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Garmin recovery time: what to check

A long recovery time is an estimate, not a full account of how you feel. Garmin describes it as the time needed before another workout of the same intensity. Start...

Garmin recovery time: what to check

A long recovery time is an estimate, not a full account of how you feel. Garmin describes it as the time needed before another workout of the same intensity. Start...

Can you trust your Garmin race prediction?

A race prediction is an estimate, not a promised finish time. Garmin offers different prediction methods on supported devices. Check which one you are viewing before comparing it with an...

Can you trust your Garmin race prediction?

A race prediction is an estimate, not a promised finish time. Garmin offers different prediction methods on supported devices. Check which one you are viewing before comparing it with an...

Garmin training load: the numbers explained

Training load estimates the impact of recorded activities. It helps you review a pattern, but the total does not tell you everything about the sessions or the rest of your...

Garmin training load: the numbers explained

Training load estimates the impact of recorded activities. It helps you review a pattern, but the total does not tell you everything about the sessions or the rest of your...

Garmin breathing rate: what changes can mean

Breathing rate describes breaths per minute. A watch estimate is another piece of information to review, not a diagnosis or a complete decision about training.

Garmin breathing rate: what changes can mean

Breathing rate describes breaths per minute. A watch estimate is another piece of information to review, not a diagnosis or a complete decision about training.

Garmin Pulse Ox: what the reading can tell you

Pulse Ox estimates blood oxygen saturation on supported Garmin devices. Garmin says its wearables are not medical devices. A watch reading must not be used to diagnose a condition or...

Garmin Pulse Ox: what the reading can tell you

Pulse Ox estimates blood oxygen saturation on supported Garmin devices. Garmin says its wearables are not medical devices. A watch reading must not be used to diagnose a condition or...

Why has my resting heart rate gone up?

A change in resting heart rate can have several explanations. Check the recording and your usual pattern, but do not use a watch graph to diagnose the cause.

Why has my resting heart rate gone up?

A change in resting heart rate can have several explanations. Check the recording and your usual pattern, but do not use a watch graph to diagnose the cause.