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Tracking my individual standard non sport activities

I'd like to track some recurring activities in my day that should not count as "sports" or "training". Examples

- Driving by car to work
- Working
- Having break / lunch
- Working
- Driving by car to home
- Having dinner

I know this post ( https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/garmin-connect-web/256631/using-garmin-to-track-non-sport-activities ) and I know the type "other".
But it is not comfortable to create every day the same activities with type "other" and typing every day the same name.
I'd like to have the same comfort like with every other standard sports activity:
- push button A,
- select standard activity (e.g. "Running" - or in my case above "Driving car"),
- push button A to start tracking,
- push button A to stop tracking.

Can I put "Driving car" and "Working" as a standard activity at Garmin Connect or at my Venu 3? If yes: how?

A target is that I can create a report about how much time I spent driving car, working or having lunch at the end of the week / month. This is what I can do on my own via Garmin APIs.

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trux over 1 year ago in reply to 5884027 +2

5884027 said:
Can I change this?

No, stress cannot be measured when you move. Only yoga, breathwork, and meditation activities continue recording stress, so you can try copying them, for your custom activities…
trux over 1 year ago +1

5884027 said:
But it is not comfortable to create every day the same activities with type "other" and typing every day the same name.

You only need to create the activity profile once on the watch…

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0 trux over 1 year ago

5884027 said:
But it is not comfortable to create every day the same activities with type "other" and typing every day the same name.

You only need to create the activity profile once on the watch, and then start the same profile, each time you need. Also change the naming pattern in Garmin Connect Web settings to "Location & Device Activity Name"

0 5884027 over 1 year ago in reply to trux

Creating the profiles and changing the name pattern worked. Thanks!
For the case that somebody else searches for profile creation: in the (German) Connect App it's "... Mehr" (more) > "Garmin Geräte" (Garmin Devices) > [your device] > "Aktivitäten" (activities) > "Hinzufügen +" (add).

Measurement of the stresslevel and respiration/breath seems to be disabled while the activity is active. Can I change this? I'd like to measure and collect the data (especially stresslevel) even while being at work or driving by car.

0 trux over 1 year ago in reply to 5884027

5884027 said:
Can I change this?

No, stress cannot be measured when you move. Only yoga, breathwork, and meditation activities continue recording stress, so you can try copying them, for your custom activities.

0 5884027 over 1 year ago in reply to trux

OK, thank you!