

I was requested to help him put it on most of the time, because that watch-style buckle can be a bit tricky for smaller hands. The other adjustable bands fit wrist sizes of 130-175mm for ages 6+. The stretchy kind that my nephew tried out, which aims to accommodate wrists up to 147mm for ages 4-7.

My nephew was instantly sold on The Resistance band he got to wear and it wasn't long before he was running around the house doing his best Finn impression. As mentioned, you've got your pick of Disney, Marvel or Star Wars looks. This wants to stand out with its colourful silicone bands. Size-wise, it's a bit bigger than the Vivofit 4, but there's no way you'll get the two mixed up. If Garmin's trackers for adults are about keeping things sporty, the Vivofit jr 2 is all about fun. Here's how living with the Vivofit jr 2 played out. To find out, I enlisted my six year-old nephew to put it to the test.

So the question is, is it worth spending almost $100 on a fitness tracker that may or may not keep your kid away from the iPad and out into the garden for a run around?

While that's cheap in serious fitness tracker realms, that's still a decent sized investment for a lot of parents. Priced at $80, the Vivofit jr 2 actually costs more than Garmin's budget option for adults, the Vivofit 4. So the hope is some familiar faces will help keep it around those wrists for the long haul. In a bid to make Garmin's fitness tracker for kids all that more appealing, it's teamed up with Disney to offer Marvel, Mickey and Minnie Mouse and Star Wars themed bands. So you'll have the ability to set reminders to brush those teeth before bed or remember to do those weekly chores. Garmin wants parents to benefit from convincing their little ones to wear a Vivofit jr 2. Kids can earn virtual coins for real rewards or progress in an app based game by hitting daily activity goals. Garmin aims to gamify the experience and it's done that in a number of ways. The approach to those features is done a little differently for minds with shorter attention spans. Just like Garmin's trackers for grown-ups ( Vivofit 4 or the Vivosport) it covers the basics like counting steps and monitoring sleep. The Garmin Vivofit jr 2 is the company's second generation fitness tracker that's back once again to get kids to keep active.
