As a husband and dad to four, David Popa’s life is a busy one, which means he often doesn’t get to focus on his health and fitness as much as he’d like to. Enter the Garmin Vivoactive 6. The fitness watch’s features include the ability to track daily habits, sleep quality, activity time and even things in your day that deplete your body battery, such as your levels of stress.

“This year I wanted to prioritise my health and fitness, so I’ve recently got the Garmin Vivoactive 6 just to keep track of my fitness goals as well as keep up with the kids. It has some great health and wellness features like the built-in sports app and workout options to help me keep on track.” 

David gave the Garmin Vivoactive 6 activity tracker a road test to see how it could help him meet his health goals while keeping up with his jam-packed schedule.

Achieve All Your Health Goals With the Garmin Vivoactive 6 

“A health goal this year is to drink more water, and now I can track how many cups I’ve had throughout my day thanks to the lifestyle login feature on the watch. 

“To work towards my [fitness] goal, the running dynamic feature even gives me real-time running feedback on my form like cadence and stride. [I’ve even used the] watch to track [health metrics] playing soccer and netball with my daughters.” 

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Monitor All Your Progress With the Garmin Connect App‍

“All my activity gets saved in the free Garmin Connect app, where it also tracks really important daily health metrics, like how my activity and stress levels drain my body battery, and gives me tips for getting a good night’s sleep.”‍

How the Garmin Vivoactive 6 Can Help Improve Your Sleep

“Since it’s been a busy day, I’m keen to see my stats because my watch will monitor my sleep stages and even give me a sleep score in the morning. The sleep logging and sleep coach on the Vivoactive 6 can recommend the optimum amount of sleep I need at night and even has a Smart Wake Alarm that will gently wake me up with a vibration in the watch at a lighter sleep [phase].” 

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The Garmin Vivoactive 6 is More Than Just a Fitness Tracker

“Other features that I like and fit into my lifestyle are the ability to play music and use Garmin Pay to tap and go. Even with using features non-stop, it still has 11 days of battery life* and I often use the in-built health coach, which lets me access workouts on the watch.” 

David’s Final Verdict on the Garmin Vivoactive 6

“[Since using the watch] I feel a little more accountable to keeping to my health goals and it’s rewarding to see the daily stats and suggestions to keep me on track.”

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*Battery life/runtime may vary and is dependent on various factors including loaded applications, configuration, features, usage, network and settings. Battery run times quoted are typically results of benchmark testing by brands.