Overview Garmin Vivofit 2: kilometers expense of love

Goals may be different: to lose weight by the beginning of the bathing season, to get rid of dyspnea disappoint eggs or make new friends. In any case, a fundamental point that motivates a person to continue to exercise, - a belief in themselves and a sense of positive dynamics of change.

Classical methods for evaluating success like posing in front of a mirror and trying to tear off the floor grandfather a weight effective to this day. However, the credibility of such unquestionable achievements can cloud the awareness of reality: the rapid changes in themselves can be achieved except with the help of a plastic surgeon. Fortunately, these days the collection and analysis of various indicators of human activity does not constitute any problems. Well to the challenge to cope sports bracelet Vivofit 2 from the notorious manufacturer Garmin.

Until now, similar devices I've never used. All I needed as an avid cyclist functions fit in one of the top ten mobile applications that can receive and process the data in real time. Without thinking, I decided to test Vivofit 2 on a "black box" that is, based on my personal experience, obtained from communication with the device.

Garmin Vivofit 2 is packed into the small box of blue and red transparent little window. From the window looking at me a bracelet with a small display. Look attracted the inscription on the box 1 + year battery.

This gave hope that I will not have to worry about another piece of electronic power mode. The side of the box also has icons that briefly told me about the basic features of the device:

• Motion Sensor.
• Timer.
• backlight of the display - it is actually not, something could not see anyway, in the dark.
• Compatible with iPhone (4S or later) and devices running Android 4.3 and above.

Inside, in addition to the bracelet and additional adapter for people with little girth hand, there is the USB-port, and a user manual. I did not grasp the meaning of it became, deciding to visit Garmin's official website and find out what about this device model tells the manufacturer.

Screenshot on the same side of the box to the idea navol download the official app Garmin Connect, for the proposed joint venture with 2 Vivofit use and extend its functionality due to the exchange of data between external devices and a bracelet by Bluetooth.

If for some reason, to evaluate the benefit of the application is not possible for you, then for this purpose and it is useful above the USB-component. With it, you can use all the same functions, which is very convenient: back to training, to "marry" a computer with a bracelet, rejoiced their achievements.

So, to start, I just put it on the hand strap and sync it to download the application. In it I was asked to enter your data: age, height, weight. As I understand it, on the basis of their device will count the burnt calories during the day, distance traveled and other indicators of my physical activity.

The material from which the strap 2 Vivofit, pleasant to the touch enough to measure "rubber" - five minutes hand I ceased to feel the presence of the device on it, and I do their business, thinking that the first conclusions will try to make a dream coming.

During the day Vivofit 2 has released only one sound, informing me that I had stayed. At this point, the display appeared red rim indicator. It works like this: if an hour you make movements less than required, the strip is gradually growing, stretching the entire length of the small window display and signal sounds, I urge you to give up the case, and a little exercise.

In this any attempts gadget to communicate with me stopped. So I decided to take matters into their own hands and carry with him more how something useful manipulation. As a useful feature for me personally, I chose the "distance", available on the "Fitness" menu tab. Bracelet to pair with the computer, I outlined the desired path to the online application and upload it to Vivofit 2.

The surprise was that for all kinds of sports bracelets from Garmin, there is only one version of the mobile client for synchronization and data exchange. Simply put, the function of "distance" to devaysa, came into my hands, was unavailable.

For those who crave competition and can not live without all sorts of events, you can visit the section "Tests" (the "Fitness" in the application menu) and find yourself in the ranking leaders of this or that discipline.

There is another interesting feature - sleep mode. If you are using Vivofit 2 with cloud online service, the system will ask you to specify the time period in which you usually go to bed. Once you do this, the sleep mode will be activated every time automatically. No matter how many hours I have slept, sleep quality has never caused me no complaints with what smart bracelet did not fail to agree, expressing his approval of a cheerful green smiley.

In general, the use of Garmin Vivofit 2 leaves entirely pleasant experience: the bracelet is not asking the outlet, control of all functions carried out by one single button, there is Bluetooth, in the end, the device waterproof.

Obvious shortcomings, I did not show, and not too want to find fault with anything. Is that a function of the pedometer does not always work with the same precision. For example, I rode a bike about 15 kilometers, which, however, was not taken into account and led to the appearance of the red stripes on the display and the now-familiar sound signal.

Summing up, I want to say this: if you like sports and an active lifestyle, bracelet Garmin Vivofit 2 will make a lot of intrigue in your workouts. On the other hand, if your busy schedule does not imply physical exercise, take a look at his hand - it might be time to stretch our legs and take a walk for the pies together with colleagues the office.