I love the Cora band. I have been using a Garmin watch for many years now for all my activities. From running and biking to obstacle course racing and triathlons. I’ve also tried “other” similar bands, which will remain nameless if you know what o mean? And I much prefer the Cirqa. All the same in depth information you come to expect with Garmin and far more lightweight and comfortable. I had to check a few times to make sure it was still there I barely felt it on.
Just what I have been waiting for. Better than the Whoop band and no monthly subscription needed. Only thing is it does not recognize the activity as described.
This is exactly what I was looking for to compliment my existing portfolio of Garmin products. I am a long distance endurance triathlete that uses the Fenix watch for all of my swim and running data, and use a Garmin bike computer for my bike data. What I was missing was something that I could wear all day long and most importantly at night, to track all of my daily metrics. Wearing a watch to bed is just uncomfortable and I would end up taking it off on my nights and therefore my recovery data wasn’t consistent or accurate.
This device is incredibly lightweight, the band is of a good quality, and the technology is exactly what I was looking for. One of the unforeseen advantages has been the fact that I now pretty much only wear my watch when I’m about to perform exercises and not having a digital interface with me at all times has been very freeing.
It does not capture GPS unless you pair it with your phone, which I have done when walking our dog, but other than that, I’m incredibly happy. I’ve been a Garmin user for over 14 years now and didn’t want to get a wearable that wasn’t in the Garmin ecosystem because it would just create to many headaches trying to sync data across multiple platforms.
Thank you Garmin for finally producing this wearable, I’m very appreciative.
I'm very happy with the performance of the Cirqa. Much better than the Index Sleep Tracker at tracking sleep (actually starts tracking when I sleep), and more comfortable and less light showing through than my Venu watch. Sort of wish it had GPS so I could track rides without bringing my phone but not a deal breaker. Battery is great so far. One concern is the band. I've had it two weeks and it is already showing significant wear. Also it does not breath well so my wrist always feels a bit sweaty underneath it. And, the little metal tab at the end of the band is rather sharp and gets snagged on things (pulling on a sweat shirt kind of thing). Seems like it is going to need to be replaced regularly and in a matter of months.
Does exactly what I need it to do, I primarily use it as a "dumb" device when I dont want all the smartwatch features, but still want to track my stats, well it does just that. I use a Forerunner 965 to train and when im done this is on my wrist. I am very satisfied, I did wish it had maybe a notification buzz for messages and calls but its not a huge issue. 9/10 will buy again.