YOOSIDE Watch Strap for Garmin Venu 2 Plus/Venu Sq/Vivoactive 5 / Vivomove 3, Stainless Steel Metal Mesh 20mm Quick Release Wristband Strap for Vivoactive 3, Forerunner 245/158

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On the wellness monitoring front, you've got Garmin's Body Battery energy monitor we think works as a useful guide to tell you how much you have in the tank (both on the watch and the app) to take on a physically demanding day. The Venu 2 Plus pretty much mirrors the Venu 2 in our eyes. It excels in the same areas as a running watch and for something to turn to for swims, cycles, hikes, and some indoor workouts too.

Garmin has also retained the Health Snapshot feature, which debuted on the Venu 2 and requires sitting still for two minutes to be able to see a reading of your heart rate, stress, blood oxygen levels, and respiration rate. Opting for Google Assistant, you can press and hold that middle physical button on the watch to launch a screen that says it's connecting to your assistant. If you’re sold on Garmin but not bothered about the AMOLED display, the Vivoactive 4 offers most of the same features and better battery life. There's Bluetooth and ANT+ connectivity too, letting your pair up external heart rate monitor sensors, Varia lights, and bike speed and cadence sensors for that extra hit of data. The Garmin Venu 2 Plus strap is the perfect accessory for Garmin Venu 2 Plus users who want to take their training to the next level. Comfort

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Strength, Cardio, HIIT and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Yoga, Pilates and Breathwork The round case houses an AMOLED display, with a 416x416 pixel resolution (45mm) and the Venu 2S has a 360x360. It’s crisp and easy to read, albeit there’s nothing in the OS that’s particularly visually arresting. The watch face selection is particularly dull, and the selection on Garmin Connect IQ isn’t much better. It's not crammed with serious health features, but we found continuous heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen, and stress features useful to have and largely reliable too.

It wasn't an instant connection (roughly 5 seconds), and when the microphone symbol appears on the screen you can ask questions, respond to text messages (via Android phones), and the watch will respond.You don’t get an overload of data, the screens will show distance/pace/time (overall and lap) and heart rate (as shown above). You will also see elevation on trail profiles, and that goes for walking/hiking too. They're easy to follow and if you like the idea of turning to your watch for some Pilates and Yoga action, this is a good way to start. They're both in this particular department and it's hard to really separate them at all. Battery life