Garmin unveils Vivosmart in India only on Snapdeal

India: Garmin India, a unit of Garmin Ltd. the global leader in satellite navigation, on Thursday announced the launch of vívosmart – a stylish activity tracker with smart notifications.

The device will help one stay on track with health and wellness goals while staying connected with vívosmart’s vibration alerts for calls, texts, calendar reminders, emails and more from a smartphone.

Like other Garmin health devices such as vívofit and Forerunner 15, vívosmart also gets to know users’ current activity levels and nudges them towards a more active lifestyle with personalized daily goals, and reminds them when it’s time to move.

It is easy-to-operate touch screen displays time of day, steps, distance, calories, move bar, goal countdown and more.

“With its activity tracking features, additional workout support including timed activities, and smart notifications vívosmart is like having a personal coach and assistant right on your wrist,” Tony An, Garmin Asia Sales Director said.

Amit Maheshwari, Vice President – Fashion, Snapdeal.com said, “People in India are becoming increasingly health conscious today with a direct impact on fitness & slimming market which is growing at almost 30% CAGR. 

At Snapdeal.com, we have seen a huge surge in demand for sports & fitness products with the category growing at 20% month-on-month aiming to get to 900 Cr by the end of this year.

“Snapdeal & Garmin has partnered to launch ‘Vivo Smart’ in India, a fitness band best in its league with features of a smart watch. We are confident to see an over whelming response from our 40 million+ users, encouraging them towards a healthier lifestyle.”

Vívosmart automatically syncs with the Garmin Connect Mobile app when in range of a compatible Bluetooth device, so users can check in throughout the day to view reports on activity progress, total sleep hours, periods of movement and restful sleep, and more.

Users can also earn virtual badges for extra motivation, and join online challenges.

While in the app users can link their account with a MyFitnessPal account to easily view an accurate count of calories burned and consumed, and see their net count for the remainder of the day based on calorie goals set in MyFitnessPal – giving them a  complete picture of their daily activity and nutrition.