And the launch of the Venu 3 and Vivoactive 5 makes that even trickier. and the heart rate accuracy is top-notch. Not as sleek as Venu 3; Full test: Garmin Vivoactive 5 review. Garmin Lily. As far as the similarities go, the Vivoactive 3 also offers built-in GPS, activity/sleep tracking, heart-rate monitoring, stress tracking, smartphone notifications, Garmin Pay, and 5 ATM water Keep in mind that the Polar H7 only support Bluetooth so only one device can see the heart rate monitor at the same time, while the Polar H10 has both ANT+ and Bluetooth (so limitless devices can be connected at the same time), The stress level widget displays your current stress level and a graph of your stress level for the last several hours. It can also guide you through a breathing activity to help you relax. While you are sitting or inactive, swipe up or down to view the stress level widget. TIP: If you are too active for the watch to determine your stress level My VA 3 is not reading my heart rate. 6550260 over 2 years ago. A dedicated community for Garmin users to ask questions, provide answers, and share feedback. This is a low cost GPS general activity watch which includes a wrist heart rate sensor. A nice upgrade for those who had the forerunner 35. This is a small basic device packed with enough features, including Garmin Pay. Garmin Vivoactive 3 User Manual. Click here to download the Garmin Vivoactive 3 user manual in PDF format How to add an external heart rate monitor to your Garmin watch. I also have this on my Vivoactive 3. Did you find a solution? Reply. Will C. March 18, 2022 at 3:35 pm. Permalink. Page 8: About Heart Rate Zones Broadcasting Heart Rate to Garmin Devices You can broadcast your heart rate data from your vívoactive device and view it on paired Garmin devices. For example, you NOTE: The optical sensor is located on the back of the can broadcast your heart rate data to an Edge device while ® Page 9: About Vo2 Max. Estimates The vívoactive® 3 device has a wrist-based heart rate monitor and is also compatible with chest heart rate monitors (sold separately). You can view heart rate data on the heart rate widget. If both wrist-based heart rate and chest heart rate data are available when you start an activity, your device uses the chest heart rate data. With help from Elevate wrist-based heart rate technology², vívoactive 3 Element lets you monitor key aspects of your fitness and stress to show how your body responds under various circumstances. For example, it’s able to estimate your VO2 max and fitness age — 2 indicators of physical fitness that can often improve over time with regular Bp9Rpnq.