not tracking day to day activity

2508743 3 days ago

Hi all,

I have a solar surf and I work as a busy builder / carpenter. My day to day activity is never tracked, if I cycle to the gym, that is never tracked. Unless I set the watch to start tracking my activity, it says I haven't done anything. I've checked all the settings and I can't find anything that should be checked that isn't, it's set to track activity, it just doesn't.

I'm 52, my resting heart rate is quite low, 47, so maybe the watch thinks I'm not doing much while I am?

Any ideas?

0 e7andy 3 days ago

You must start the tracking to track it. It will not automatically do that.

Vivo and Venu models got auto activity start for walking and running, but I would never trust that to work. And it isn't available in the Instinct, Fenix and Forerunner models anyway.

0 2508743 3 days ago in reply to e7andy

the app has an option for auto recognise activity though.

0 e7andy 3 days ago in reply to 2508743

The app doesn't do that. Do you have any information about that function?

0 2508743 3 days ago in reply to e7andy

Yes it's a toggle switch setting called activity tracking. It's switched on.

0 trux 3 days ago in reply to 2508743

You have to start activities manually. Instinct Solar Surf does not auto-start activities. I recommend to search YouTube for some tutorials on the use of your Instinct Solar Surf - there are plenty of them, and it usually an easier way to learn how to use the watch, than reading the manual.

The option Activity Tacking, available only for older models, serves other purposes than you expect. It is explained in the article What is the Activity Tracking Feature on My Garmin Watch?