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The holidays are almost here and I am already looking in the mirror thinking \u201cI can\u2019t gain ANY more weight\u2026I need to lose some!\u201d Then I think, oh, but I LOVE turkey, mashed potatoes and there\u2019s this awesome recipe for Pumpkin Meringue Pie that I really want to try.<\/span><\/p>\n

No matter what your fitness level, Garmin<\/a> has a product that can help you take charge of your daily health and activity. Garmin\u2019s vivo family<\/a> of products is perfect to get you going. I got the opportunity to try out the Garmin vivosmart<\/a> tracker which is a next-level activity tracker with smart notifications so you\u2019ll<\/span> never miss a minute.\"pd-03-lg\"<\/span><\/p>\n

First of all, let me share with you my regular exercise routine. There is none. And there usually isn\u2019t. Once in a while I might hunker down and exercise for a month or so but I have a hard time making it a habit. So when I was given the opportunity to try out the Garmin vivosmart tracker, I embraced it as a new opportunity to develop a good habit BEFORE the New Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Garmin vivosmart is an activity tracker that also boasts smart notifications. It displays steps, calories, distance and time of day. It also gives you a vibration alert for calls, texts and emails from your smartphone. If you are inactive for an hour, it reminds you to move. <\/span><\/p>\n

You are able to control the music that you are listening to from your smartphone and has a Find My Phone feature. It also has a sleep monitoring feature that monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep as well as an alarm that you can use to wake you up.<\/span><\/p>\n

The band is available in two sizes with an adjustable band. I have the small and it fits perfectly. The display resolution is 128 X 16 pixels with an OLED (illuminated) screen and it is also a touchscreen. It uses a rechargeable lithium battery and boasts a battery life of up to 7 days.<\/span><\/p>\n

The vivosmart tracker is extremely easy to set-up. It communicates with the Garmin Connect app, available for free on both Android and Apple products. The Connect app allows you to analyze, categorize and share data and automatically syncs with the vivosmart tracker. You can also sync it with the My Fitness Pal app if you want to track your calorie intake.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When I first set it up, it asked me what my regular activity level was. From<\/span> there it gives you a step goal for the day. Based on how you do from day to day, it will give you a new daily step goal. The tracker has slowly been increasing my steps each day.<\/span><\/p>\n

When I was walking with my friends, one of them mentioned that her Fitbit did not track steps walked when pushing a stroller. The vivosmart tracked all of my steps when we were walking with our kids and pushing strollers!<\/p>\n

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Check it out! I exceeded my step goal by 5,000 steps on my first day!<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

My first day with the vivosmart tracker went great. I went for a long walk with friends and accomplished my step goal well before noon!<\/p>\n

The second day I was less active and had to do some serious walking around the house later in the evening. Since I typically met my goals, the vivosmart tracker would set a higher step goal for the following day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I really enjoyed using the vivosmart tracker on our family hike at Joshua Tree National Park.<\/p>\n

Since the device tracks distance walked, I was able to set the vivosmart  tracker for an activity when we began our hike and would have a general idea of how much farther we needed to go before we finished the hike. This helped a ton because I was hiking with a five-year old that sometimes asked how much farther. Since we took detours to climb rocks, it was not completely accurate as far as distance goes but it at least gave me a good idea. <\/span><\/p>\n

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It was also fun to see how active our family was for the day. We kept an eye on how<\/span> many steps we still needed to take, celebrated when we reached our goal and then got to see how far over the goal we were able to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another great day! This is a screen shot from the Garmin Connect website from my computer – you can track even more information from your computer!<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Like I said before, I have a pretty bad record when it comes to exercising. It has been eye-opening to see how many steps I am taking (or not taking) on a day where I am not very active. I also have quickly realized that if you are intentional about taking a brisk walk or do something else active, those numbers will go up very fast. <\/span><\/p>\n

It made me realize that it doesn\u2019t take as much as I thought to be active each day. I am always up for a challenge so it is nice that it gives me a goal of a certain amount of steps to reach each day. I don\u2019t like not meeting my goal so I am intentional about being more active.\"Screenshot_2015-11-17-19-09-26\" <\/span><\/p>\n

The Garmin Connect app<\/a> as well as the website are also very helpful in seeing the big picture – from the past week, to the past month and even the overall year!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cellphone Alerts<\/span><\/h2>\n

One of my favorite non-active features is the alerts that I get for texts, emails and calls from my smartphone. I typically leave my phone in my purse and a lot of times am searching for my phone only to find that the call or text wasn\u2019t urgent. Now, as soon as the call, email or text comes in, the vivosmart tracker vibrates. The phone number will show up on the screen and you can actually scroll through the emails and texts. From there I can<\/span> decide if I need to pull out my phone or if it can wait. <\/span><\/p>\n

I also tend to turn the ringer off on my phone and therefore will miss calls and texts. With the vivosmart tracker , I won\u2019t miss calls or texts because my sound is turned down! I can also see that this would be great for the office worker that doesn\u2019t want to be tied to their phone during meetings. You can subtlety look down at your wrist and know if it is something urgent that needs to be dealt with without allowing it to interrupt your meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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