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Garmin Connect will not log gym activities on Vivofit 4

4051910 over 2 years ago

Garmin Connect appears to be nothing more than a glorified step counter.

I'm using the app on my iPhone, synced to my new Vivofit 4.

The app counts steps -- it just fails to recognize much of any activity besides the act of taking steps.

Move IQ is supposed to recognize your activity and log it. Auto Activity Start is supposed to track your activity and log it, depending on the threshold you set.

When I start the timer (after displaying the run icon), Garmin Connect does seem to begin logging a Walk event.

But when I depend on Move IQ or even when I start the timer and begin lifting weights, the device logs nothing.

When I start the timer and begin running (5 mph), the device thinks I'm walking.

I haven't tried swimming with the device, but I don't expect any better results.

The Garmin documentation is useless, because it doesn't exist.

Has anyone had any success getting the Vivofit 4 to log gym activities?

Thanks.

0 trux over 2 years ago

4051910 said:
The Garmin documentation is useless, because it doesn't exist.

Try this:

However, if you want accurate data, and instant starts (not having to wait 10 minutes for the activity detection, and losing the data before that moment) I rather advise getting used to starting the activities manually. More expensive models do not have the activity auto-start feature at all, exactly for that reason. Besides that, the more expensive models support a much wider choice of sports, where the detection could not work reliably at all, mostly.

0 4051910 over 2 years ago in reply to trux

Thanks for your reply.

As I explained, I did start my activity manually. The Vivofit 4 simply did not log my weightlifting activity. It did not support my running activity. It did, apparently, support my walk activity -- although I couldn't check my step count while I was engaged in the activity, representing another complaint I have with this app/device.

If only "the more expensive models support a much wider choice of sports," why does the app offer a wide choice of sports for the Vivofit 4?

0 trux over 2 years ago in reply to 4051910

4051910 said:
why does the app offer a wide choice of sports for the Vivofit 4?

Just to allow you to change the type of the recorded activity to whatever you want.