Garmin Vivofit Jr .2 review - The fitness tracker for kids - Gadget Life

Garmin Vivofit Jr 2 review - The fitness tracker for kids - Gadget Life

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Garmin Vivofit Jr. 2 review: The fitness tracker for kids

I’ve already covered the Vivofit Jr 2’s main features in the summary above, but it’s worth going into a bit more detail. As I’ve said, the Jr is an activity tracker – no more, no less – but there are a few things that elevate it from simply a brightly coloured Fitbit.

The first is battery life. Because there’s no power-sapping heart-rate monitor or GPS, and the screen is not backlit, the Vivofit will last up to a year from a single coin-cell battery. The second is that it’s waterproof and comfortable to wear (so my daughter tells me), although do be careful which model you buy. The one for four- to seven-year-olds has a stretchy strap for smaller wrists, while the one for six years and over is a larger, classic buckle design. Get the wrong one and it likely won’t fit.

The third is that it’s a very easy-to-use and effective activity tracker, crammed with useful and innovative extra features. It does the basics, tracking active time and the number of steps (with the default goal being 60 minutes), but kids can also access a stopwatch and select from a list of preset countdown timers – for instance, two minutes for the brushing of teeth, 30 minutes’ screen time or 15 minutes for homework – on the device itself. Parents can also set up custom alarms for chores (see below).

Kids can also take part in a step challenge on the watch, in which the idea is that they complete as many steps as possible in two minutes. It’s even possible to link two Vivofit Jr devices together so kids can compete against each other, although I can see that one lasting for about half an hour before your kids get bored.

Garmin Vivofit Jr 2 review - The fitness tracker for kids - Gadget Life