Fitness tracker for hockey and swimming

Chomeur

I'm thinking of getting a fitness tracker. I'd like it to do the following:

1. Display the time and have a timer function
2. Be robust enough that if it gets hit by a hockey ball it should be OK. This isn't very likely to happen but I don't want to be taking the risk with an expensive device with a glass screen.
3. Be able to time my lengths of a swimming pool, and preferably identify the stroke I use.
4. Be OK to go in the sauna.
5. Be capable of uploading data to Vitality Health so I get points there for exercise. I believe this can be done with Garmin, Polar, fitbit, misfit and nokia devices.

Anyone able to give me a recommendation?

runningislife

How about Garmin Vivo Smart 3:
At its most basic, the Vivosmart 3 tracks your steps and heart rate through the day, giving you an on-device readout of your beats for the last hour, including the highest and lowest points. Generally speaking, optical heart rate monitors are much better at 24/7 heart rate tracking than they are at higher-octane activities. With the Vivosmart 3 I've found day-to-day heart rate tracking to be pretty good. My resting heart rate has been generally accurate and has kept in line with the Fitbit Alta HR, which I've been wearing on the other wrist. Often I find the on-display reading is higher, but Garmin's algorithms seem to balance things out in the app.

Step tracking has also been good, but as ever, as long as it's not wildly off the mark it's less use comparing results to other devices than it is just seeing how you vary day to day, as the algorithm is going to remain fixed. That said, I found it kept very close to the Alta HR, tending to come in just a little under by the end of each day.

Another way Garmin is pitching this as more of a health-and-wellbeing device is in stress tracking. This measures your heart rate variability to determine how stressed you are, with a score between 0 and 100. You can also swipe left to see a tiny graph of your stress levels for the past hour, and if you feel a bit bowed down under the weight of it all, you can kick off Relax Timer, Garmin's guided breathing feature.

The only cons: ugly xD
However, I think The Vivo Smart 3 is incredibly fit your need. However, I'm not too confident If you want to take it to sauna.....

Chomeur

Yes, not sure that it would be that great for swimming as so far as I can see it can't count or time laps. And I have a watch that I can use for swimming anyway. But it might be worth getting just for hockey.

Jaymie_kate

I've heard very good reviews about Garmin though it's a bit pricey. You can also try Suunto sports watches though its pricing is similar to Garmin though these are great watches and you get your money's worth. I have a garmin I use for daily run for over a year now.

Chomeur

I got a Vivosmart and it's not bad. Good for hockey certainly. Agreed, it is a bit ugly, and I don't like wearing it socially.