If, hypothetically I wanted to get a smart watch for tracking steps, O2 monitoring, and heart rate, what would you recommend?
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@Viss @neurovagrant step tracking, o2 monitor, heart rate monitor if possible, and the ability to see notifications/timers on my phone, and acknowledge them would be nice. No idea how many times a timer has gone off on my phone, I'm in the middle of something rooms away (like making dinner, or doing my workout) and have to listen to my alarm going off to... take meds, drink water, work out, give the dog his meds, etc.
@da_667 @Viss @neurovagrant I’ve been using what is now a lower end Garmin watch for ~8 years now. The Forerunner 235 and now 245. The watch does all those things you said, 11-14 day battery life, it’s very lightweight. Pretty pleased with it.
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If, hypothetically I wanted to get a smart watch for tracking steps, O2 monitoring, and heart rate, what would you recommend?
Unfortunately I have to say no to the Apple watch, because I'm not invested into their ecosystem. So besides that what are your thoughts?
Like, I was trying to get a garmin watch around christmas time, and they were delayed. repeatedly. My wife put in a PO for me in the middle of December, and by February, it still hadn't shipped. Should I have persisted with garmin, or do you have something else you prefer?
I'm going to throw in another vote for Garmin. I have a very basic first-gen Instinct watch that I've been using for three or four years now.
I mostly use it for the GPS and Altitude-gained biking and hiking records, mostly ignoring the fitness aspects. The GPS capabilities have been surprisingly good.
Garmin have a publicly available SDK for the data formats (FIT), so I haven't even had to hook it up to a phone or any other Garmin app. I really like that from the privacy viewpoint.
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I'm going to throw in another vote for Garmin. I have a very basic first-gen Instinct watch that I've been using for three or four years now.
I mostly use it for the GPS and Altitude-gained biking and hiking records, mostly ignoring the fitness aspects. The GPS capabilities have been surprisingly good.
Garmin have a publicly available SDK for the data formats (FIT), so I haven't even had to hook it up to a phone or any other Garmin app. I really like that from the privacy viewpoint.
An additional thought: Your post motivated me to look at the Garmin website for information on the current model Instinct. I found that it does have an O2 sensor. I don't think that this is true of gen 1 Instincts.
Good luck!
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If, hypothetically I wanted to get a smart watch for tracking steps, O2 monitoring, and heart rate, what would you recommend?
Unfortunately I have to say no to the Apple watch, because I'm not invested into their ecosystem. So besides that what are your thoughts?
Like, I was trying to get a garmin watch around christmas time, and they were delayed. repeatedly. My wife put in a PO for me in the middle of December, and by February, it still hadn't shipped. Should I have persisted with garmin, or do you have something else you prefer?
@da_667 I’ve had a Garmin Fenix 5 on my wrist for the last 8 years. Battery life is still about 2 weeks of casual use but about a day with the GPS tracking an activity like a hike. No O2 sensor on this model. I don’t use the calendar or notifications. Solid product.
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If, hypothetically I wanted to get a smart watch for tracking steps, O2 monitoring, and heart rate, what would you recommend?
Unfortunately I have to say no to the Apple watch, because I'm not invested into their ecosystem. So besides that what are your thoughts?
Like, I was trying to get a garmin watch around christmas time, and they were delayed. repeatedly. My wife put in a PO for me in the middle of December, and by February, it still hadn't shipped. Should I have persisted with garmin, or do you have something else you prefer?
@da_667 I use the Garmin Instinct 2 Solar. Not very smart, but excellent HR/O2/fitness tracking. Battery lasts 27 days, longer if you are out in the sun a lot.
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