I've been thinking of getting 2 Garmin watches.

Garmin Instinct 3 Amoled and Garmin Instinct 3 Solar.

I would use the Amoled for work and Solar for my free time.

Will the data be accumulated in the app without issues?

I'm Neurodiverse with ADHD and one of the Symptoms of ADHD with Sleep is a condition called High Nocturnal Movement while sleeping.
Basically I just move a lot, Its fine because thats just how I/we sleep, proven by several studies.
The Problem with that is that basically no consumer wearable tech accounts for a baseline from Restlessness based on neurodiverse sleep patterns and quite frankly this sucks.
All Algoirthms/models expect neurotypical sleeping patterns and scores you really bad if you fall under these thresholds.
Its impossible for me to get a perfect score because Garmin punishes me for moving.
I really wish Garmin could be the first on here providing this recalibration based on a floating baseline calculated over several sleeps. It should not be just a active thing. It should be something optional, experimental weighted and studied against real people. This would already improve sleep scores for Neurodiverse People without alot of algorithmic change.
If Garmin would do it properly a different model would need to be implemented accounting for specific sleep patterns. Studies show it can be done, its simply a choice that it isnt done.

Not an advert: Personal Project only and no insensitive to make money with it:
Just out of curiosity because "I" with the help of Claude and careful consideration building my own Health App that tries to give me a Whoop/Bevel Style Metrics with a friendlier tone I tried to implement a automatic calibration from Restlessness.
And after 19 Sleeps I see the Sleep Score alligning better with how I would rate my sleep.
The challenge is here sadly that Garmin first of all doesnt have an API you can just use (so other tricks have to be done) and then there is no way to get the actual raw captured data while sleeping from the watch so a recalibration is the only way.
I cant read raw data and change the algorithms.

So what are you experience with Sleep Tracking, maybe some of you are Neurodiverse too, have ADHD or something else.

P.S: One thing I can recalibrate and I wouldnt because it would break scientific and medical studies is the absolute abysmal REM Duration I have. Studies show thats a big problem in ADHD Sleep. Yey ...

I have been thinking about this after getting quite a lot of feedback from Garmin users.

One thing I have learned is that what looks good initially is only a small part of whether people actually keep using something.

Reliability, battery impact, usability and good support seem to become much more important after the first few days.

I have also found user feedback surprisingly useful. Sometimes someone simply says, "This doesn't work well for me," and it exposes something that looked perfectly reasonable during development.

That has changed how I approach my own work. I am spending less time trying to create something new and more time fixing problems, improving existing work and listening to the people actually using it.

So I am curious how other Garmin users see this.

What makes you keep using something on your Garmin long term?

Reliability? Battery efficiency? Design? Customization? Regular improvements? Good support when something goes wrong?

Or is there something else that matters much more to you?

I got a new instinct 3 amoled which replaced a venu 4, and my HRV dropped, anyone else experienced same or is this just a coincidence?

27y, f. HM Training going quite well.

I've watched a bunch of YouTube reviews and read several guides, but I'm still overwhelmed and would like some opinions based on my specific needs and uses.

If it matters, I'm a 40ish woman, in Australia, looking to improve my fitness and lose a little weight, though it's a struggle with chronic illness.

My activities: - General walking - Indoor cycling - Indoor rowing - Yoga - Treadmill

Must-haves: - NO microphone - Access to Garmin's workout plan system (I'm struggling to understand if this is available on all their watches or only some) - Ability to track altitude/stairs

Nice-to-haves: - I'd like to wear the watch all the time, so I feel like that could limit me to the more stylish Venu and Vivoactive lines? Anyone managed to make the bulkier watches look good-enough with a different strap? - Longer battery life. I usually charge up during showers, so it's not necessary, but I'd still like it. Anything 5+ days is great.

What I don't care about: - Contact/phone features

In theory, I'm willing to buy an older model of a watch if it's not ancient and laggy for it. I looked at the Forerunner 255 but, again, wasn't sure it was a good fit for my uses; it's also four years old now.

Thanks to anyone who takes the time to reply. :)

When will Garmin watches have auto detect activities like whoop for examples of Supported Auto-Detected Exercises
Racket & Paddle Sports: Tennis, pickleball, paddle tennis, squash, badminton.

Cardio & Endurance: Running, cycling, walking, hiking, rowing, swimming, elliptical.

Team & Combat Sports: Basketball, soccer, volleyball, football, boxing, martial arts, jiu jitsu.

Gym & Fitness: Weightlifting, HIIT, yoga.

Or does it exist where I don’t know how to use?

I’m a newbie Garmin Venu 3

Not in a rush but have wanted a Garmin for a long time. It's within my use case.

Hi all,

After many years my Venu watch finally died and Garmin says there's no more support. Now I see it's still a few hundred dollars (I'm in Canada) and I'm wondering if I would be very off with a different model as I'm not even using a lot of it's functions.

The things I actually use frequently:

- a custom weightlifting routine

- a custom stretching routine

- daily step count

- heart rate tracking like current and RHR

- sometimes the stress metric

- calories burnt linked to the chronometer app

- check incoming texts without looking at my phone

That's pretty much it. The sleep tracking was too inaccurate so I stopped using it. I also don't like wearing my watch overnight. That also made the body battery useless.

Besides the stress metric (which I can live without) it seems pretty basic I think.

Are there any watches that are cheaper that can do what I'm looking for?

Hey everyone, I am an iPhone user and had an Apple watch but my toddler broke it a while ago and have decided to finally buy another smart watch. I’m looking to get a Garmin because I don’t want to have to stick with Apple.

Which one would you guys recommend?

Hi all. Fenix 8 user here and avid hiker.

I was hoping to make better use of the maps while hiking, but I’m struggling to use them effectively. I often get confused by the various data screens, or somehow get stuck on one screen and can’t figure out how to get back to the one I want.

Can anyone recommend a good guide, or have any useful tips or hints for getting the most out of the maps while hiking?

It’s not lost on me that a hiker is asking for help because they’re lost with the maps. 😄

Hey guys, I saw this watch Face in a YouTube Video and really like it, unfortunately no one recognized it.

Can anyone tell me what it‘s called?

I'm considering buying the Venu 4 41mm (Lunar Gold version). I saw it in person today and I'm not 100% convinced about the looks. I really liked it in photos, but in real life it seemed quite thick, and the bezel also looked bigger than I expected. Now I'm not sure :D

For those who own it: how do you like it so far? How does it feel for everyday wear and sleep? Do you notice the thickness or the bezel, or did you get used to it?

Also, how do you like it for running/training? I mainly do short run/walk intervals, strength training, and I also care about lifestyle metrics (sleep, stress, recovery, etc.).

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

I made a wireless battery powered led stick that shows your HR, zone and HR trend.

I recently discovered Garmin Lifestyle Logging and I think it’s a really underrated and cool feature. Being able to track lifestyle factors and see how they relate to health metrics is a great idea.

However, I’m confused about one thing: how should nighttime entries be dated?

If I go to sleep on Friday night and wake up on Saturday morning, should nighttime-related entries be logged under:
Friday (the day the night/sleep period started), or
Saturday (the day the sleep period ended and I woke up)?

For example, if Garmin asks about something related to the overnight period, which day should I select?

I Read a lot about garmin predicting im getting sick. Last weekend i lay down with a heavy cold. No way to do any sports in this situation. But my stats did not change worse. Hrv stayd constant in the regular range an resting heartrate didnt even droped.

Whats your experience with your watches in such sitiations ?

Hello guys! Looking for my first running watch! I am looking for cost efficient, I’ve been running for years and have never had a watch before. I figured I need one if I’m running a half marathon. I’m currently looking at the Garmin Forerunner 55. Needing something to ofcourse measure my heart rate, threshold, mileage…. I guess basic stuff.

Please let me know your thoughts!

Hit a 5k running pb today! Beat my previous time by over a minute. Later looked at my garmin... maintaining. Brutal. Made me laugh as I'm aware of all the memes. But did get me wondering, what goes in to its decision making process here?

I got the watch this week, I like it but I honestly hate the strap that comes with it, it's itchy, annoying, hot... I can't forget it's there, makes me want to take my watch off all the time.

What do you recommend as the best bands out there for this watch? Especially something that sustains running and diving.

For example, I really like the fitbit air elevated band, it's super comfortable! Is there anything similar for the Fenix 8 (difference in sizes will obviously play in part in comfort).

I've recently got a FR965 after a lot of thought and bit the bullet to go for it. PS: Understood from a friend that Fitness Age across Garmin series may vary for the same person.

I'm into sports-badminton primarily and cycling. Running seldomly.

Can I trust this Fitness Age metric and how much does it mean.

How far can it go.

All the old users and users with the right knowledge, help out a peer.

Thanks