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Why doesn’t Hiking contribute to training status?

The hike widget does not seem to contribute anything to all forms of training status. Bit strange because walk does and do too run, swim etc. Can this be changed or solved as lots of my training involved dirt tracks in the bush with 40 plus floors of height change with and without backpack loads.

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ShortTrousers over 3 years ago +1

Also trekking up mountains doesn’t count if you use hike. Rather frustrating.

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+1 ShortTrousers over 3 years ago

Also trekking up mountains doesn’t count if you use hike. Rather frustrating.

0 e7andy over 3 years ago

Training status is: "changes in fitness level ( your VO2 max ), heat and altitude performance acclimation, your current acute (7-day) training load, and any change in your longer-term training load"
https://support.garmin.com/en-GB/?faq=VxKazDQ2mkAmDoQbJriEBA

So, anything that affects those parameters will contribute to your training status. Hiking should give you a training load value so it affects the training status.

You get VO2 max values from running, biking and walking.
https://support.garmin.com/en-GB/?faq=lWqSVlq3w76z5WoihLy5f8

0 Epix 2 over 3 years ago in reply to e7andy

Ya but it doesn't really, I've noticed this for years. I'm unproductive right now needing more "high aerobic" days. I just did a very intensive snowshoe (4.5 aerobic, 2.7 anerobic) and it told me that was "base" work even though I ran up several hills interval style. I bet if I would have chosen run instead of snowshoe for my activity it would have been different. Frustrating as everything else on my Epix 2 is fantastic!