison? I would appreciate it!
This is the Fitbit Charge HR Small on my wrist - it measures approx 6.25”/16cm around.
There is a Vivosmart HR+ that looks similar, but not sure. I think Walmart is the only place locally that carries Garmins? Going to try a couple on next time we go, but it’s a smaller store so not sure if they will have much.
ETA: I am 5’4”, currently 163 lbs. More of a medium build I guess? Not super petite, not large, just average...
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I have the Garmin vivosmart HR, I don't have a way to measure my wrist, so I put a pen in the picture for reference.
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I have the Garmin forerunner 35 which I really like. I have pretty small wrists and yes, the watch is fairly big but that doesn’t bother me.
This is a close-up a took after a run:
And you can see it in this before picture I took:
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Vivofit 2 with a Milanese mesh band I bought separately. 4 years old and still going strong. Only replaced the batteries once so far and I swim with it 3 x a week. Bought both on Amazon. If I ever need another tracker I will go with Garmin. The fact that I don't have to charge it is worth it, not to mention the water resistance.
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Whoop whoop! Thank you so much! Very helpful!
@shortgirlrunning - where did you get your mat? I am wanting a thicker one like that, and it’s cute to boot0 -
@moonangel12 Target!0
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I have the 920xt and love it. It is big but I need that so I can read the numbers
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Vivofit 2 with a Milanese mesh band I bought separately. 4 years old and still going strong. Only replaced the batteries once so far and I swim with it 3 x a week. Bought both on Amazon. If I ever need another tracker I will go with Garmin. The fact that I don't have to charge it is worth it, not to mention the water resistance.
That’s good to hear! I had looked at that one, but wasn’t sure how it did after battery changes - that seemed to be the biggest issue, but it sounds like yours is doing just fine. I definitely was intrigued by one that doesn’t require charging.0 -
The Vivosmart HR 4 is TINY. Less than half an inch wide.
I have the first Vivosmart as well and it's a bit bigger but probably not much wider than an inch.1 -
I have the vivoactive 3 music. I have small wrists, so small it is hard to find replacement bands (see image of band, it has one hole left and wraps almost all the way around). I have had bigger watches, and this one doesn't seem big to me maybe because it is light weight.
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I heard an interesting story about Google offering to acquire FitBit yesterday, which included how Fitbit has declined of late and Apple watches have risen. https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/10/29/google-eyes-acquisition-of-fitbit0
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I can't stand the watches that are meant to be worn all day. I have a Polar watch for activities like running and biking, and I wear a Fitbit One on my brastrap all day for steps (I actually need it for our benefits program at work).
The One is the best device I have ever had - so of course it is no longer made.1 -
Here's another Garmin Vivoactive 3, on a woman with big hands (size 10 ring finger, even at BMI 20). It's light, easy to wear IMO, good battery life, pretty quick to charge.
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fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »I can't stand the watches that are meant to be worn all day. I have a Polar watch for activities like running and biking, and I wear a Fitbit One on my brastrap all day for steps (I actually need it for our benefits program at work).
The One is the best device I have ever had - so of course it is no longer made.
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Garmin 735x here. I have really big hands so a small watch looks lost on me0
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Garmin 735XT here. I have big hands so need a larger watch so it doesn’t look lost on my wrist
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Walmart has a Vívosmart3 listed for $30 in store I hesitated for some unknown reason, and if the weather weren’t so crummy I would have gone back for it tonight. Not exactly what I was looking for for the long run, but for $30 it should be a good waterproof replacement for my Fitbit (which is getting glitchy anyway).1
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Forerunner 35. I have pretty small wrists and the size does bother me a bit, especially when my sleeves get caught on it. It’s a few years old now, and I have noticed it leaves marks on my skin (almost like healed burn marks), I think from the lasers.
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Garmin vivosmart HR+, with replacement cheapo strap as the official ones are too expensive!0
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