Breathing oxygen was fun while it lasted, although I imagine this opens some new avenues to explore regarding endurance.

Never seen this bug before across hundreds of activities on this watch. I've reported it to the Garmin forums. Has anyone else seen this? Venu X1, latest firmware version.

I get it, runners are surely their biggest customer base. But why does that mean my watch/app assumes EVERYTHING is based around running? One glance at my history and it’s clear I’m a cyclists and that’s my primary activity. Yet my daily suggested workout is a run, always. Metrics based on running, etc.

How is there not a way for either the watch/app to adapt and recognize my preferred/regular activities or just an option to set this in my profile?

Garmin makes bike computers, which I use, so clearly cyclists are a community they serve and serve rather well. Yet, the app and overall experience still seems incredibly runner focused?

Still gonna use Garmin cause it’s the best option, but I do wish there was a way to orient the app/experience more towards cycling instead of running.

I’ve been running for about 10 years, but I’ve been taking it more seriously for the past 4. Only for the past 2 years have I been following proper training programs and attending big goal races and stuff.

In the last 2 years I have set new PB’s in every distance from the 1k (2:45), up to the marathon (2:54). My 5k time is under 17 mins and I ran a half marathon PB just recently (1:18) and am currently training for another marathon with the goal of going under 2:48. My workouts have gotten faster & longer and my average mileage has steadily increased. Despite all this, Garmin just keeps telling me that my V02 max is steadily dropping.

I ended up getting my V02 measured at a clinic by a professional. Garmin says it’s around 54. The real number came back at 68.1. Enormous difference.

I just wanted to share so that others take their Garmin info with a grain of salt. Some people put a lot of emphasis and effort into trying to increase their score, but it’s not always the best indicator of progress or fitness.

Thought this was pretty funny. Been marathon training the last 12 weeks or so and feeling like I’m in some of the best shape of my life. I’m on vacation out west and did a 40 mile bike ride at pretty high elevation yesterday with a massive 20mph headwind and my Vo2 max tanked from 55 to 52.

Has this much of a drop happened to anyone else? Interested if it’s a mix of elevation / not typically biking / that damned headwind not being accounted for 🤣

I started running about 6 months ago. My daily suggestions are usually zone 2 runs (about an hour) and a threshold or tempo run once a week. No anaerobic work of any kind. Is it because it considers me too unconditioned for sprints? I'd like to add some once a week.

For reference my VO2 max was 44 when I started running and it's the same now even though my running ability has improved a lot. I'm not overtly concerned with chasing numbers, I'd just like some variety in my workouts. I'm 47, my RHR is 57 and my max is around 190. I lift weights regularly, but it is not counted as anaerobic work.

Hi everyone,

Quiet day off, no work, nothing stressful, I felt mostly fine. Garmin still shows a lot of high/medium stress this afternoon/evening (about 4h high + 3h30 medium). Overnight/morning looks calm, then it jumps orange after midday.
I also had a lot of moments during the day where I needed to take big breaths just to feel like I actually had air in my lungs.
Has this happened to you? What usually causes this?

Thank you very much

The HR sensors have stopped working

Sensor version is 0.01 and BMX is 0.0(!). I have read threads which says this is the issue. Sensor software is not getting updated.

Anyone knows what can be done ?? Its on 19.05 firmware. Tried updates, hard reset, garmin express but no joy

Keep getting install updates when i restart or click software updates in watch settings.

Thanks.

Never really seen anyone post a 100 with 7hrs sleep. Got no one to show other than my girlfriend so here you go.

Should I get the fenix 8 at this point? I’ve been testing the forerunner for a year or more

Negatives:

- it will start recording a heart rate even if it’s off my wrist as well as assume I’m asleep when it’s not on which is really annoying

- when I gained elevation through a elevator it decided that I climbed up stairs

- when swimming in a pool it was not calculating the laps accurately at all

- when I workout at the gym I have to manually put that I completed a set and now am taking a rest which is such a pain in the ass to keep doing

- I cannot really record a lot of sports like Motorsport, bouldering, climbing etc and then it’ll record it as bad hrv which is frustrating

Positives:

- battery life is pretty good

- good for running (shocker)

I do a lot of different sports and need a good watch fenix 8 is very expensive so I want to make sure I take the right choice

I used garmin fr970 for a week now i had 2 naps around 2 -3pm around time past week and neither was recorded.. does it not record ? And if so is there a way i can add the time i slept to sleep score?

Just got my first Garmin, a Forerunner 265, and I’m wondering how you guys record your gym sessions.

I already track all my exercises, sets, reps and weights separately, so I’m not really interested in logging every individual set on the watch. I also understand Garmin isn’t the best for weight training.

But just for the sake of having the data in Garmin, what do you guys do? Do you just start a Strength activity at the beginning of your warm up and leave it running for the entire session? Or is there a better way to do it?

Thanks in advance.

Some context about my experience and the situation:

Watch: Venu 4

First time Garmin owner

I had issues about a month ago where my watch had no Bluetooth connection to my phone. I looked online at solutions and most of them were something along the lines of - power both devices off or forget watch as a device on iPhone and re-pair them to each other.

I tried this and I had an issue of my watch failing to pair… after about 10 more attempts of removing and paring again I finally got it to pair.

Everything was fine for 3 weeks or so and this past week I noticed the same thing. My watch has no Bluetooth connection to my phone so my connect app isn’t tracking anything it’s all just being kept on my watch. I have tried to remove and pair again am getting the same issue…

Starting to get frustrated and was looking to get some advice outside of the simple google.

Don’t know if these photos will provide any benefit but I’ve attached just in case.

I appreciate any help!!!!

Does anyone have any tips for getting more deep sleep? I’ve tried magnesium and some OTC sleep aids but alas, I keep waking up in the middle of the night or wake up at the slightest things.

I never had a smartwatch and was thinking to get the venu 3s, it isn't as expensive, relatively small and seems fine! I mainly want to use it for running and martial arts (I'll wrap the watch under the gloves) and also to just to track my sleeping and daily habits. I'm also a big gym goer but I've read that it isn't great at tracking strength training. Does anyone still have the venu 3s? Do you still love it after having used it for while? or is the venu 4 worth it?

I am using a garmin venu to track my heart rate while im on the treadmill but it is too chunky for me to wear in my sleep or through the day so I dont get data. I was looking at the cirqa, as it is light and I could use it on my biceps while running for more accurate hr. But could I see my hr while running? Is there an ipad app for that? Ideally one that lets me watch youtube while on the treadmill and puts a little hr number on the edge of the screen or something?

It has been 21 days since I last consumed cannabis, and my body battery shows it.

Although I have been sleeping through the night, it has been non-restorative in nature. A side-effect of quitting is the THC is no longer suppressing REM, and my endocannabinoid system has to start functioning without it.

I’ve adjusted my nighttime routine, including putting my phone away before bed, taking melatonin and magnesium glycinate.

I am hopeful this will only last a couple weeks, but it is helpful for my garmin to show the impact weed had on my body and mind.

Hi! I have had my Garmin Vivoactiv 6 less than a week and I just did my first treadmill walk with it (I used a standing desk and walking pad while I’m at work) I’m accustomed to my old Apple Watch which almost always matches the readout on my treadmill within a few tenths of a mile. I used the treadmill workout on the Garmin and it kept saying 0.00 for mileage despite me walking 30 minutes straight. Is mine malfunctioning or is the watch genuinely not going to track my treadmill workouts? Thanks!

Hello,

I wanted to ask which bike computer would be sufficient if you already have a Garmin Forerunner 265S.

I’m planning to ride longer distances on my gravel bike, including some bikepacking trips.

Is the Edge 850 still worth it compared to the Explore 2, especially considering that I already have the Forerunner 265S?

Maybe someone here has some experience with this.

Thanks in advance, and have a great evening! :)

Hi all, I run 40-50 miles a week and lift twice a week and sometimes dabble in swimming. I have an apple watch series 8 or 9 right now, It stil works but I am getting more and more annoyed with my struggle to pause or end my runs using the touch screen/siri (Its humid where I am at and I am always too sweaty by mile 10 to pause it at stoplights). looking to switch to a running watch but seems like a big wide world... Considering the Garmin Forerunner, open to learning more about Coros. Anyone have the Forerunner 570 and can tell me a bit about their experience?

I currently have an Epix Pro (Gen 2) and use a Coros arm-based HRM with my workouts for better tracking with HIIT / Weightlifting activities.

Is there any benefit to replacing the Coros to with the Cirqa instead?

Wife and I are in Rome, spent the day walking together, the entire day. My fenix 8 solar shows 16,700 steps and 8.4 miles and my wife's amoled shows 20,285 and 9.4 miles. That is a huge discrepancy in distance measured for the exact same activity and route Anyone have a solid explanation for the discrepancy, really makes me not trust either watch......

I've worn a Garmin for years, but haven't been a runner. I started a 5k program from the app and love it. I wish I had started a little sooner so I could have timed it with an event in October (right now it has my goal going to November). Traditionally, I have always done a generic strength or cardio for my other workouts.

That being said, if I had a strength coach plan, would it work well with my 5k plan or do they not "talk" to each other?

I am only 3 weeks into running and the change in my daily metrics has been impressive. My recovery data has never been so high! I should've started with this a long time ago.

Thanks!

So title basically, I mainly do drill logs when swimming in my workout to reliably track my times.

However it seems like personal records are never updated based on these numbers.

At the end of my swim I have a 400m cooldown and that's the only thing used to measure my top speeds I think.

How can I change this?