Bangalore, February 17, 2016: Garmin,  better known for its GPS navigation devices, has brought its  first activity tracker vívosmart HR  to India.
The screen tracker offers  full smart notifications and features the  Elevate wrist heart rate technology exclusive to Garmin. The tracker would be exclusively available on Amazon for the initial phase.
The vívosmart HR features a large sunlight readable display which is always on. In addition to 24/7 heart rate monitoring, the vívosmart HR counts floors climbed, calories burned and measures activity intensity. When paired with a compatible smartphone, users can receive text, calls, email, calendar and social media alerts, control music, and more.
Says Ali Rizvi, National Sales Manager Garmin India: “vivosmart HR is going to be a revolutionary product in the Indian Market especially for the audience who are actively seeking updates on their daily activity i.e. calories burned workouts etc. without comprising on the product class & quality”.
With up to 7 days battery life and a 5 ATM (50 meter) water rating, users rarely have to remove the device. In addition to tracking steps, calories, distance, heart rate and displaying the time of day, vívosmart HR gives users credit for the extra effort thanks to an integrated barometric altimeter.
The vívosmart HR also measures activity intensity through Intensity Minutes so users can monitor their progress against weekly aerobic activity goals. The vívosmart HR also reminds users when they’ve been sitting too long, learns their current activity level and creates a customized daily step goal, motivating them to develop healthy habits and stay active throughout the day. Users can also manually set floors climbed and activity intensity goals.
The vívoactive HR lets users stay connected with vibration alerts for smart notifications including incoming calls, texts, social media, calendar alerts, and more. Users can also control the music on their smartphone from the vívosmart HR, send a signal to help locate their smartphone when they’ve misplaced it, and remote control a Garmin VIRB camera.
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The vívosmart HR automatically syncs with the recently updated Garmin Connect Mobile app for iPhone or Android  so users can check in throughout the day to view reports on activity progress, track their sleep hours, join step challenges and more. Garmin Connect Mobile’s easy-to-use interface provides daily information and trends over time and can be linked to a MyFitnessPal account to automatically sync calorie and nutritional information, allowing users to view their activity versus consumed calories, and remaining calories (based on goals set in MyFitnessPal) for the day. The product is priced at Rs. 14,999.