Does the Vivofit track distance with GPS, like the Garmin 10, or is it a pedometer?
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No, no GPS, however it will convert your steps into miles (or KM) walked each day.
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Outside your Forerunner will use the GPS and give you actual speeds and distances. Inside if you're on a treadmill or if you are on an inside track and your watch can't get a GPS signal, the foot pod will estimate your distance and speed pretty accurately. I'm not sure exactly how the algorithm that it uses calculates it but it uses cadence information that it gets from the accelerometer of the foot pod and your stride length to do the estimates. I think that I read that the more that you run/walk using the GPS and foot pod, the more accurate it gets.
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Hi, If you have an Ipod Nano you can try the very cheap, in comparison with GPS, Nike+ Sportkit. Once you calibrate it, it is very accurate. All my runs (same route) about 8km only vary on +/- 100m. Hope that helps a little bit.
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No. The Garmin Swim doesn't have any GPS function (you'd need to use the 310xt or 910xt version for open water swimming). Instead with the Swim you have to tell it what length of pool you are in and then in does a pretty good job based on your arm movement and glide off the walls of how many laps and what type of stroke which it then bases its distance, calories, etc... off of.
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No it does not. You have to start the pedometer in order for it track your steps.
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I ran with my Garmin405CX just yesterday on a route that I know is almost exactly 3.1 miles. I've driven it and checked the odometer. I've walked it and counted paces with a pedometer. I've mapped it on Google and Yahoo to the same results. The 405CX absolutely nailed it. If it's an accuracy problem, I'd suspect it is related to location or satellite interference of some kind.
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When I bought this device I mistakenly assumed it was a gps device. It is more of a glorified pedometer, so I would say it probably does not track bicycling.
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Garmin takes on Nike , 1/Vivofit first advantage is the battery life. where most other fitness trackers pack the typical rechargeable lithium battery, the Vivofit uses two standard watch batteries. This gives the device a battery life of up to a year, A fitness band that lasts for a year on a single charge !!! 2/ It's pretty comfortable, an essential requirement . 3/ The device offers a large display , Sport Always-on display !!! 4/ Garmin's Connect app is the only one that tracks heart rate !!! they've included a chest strap that monitors your heart rate. 5/ The fact the Vivofit is 50m water resistant is also big advantage while others haven't any swimming features. 6/ The wristband in which it clips into. wristband is interchangeable- you'll get two different sizes small and large in the box, and Garmin is also offering a range of colours for you to choose from. It might not be the most stylish fitness tracker on the market and lack of back lighting .but has unique advantages that bats Nike or others. GARMIN VIVOFIT vs NIKE+ FUELBAND Comparison: PRICE : cheaper BODY PLACEMENT : WRIST In both DATA TRANSFER TYPE : BLUETOOTH , SMART/ANT+ vs BLUETOOTH & USB BLUETOOTH TO PHONE :YES In both WATERPROOFING : 50 METERS vs SHOWER only , Not for SWIMMING BATTERY LIFE 1 YEAR vs 3 DAYS BATTERY TYPE CR1632 vs USB RECHARGEABLE DISPLAYS TIME: YES In both HAS TIME ALARMS: NO In both STEP COUNTER : YES In both STAIRS CLIMBED : NO vs TOTAL ASCENT DISTANCE WALKED:YES In both CALORIES BURNED :YES In both SLEEP METRICS :YES vs NO in Nike SKIN TEMPERATURE: NO In both HEART RATE :YES (WITH HR STRAP) vs NO SKIN PERSPIRATION : NO In both WEB APPLICATION: YES In both PC APPLICATION YES In both MAC APPLICATION: YES In both PHONE APPS : ANDROID/IOS vs IOS ABILITY TO SYNC SETTINGS FROM COMPUTER/PHONE : YES In both ABILITY TO EXPORT YOUR DATA OUT OF PLATFORM: FITNESS: YES, STEPS/SLEEP: NO vs MINIMAL .
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Good Morning - I have had cheaper pedometers that counted bumps in the road, so far this one hasn't done that for me. Really appears to be accurate. I love it! - Kim
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It can be used to track calories burned while walking. Doesn't count steps taken
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No, it does not track steps or miles, just heart rate. But it keeps track of your calories burned, hours spent in activity and how long you are in your target heart rate zone.
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When you first receive this, you'll have a little ant USB stick that you use when downloading the "Garminconnect.com/vivofit" to your computer. You must pair the vivofit to your computer You also download the Garmin Connect app to your smart phone and pair the device. It'll pair and then say not connected, that's not a problem though. Whenever you want to see your daily results, just push the button on the side of your vivofit until it says sync and let it sync to your phone. I hope this helps!! If you have any problems, you can always google it.
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Yes it does. It tracks duration, distance, avg.pace, avg. speed, max speed, and calories.
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No pedometer will be accurate for hiking, and generally speaking, even highly accurate pedometers don't reliably measure distance accurately.
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No. It is not a GPS device. Nor does it "reflect" map application information (but that would be nice) . It only "reflects " performance oriented data from a compatible App like: wahoo or strava; time, speed, cadence, pace, rpm, heart rate, etc.
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Yes it will track steps/distance. If you set the timer on it and you are stationary too long it will vibrate letting you know it is time to get up moving. It will also track your sleeping patterns. No GPS
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well its monitors your heart rate if you want to calculate distance you will have to get one of two things you can either get a foot pedometer or can buy a Bluetooth heart rate monitor that will work with a phone device and your watch