Setting up an activity goal, instead of a steps goal

7877597 1 month ago

Hello

I am a recently converted Polar user, now using a Forerunner 955 watch.

I am interested in setting up a daily activity objective, which measures not only the number of steps, but also the intensity of other activity (gym, cycling etc.) during the day. Polar used to enable this - any activity would then contribute towards this daily objective.

Garmin only seems to give the choice between an automatic and manual steps goal. I could cycle 100 kms, but it wouldn't contribute towards my steps goal.

Is there any way to set this up, via the default Connect app or a different Garmin app?

0 bluefish 1 month ago

you can set a weekly intensity minutes goal :

https://www.garmin.com/garmin-technology/health-science/intensity-minutes/

0 7877597 1 month ago in reply to bluefish

Yes I'm aware. Can I do the same but on a daily level?

0 9820003 1 month ago

Was in the very same shoes when moved over from Polar. No such nice daily activity % goal or even track at Garmin.

I ended up doing two things: exercising more and tracking activities to maintain training load (but that means sport, not just active lifestyle, which is good side effect ;) and tracking active calories. Now reporting the latter is implemented rather poorly, so I occasionally check average weekly etc. in connect and also have watch face showing daily active calories burned vs my own target. which is cool when i have no sport day.

0 trux 1 month ago in reply to 9820003

You could create a Goal for example in the following (or a similar) way: