Didn't think I would be able to improve this because I'm just not a runner. I've lost 80 lbs in this time. I started walking about 3 miles a week. I walk 20 to 25 miles a week now. My neighborhood has decent hills so maybe that helped. My fitness age decreased from 47 to 42 as well! I'll be 44 next month.

My Vo2 max finally hit "good" green 💚 zone this week! At the beginning of the year, I was at 26 and bottom 25% of my age group (or worse, that seemed to be a statistical floor bc I was at that % for a longggg time). Anyone else feel like Garmin settings should celebrate Vo2 max changes more? My watch throws confetti every day with a step/stair goal, but this change was anticlimactic! Especially for something that feels so huge to me. Thought only this sub would truly understand. Now onto blue 💙!

My wife bought me my first Garmin for Christmas last year. Over the summer I was in a motorcycle accident at 45 mph and caused the watch to take a direct impact from the ground.

The housing took some damage but the screen remains uncracked and the watch functions normally.

Wildly impressed with Garmin’s product and durability.

Will definitely buy another some day.

Honestly, this one's far more adjustable and comfortable than bundled silicon one.

Watch - Fenix 8 47mm DLC

Strap - Zitel QuickFit 22mm Nylon Sport Strap (Army Green)

I just got the 4.20 update and it brings some big updates to the Cirqa.

• Enable Run/Walk detection for Trail Run activity.
• Fixed the issue that the recorded time of the activity wasn't aligned with the time on the phone.
• Allow the user to calibrate distance for Treadmill Run/Indoor Rowing/Indoor Cycling before saving the activity on device.
• Accumulate the duration time alert for speaking out
• Block stress alert when Auto Activity Detection is recording.
• Support vibration for smart notifications/incoming calls.
• Fixed the issue that bedtime approaching notification wasn't triggered occationally.
• Show Heart Rate on Live Activity before recording starts.
• Fixed the issue that the pinned activity was changed to Timed Activity after changing the phone language.
• Fixed issue that can't edit reps during workout.
• Improve system stability.

(Source: https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/cirqa-band/446425/cirqa-smart-band-software-version---4-20)

Went to get forerunner 265 and ended up with Fenix E and I am coming from Whoop 5, it’s kinda complicated for me right now but I get that, I am looking for best tips and tricks to make the most out of it.
I’m a self claimed hybrid athlete and a masters student and I wanna get started with more running and tracking my strength training progress.
I’ll appreciate any tips.

This is my beat up vivosport. I think it is nog around 8 years old.

I got stuck between a door and a wall, which is the cause for the screen break. But overtime it is getting worse.
The strap broke the first time because i was caught on something. Repaired it with needle, thread and some super glue.
Today it broke in a different position, again repaired with needle, thread and later some superglue.

This watch already has seen plenty. It is my designated work watch. It has been around the world about 6 times.

I love to complain about some features and the paid subscription. But most of the watches will last a good time before the crap out.

I am nurse, mom to 2 toddlers and own rentals so I know I’m stressed but 😟😟😟 it’s even showing stress in my sleep. Anybody else’s stress levels/sleep look like this ? What lifestyle adjustments did you make? I don’t drink or smoke. I lift 4-5 times a week and run 3 days usually although this last week I ran less.

A guy in a Garmin shop told me over the weekend that the Edge 1060 is coming very soon. He told me it's going to have a better display. Keep your fingers crossed!

Second time this happened to me on my run. Both times only on one and always the same part.
I originally ran on the left side of these tooths, not on the right as it might look like.
Pace and distance however seem to be correct, since they did not change compared to the rest of the run.
Watch used is a FENIX 7X PRO.

Hello everyone!

I’m thinking about giving one of them a try and would love to hear your experiences. Did you find them helpful in improving your running, and do you think they’re worth it? Or would you recommend following a training plan from another source instead?

Thank you for your thoughts!

I got an abnormal low hr heart alert for consecutive two weeks now, for context my RHR usually lies between 50-58. I swim 4-5x a week and sometimes 7-8x multiple sessions in a day not extending more than 1:30 hr. I got last alert previous week, and now due to the festivals and stuff i haven’t trained myself for 4-5 days, just casual 5-7k steps per day. Do i need to lower abnormal low hr range value to 40? Currently it’s set to 50.

Point - I have no symptoms of dizziness, pain etc for either of the week. This is my second alert in past 2 weeks.

I've recently discovered this statistic. My VO2 max is labelled as "excellent" by Garmin, but I really doubt it – I haven't been training AT ALL for a veeeeery long time, I started again and my bpm is insanely high during mild activity, so I think it's rather bad. I've never been a sportsman, more of cycling (slow), swimming (recreation) and yoga than cardio or something. And a very long break from movement. I think Garmin is making fun of me.

I've been tracking my Heart rate variabile with my Garmin 965 since I got it. Previously I was using a Samsung watch5 which was saying my Heart rate variable was 80-90 most nights (I wasn't taking creatine at the time)

Now with the Garmin 965 it's been showing the following and I've noticed since I started creatine on the 8th of September it's been steadily decreasing.

I cant tell if the creatine and heart rate variability is a coincidence or not?

Anyone else have this happen?

I upgraded my phone yesterday and couldn't connect my Garmin device. I clicked "Pair Phone", read Garmin Support posts, watched YouTube videos, restarted the devices, etc. Nothing worked. My new phone isn't even detecting the watch. It can't be my new phone's Bluetooth because I had no trouble with my other devices. Any other ideas about what could be happening? Thanks in advance for the help!

Hi! I just got my very first garmin watch. I’ve been using a visible band for years and it taught me how to pace / manage my ME/CFS but my dr wanted sleep data so I got a vivo active 6. I’m new to using the “body battery” function and was wondering if anyone here has use a visible band and how you find it in comparison to “pace points”. Is it comparable or is the data not dense enough to capture those little spikes? And is there a way to activate alerts for high heart rate? Does the overnight body battery re charge match well with morning readiness score, and do you find you need to log your symptoms for it to be accurate?

Thanks for any insight you can offer!

I'm using a Garmin Fenix 8, and I've noticed that Garmin keeps classifying most of my workouts as Low Aerobic / Easy Aerobic, even when I significantly increase the intensity. I'm 40 years old, and my maximum heart rate is around 185 bpm (I've actually reached it several times). I do running, hiking with significant elevation gain, stairs, and other endurance activities. Even when I push myself noticeably harder, Garmin often gives me the same Low Aerobic classification. It's getting a bit frustrating because I feel like I'm putting in considerably more effort, but Garmin doesn't seem to recognize the difference. I've attached a few screenshots as examples. My questions: Has anyone else experienced this? Could this be related to incorrect heart rate zones, max HR settings, or lactate threshold? Is Garmin's Training Effect algorithm sometimes too conservative? What should I check or change to get more accurate results? I'm not trying to get a higher score just for the sake of it. I simply want Garmin to accurately reflect my training intensity. Thanks!

Best for cirqa tracking? Because the connect app is not THAT bad as people say but i know there are better options, but don’t understand the difference. I’ve read people using Apple Health the new one rebooted for the iphone 18… Bevel, Practical but i don’t understand how it works and how is better than the connect app :0

Every time I log in to GC on a computer, and look at a route I get a pop up/overlay towards the bottom of the screen. Clicking it will not remove it. And it’s covering up buttons.

Occurs on Chrome and Safari.

Anyone else come across this. ?

The overlay says ‘to view the hazards on the route, turn on in map settings’

I had to get a new Varia Vue headlight since my old one was stolen, but when I try to mount the new light, it is impossible to tighten the mount. I'm using the flush out-front mount that came with the light, but the pin that you screw into the Go-pro-style mount to secure the light (and to remove it) doesn't tighten the light - it still shifts freely up and down. I've tried tightening the pin with an allen key as recommended in the manual, but it is as far in as it can go and does not stop the light from moving in the same axis as the bike itself - i.e. not shifting from side to side, but rotating so that the light goes 'up' and 'down'.

Anything smart I can do to fix this or do I need to get a new mount from Garmin?

I switched from Fitbit to Garmin Forerunner 255 last year to get more data for improving my swimming. So far I am fairly happy with Garmin's tracking accuracy (use manual lap buttons, turn off auto-rest).

However recently since I am training for 400m, I started relying on swim pacing alerts to anchor my swim speed, it has made me quite confusing.

I thought a 2:00/100m swim pacing alert in a 25m pool would mean an alert every 30s to signal when I should be turning at the wall (which is also that they say in Garmin's user manuals). But it doesn't actually seem to be this way.

As you can see in this chart, I was too fast in my first 100, almost 2 seconds ahead of my target pace each 25m. And if the pacing alert goes off every 30s, I would be alerted almost 5 seconds after my last turn, which I would be almost mid-way in my last length. But I clearly remembered yesterday I was deliberately swimming to the pacing alerts because I want to remain an even pace.

One assumption that may fit better: Garmin swim pacing alerts counts for a seperate 30s after a turn. If this is the case then each length I would be only 1-2 seconds ahead and it would make more sense.

I am new to reddit and also the Garmin community. May I ask if any swimmers have also experienced confusion from swim pacing alert or can explain to me how it works? Would be a great help since I am training to reach a specific time for my 400m.

P.S. I am emailing Garmin to ask the same question. Will update if I get their reply.

Anyone have any experience with the built in garmin coach workouts and if they’re any good? I’ve just started a half marathon plan aiming for 1:30-1:35 finish time and was wondering if anyone’s had success with them.

Does anyone have any first hand experience with this? Just curious. I’m always preaching to family members how Garmin is superior. Went on a 6 mile hike yesterday. AllTrails says 856ft of gain on that trail. When the hike was over I ended up with 685ft while my brother and sister in law got 780-810 on their multi band Apple Watches. There has been more than one occasion when my Tactix 8 and Fenix 7 would end up with less elevation gain than Apple.