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Garmin Connect - own exercise name

Hi,

there is any possibility to make my own training with my own exercises names in Garmin Connect? I miss this feature so much.

Im doing specific training like calisthenic and i want to enter my own name of exercise. Now i can only select from available list.

Could you add field (next to "choose type") something like "other" where i can enter my specific exercise?

Please! its really helps me and others. When we do workout, we dont have time to reads own notes under exercise names....what i have to do now.

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PaulDN81 over 5 years ago in reply to KB48 +9 verified

Your best bet would be to send it as a feature request to Garmin here: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/ideas/.

While Garmin does sometimes post in the forum it is more a user forum and a feature request…
frnkr over 5 years ago in reply to KB48 +6

Most probably they just don't care. This is one topic that is constantly raised here but nothing happens.
Dominik over 4 years ago in reply to KB48 +5

+1 What is wrong with you, Garmin? I just ordered a watch from you but I think I'll return it as I want to log my exercise. Like logging what you Train is the SOLE PURPOSE for you product. I can't belive…

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0 Kelvin over 4 years ago

I trying find this fucntion too is really super annoying when I can't do simple thing like that ...,

0 8371330 over 4 years ago

i was looking for the same... at least good thing is that it seems that it s really not there and not that i was being dumb not finding it...

0 Guanchewy over 4 years ago

The title mentions it all.

Request: Add the feature that lets us name our own exercises

There are many threads who have talked about this like the ones below, some that span as far as 3 years ago and probably there are more from a long time ago.

It is inconceivable to think that a business will not listen to their community, especially when they are trying to promote fitness with their smartwatches. I've also gone to the feedback portal everybody refers to to make more noise about this.

Here's a list of forums that already bring this up. I didn't include every single one of them because there are too many. It's painful to see how fast I can find all of these requests that are completely ignored!

https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/garmin-connect-web/135134/request-custom-exercises-in-workout-builder-i-e-strength-training-and-bug-report

https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/garmin-connect-web/214522/strength-training---exercise-names

https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/garmin-connect-web/193408/custom-exercises

https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/garmin-connect-web/152974/custom-exercises-for-workouts

https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/garmin-connect-web/165111/exercise-list

https://forums.garmin.com/sports-fitness/healthandwellness/f/vivoactive-3-3-music/138024/naming-a-custom-activity

https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/garmin-connect-web/101678/custom-names-for-workout-steps

https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/garmin-connect-web/210086/how-to-create-custom-strength-exercise

0 ccarbaat over 4 years ago in reply to Guanchewy

+1, new user and also struggling with this..

0 BlackX88 over 4 years ago in reply to Guanchewy

Need this too.

0 trux over 4 years ago in reply to BlackX88

Can't help directly, but as a workaround, I simply take any generic exercise name I do not normally use, and enter my own name into the note. When then the watch shows me the generic name, I press the Enter button to read my note. Pretty simple and effiicient.

0 LnDCobra over 4 years ago in reply to Guanchewy

0 7766847 over 4 years ago in reply to Guanchewy

+1, this is a necessary feature and seems like a no brainer.

0 6874643 over 4 years ago in reply to Guanchewy

Agreed. New user and this basic feature really cripples the capabilities of the workout programs.

0 RobertMaples over 4 years ago in reply to trux

The "workarounds" mentioned all involve custom activities, not custom exercises. The problem is when doing a gym activity, such as strength training, you cannot add custom individual exercises.