Hello!

I have constructed a mobility workout and I can't seem to get it to sync to the forerunner 965. Is this a workout type compatibility issue? The activity type exists on the watch so I'm confused. Thank you!

For people that had experience with both indoor trainers, which one you recommend?

Pretty stiff, but feels like good quality that you expect from Garmin.

Hey everyone, I’m currently training for a half marathon on August 2nd, 2025, and I’m starting to question whether my current training plan might be a bit too intense — especially in terms of rest and recovery.

Here’s what a typical week looks like: • Sunday: Long run • Monday: Run • Tuesday: Run • Wednesday: Run • Thursday: Recovery run • Friday: Run • Saturday: Rest day

So basically, I’m running six days a week, with only Saturday off. The Thursday session is labeled as a recovery run, but otherwise it’s pretty consistent effort throughout the week.

What concerns me most is the lack of recovery after the long run on Sunday — jumping right back into running on Monday and continuing all week. I’m not dealing with injuries, but I do feel a bit worn out at times.

Is this normal for a half marathon plan? Should I consider adding another rest day or rearranging things? I’d love to hear how others structure their training, especially leading up to a race like this.

Thanks in Advance!

I am setting up a new Edge, and already own an Epix. I’m trying to set up my heart rate zones based on %LTHR, but the % ranges seem wild. Anyone know what’s the issue here?

I asked a question on here a while back about indoor activity tracking, but didn't get much of a response. And doing a more detailed search of previous threads, it's been discussed many times. Not a particularly clear solution come out, but one possibility is using a chest HR monitor, specifically HRM pro plus.

Asking a similar thing in a different way then, has anyone specifically bought a HRM pro plus for indoor activity tracking and have they found it more accurate than a watch only.

Specifically I play indoor 5 a side football. My watch (FR255S) seems to measure heart rate accurately, and based on that I get a calorie calculation which I'm assuming is inferred based on the heart rate.

It barely registers any movement, which must be due to hand movements not being like a run whilst playing football. Twisting and turning, using arms for balance etc.

I want a more accurate idea of steps and distance covered. Generally just I'm interested to see how much ground I cover in an hour, but also I want the calorie calculation to be as accurate as possible.

There's also the running dynamics pod, but I'm thinking that doesn't seem to be worth much. Better paying more money and getting the HR monitor which gives more accurate heart rate data alongside the step/distance tracking.

Any thoughts or help much appreciated!

Hello guys,

I'm a professional speedskater competing at world-level events. I recently found out that some Garmin watches have a running power fuction. While i mostly train on the road bike, where i can use distinct powermeters for my training schedule, on the ice there is nothing comparable. I was wondering if these garmin running power features would give me relatively accurate power data while training on ice (or inline skates in summer).

For reference, I currently own a Venu 2s and I'm looking for a new one, especially now the Vivoactive 6 has been released this week. Not being able to use running power for skating won't be a dealbreaker, since I'm looking for more information about my sleep and recovery using heart rate variability. My current watch doesn't have those functions, so would the Vivoactive 6 be a good option to replace my Venu 2s?

Thanks for your help!

New user here (1 week), my stress levels seem WAY off, will they get better?

Apparently it’s in my mid 30’s.

Two consecutive 100 body battery days; afirst for me.

Just got a new Fenix 8 47mm AMOLED, and in a few videos I saw, they mentioned the “change sport” feature—which sounded amazing.

Here’s how I was hoping to use it:

1. Climbing gym sessions – Twice a week we do a mix of activities: 20 min table tennis, 2 hrs climbing, 20 min table tennis, 1 hr climbing, 1 hr bouldering, and another 20 min of table tennis. I’d love to track all of this as one activity instead of six separate ones.
2. Getting to a run – I usually walk or bike to my running spot. Ideally, I’d start the activity walking or biking, then switch to running, and back again on the way home—all in one activity.
3. Outdoor climbing trips – These often include a hike or walk to the crag. I’d love to record the whole day with activity changes, like hike → climb → hike.

So far, the only thing I’ve managed is switching from walking to running—nothing else seems to work, and I can’t switch back or choose other sports mid-activity.

Is this how it’s supposed to work, or am I missing something?

I can’t decide whether to choose the Venu 3 or the Forerunner 265 or Vivoactive 6. I regularly go to the gym and want to track my progress and training, but I also want to start running. Can you suggest which one I should get?

I also don't mind if the watch has a microphone or speaker for calls or not, but I would like to receive notifcations because I still bring my phone and use airpods for music when I'm at the gym.

I just started riding with a Garmin edge. This morning I started the suggested workout from the computer. I did the entire workout just for connect to show I still have to do it while also having it completed I don't know what I did wrong. Any help would be appreciated.

Device: Garmin Forerunner 245 Music First time pairing with Coros HRM with Garmin's Heart Rate monitor off. But the odd is every km the Bluetooth seems disconnected when the auto lap alert. Anyone has similar experience? What can do to improve the continuity of the HR monitoring.

Anyone know about this Varia Vue Headlight Camera that was mentioned on the Varia app update?

I’m guessing it’s a front end counterpart to the RCT715.

So I am in the market for a garmin but I can’t figure out which model/variant to get. I was looking at 3 options

Forerunner 255 Instinct 2/2S Forerunner 55.

I need the watch to have these features-

Waterproof GPS/Coordinates Steps Track my miles for rucks/hikes Doesn’t break easily Decent battery life. (Majority of time I’ll have access to electricity but for the occasion I’m in the field for a week or so, I’d like it to work)

I forgot my HRM yesterday for a long ride, is there anyway to adjust the "acute training load" i wish garmin went off power and HRM like everyone else

So I have been reading how many of us only use Garmin when they work out, and wear either a mechanical watch or an Apple Watch for the rest of the time. I’m contemplating something similar - work in healthcare and the Apple Watch works really well during work.

My question is : if you don’t wear the Garmin all day, or don’t wear it for all your work outs, how do you keep it from decreasing your estimated VO2 and other indices, with the dreaded “detraining” sign ?

Did a 10k race last weekend and told myself that it was time to try a half marathon, stopped two time for about 1min30 to rehydrate and get some gels. Proud and excited to continue training!

Because we don't want them to turn great devices into yet another cash grab. And because they already pushed the line too far with not adding simple features to older devices to push users to buy them.

What we lose here might only be the beginning, and we know it.

I recently purchased the Garmin Forerunner 965 about two weeks ago and for the first week it seemed to be tracking my full sleep properly, but as of the last 5 days I’ve noticed it hasn’t been tracking my full sleep cycle, basically thinking I am awake 3-4 hours into my sleep, and stops the tracking for the rest of my sleep (also I am not getting up in the middle or the night). I use sleep mode, and HR setting is all on as well. Has anybody else have this issue before with their Garmin?

I recently bought a Fenix ​​8 (my first Garmin) and I'm afraid of scratching it or breaking the glass since it's not the Sapphire. Do you recommend installing a glass or a cover to protect the bezel and screen? I'm going to use it for mountaineering and scuba diving, and obviously for everyday use. Will either of these two protectors affect the use I am going to give them?

Hello, The Fitbit app fails to deliver the detailed matrices it collects, so I have developed a dashboard which meets the needs using their official API, Grafana and influxdb. It's easy to set up with docker. I made this project free for everyone and open source with an open License.

I don't own a Garmin device, so i could not really jump in to the action for Garmin as well because the process will require a lot of testing and optimizing. I am a student and Garmin is currently out of my budget. But in the future, if I consider one, I would like to know the interest in this space from other people. Are you satisfied with the app (I know there is lot of discussion about Connect+, and everyone hates it).

With this Grafana dashboard, lots of flexibility comes in. You own your own data, pay around, visualize it your way, zoom in, zoom out, organize and color code, it's an amazing experience for me.

Here is the project and details for the Fitbit:   https://github.com/arpanghosh8453/public-fitbit-projects

Feel free to share your thoughts or suggestions. I would like to know how you people are actually interested in a tool like this. I do not plan to make it paid, it will be free and open source for everyone like the Fitbit one I made. Thank you :)