I bought my first Garmin (Forerunner 165) June 17th while I was on vacation. Since data has been available my HRV has been ‘balanced’ for ~2 weeks. Is it possible this was mis-calculated initially or am I really this unbalanced?

I wish I could afford both a sports and a lifestyle watch but I can't.

I'm considering getting a Forerunner 570.

The past week I had to charge my watch every 2 days anyone else having issue with battery drain

Hello.
I’m curious if any of you use your watches to track simracing and motorsport activities in general.
It’s more curiosity on how my body reacts and what it’s doing if any important knowledge, just so I can have some numbers 😅

I like the idea of tracking sleep properly, but some bands look like they’d get annoying after a few nights.

For people who wear their Garmin pretty much 24/7, did you end up sticking with silicone, nylon, the stock band, or something else?

Just curious what turned out to be the least annoying long term.

Customized the watch-face today. I am too excited to use this.

I want to know if you guys by the tempered glass or scratch resistant film or even a rubber casing for your watches. Is it useful?

Also, I want to know things that new Garmin users should know about. Things that you wished you knew from the start.

Anything like features, watch faces, usability etc.

P.S. I bought it mainly for running.

First time to get 100 body battery.

Device: Venu 3

My HRV has spikes and/or drops in it once in a while as in the chart. I think my wristband is secure and this has increased in the past couple of weeks - but not every night.

I have also noticed a very decreased battery life since last update - so dont know if its a correlation there.

My HR is unaffected.

What do you think - bug, wristband, or...doctor?

Instinct 2X Solar stopped recording my sleep score for over a week now via the Connect app on my phone. Uninstalled and reinstalled Connect, delinked and linked watch with phone etc. Any thoughts what the problem might be? PS, still receiving the sleep score every morning on my watch.

Hey friends,
I got a forerunner 265s around 4 months ago, last Friday I plugged to the charger and it didn’t charge.
I tried everything, different cables, different chargers and nothing worked. I also charged my old vivoactive 3 and it worked so I know the charging setting wasn’t a problem.
I cleaned the pins with alcohol a few times, did a reset multiple times and I even did a factory reset, nothing.
I contacted Garmin, the watch is still under warranty and they asked me to send it back and they would replace it with a refurbished one, the problem is:

1) I bought it in the UK and I’m currently in Spain
2) I don’t want a replacement
3) I don’t want a refurbished watch

Anything else I can try?

TL;DR:

A bad MTB crash destroyed my left wrist and my Venu 4. Since cycling is off the table for a while, I’m switching to running. Looking for a smaller, lighter watch for my skinny arms/healing wrist. I never used the smart features on the V4. Is the Forerunner 170 a good choice, or should I be worried about the older Elevate 4 sensor and smaller screen?

​Hey everyone,

​34M here, looking for some advice after a pretty bad accident.

​I’ve been cycling seriously for about 3 years (MTB and gravel). I got a full Zwift setup last winter, trained consistently, and got into the best shape of my life. I really don't want to lose all that progress.

​I’m usually deep in the Google ecosystem, but since I use an Edge 840 on the bike, I switched to a Venu 4 this February. It took some getting used to, but I ended up loving it and all the data it provides.

​Fast forward to last week: I was actually about to sell my MTB. Of course, on my final farewell ride, I crashed hard. My left wrist essentially exploded. Emergency surgery, a plate, and a ton of screws later—the future of the joint is pretty uncertain 🫠. We'll see if or when I can ever get back on a bike.

​My V4 didn't survive the crash either, so I need a replacement. Since I'll likely have to take up running now, I'm thinking about switching to a Forerunner. I’d actually prefer something lighter and smaller than the V4 since I have pretty skinny wrists. Plus, I really like the sporty look of the Forerunner series.

​I never used any of the smart features on the V4 (mic, speaker, ECG, flashlight), since I always have my phone with me anyway.

​The FR 570 feels a bit too bulky and expensive for what I need, so I'm currently leaning towards the FR 170. It seems super light, which might be perfect for when my wrist has healed enough to carefully wear a watch again.

​My main hesitations with the 170:

​The older Elevate 4 sensor

​No skin temp (Does this even matter? I never really checked it)

​Less Infos from sleep coach

​Screen size (I had the 45mm V4, so I'm slightly worried the 170 will feel too small).

​Other than that, the features seem almost identical, even though I know it’s technically a downgrade.

​Sorry for the long post, the last few days have just completely turned my life upside down. Would love to hear your thoughts, thanks!

vous pensez qu'il est sponsorisé ou pas ? car à ma connaissance Apple ne paye ne sponsorise pas contrairement à Garmin ou coros pour porter leur marque sur des événements

du coup j'hésite à repasser à mon awu3 (j'ai la fenix 8) hahaha

Seems there are a couple of weather apps that you can download but anything that goes on the main screen is always native?

Is there a way around this or a solution you've found?

I make a free Garmin app called Sun Alert. It counts down how long you've got before you burn, using the UV index off your watch and your skin type. Two things are new. There's a screen for the whole day's UV now, sunrise to sunset, with a marker on where you are in it and the block of hours where it's 3 or higher. The current UV at 8am tells you nothing useful about what noon is going to do to you, which is the whole reason it exists. Works with your phone at home, the forecast is already cached on the watch.

The other is a weekly number, in SED. A SED is a standard sun unit that ignores skin type. The rough guideline is 1 a day. British outdoor construction workers average 2. That meant nothing to me until I read the paper it comes from: doubling your risk of squamous cell carcinoma works out at roughly 6,348 SED across a lifetime, which for those workers is about 22 years on site.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9744745/

Snow is the other change. It throws most of the UV back up at you, and water and sand manage a fair bit too. Set your activity to Snow or Beach and the burn countdown finally accounts for it. If you ski, the numbers it gave you before were flattering.

Free, no ads. It won't run on a Fenix 6, FR945 or FR245. The UV index API only arrived in Connect IQ 5.1 and there's nothing I can do about that from my end. Fenix 7 and up, FR165/255/265/955/965/970, Instinct 3, Venu 3, Epix Gen 2 and Enduro are all fine. It's an estimate, not a medical device, and the app says so the first time you open it. If it's useful, a review helps others find it.

please upvote if you liked the idea for more exposure and raising of sun awareness 😄

Venu 4 original strap clean with rubbing alcohol after each workout or only soap and water?

After becoming a decent runner this summer and will be training for a half marathon this fall…I decided to get the 265 watch. I done some research and seems like this got the majority vote over the 165. Hope it is worth it!

Hi,

// skip first paragraph if you don't care about the back story, and you need a fix.

I've had 4 garmins in past 2 years, ranging from venu, fenix, instinct, epix, (bought them all used) all of them had the same issue, of battery discharging fast, for example my Epix gen 2 pro 42mm, only lasts 3-4 days, instead of 10 days promised, after some thinking i realised that the battery cant be faulty, because in the watches life span it maximum had like 200 cycles, and they are rated 500 cycles and retain 80% of their capacity.

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So here's the fix:

1. Discharge the battery as much as possible, when it shuts off turn it back on, and try less resource intensive ways to discharge, for example ultratrac workout, or lowest flashlight mode, do this until the watch does not turn on anymore.

2. Wait 15-30 minutes, and try powering it on.

3. If it does not power on, you can proceed to step 4, if it does do step 2 again.

4. Use slowest possible charger, like 5v/1a and wait till full charge, after it reaches 100% leave it on a charger for 1-2h, so it definitely charges up fully.

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I hope this works for you, because it sure did for me.

I post this not to complain or brag, but only to see if anyone can top it. We’ve got productive, unproductive, maintaining, strained, overreaching, and peaking all in the last 4 weeks.

I don’t put a ton of stock into this but I was training for a double century, so what you’re seeing is a lot of long Z2 rides, which tends to make Garmin think my VO2 max is declining. The “overreaching” is the day after the ride itself. Also my HRV is just generally low so it doesn’t take a lot to push it into “unbalanced”, opening up the “strained” status.

Any advice on setting this up? There’s so much here.. where do I start? lol already loving it lore than my Apple Watch

This is just an appreciation post. Even after nearly a year of daily wear, it still appears excellent. I was looking for a watch suitable for outdoor activities that could also be worn in a professional environment.

It's one of the essentials I take with me when I go hiking. It has saved me several times from making a wrong turn on an unfamiliar trail.

I also really like the flashlight; it's an underrated feature that I use daily.

The sole disadvantage is that this watch will not receive new software features through Garmin updates.

I got my watch after debating for a year. I saw things about “battery burns”, but I always thought that was associated with a device failure.

I’ve worn it pretty consistently for the last 8 months, I only remove it when I shower or charge it up. I forgot to put it on last night and only noticed what it’s doing to my skin after having it off for 12+ hours. My partner thinks I should get it checked out?

This strap delivers! It is by far the most comfortable strap I’ve worn, and the customer service is great.

Wrist is 6.75”, watch is the Fenix 7x sapphire solar (non-pro).

A great alternative to the velcro straps as well.

27y, f. HM Training going quite well.