If a friend or fellow Strava user happens to share a good running or cycling route, this app will let you transfer it over to your watch so you can follow the same route. It'll show you when you've veered off course as well, if you're worried about getting lost. A note though, Strava has now made this a feature you need to pay for if you want to make good use of it.
This is a really nice app for runners and walkers with tracking profiles that include stroller running, cross country and even pool running. It then offers you a rich array of data fields to glance over during your session and features like adding transitions for multiple leg activities and race estimations for any distance.
It's one you'll need to pay for, but you can trial it first before deciding to part with your money. The makers of the wearable power meter for runners has a built an app that helps you build training sessions focused around the metric.
It still offers the Stryd Zones data fields which you can download here , if you're already up to speed with your own power-based training. If you need a little more guidance or dabbling with it as a concept for the first time, you'll want the Workout app that also plays nice with third party training platforms too. For running beginners who've splashed out big on a feature-packed Garmin watch, this simple app offers a host of different training programs that will help you run 5K.
When you've mastered doing a 5K you can move up to 10k and running for longer, with interval training added to the mix to get you in shape for those big distances. It's been around for a while, but it's thankfully been recently updated to work with the latest Forerunner watches. Download Learn to run Connect IQ app. Previously known as Strava Live Suffer Score, this is actually more of a data field than an app that shows a live reading of how hard you're working from your device's HR monitor, helping Strava users ensure they're getting the maximum from their session.
Another one that sits in the data field collection, but one we think is worth knowing about. If you like getting off road, you can squeeze all of your key metrics into one screen to save you from swiping through them on the move. Yes, there is a dedicated Spotify app, joining Deezer and Amazon Music in letting you pile playlists from the streaming music service onto compatible Garmin watches.
That does also mean you have offline playlist support if you want to leave your phone behind on your next run or ride. As mentioned, it only works on select devices that offer music player support. Read this: How to connect Spotify to Garmin watches. Download Spotify Connect IQ app. If you're planning to use your Garmin for multi discipline pursuits, this app can make it a whole lot easier to display all legs of your endurance event.
It supports activities that are made up of two and five sports, which includes running, cycling, swimming and skiing. It works on a bunch of Garmins that don't have dedicated triathlon modes, including the Forerunner and the Venu, which is nice to see.
When you're on the piste, this dedicated app for snow sports lovers dishes out metrics from your session including distance, speed and ascent. There's also support for the ability to guide you back home when you've had enough of the skiing or boarding action for the day. You'll need to do a bit of playing around to get the best out of its new mapping features, but it's an essential for skiers and snowboarders. If you're all about your heart rate training, this app provides an alternative way to display and absorb your HR data during a workout.
Splitting your intensive training into a color coded pie chart, it will flash to indicate your current heart rate zone and offers six different screens to view your data. There's a surprising amount of customization available here too, but in its simplest form it's a really useful tool if you tap into the HR on your Garmin watch.
Remember this one from school? Yes, you can put yourself through the agony of a beep test, setting up your watch to create 20 meter shuttle run that should quickly give you a sense of whether you need to spend a bit more time in the gym or in your running shoes. For HIIT lovers, 7-Minute Workout takes you through a series of exercises to get the heart pumping, including jumping jacks and push-ups, while factoring in rest times and displaying real-time heart rate data.
The UI looks great and it'll help you mix up that training when you're struggling to put aside time. One for cyclists, runner and hikers, this helpful app lets you view routes on your watch screen, letting you zoom in four different ways, view current position and even showing you a breadcrumbs trail.
You'll need to go to the dwMap web page to set up routes, then sync it to the watch before you go out exploring. Download dwMap Connect IQ app. If you want your Garmin to be a better fit for the gym, this is one of the better apps on the Connect IQ Store to help you. Those calorie calculations are based on a formula from the Journal of Sports Sciences, so should serve up reliable data to represent how hard you've worked out.
Pretty much all of Garmin's watches are waterproof and for swimmers this is one of the best apps we've found on the store. It's built for open water swimming, displaying key metrics like speed, pace and distance along with offering customizable data fields. There's also the option of displaying heart rate data when your watch is paired with an external sensor to deliver that accurate HR data in the water.
Another strong option for swimmers, particularly for open water lovers, this app offers an alternative way to track your time in the water. It features eight different profiles, offers five different lap methods and puts plenty of metrics on view during your swim. There's also the promise of a quick detect rest mode to let you know when you've taken a breather during your interval sessions.
It's a paid option, with a small trial on offer to see what it's made of. You can get a countdown of its progress to your spot, with estimated time of arrival, make of car, licence plate and even directions to the pick-up location.
Another useful one for when you're out and about, this travel app fires out requests to Google to find a route for somewhere you need to be without having to reach for your phone. As long as your watch is paired to your phone to handle the route request, you can then follow directions offline. You can also set it up to save current locations or new addresses to make it quicker and easier to get some travel assistance. This is a particularly useful widget to have if you're working out in a big smoggy city.
It requires your watch being paired to your phone or Wi-Fi to present the data while a premium version will also show temperature, humidity and pressure data history. Garmin has started to introduce more mindful features to its watches and the simply titled Meditate seeks to help you clear your mind and get you feeling zen again.
Tapping into heart rate and stress measurements via heart rate variability, the app can also provide haptic vibration alerts to help you guide you through the exercises. It's currently only available for the latest Vivoactive, but here's hoping it gets rolled out to more Garmin watches in the future.
Compatible watches : Vivoactive 3 and Vivoactive 3 Music. Download Meditate Connect IQ app. An app not for tracking your fitness but your brushing time in the morning and before you go to bed. The timer is set up for the two minutes that dentist recommend you should spend cleaning your teeth, highlighting the areas you should focus on. It'll also send a small vibration to let you know when to move on from those awkward bits at the back.
The updated hiking-friendly app once again serves up walking specific data such as altitude and headings, as well as standard distance and time tracking. If you have a Vivoactive, you can now also view a compass and barometer data from the watch screen. Download Hike2 Connect IQ app. This is one that stole our hearts. This Connect IQ data field tells you how many bottles of Bud you can drink as a new field of data within workouts.
A must download for those who exercise to enjoy the finer things in life, but it would be better if you could swap for a nice crisp IPA. I recently upgraded from the Forerunner 35 to the Venu sq. Still trying to decide if i love the Venu Sq, as the Forerunner was so much simpler to use, but the Venu provides so much data that i love, like stress tracking, O2, etc.
The strength training option from Garmin is frustrating with the reps, just simply time my workout. Does it auto pause? What happens when i have to wait at a traffic light? Can i scroll through my text messages. Some just show half a message. I recently purchased a Garmin Forerunner , and I enjoy everything about it!
It is so useful. It is lightweight, tells you your heartbeat, your VO2 max, recovery time, your aerobic training, and more. The app is what makes the watch so cool, and it makes it easy to see your mileage. Also, there are badges that you can get, and it makes the workouts feel like a game sometimes, trying to earn the badges. My mom now really wants one of these watches.
I guess the downsides are that the watch dies after around three days, with you recording a workout session in all three days that last for around an hour. All in all, this is a great brand, and if you are obsessed with health and working out, I would recommend this brand for a lot of people. I have a vivoactive 3 for 1.
Until recently I owned a edge for roughly 4 years. The does the basic features ok but when you want to use an advanced feature, it might work it might not. Both are plagued with constant glitches. When the charging usb port broke I got a refurbished and gave it to a friend who was new to cycling. I switched to a wahoo roam and I am problem free!! I still wear the vivoactive 3. My watch always had one or two nagging quirks.
Now it continues to have constant connection issues since iOS 13 was released. The last time I called my experience was the opposite. Things happen and people can have bad days. Why am I bringing up customer service? I know this is supposed to be a review of the app and I am giving examples of the products issues.
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