Garmin launches Vivosmart HR activity tracker with Edge integration

Garmin’s new Vivosmart HR monitors heart rate at the wrist and integrates with Edge bike computers and smartphones

Vivosmart HR is water resistant and has a battery life of up to five days

(Image credit: Photographer:Scott Hepler, Hepler Photography Inc.)

The Vivosmart HR is a wrist-based all-purpose activity tracker with a battery life of up to five days, which will track your overall activity levels. The unit is waterproof to 50m, so it can be used by multisport athletes and triathletes too. As well as monitoring sleep duration and pattern and counting steps taken, it also tracks heart rate without needing a chest strap.

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