Garmin Vivoactive 3: GPS and heart rate. Since the Garmin Vivoactive HR we've seen optical heart rate make steady improvements; it's still not perfect, but gradually it's getting better at keeping The heart rate monitor does not send or receive data until you put it on. Hold the touchscreen. Select Settings > Sensors & Accessories > Add New. Bring the device within 3 m (10 ft.) of the sensor, and wait while the device pairs with the sensor. After the device connects to the sensor, an icon appears at the top of the screen. The bump on the heart rate sensor is not an issue. The battery life with nightly Pulse-Ox is around 2.5-3 days, and without that can last up to 5-6 days depending on GPS activity. Music significantly kills battery life, though. Zwift activities upload to Garmin and Strava automatically. Garmin account linked to Strava. All other activities using the vivoactive 3 (running etc.) are included on the daily summary page (both app and web connect), except zwift. Zwift activities also don't count towards intensity minutes either. Example daily summary page; The Vo2Max calculation is highly dependent on your heart rate and the accuracy is dependent on having a good MaxHR number entered in your Garmin profile. By "good" I mean accurate for your physiology which more than likely not the same as the standard 220-age that will automatically be generated for you when you set up your account. The Garmin Vivoactive 5 is the successor to the Vivoactive 4, which launched in 2019, While the Vivoactive 5 doesn’t include Garmin’s newer heart rate or GPS technology, it still does A dedicated community for Garmin users to ask questions, provide answers, and share feedback. vivoactive 3 Series Heart rate is completely inaccurate only with How to activate heart rate recovery. As titled, looking for a way to intiniate heart rate recovery during or immediately after a workout. My $30 Timex Ironman watch has an easy one button selection process to start a one minute recovery countdown. On the Vivoactive 3 Music, I’ve only seen it once and I did not initiate it, nor can I find wWlmEW.