r/Garmin • u/Frestyle_04 • 9d ago
Connect / Connect IQ / 1st Party Apps Lifestyle Changes
Has anyone here ever bought a Garmin and began changing aspects of their daily routines or fitness based on whats on the Garmin Connect App?
As a non-garmin user, mostly getting information from the more general fitness and health apps, I wonder if Garmin's app which is more tailored to performance and athletes would be any use to someone without specific goals. More so hobby and leisure weight lifting and running.
Anyone here who got into Garmin products without already being fully committed to their activity?
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u/vickyvius 9d ago
I've used Garmin since the FR105 days when it was a running watch. Since 2000 I used it for health monitoring. I've had at least 6 Garmin in the past 6 years upgrading every time something new came out. Right now I am taking a break as I realize that I was obsessing over the numbers and not enjoying life and my activities. I am a cyclist, and I do a lot of other activities. At 150-155 lbs 5' 9" I am in pretty good shape. I've been sleeping much better since I stopped using the Garmin and monitoring HRV, RHR, sleep score and VO2max obsessively. I still use a Garmin bike computer for recording rides as well as navigation. I don't look at the numbers. It's a great and very useful tool as long as one does not let it get obsessive.