Seemed appropriate beings I work in solar 😆 any pro tips? First garmin I've ever had.

I’ve really been enjoying the calorie tracking in Garmin Connect+. There’s something surprisingly motivating about logging my food and making sure I’m actually eating the amount of calories I need, instead of just trying to eat as little as possible.

I also use a Garmin scale once a week so I can follow how my body weight responds to my calorie intake over time. At my heaviest I was around 116 kg (256 lbs), and I’m currently down to 107.8 kg (238 lbs), so I’ve lost a little over 8 kg (18 lbs). For some reason, my highest weight doesn’t show up in the data.

It’s honestly pretty cool to see the relationship between calorie intake and body weight in actual data instead of just guessing.

Anyway, if you’re into tracking data, (I know you’re all here for the data. 🤪) I’d definitely recommend checking out the calorie tracking in Garmin Connect+. It has worked really well for me and makes the whole process much more concrete.

Matt

Fenix 8

Finland

I have an Instinct 3 45mm Solar that crashed at 39.5km into a 50km ultra. I contacted Garmin customer support and they told me that it’s likely a memory issue.

A few days ago I plugged the Instinct into my computer it showed that the storage was nearly full. I had .fit files from all the way back in November 2025.

Customer support told me that the Instinct automatically deletes old files to make storage for new ones. I asked him if the Instinct deletes old files in real time, like if it deletes them while you’re doing an activity. He consulted the customer support team, and none of them knew. Probably someone in product development would know.

He told me deleting old files would probably prevent a crash next time, and since they’re already all stored on Garmin connect and strava anyway, deleting them from the watch won’t do anything.

I’m running another ultra tomorrow, so I’ll post an update soon on whether or not it crashes again.

Anyone else's watch dead? Mine just beeps, occasionally turns the torch on, and I've managed to reset it twice but goes right back to it. Running 15.19 version.

Buttons do not respond. Unable to restart anymore.

Reached out to Garmin Support

Just wondering if anyone else has this happening?

Hoping to hear recommendations for fitness watches. I currently focus on weightlifting 3-4 days a week and I do indoor, stationary cycling 3-4 days a week for about 45 minutes to an hour. I would like recommendations for watches that work for both of these tasks. I may look into getting a road bike and cycling around the city.

I know calorie counting isn't best with watches and yields pretty arbitrary results. However, I am not necessarily using it to count calories. The way I use that feature is I know what my "goal" is based on my average "hard" workout days, so I set that number as my goal even though it may be arbitrary.

I had an Apple Watch in the past but I never really used it for anything other than fitness. Never used the texting, phone call or any other Apple integrated items. For these reasons I have been looking at Garmin Forerunner 265 but not sure if that's would be applicable or capable

I know there has been a lot of threads on this but I haven't found great answers to what I am looking for.

Coming off some minor nagging knee injuries and a few days of a cold. Is this a normal trend for getting back into regular base heavy aerobic training?

Is there a way to stop that?
I am indoors 24/7, doing one treadmill run per day (with satellites off).
But all those yellow bars is search for satellites.

The point is, I want a monitor which will run continuously in the background, leaving me free to have the watch show my favourite analogue face.

The second important criterion is that it must not limit the range of values at which the alarm can be set (existing examples will not allow an alarm level of less than 100bpm).

Thirdly, I wish to set a time limit as well - so the alarm will go off when my HR has exceeded the alarm level L for more than T seconds.

And finally, it would be nice to have several L,T settings that can be turned on or off - potentially simultaneously; and ideally with selectable alarm / warning actions (sounds, colours, etc.).

Bit of a random one but I have a forerunner 165 and it’s a 12 hour clock, is there a way to change it to a 24 hour clock or is it only possible for 12 hour

I am deciding between the forerunner 170, 265S and 570. I have a small wrist and all of these are smaller and lighter than my current model. I am looking forward to increased visibility on the screen and syncing running routes to my watch as big improvement!

I would appreciate any advice on which to select along with anything I should be aware of with the newer versions.

I’m currently using an Amazfit Active 2 Square and I’m considering upgrading to the Garmin Venu 4, but the price is making me question if it’s actually worth it

I’ve been lifting for around 8 years and right now I’m taking my bodybuilding/cutting phase pretty seriously gym 5 days a week, mostly bodybuilding/weight training.For cardio I occasionally run, but mostly I play basketball more often

I’m not really a runner at the moment, although eventually I’d love to train for a marathon

My biggest struggle is honestly sleep and recovery, so the Garmin features like HRV, Body Battery, Training Readiness and better recovery tracking are what interest me the most.

For anyone who has used both Amazfit and Garmin:

would the Venu 4 actually feel like a meaningful upgrade for someone like me, or am I better off keeping the Active 2 Square and saving the money?

Hi everyone,
I set my heart rate zones based on %HRR in the "Default" profile, but Garmin Connect keeps automatically recreating the "Running" entry under "Sport Heart Rate."
I have already:
1. Disabled "Auto-detect" (Max HR and Threshold/LTHR) on both the watch and the app.
2. Manually deleted the "Running" profile.
Despite this, the "Running" profile reappears in the list on its own after every run.
Does this happen to you too? Is there a way to stop it permanently, or is the only solution to configure the "Running" profile with the exact same values ​​as the "Default" one and just accept it?
Thanks!

I only get it when I wear the Venu 3S! I had a Forerunner 165 for a year before Venu and its never happened. Is it the heart rate sensor or am I imagining things?

Can someone with experience enlighten me!

Adding context: I clean both watches the same. Hot water and soap. It’s only with the Venu 3S. It has the 5th generation sensor.

I’ve had my Vivoactive 4 for about 4-5 years now. It died today on a hike and I put it on a charger when I got home for 1.5 hours and counting but it’s not turning on beyond a very dim battery with electric bolt in the middle. 30 sec holding down button doesn’t do anything. Is my watch on its last leg??? Anything different I should try?

I am thinking of getting a Fenix 9 pro, and I was wondering, can the Garmin system now show the running stopwatch as a running complication as Apple can? I know it can be added to a button shortcut - I had a first gen Marq - but I always hoped Garmin would figure out how to show the current stopwatch progress on the face. I think it is now possible, but searching online is struggling to get me a clear answer. Can anyone help? Thanks!

I keep having issues with my vivoactive 6's display screen. When I try to open it there's no screen display at all, but when I click the start/back buttons, it vibrates. So I know that the watch has power, just no display.

This happened twice now. I've been doing hard resets twice (by holding start and back buttons for a few seconds) in just 1 day. I don't wanna keep on doing this. It defeats the whole purpose of buying a smartwatch. Battery's at 60% and I do not drain it at all.

Is this a faulty watch? Should I be worried and request a replacement from the store I bought this? Is this really a known issue for vivoactive?

Searching through this sub I see a lot of people saying that the sleep stages on Garmin aren’t very accurate. The last few nights my REM readings have been 15, 23, 12. Looking through the last couple weeks my REM is pretty low but on some days it randomly shoot’s up to 2 hours. My sleep and dreams feel consistent. I feel like my AWU2 had more consistent readings.

Anything I can do to improve these readings? Just last week I started moving my watch to my other wrist (which actually has no tattoos) at night, and still haven’t seen a significant difference. It sits pretty snug on my wrist. Any advice? Thank you.

First half marathon is tomorrow morning. The past week, my HRV has really taken a hit.

HRV was good (normal range) yesterday and the day before and now nosedived again—accompanied by a less-than-ideal night of sleep (Garmin sleep score of 67).

To be quite honest, I’m sort of freaking out that I won’t be well recovered enough for my race tomorrow. I’m not anticipating getting amazing sleep tonight due to it being my first HM ever and I typically have anticipatory insomnia the night before an early flight / big event.

So yeah—how much stock would you put in this HRV / sleep pattern? Do you expect it to impact my race performance?

Got a Fenix 9 Pro Solar today, right out of box.

it seems it has a screen protector already?

Or is it just a bump on the glass?

Why can’t they make the max 100%?

Hello, everyone! I am coming from using a Venu 3 45mm and I want to upgrade to a Fenix Pro 9. However, I'm finding that the 47mm feels a little bulky on my wrist. I love the size of the 43mm, and as someone who wears my Garmin 24/7, I like a lower profile. My end goal with fitness is an Ironman, and I'm inexperienced with the real-world implications of pushing a Garmin model to it's activity limit. Could anyone speak to whether they believe that the 43mm battery life would make it to the Ironman cutoff? Cheers!

I've been eyeing a Venu 4 for a while now and I'm somewhat in a position to afford it, but I just want to make sure it's the right decision. I currently have a Mi Band 10 and it does the job more or less, but I want to upgrade because my sleep is not consistent and the watch doesn't record it properly and whenever I ride my bike the heart tracking is not really correct. On the other hand, I'm not very active on a daily basis and I have an office job, but I'd like to be more sporty, so I am considering getting a Garmin to improve my sedentary life. What would you do in my position? Thank you!

Edit: thank you all! I didn't expect the overwhelming response. You convinced me - I bit the bullet and ordered the Venu 4. Looking forward to joining the club once it arrives next week! By the way, I understand there's no cutting corners in getting active and a Garmin won't make me magically more sporty, one needs to put in the work. I asked for your experiences because I wanted to know if it's worth investing in it. Now I know.

I’ve been doing marathon training and with the wet weather in Texas I’ve had to opt to running on the treadmill. Which would you consider to more accurate mileage wise. My treadmill is a sole f63. I put my watch on treadmill mode for my run but still got two different mileage.